My Contract Husband Is A Cursed Billionaire

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of the cavernous living room like a stone. Chloe

usinessman's impatience. "Chloe, don't be difficul

aid

s tucked under Jaleel's arm, her face a mask of delicate so

y," Chloe stated, her voice flat.

marion, sneered. He lounged on the velvet armchair, a cruel smile playing

tic. He gestured to the maid, Maeve O'Connell, who s

ard. Her hands shook as she held out a silver pl

up close. The scent hit her

ut b

clenched into a tight, painful knot. It wasn't just an

ody acting before her mind

late from Maeve. "The choice is simple. You either ag

rapped in a cage. This was it. This was how they were

out an EpiPen, dangling it between his thumb and forefinger. The orange an

widening. "We have the antidote. Once yo

hantom symptom born of pure terror.

ust inches from her face. The smell was overwhelming, a thick, cloying poi

voice choked with fake tears. "I can't marry him. They sa

dy blooming on her neck, a testament to how sensitive

and shot out, his fingers wrapping around he

from me," he hissed, his c

The pact I made holds the Sharp Corporation together. If I marry

s a look she knew well. The look that said,

th a flick of his wrist, he tossed the EpiPen. It flew across the room, landing with

e d

ath was a shallow, ragged gasp.

ogany console table rang, its shri

reached over and answered it, p

d with irritation, filled the room

his eyes fixed on Chloe's face

"If she doesn't see reason, just let her be. I've had enough of tha

ving only a hollow, aching void. She had always known her mother favored Seraphina, that she saw C

fight, the warnings, the desperate need

in saving people

t all

her constricted throat to work. Two word

agr

e was ins

focate with a detached curiosity, sprin

She crumpled to the floor

e. He ripped the cap off the injector and slammed the needle into her thigh,

iolent, hacking sound, as her airway finally opened. She dragged in

ed, her tears miraculously gone.

was laughing. They were celebrating, patting each other o

nd. She was just a piece of equipment that had s

yous laughter, her body trembling fr

violation was complete, a new

ghtness of an al

nd thick, and

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