Betrayed Bride: The CEO's Contract Marriage

Author: Bu Gui

Chapter 1

Word Count: 1038 | Released on: Today at 11:53

treet, the Sinclair family will take

e glance back. She clutched the suffocating layers of her custom silk wedding gown, yanking the hem upward with a ferocity that tore the fabric clean. The shriek of splitting silk was swallowed by a clap of thund

tch-black alley. The cold hit her like a fist to the chest, her teeth chattering so violently her jaw ached. Behind her, the sweeping beams of f

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led herself up, her soaked dress dragging her down like a lead weight. As she swung her leg over the top, her palm slipped-one sharp, rusted edge sl

apped clean. Her right ankle twisted with a sickening pop, and agony shot up her leg, making her stomach heave. She crumpled to her kn

Chloe threw an arm over her eyes, blinded by the glare. "There she is! Block the exit!"

gged herself up, limping toward the massive car. Inside, the driver slammed on the brakes; the tires scr

ndshield-but the dark tint only reflected her own ruin: soaked hair clinging to her face, a torn wedding dress, blood

ch, intoxicating scent of cedarwood and dark tobacco-sharp contrast to the freezing rain, making her

aw and cracked. Bloody handprints smu

er indifference-until his dark eyes locked onto the woman outside. His fingers tightened around the

t left bruises. "Quit running, Miss Sinclair," he spat, yanking her backward. Chloe screamed, thrashing, and the strap of

ing swallowed the noise. He cupped his hands around his mouth, shouting through the crack

dark, violent storm crossed his eyes, the air in the cabin dropping ten degrees. "Open the

he rain, popping a black umbrella that shielded the cabin from the guards' view-and with his free hand, he drew a matte-black Gloc

custom license plate-and all the color drained from his face

s-long, elegant fingers, adorned with a Patek Philippe watch-clamping firmly around her waist. She crashed into a chest as hard as granite, the heat

alm. The door slammed shut, cutting off the storm, the guards, the world outside. The cabin fell

a pair of eyes as dark and cold as a frozen lake. Carlisle stared down at her, his express

he asked, hi

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“Chloe Sinclair was running for her life in a freezing downpour, tearing her custom silk wedding dress just to escape the security guards her own family had sent to hunt her down. To save their failing company, her father was forcing her to marry Dalton Gray, a notorious junkie from an over-leveraged family. When she refused, her family framed her in a fake sex scandal. They leaked photos to the press, publicly branding her a spoiled, promiscuous disgrace who had suffered a mental breakdown. While she hid in a dark alley, bleeding and frozen, she discovered their ultimate betrayal. Her stepmother had hired a stand-in bride to wear her heavy veil. They were going to forge Chloe's signature at the altar tonight, legally binding her to Dalton's massive debts and selling her into financial slavery. Her trust fund was frozen. Her credit cards were blocked. She was entirely alone. She couldn't understand how her own flesh and blood could be so monstrous. They were willing to bury her alive just to secure a bank loan. The heartbreak and humiliation burned away her tears, leaving nothing but a cold, explosive rage. "I am going to drag them out into the light and ruin them myself." Instead of hiding, Chloe struck a dangerous deal with Carlisle Holder, the most ruthless billionaire on Wall Street. Armed with his resources and wearing a stolen maid's uniform, she hacked the wedding venue's security grid, ready to broadcast her family's filthy secrets to the entire world.”