The Cold CEO's Secret Contract Bride

Chapter 4

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to her new home, but first, Candace had one last s

uietly. She found an envelope, placed the last of her cash inside-two hundred dollars to cover the ren

picking up her last box, filled with her precio

of, have you?" she sneered. "Don't com

For the first time, she didn't feel the familiar sting

dace said, her voi

car, feeling a profound sense of release, as if she had just

more intimidating, a monument of gleaming glass that scraped the sky.

rl, I can't live here," she whispered, her hands clammy. "Thi

ringly. "Nonsense. It's just

levator that opened not into a hallway,

t and her breath c

eathtaking, panoramic view of Olympia Bay. The furniture was minimalist-a low-slung white sofa, a glass c

iving room as if she were in a m

bled. "How did Gauge ge

of a friend of mine. He was transferred overseas for a year on short notice and needed a reliable ten

the alternative-that her husband of less than twenty-four hours was a monumental lia

aining from her shoulders. "Ok

, gesturing down a hallway to the left. "And that's Gauge

d with empty bookshelves, and a kitchen with applia

deal," she said, her practical nature rebelling against the opulence. "A supermarket

hat, honey. You just worry about settling in and... getting to know my

hug, Pearl left. "I'm so happy,

t, and Candace was left alone in

ike tiny toys, the people like ants. She felt just as small, just as insignificant. She was an imposter in

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“Fresh out of prison and facing a parole violation, Candace Price was kicked onto the streets by her abusive aunt. To avoid going back to a cell, she accepted a desperate lifeline: marrying her former mentor's son, a supposedly ordinary supermarket manager named Gauge Bailey. But right after they signed the papers, this "simple" manager handed her the keys to a multi-million-dollar penthouse at The Elysian Towers. Before she could even question his bizarre wealth, her new mother-in-law faked a medical emergency. From her hospital bed, the older woman slapped a priceless heirloom jade bracelet on Candace's wrist. "I need to know the family line is secure. You have three months to get pregnant." Suffocating under the pressure of being treated like a mere breeding vessel, Candace tried to reach out to her new husband. Instead, she discovered he had deliberately declined her contact request and completely erased her number from his phone. The humiliation hit her like a physical blow. Why agree to this marriage if he held her in such utter contempt? And who exactly was this cold, imposing stranger who lived in a billionaire's playground while claiming to stock grocery shelves? Staring at the rejected notification on her screen, a cold, hard resolve settled in Candace's chest. She slid the heavy jade bracelet off her wrist and locked it away in a dark drawer. If he wanted a sham marriage, she would play along. She would use his penthouse and his name to build her own independence, and when the time came, she would be the one to walk away.”