I Hid My Empire For Her Love

Chapter 2

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time, she didn't shrink back. She met her uncle's gaze, her voice sh

p forward, his bulk casting a shadow over her. "Y

was a blur. He clamped down on Leo's wrist, his grip like a vise.

nch his arm away, but Julian's hand didn't move.

ard and dark as river stones. His voice was low, bu

he said, "is

n the air. Then he added, "And I do

arley. It wasn't a request. It was a statement of fact. A hot blu

ing under Julian's unwavering stare. This was not th

backward, cradling his wrist, his eyes

ing its earlier conviction. He grabbed Leo and practically dr

renaline crashed, leaving her lightheaded. Sh

e her. "You're afrai

lie came automatical

m hard labor, just as she'd expect. But his fingernails were clean, neatly tri

and pulled out a thin plastic card. He

he said. "The PIN

a prenuptial agreement. Our assets are shared. Yo

ncle were just a bluff-a way to assert authority. She never imagined he wo

acket from the back of a cha

r. The corner of his mouth tilted up in a barely-there s

, his voice a low murmur, "I

e. The heat that rushed to her face was so intense it made her

ounter, startling her. Th

, her voice

hed through the speaker. "You married a constru

of the world's judgment. The world that saw a fal

it card sitting on the counter.

n," she said, defending

but for the first tim

d of disapproval. "Just be careful, Car

stranger, didn't seem to want anything she had.

, this wouldn't b

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TESS WHITE Romance

“To escape my money-hungry relatives, I, a fallen socialite, made a desperate choice and married a blue-collar construction worker named Julian. He was quiet and protective. I thought I had found a simple, safe life. But when I traveled to Aethelburg to settle my debts, I was cornered by Slate Sterling, an arrogant billionaire heir who wouldn't take no for an answer. Trapped in his penthouse by security guards, my bluff about my husband coming to save me only provoked cruel laughter. They had looked into me and knew Julian was just a laborer. I was completely at their mercy. Suddenly, Slate's assistant received a phone call. The voice on the other end was cold, flat, and absolute. "Get her out of your hotel safely in sixty seconds, or the Sterling family's operations will cease to exist by morning." Slate's arrogant smirk vanished, replaced by pure terror. He scrambled to release me, screaming at his guards to get me out. Standing safely on the busy street, I was completely bewildered. Why would a powerful billionaire be so terrified of a single phone call? And why did that distorted, commanding voice sound so familiar? Just then, my phone rang. It was Julian. "Is your business done? When are you coming home?" His voice was as calm and ordinary as always. But as I stood there shivering, a chilling realization hit my bones: my simple construction worker husband was the terrifying man who just brought a billionaire to his knees.”