Flash Marriage To The Ruthless Billionaire

Chapter 2

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ks of red and gold through the win

than's building. Her hands were clamped around the steering wheel,

y syllable onto her memory. The giggles, the condescension, the cold-bloo

up the dark interior of the

e a surprise for you tonigh

uddering breath, forcing the bile down. Calm. She had to be calm. Sh

over the screen,

ishing touches on my designs. I'

e passenger seat, next to th

, rented studio space downtown. An idea was taking shape in her mind, cold and sharp as

k eyeshadow under her eyes, a perfect imitation of exhausti

ou up all night working?" His voice was a mask of concern, b

ending to be hesitant. "This collection... it's ev

ehind a sip of coffee. "Of course, baby. I'm so proud of y

eautifully dressed Ashley left his apartment. Eliana had told him

, her heart a cold, heavy stone in her chest a

lve. She parked her car, pulled on a pair of oversized sunglasses and

ge license counter, laughing as Ashley flashed a diamond r

her phone. She zoomed in, capturing their smiling faces, the documents they signed, the clerk h

cure, encrypted cloud server. T

pass through to exit. She timed it perfectly, stepping out from behind a

pitch-perfect blend of surprise and con

replaced by sheer panic

pulling it behind his back. "We, uh, a friend of Ash

ratulations." She let the lie hang in the air for a moment before turning the conversation. "Ethan, honey, I

rwhelming. They thought they had dodged a bulle

mazing," Ethan said, his smil

Ashley added, her voice dr

said her goodbyes. The second she turned the corn

hem on camera, and on audio. Lying. Chea

right where s

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“Eliana Jordan poured six weeks of her life into a masterpiece jewelry portfolio, eager to surprise her boyfriend of two years for their anniversary. But when she quietly slipped into his apartment, she heard a sickeningly familiar giggle from the bedroom. It was her stepsister, Ashley. They weren't just sleeping together-they were celebrating getting their marriage license that very morning. Frozen in shock, Eliana listened as Ethan coldly revealed their true plan. He was only with her to steal her graduation portfolio and use it to launch Ashley's design career. Then, Ethan answered a call on speaker. It was Eliana's own father. They were conspiring together. Her father promised that the moment they secured her designs, he would announce Eliana's forced engagement to Preston Carlisle-a man notorious throughout New York for his violent abuse-just to secure business capital. Her blood turned to ice. Her talent, her love, her very life-to her boyfriend, her sister, and her own father, she was nothing but a commodity to be drained and traded to a monster. They thought she was just a naive, blind fool who would quietly accept her ruin. But tears were useless. Instead of storming in, Eliana quietly hit record on her phone and backed away into the shadows. If her father wanted to sell her off for power, she would find the one man he feared most. She headed straight to City Hall, planted herself in front of her father's ruthless billionaire rival, Jaxon Hernandez, and looked him in the eye. "Your bride didn't show up. My groom ran off with my stepsister. I need a husband to escape my father, and you need a wife to save face. So... how about we get married?"”