Sold by My Family, Married to a Billionaire

Chapter 3

Word Count: 667 | Released on: 22/07/2026

's face transformed. The tears vanished, replaced b

e wonderful!" she gushed

c gratitude. "Mia, I knew you'd come through. Mr. Sykes is a litt

e hypocrisy was suffocating. She stared at their smili

ll bedroom, shutting the door firmly behind her. T

filled with old college posters and worn-

on the floor, finally letting the tears she'd held back f

the black card from her pocket. Her fingers traced t

ope. Why would this man, a complete stranger from a

e alternative was marrying Sykes.

aking as she di

e a calm, professional ma

throat. "Hello, I'm trying t

pause. "May I as

s. Last night, at the hotel downtown..."

as cool and unruffled as before. "I understand, Ms. Hayes. This is Corbin Brandt, Mr. Carl

ed at her, but she forged ahead. "I... I'm in some

was begging a stranger to clean u

dn't change. "Wh

s," she whispered, the number

as it. He was going to

se hold." Soft instrume

as an agony of suspense. Her pal

Carlisle has agreed to meet with you. He mentioned that he was expecting your

uldn't be this easy. "Okay...

r mind reeling.

time. 10 a.m. Sh

door. Deneen and Sean were waiting in

I have to go out. If Mr. Sykes calls, you tell him I expect

ook, but they nodded eagerly, too reli

and walked out of the apartment, leav

an appointment that

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“Mia woke up in a stranger's luxurious hotel bed with a splitting headache and a blank memory. The only clue to her ruined night was a sleek black business card left on the nightstand: Julian Carlisle. But before she could process the betrayal, a frantic call from her mother dragged her back to a living nightmare. When she rushed home, a vicious loan shark was sitting in her living room. Her brother had gambled away half a million dollars. The loan shark looked Mia up and down like a piece of meat and offered a sick deal. "Marry me, and the debt is cleared." Mia expected her family to fight for her. Instead, her mother's eyes lit up with greed, and her brother begged her to agree. They were perfectly willing to sell her to a monster just to save their own skins. As if that wasn't enough, her phone rang again. It was the preschool director. Her best friend Audrey-the one who kept pushing drinks on her last night-had lied, stolen her promotion, and taken her job. In less than twenty-four hours, her best friend had drugged and replaced her, and her own flesh and blood had put a price tag on her life. Looking at the greedy, expectant faces of her family, Mia's heart turned to ice. She pulled out the black business card from her pocket and dialed the stranger's number. "I need half a million dollars." She gripped the phone, ready to make a deal with the devil.”