Marrying The Man Who Hates Me

Chapter 2 A Proposal in the Dark

Word Count: 577 | Released on: 04/03/2025

yielding. The soft hum of conversation in the café faded i

Duarte. The name meant nothing to him, yet there was something undeniably familiar about the de

berate ease. "You need to marry me?" he echoed, his voic

pulled out the wooden chair across from him and sat down. She leaned in, lowering her voice. "I don't have time for pleasant

or one asks of a stranger, cara mia." He let his voice rasp slightly, deepen

might refuse to answer. But then, she let out a slow, measured breath. "My family is in d

enjoyed watching others squirm beneath the weight of their misfortunes. If she had come to him-

believe that marrying an old

something unreadable. "Not just

rest

months, searching for sincerity in a world that had long since lost its purity. And here, in this rain-drenche

love. No flowery pr

his marriage?" he asked, h

said plainly. "No money, no power. I don't want your wealth. I just need

ble. If only she knew the irony of her words. That the old man she

found himsel

her find another solution to her problems. But something about her-the fire

this w

ctly the moment he h

w sip before speaking again. "Very well

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Marrying The Man Who Hates Me

Aldi Ramadan Romance

“Leandro Castellano, a wealthy businessman known for being cold and heartless, has lost faith in love. Every woman who approaches him wants nothing more than his money and status. Fed up, he takes drastic measures-disguising himself as a poor old man named "Enzo" and living a simple life in a small town. There he meets Seraphina Duarte, a woman willing to marry in order to save her family from crushing debt. She accepts the old man's proposal, thinking that at least she can live with someone who seems kind but helpless. However, Seraphina is no ordinary woman either. She hides a big secret-the real reason she is so desperate to marry. Over time, Leandro-under his identity as Enzo-begins to fall in love with his own wife. But the deeper he digs into Seraphina's life, the more he realizes that something is not right. He is not the only one lying in this marriage. Who will discover the truth first? Can their love survive when all the masks are finally removed? Or will this be a war between two people who both hide wounds and secrets?”