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Fake Date, Real Fate
"Block him.""He's technically still my boss.""Then block him with dignity."The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt."Yes, Mr. Walton?""Have you changed your mind yet?"I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough."Do you ever take a break?" I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand."You're avoiding the question.""Because it's a dumb question."He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. "It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.""It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to."There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker."You are acting unreasonably."" Unreasonable?" I sat up. "I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.""Isabella-""Certainly not, Mr. Walton." I mimicked his tone perfectly. "I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with."SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss's fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn't take noespecially not when he's convinced she's a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father's vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculatingand he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she's stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought."Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes," he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There's no escaping this contract.
- C.177: Pick Her or Me
- C.176: EVE... Betrayed
- C.175: EVE
- C.174: The Eve [v]
- C.173: The EVE [IV]
- C.172: The Eve[III]
- C.171: The Eve [II]
- C.170: The Eve
- C.169: Prepping The Masterpiece [II]
- C.168: Prepping the Masterpiece
- C.167: He Licked My Finger!? And His!!
- C.166: Street Food & Surrender
- C.165: Operation: Fake Getaway
- C.164: The Welcome-Back Circus
- C.163: Unveiling Us [IV]
- C.162: Unveiling Us [III]
- C.161: Unveiling Us [II]
- C.160: Unveiling Us
- C.159: Coffee vs. Cookie
- C.158: Ten Minutes to Truth [II]
- C.157: Ten Minutes to Truth
- C.156: My Priority, My Problem
- C.155: Sincere Enough for You?[II]
- C.154: Sincere Enough for You?
- C.153: She Was Fine an Hour Ago
- C.152: Something’s Not Right
- C.151: Wired for You [IV]
- C.150: Wired for You [III]
- C.149: Wired for You [II]
- C.148: Wired for You [I]
- C.147: Her Silence, His storm [VI]
- C.146: Her Silence, His Storm [V]
- C.145: Her Silence, His Storm [IV]
- C.144: Her Silence, His Storm [III]
- C.143: Her Silence, My Storm [II]
- C.142: Her Silence, My Storm [I]
- C.141: Mr. Walton, Isabella Needs You
- C.140: A Spa Day to Die For [II]
- C.139: A Spa Day to Die For
- C.138: The Softest Setup
- C.137: Peace Offering
- C.136: Mr. Walton Has Spoken
- C.135: Mr. Walton Said... Well Done?
- C.134: Meet The Intern [II]
- C.133: Meet the Intern
- C.132: Exorcism
- C.131: Interrupted [II]
- C.130: Interrupted
- C.129: The Afterlife Awaits
- C.128: The Haunting of Table Twelve [III]
- C.127: The Haunting of Table Twelve [II]
- C.126: The Haunting of Table Twelve
- C.125: Borrowed Armor
- C.124: When Power Walks In
- C.123: Defending Our Own
- C.122: Mirror, Mirror, Meet the Witch
- C.121: Rescue Mission: Closet Edition
- C.120: A Familiar Disruption
- C.119: Uninvited Hands
- C.118: The Walkthrough
- C.117: Bubble of Tension
- C.116: Worth the Wait [III]
- C.115: Worth the Wait [II]
- C.114: Worth the Wait
- C.113: Princess Treatment: Caught in the Act
- C.112: Princess Treatment: Interrupted
- C.111: Princess Treatment: Bathroom Edition
- C.110: Princess Treatment: Breakfast Edition [III]
- C.109: Princess Treatment: Breakfast Edition [II]
- C.108: Princess Treatment: Breakfast Edition
- C.107: The War Beneath the Calm
- C.106: Meet the Family
- C.105: Almost
- C.104: A Step Away from Blood
- C.103: Pulled from the Brink
- C.102: Say My Name, Not My Title
- C.101: Everything, in the Smallest Ways
- C.100: All the Ways I Say I’m Yours
- C.99: A Night Meant for You
- C.98: The Plan
- C.97: Where She Fits
- C.96: Sixty‑Four Floors of Silence
- C.95: The Evening After
- C.94: The Morning After
- C.93: Loved Into Ruin
- C.92: Heaven in His Mouth, Hell in His Eyes
- C.91: On My Knees, For You
- C.90: For the Headlines… or Me?
- C.12: Mr Walton
- C.11: A surprise
- C.10: Wet Mouse and The Wolf
- C.9: Girlfriend?
- C.8: The Bunny and The Brat
- C.7: Somewhere Between Sixty-Two and Fate
- C.6: Breakfast in Silk, Reality in Flour
- C.5: What the Hell Did I Do?
- C.4: Wild Reckoning
- C.3: Drinks, Danger, and a Stranger
- C.2: No Jacket, No Apologies
- C.1: The breakup Text