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“Help me, please,” Bella pleaded, grasping his hands.
His dark eyes, devoid of warmth, pierced through hers with an unsettling coldness. "Why should I mess with those goons to help you?" he asked callously. 
“I’ll do anything you say,” she said without thinking, desperate. “Just save me from them.”
He demanded something that Bella had never anticipated even in her dreams. 
A contract marriage! 
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Bella Dawn was already in distress to pay her step father’s debts. To add her misery, her mother was diagnosed with liver disease and needed immediate transplant. 
Where would she get that much money? 
Then, like a cruel twist of fate, she accidentally encountered a handsome man, Theodore Reid, the enigmatic CEO of Ace Group. 
Rumors said that he was a ruthless businessman with a heart as cold as ice. Yet, to Bella, he was kind, rescuing her from the clutches of those who sought to exploit her.
She was grateful to him until he demanded something weird, shattering her pervious assumptions. He wanted to marry her. 
No
He wanted a contract marriage. 
In exchange, he would take care of her mother's treatment and compensate her generously at the end of their arrangement.
For Theodore, it was a solution born out of necessity, a means to appease his grandfather's demands for an heir while he searched for the one who had once saved him, his angel. 
Bella’s appearance reminded him of his savior. So, he offered her a contract marriage. It was a temporary solution to his grandfather’s demand to get an heir until he found his angel. 
With no other options left, Bella reluctantly agreed to the terms of the contract. But little did she know it would test her resolve and resilience like never before. 
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“Remember one thing, never fall in love with me,” he said, cold and dangerous. 
Bella gulped, nervous. “What if I do?” A sliver of defiance, a foolish question escaped her lips. She was already attracted to his handsome appearance. 
He squeezed her jaw and hissed, “You will regret it.”
“What if you started liking me?” she dared to ask. 
He leaned closer, his breath warm against her ear. "No chance," he scoffed. "You're not my type."
Bella’s heart sank.
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The Contract Bride of Mr. Reid

Bella arrived at the office precisely on time and marched towards Amy's desk to report her, but Olivia appeared, blocking her way.

"Well, well," Olivia scoffed. "Look who decided to grace us with her presence today." Her arms crossed, she formed a formidable barrier. "You left early that day without a word to the boss. He is livid, you know. Wouldn't be surprised if you found yourself packing your things by lunchtime."

She was confident that Ivy had poisoned Zack's ear about Bella's early departure and made him fire her.

Bella, however, wasn't buying it. A sharp glint entered her eyes. She had called Zack after leaving the office and explained to him everything about the problems she had been facing. Besides, he had granted her leave. Why would he be angry with her?

"We'll see about that," Bella replied coolly, brushing past the veiled threat. "Move, Olivia. I need to speak to Amy."

The unexpected development