BEHIND HIS SMILE

Lara Adedayo never believed in fairytales. Growing up in the dusty streets of Ibadan, she learned early that love was a luxury the poor couldn’t afford. At 24, she moves to Lagos with nothing but a borrowed suitcase and big dreams — desperate to escape the shadows of her past and build a new life.



But fate takes a twisted turn when she lands an elite job interview with Daniel Okoye, Nigeria’s youngest billionaire and CEO of an empire built on mystery. Handsome, refined, and always smiling, Daniel is every woman’s fantasy — but behind that charming smile hides secrets darker than anyone can imagine.



Hired as his personal assistant, Lara quickly finds herself drawn into his magnetic world of private jets, red-carpet events, and whispered scandals. But the closer she gets to him, the more she realizes:



> The man she’s falling for is a lie.

Daniel is being hunted — by his past, his enemies, and a truth he has buried for seven years. And someone is determined to drag Lara down with him.



As a string of accidents, betrayals, and haunting clues begin to surface, Lara must decide:



> Is Daniel worth loving, even if it kills her?

Or is she just another pawn in a game she doesn’t understand?







In a city where power plays hide behind polite smiles and the truth is more dangerous than a lie, love might just be the biggest gamble of all.









Themes:



Forbidden love



Class divide (rich CEO vs broke assistant)



Suspense: dark secrets, mystery past



Power, revenge, trust, betrayal



Emotional trauma, healing, and redemption.