His Contractual Mistress

“Darling,youarethemoonthatgavelightinmydarkesttimes.”Givinguptofindamanwhocouldmakeherheartskipabeatandfallinlove,HaileyHillsonacceptedherbestfriend’smarriageproposal,andthensherelentedafterhearingfromanotherwomansayingshecouldn’tpleaseamaninbed.Whenitwasjustaweekawayfromtheirweddingday,Bryangotbacktogetherwithhisex-girlfriendEvaLan.HaileybrokeupwithBryanandcalledofftheirwedding.Butthen,shediscoveredaninterestingfactaboutEvaLan—sheismarried.‘Didn’therhusbandknowshecheatedonhim?’Afterherheartbreak,Haileyfocusedoncompletingherlifeproject.Toachieveit,shewentabroadwhereshecameacrosstheCEOofShenGroupConstructionFirm,VincentLopezShen,whoofferedheracontractlatertopretendashismistresstogethiswife'sattention.Asshehasalsohadanulteriormotive,shesigneditwithoutthinkingtwice.ButwhatwillhappenaftersheliveswithVincentononeroofwhenheisEva’shusband—thewomanwhodestroysherrelationshipwithBryan?WillVincentfindouthersecretregardinghertrueidentity?WouldshefindoutthesecretVincentkeepsthatisrelatedtoher?EXCERPT:“MissEvaLan,whywon’tyousignthedivorcepapersifyouarehappywithsomeone’sfiancé’sbed?”Glancingatherwithdisbelief,Bryanturnedhisheadtothewomaninsidehisarm;heasked,“Whatthehellisthis,Eva?”Haileycutin.HerwordsareabombtoBryan.“Oh,youdidn’tknowMissLanisamarriedwoman,mydearex-fiance?”“Youshutup!Don’tbelieveher,Bryan!Sheisjustjealousofmebecauseyoulovemeoverher!”Haileyscoffed,aplayfulsmileplayingonherlips;beforeshecouldspoutanotherword,thewomaninfrontofherpaledlikeaghost.“Vincent,whatareyoudoinghere?”Horror,panic,andshocklingeronherfacetoseeherhusbandappearoutofnowhereandhisarmswrappedaroundthegirl’swaist.Vinceshootsacoldglareathiswife,whichhefeelsnofamiliarityinbetweenthem.Hewithdrewhisgazefromthetwopeoplebeforethem.Heturnedhisheadtothewomanstandingnexttohim,helookedatherwithtendernessinhiseyes,andwithalovingtone,heaskedher,“Darling,whoupsetsyou?Tellme,andIwillremovethemfromyoursightinaninstant.”Ashereyesflickered,hercheekswereflushingscarletred.Haileyliftedherchin,thenwhispered,“Honey,MissLanbulliedme.ShesaidIcouldn’tsatisfyamaninbed.Shetoldme,Ididn’tknowhowto…dothat….”Hecontortedthecornersofhismouth,Vincebeamed.“That’sinteresting.”“Whatdoyoumeanbythat?”shepouted.“WhatI’mtryingtosayis…Honestly,youareafastlearner.Allyouneedistherightpartner.”