Billionaire's Fake Savior: Unmasking The Truth
I was a disgraced heiress hiding as a dishwasher in a high-end club, scrubbing lipstick off glasses until my fingers went numb. One night, I was forced to deliver a bottle of vintage whiskey to the penthouse, only to find the tech billionaire Kenan Cervantes collapsing from a lethal neural storm. I used my surgeon’s training to save his life, holding him in the dark until his fever finally broke.
The next morning, the world I knew shattered. My coworker Tiffany, who hadn't even stepped foot in the room, claimed my identity as the savior. She signed a non-disclosure agreement and walked away with a $200,000 check, while I was accused of stealing the whiskey and had my entire month's wages forfeited as punishment.
While Tiffany was flaunting Chanel suits and posting photos from his balcony, I was being shoved into the mud by my abusive foster father in a dark alley. I watched from the shadows as Kenan stepped into his luxury car, looking right through me with nothing but cold distaste. To him, I was just "street trash" cluttering the sidewalk, while the imposter was the "angel" who had stabilized his heart.
The injustice felt like a physical weight. I had quieted the noise in his brain and kept him from the brink of death, yet I was the one facing eviction and hunger. I didn't understand how he could be a genius and still be so blind to the truth, rewarding a thief while I rotted in the basement.
Everything reached a breaking point when Tiffany forced me to sneak into his penthouse to help her maintain the lie. But Kenan returned from Tokyo early, finding me on the terrace with his military-grade protection dog. The beast that had tried to bite Tiffany was now resting its head in my lap, protecting me from its own master.
Kenan dropped his briefcase, his eyes locking onto mine as the fragmented memories of the storm finally clicked into place.
"You," he whispered.
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Chapter 5
The locker room smelled of stale sweat and cheap aerosol deodorant. Imogene sat on the bench, staring at her open locker. It was empty, save for her street clothes. Her wallet lay open in her lap. It contained three single dollar bills and a subway card with one ride left.
"Attention everyone," Manager Chen's voice boomed from the doorway.
Imogene flinched. She kept her head down.
"Imogene Coffey," Chen announced, savoring the name. "Due to the loss of a bottle of 1940 Macallan during her shift last night, her wages for this week and next are forfeit."
A murmur went through the room. Sophie giggled. "Clumsy."
Imogene didn't argue. She couldn't. If she said she delivered it, Chen would ask why she was in the room for four hours. She nodded, her face burning.
"Get to work," Chen barked, leaving the room.
Imogene closed her eyes. Two weeks without pay. That meant eviction. That meant the street.
The door swung open again. A wave of expensive floral perfume hit the air. Tiffany walked in. She wasn't wearing her uniform. She was wearing a new leather jacket and carrying three shopping bags from Saks Fifth Avenue.
"Oh my god, Tiff!" Sophie shrieked. "Did you rob a bank?"
Tiffany tossed her hair. She looked glowing. "Better. I won the lottery. Scratch-off."
"No way!"
The girls crowded around her. Imogene stayed on the bench, feeling invisible. She started to tie her shoes, her fingers stiff.
Tiffany broke away from the group. She walked over to Imogene. Her expression shifted. There was a flicker of something in her eyes-guilt? Pity?
"Hey," Tiffany said softly.
Imogene looked up. "Congrats on the win."
Tiffany looked around to make sure no one was listening. She reached into her new purse and pulled out a thick envelope. She shoved it into the pocket of Imogene's hoodie hanging in the locker.
"Here," Tiffany whispered.
Imogene pulled it out. It was cash. A stack of hundreds.
"What is this?" Imogene asked, shocked.
"Two thousand," Tiffany said. "Loan. For your rent. I know you're struggling."
Imogene stared at her. Tiffany had never been nice to her. They weren't friends. "I can't take this."
"Take it," Tiffany insisted, pushing Imogene's hand back. "Seriously. I have plenty now."
It wasn't charity. It was a bribe. Tiffany's conscience was gnawing at her. She had taken Imogene's money-the hush money was technically for the woman in the room-and this was her way of balancing the cosmic scales.
Imogene didn't know that. She felt a lump form in her throat. "Tiffany... thank you. You saved my life."
"Yeah, well," Tiffany looked away, her eyes landing on Imogene's neck. The collar of her uniform had shifted. "What's that?"
Imogene's hand flew to her neck, covering the bruise. "Allergy. Hives."
Tiffany stared at the mark. It looked like a grip mark. Or a bite. A shiver of unease went through her. She remembered Marcus's warning. Don't ask questions.
"Right," Tiffany said, stepping back. "Allergies."
She didn't want to know. Knowing was dangerous.
"I have to go," Tiffany said. "I'm taking the night off. Drinks on me later!"
She breezed out of the room, leaving Imogene holding the cash. Imogene clutched the envelope to her chest. She could pay rent. She could eat. For a moment, she felt a profound, naive gratitude toward the girl who had just stolen her fortune.
Later that night, Imogene was in the dish pit, the steam wrapping around her like a shroud.
"He's back," a busboy whispered as he dropped a tray of dirty plates.
Imogene froze. "Who?"
"Cervantes. The tech guy. He's in the VIP lounge."
The plate in Imogene's hand slipped. She caught it against her chest, soaking her apron.
He was here.
Panic clawed at her throat. If he saw her... if he recognized her...
She turned to Chen, who was yelling at a line cook. "Mr. Chen, please. Can I work the back prep tonight? My hands... the dermatitis is flaring up."
Chen looked at her with disgust. "Fine. Get out of my sight. Go peel potatoes in the basement."
"Thank you," Imogene breathed.
As she hurried toward the service stairs, she saw Tiffany. Tiffany had come back, dressed in a tight dress, not a uniform. She was walking toward the VIP entrance, a confident smile plastered on her face.
Tiffany was walking toward the light. Imogene was descending into the dark.
Imogene watched her go, feeling a strange sense of dislocation. She was the heiress. She was the surgeon. And yet, she was the one hiding in the cellar while the imposter walked into the court of the king.
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By morning, she was divorced.
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Hours after signing the divorce papers, she accidentally marries the most powerful and dangerously untouchable man in the city - billionaire CEO Alexander Laurent - in a legally binding contract mistake that cannot be undone.
Alexander needs a wife to secure his inheritance.
Isabella needs revenge.
What begins as a cold-blooded deal soon turns into something neither of them expected.
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8.2
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Memories of her past life stabbed into her brain. In that life, her adoptive family and her fiancé Gary had stolen her inheritance and left her to die a brutal, agonizing death.
She also remembered how fighting Cornel only made him more violent. So this time, she didn't scream.
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