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Married to the Man Who Sued Me: When Love Becomes the Only Settlement

galadimaburatai
Leah Mitchell built her company from nothing. StyleShift was supposed to be her legacy. Her redemption. Her proof that a woman who grew up with nothing could build an empire. Then Roman Ashford sued her into bankruptcy. The lawsuit was brutal and calculated. Roman claimed StyleShift stole proprietary design technology from his company. He was wrong, but wrong didn't matter. Roman had unlimited resources and a team of lawyers who knew how to destroy reputations. By the time the case settled, Leah's company was bankrupt, her employees were out of work, and her name was synonymous with corporate theft. She wanted to hate him forever. Roman Ashford is cold, brilliant, and has never lost a business battle. At thirty-five, he runs one of the largest design firms in the country. He's powerful, wealthy, and completely alone. When he realized he made a mistake with Leah, when he discovered she was innocent and his team manufactured evidence, it was too late. The damage was already done. He couldn't undo what he'd done. But he could offer her something. A deal. A contract. A marriage that would make his investors happy and save her employees' jobs. It made sense on paper. On paper, it was just business. Leah should have said no. Instead, she said yes, because she had nothing left to lose. For three months, they live as strangers in his penthouse. Cold mornings. Separate bedrooms. A marriage that means nothing to anyone but them. Leah works to rebuild while Roman watches from the shadows, trying to understand why he can't stop thinking about the woman he destroyed. Then something shifts. A caught moment. An accidental touch. A confession at 3 AM that changes everything. Leah sees the man beneath the ruthless CEO. Roman sees the strength in the woman he tried to break. And suddenly, their contract marriage becomes something neither of them planned for. But there's a problem. Roman's investors want to use their marriage as a publicity stunt. Leah's former employees are planning to sue them both. And Roman's ex-fiancée emerges with evidence that could destroy them both. The marriage was supposed to be simple. Instead, it becomes the most complicated thing either of them has ever experienced. Because falling in love with the person who destroyed you means risking everything. Again. The real question isn't whether their marriage will survive. It's whether they can forgive each other enough to actually love.
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