My mother has 48 hours to live. And the only man who can save her is the same man who ruined my life five years ago. Five years ago, I was Zina Okoro, a law graduate about to marry Chidi Kalu. Two days to my wedding, his elder brother walked in — Jidenna Kalu, billionaire heir of Kalu Oil & Gas, cold, ruthless, and beautiful like a sin. He looked at me and said one sentence in front of the whole church: "She is a gold-digger. She is only after our money." My wedding was cancelled that night. My fiancé married my cousin. I ran away from Abuja in shame. Now, five years later, my mother is dying of kidney failure. Fifty million naira is the price of her life. I have knocked on every door. The last name on my list is Jidenna Kalu. I went to his 32nd-floor office to beg for a loan. He slid a marriage contract across the table and said, "Marry me." His grandfather's will says he must marry in 30 days and produce an heir, or lose his Chairman seat. He needs a wife who will not fall in love. A wife who is desperate, broken, and will leave quietly after one year. I am perfect for the job. *The contract is simple:* One year marriage. Live in his mansion. Be his perfect wife in public. Give him an heir. In return: Fifty million naira instantly for my mother's surgery, plus one hundred million after the divorce. No love. No jealousy. No touching without permission. I signed. I had no choice. But I didn't know that: 1. The wedding would turn into a war when my ex-fiancé storms in and screams, "You are marrying my leftovers!" 2. Living with Jidenna means sharing a roof with his triplets who call me "Mummy" from day one. 3. Getting pregnant for him is the easy part — leaving with his child after is impossible. 4. Jidenna Kalu didn't ruin me five years ago because he hated me. He ruined me because he was obsessed with me. He bought my womb. He bought my time. He thinks he bought my heart. But this time, this church girl from Mpape will not run away crying. She will make the billionaire who ruined her beg for her love.