Story By Stephanie Ria
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Stephanie Ria

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The grumpy billionaire and the girl next door
Updated at Oct 9, 2025, 13:37
He’s quiet, wealthy, and way too serious for his own good.I’m loud, broke, and currently living next door because my apartment flooded.He wanted peace.I came with noise, pink slippers, and bad coffee.He calls me chaotic.I call him emotionally unavailable.But every time he looks at me like I’m the only sound he wants to hear,I start to think… maybe opposites don’t just attract — maybe they heal.
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wanted by the CEO
Updated at Oct 9, 2025, 11:09
When ruthless young CEO Adrian Cole learns his ex-fiancée is marrying a rival investor, he panics—his company’s next merger depends on projecting “stability” and a squeaky-clean public image.Enter Naomi Vega, his free-spirited college friend who now runs a struggling art gallery.They haven’t spoken in years, not since the night he almost kissed her at graduation.Adrian offers Naomi a deal:pretend to be his fiancée for one month to secure the merger.She’ll get enough sponsorship money to save her gallery.The arrangement seems simple—until the press tour, old memories, and inconvenient feelings blur the line between business and something dangerously real.
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