The billionaire's temporary wifeUpdated at May 12, 2025, 06:20
Rina Blake needs a fresh start after life has dealt her too many disappointments. A promising job interview offers her a glimmer of hope—until a clumsy collision with an infuriatingly handsome stranger ruins her shirt and her chances. But when that stranger turns out to be Dr. Nicholas Hale, a powerful, wealthy surgeon with a problem of his own, her luck takes an unexpected turn.Nicholas is desperate. His five-year-old daughter, Lily, needs a mother figure for her school’s family events, and his ex-wife refuses to show up. With his demanding career leaving him little time, Nicholas makes Rina an offer she can’t refuse: pretend to be Lily’s mother until the end of the school year.What starts as a simple arrangement quickly spirals into something neither of them expected. Nicholas isn’t looking for love—he’s focused on his daughter and his work. But Rina’s warmth and compassion start to break through the walls he’s built, and pretending to be a family feels dangerously real.As the lines between pretend and reality blur, Nicholas and Rina find themselves wanting more. But with Rina’s painful past holding her back and Nicholas’s fear of love keeping him guarded, can they take a chance on the family they never knew they needed?