Juliette POV
I stared at Harrison in disbelief, his words ringing in my ears like a relentless echo. A contract marriage? Was he completely out of his mind?
“You’re insane,” I said, my voice trembling with a mix of anger and desperation. “I will never marry you, Harrison. Never. And you need to stop using my daughter as some bargaining chip in your twisted, dirty games.”
Harrison’s eyes darkened, his jaw tightening. He stepped closer, looming over me with a menacing calm that sent a shiver down my spine. “You think this is a game to me?” he asked, his voice low but laced with venom. “You kept my daughter from me, Juliette. You lied to me, you deceived me, and you expect me to just let it go?”
His words stung like a slap to the face, but I refused to back down. I lifted my chin, meeting
