The Billionaire's Fake Fiancé

I WILL STAY AWAY.

Molly burst into the room wrapping Sophia in a tight embrace "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you..."

Sophia cut her off "I'm fine Molly Are you okay?"

Molly let out a sigh of relief releasing her hold on Sophia "Of course I'm fine What do you mean?"

"I wasn't talking about that I meant are you okay with Alex finding out about Marco? What if he does find out?"

"I don't understand Why should I care if he finds out? Who cares what he does?"

Sophia took a deep breath "Molly don't you think Alex has the right to know who Jasper's father is? You two are married"

  "Sophia should I remind you that my marriage is fake? It's not real for goodness' sake It's just for three years So why should I tell Alex about Marco? He and Marco are nobody to me"

Sophia shook her head"Molly I just think you should open up to him Tell him the truth about Jasper's father"

"What will he do if I open up to him?" Molly asked

"He might..."

"You need to move out of here Sophia Marco might come back for you"

"Don't worry about me Molly Marco said he's coming for you and Jasper He said he'll find you."

"He won't He'll never find us"

"That's why you should tell Alex He's rich and powerful. He can protect you from Marco"

Molly stood up"I think I'm done here I need to go"

"Molly please just tell him Yes it's a fake marriage but you've read enough novels to know that fake can become real Tell him about Marco"

"It's just a novel A deal with the billionaire accidentally married to Mr. Popular They're just novels with happy endings They're just imagination This is me I'm real"

"You can have a happy ending too Molly"

"Stop reading all those novels and face reality Sophia Happy endings aren't real."

With that she stormed out slamming the door behind her

Sophia stared at the closed door"You're still broken and hurting Molly  Of course happy endings are real If you'd let yourself believe you'd find yours"

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Ezra enraged swung his walking stick at Mabel sending her crashing to the ground "Do you think I let you become a model just like that? I gave you a mission and you failed!"

"Dad I'm still working on it"

"Working on it? You're already married to Alex ?? you fool You've lost them both"

"Give me another chance"

"You have all the chances you need" Ezra growled"If you fail to become the wife of either Alex or Nathan I'll kill you myself"

Ezra loomed over Mabel "Become one of the Richardson wives You will give my company more power or else..."

Ezra turned on his heel his footsteps receding down the hall  Mabel lifted her head slowly She dug her phone from her pocket and dialed Damian's number

"I need a positive answer"

"I know who the father of her son is and where he lives"
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Molly walked into the room her gaze fixed straight ahead She ignored Alex's presence

"Good evening wouldn't hurt if you'd greet me" he said

Molly glanced at him "Where's Jasper?"

"He's already asleep He's been waiting for you all day," Alex replied

Molly remained silent

"Want some coffee?"

"I'm fine" Molly replied moving past him.

Alex reached out gently stopping her "I know you've been through a lot, but opening up to me won't hurt I'm just trying to be your friend"

"I don't want to be your friend," she spat. "I don't want to be friends with a liar a bastard a pretender!"

Alex stared stunned "What liar, pretender???"

"Because I know you're pretending You're waiting for me to fall for you so you can make my life hell Well I won't fall for you So leave me alone."

"You must have been through a lot to think that way, Molly I am different, I..."

Molly scoffed "That's what you all say 'I'm different, I'm not like that.' But you're all the same" She turned away, her fists clenched

Alex stepped closer "Listen I'm just trying to be your friend There are no feelings attached I know you've been hurt but keeping it to yourself will only make it worse. You're thinking of the novels where the marriages are based on contracts and the men beat their fake wives. I'm not like that. I won't do that to you. Because we need each other. We both have things we want to achieve and we can help each other So please stop being so harsh This fake marriage doesn't mean we can't try to understand each other I'm trying to understand you But you're making it so difficult I don't care what you might have faced in the past but how many times do I have to tell you that I'm different? I'm not a woman beater or a heartbreaker I'm not asking you to give me your heart I just want to get to know you better But you're misunderstanding me. Listen Molly I'm also broken I don't fucking know how to be whole again You're not the only one with a broken heart I was betrayed by my brother but I don't take it out on you I don't even trust women anymore after what my last girlfriend did to me But when I met you, I felt...something. I wanted us to be friends. But since you don't want that, I will stay away from you Let's just avoid each other It's just three years After that, we'll become strangers. I'll give you what you want. I'll stop talking to you" Alex's voice rose to a shout "You want rules? Fine! Don't talk to me. Don't touch my things And for God's sake don't touch me That's what you want, right? So be it!" He spun on his heel storming into his room and slamming the door

Molly stood alone, her tears flowing freely With a trembling hand she wiped her eyes "Why does it hurt?" she sobbed, pressing her hand against her heart........