Headlines And Heartbeats
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Last published Sat, Oct 25, 2025
When multimedia darling Charlotte Almavarez finds herself caught up in a controversy with a famous actor, she knows she needs a solution, fast. With her career on the line and public perception spiraling out of control, the last thing she expects herself to do is accept a marriage of convenience deal from the calm, dependable, and highly private, Dr. Constantine Navarette.
The arrangement seems simple enough: Charlotte can clean her name and save her career, while Constantine can finally check marriage off his list and escape the solitude he's grown tired of while he's at it.
A marriage of convenience. A practical arrangement. No emotions involved.
But what begins as a simple agreement soon blurs the line between act and reality. And as the noise of the headlines fades, the sound of their heartbeats starts to grow louder.
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