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The Billionaire's Beautiful Lie

Tessy_Reeds
Memory is a fragile thing, but a lie can be a gilded cage. When Rhea Silvan wakes up in a sterile hospital room after a near-fatal car crash, the world she knew is gone. Standing by her bed is her boyfriend, Leo, whose indifference to her survival confirms her darkest suspicion: he is cheating on her with her best friend. In a desperate bid to buy time and uncover the full extent of their betrayal, Rhea makes a split-second decision to fake amnesia. She asks the simple, devastating question: "Who are you?" She expected a prank to make Leo squirm. She didn't expect the door to be kicked open by Julian Vane—the "Ice King" CEO she only knows from terrifying corporate headlines. Before Rhea can blink, Julian physically removes Leo from the room and claims her as his own. To her shock, this cold, ruthless man insists he is her devoted boyfriend and future husband. He is sweet, protective, and terrifyingly possessive, acting with a conviction so intense that Rhea begins to doubt her own reality. Whisked away to Julian’s isolated private estate, Rhea is trapped in a double-edged deception. While she plays the part of the confused amnesiac to watch Leo and Sarah dig their own graves, she realizes Julian is playing a much deeper game. He knows she is lying, yet he uses her "memory loss" to erase her past and rewrite her future with him at the center. In a world where every familiar face is tinged with uncertainty, Rhea must navigate a landscape of hidden feelings and resurfacing secrets. Will she reclaim the life she’s forgotten, or discover a future with a man whose love is as dangerous as his lies? A lie can’t last forever... and sooner or later, Rhea will have to face the truth of who Julian Vane really is and why he was waiting for her to forget.
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