Amelia Hart stared at the wedding invitation in her trembling hands.
She had never imagined that a piece of white paper could ruin her life.
The name printed across the front made her stomach twist.
Adrian Vale.
The most powerful businessman in the city.
Billionaire. CEO. Untouchable.
And, according to every woman who had ever appeared beside him in the newspapers, completely impossible to get close to.
Amelia had never met him.
Yet tonight, she was supposed to marry him.
She let out a nervous laugh.
“This has to be a joke.”
“It isn't.”
The deep voice behind her made her freeze.
Amelia slowly turned around.
A tall man stood near the doorway of the small restaurant where they had agreed to meet. He wore a perfectly fitted black suit, his dark hair neatly styled, and his expression was so calm that it made Amelia even more nervous.
She immediately recognized him from the photographs.
Adrian Vale.
He walked toward her and took the empty chair opposite her.
“You're Amelia Hart?”
“Yes.”
His eyes studied her for a moment.
“You look different from your photographs.”
Amelia frowned. “That's not exactly a compliment.”
“It wasn't meant to be.”
She almost stood up.
Almost.
But then she remembered the letter sitting inside her handbag.
FINAL NOTICE.
Her family's house would be taken from them in seven days if they couldn't pay the debt.
Her younger brother needed his university fees.
Her mother had already sold almost everything valuable in the house.
Amelia had tried every possible way to find the money.
Nothing worked.
Then, three days ago, a lawyer...