The Amnesiac Billionaire's Fake Perfect Wife

ncrypted tablet glowed in the d

scrolled through the monthly statement of the Schwartz family trust fund. The numbers were stagg

. She took a slow sip. The bitter liquid burned the back of her throat, but it felt li

resting on the marble t

ia flinched. She set the coffee cup down and picked up the phon

re even though she was completely alone in the room. She forced her fac

a said. Her voice was swe

ice was shaking violently. "Jess

gs stopped working. The air in the

china cup tipped over and crashed onto the floor. It shattered into dozens of sharp white pieces. The hot

m pushed open. Brenda, the assis

heard a crash. Do y

ice was dangerously quiet. "Leave us," she said, with an icy f

ammed the

sharp edge of a broken china piece sliced into her knee, but she

remembered the crisp white paper of the Non-Disclosure Agreem

to the desk, right next to a check with seven zeros on it. "Sign the NDA. Take the money. Or my legal team will m

s just an administrative assistant who had

t. She was going to lose everything. If Harlan walked through those doors, he wouldn't

t. She stumbled into the

en the zipper. She didn't bother folding anything. She grabbed handfuls of cashmere sweaters and threw the

ne buzz

phone from the carpet. It was a text message from Eleanor. It con

in was a se

The doctors say he do

red at the w

to slow down. The paralyzing terror in her veins suddenly morphed into s

e NDA. If he didn't reme

e walked into the master bathroom and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling m

water onto her face. The shock of the cold gro

the redness around her eyes untouched. She applied a pale lip tint. She looked e

ut on a simple, perfectly tailored cashmere

the bedroom. She ordered the driver

windows. The sound of the rain was deafening, but inside Jessenia's head, it was comple

ivate hospital. Jessenia ra

She saw Eleanor and Mitchell Schwartz standing outside a

to open. The saltwater stung he

Jessenia

buried her face in Eleanor's shoulder, playin

walked out of the roo

re retrograde amnesia due to head trauma. The memory gap seems to be a fe

w ye

ears covered exactly what she needed. It gave her the perfect gray area. It cover

oulder. The corners of her mouth twit

a deep breath. She walked toward the heavy oak do

oor o

chwartz was sitting up. His face was pale, and a white bandage wa

eyes l