Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 64

“No one will ever dare to lay a finger on you again.”

Marriage.

To Grace, right now, those two words were the most vicious curse imaginable.

She had just clawed her way out of a marriage that had consumed all her passion and life force.

She was battered and broken.

And now this man, whom she had only met a few times, was proposing she jump into another marital grave?

It was absurd! Laughable!

“Impossible.”

Grace rejected him without a second thought.

Her reaction was as fierce as a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

“Mr. Clarke, thank you for the offer. But I will never get married again. Not to you, not to anyone.”

Her tone was resolute.

Damien saw the revulsion and fear in her eyes and had expected as much.

He wasn’t angry. Instead, he seemed almost relieved as he immediately changed his approach.

“Fine. Then let’s try a different kind of partnership.”

He set his wine glass down and leaned forward slightly.

“If you don’t want to get married, then start by being my ‘fiancée.’”

“You’ll only need to accompany me to certain necessary events and play your part.”

“In return, my resources, my connections, my name—they’re all yours to use.”

“I will help you clear every obstacle in your career and put you where you rightfully belong.”

He paused, a shrewd, business-like smirk touching his lips.

“You can think of it as… a high-level public relations gig.”

Grace was stunned.

She had to admit, the offer was incredibly tempting.

What she needed most right now was time and resources.

She had to get back her research, to make those who had hurt her pay.

And Damien was undoubtedly the most powerful shortcut to achieving all of that.

But…

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