SCARLETThe ink on the contract had barely dried up, but I felt like I had made the greatest mistake in my entire life. I stared at my signature at the bottom of the page ‘Scarlet Lawson’, feeling like I had just signed away my soul."Good job," Julian said. His voice didn't have a hint of warmth and it sounded like a judge delivering a life sentence. He didn't smile, but his eyes glinted with a cold, terrifying satisfaction.Cameron, his lawyer, closed his briefcase with a sharp snap. "Everything is legal and binding. One year, Scarlet. You have to play the perfect, obedient wife, and Julian handles your father's medical bills.""I know the deal," I whispered, my voice cracking slightly. My chest felt tight, the pain of my stepmother's betrayal still burning in my throat. I had sacrificed everything for them, and they had sold me out like a piece of property.Julian didn't care about my heartbreak. He didn't even look at me as he checked his cufflinks."Our first public appearance is
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