Author: LJ Shen
Genre: Romance
Year: 2021
SUMMARY
Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect―from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.
When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.
What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life―and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.
They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?
CHAPTER ONE
MADDIE
October 10, 1998
Dear Maddie,
You are currently five, and very fond of the color yellow. In fact, yesterday you asked me if you could marry it. I hope you still wear it all the time.
(I also hope you found someone a bit more suitable for marriage.)
Fun fact of the day: When the Spanish explorers reached the Americas, they thought sunflowers were made of gold.
The human brain is so imaginative!
Stay creative, always.
Love,
Mom. x
It was official. I was having a stroke.
All evidence pointed in that direction, and at this point I felt confident I’d watched enough Grey’s Anatomy to self-diagnose:
Confusion? Check.
General numbness? Check.
Sudden headache? Trouble seeing? Difficulty walking? Check, check, check.
The good news was I was seeing a doctor. Literally. I was walking back to my apartment with one when the symptoms occurred. At least I had the luxury of immediate medical attention if I needed it.
I shoved my fists into my yellow sequined jacket with the purple dots (a personal favorite), squared my shoulders, and squinted at the large figure sitting atop the stairway of my brownstone rental, willing it to disappear from my vision.