The Wife He Married Just For His Empire - A Later-in-Life Billionaire Marriage-in-Crisis Romance of a Contract Wife, Betrayal, Divorce, Revenge, Grovel, and an Earned Second Chance #987706

At eighteen, Callum Delaney took Meredith Sloan’s heart on a dare.
Twenty-five years later, he needs her to save his empire.
Meredith has already survived one cruel man.
Her cheating husband betrayed their marriage, froze her company’s credit, and tried to take the business she built with her own hands.
She will never let another powerful man control her life.
Then Callum returns.
He is no longer the reckless rich boy who broke her heart. He is now a ruthless billionaire with a hotel empire, a dangerous ex-wife, and eleven days to find a bride.
His offer is simple.
Marry him for one year.
He will protect Meredith’s company and give her control of the biggest hotel project of her career.
In return, their marriage will secure the shares he needs to keep his empire.
Meredith agrees—but only under her rules.
Separate rooms.
No control over her company.
No hidden deals.
No promises of love.
And no second chance.
But living with Callum brings back everything she tried to bury.
The anger.
The desire.
The memories of the boy she once planned to love forever.
Callum admits the truth about the dare in front of the world. He gives Meredith the freedom to leave. He stands beside her while she fights her ex-husband. And for the first time, she begins to wonder if the man who destroyed her heart has finally changed.
Then she discovers his secret.
Before their wedding, Callum secretly bought the loan on her company.
The man who promised never to control her now holds power over everything she built.
Meredith takes off her ring.
She demands a divorce.
And she walks away.
Callum can protect his empire—or give up the power that cost him the only woman he has ever loved.
But their enemies are not finished.
His jealous ex-wife and Meredith’s bitter ex-husband join forces to steal both companies. Now Meredith must fight beside the man who broke her twice.
This time, she is not the frightened girl waiting for him to choose her.
She is the woman who can bring his empire to its knees.
Callum may love her.
But love will not be enough.
He must tell the truth, surrender control, and earn the second chance she never promised to give him.