billionaire and barista

Emma Carter thought her drunken Vegas wedding was long buried—until billionaire Adrian Vale reappears with a bombshell: she’s still his legal wife, and suddenly everyone wants her silenced. Thrown from a struggling coffee shop into a ruthless world of boardroom warfare, public humiliation, and deadly threats, Emma is forced into Adrian’s orbit just as his glamorous engagement makes headlines. But behind the scandal, every leak, setup, and attack points to something far darker. Desire sparks, trust shatters, and with enemies closing in from every side, one question turns dangerous fast: was Emma ever just collateral, or the key to a much bigger game?