Her father had fallen into a gambling addiction and sunk into a crushing debt of five million dollars.
And the man he owed?
None other than Sebastian “Bash” Whitmore.
Sebastian Whitmore was known across the country not only for his immense wealth, but for his terrifying appearance.
He weighed nearly 300 pounds.
Morbidly obese, constantly sweating, his face marked with deep scars, and always confined to a motorized wheelchair because—according to rumors—his weight made it impossible for him to walk.
Behind his back, people cruelly called him “The Billionaire Beast.”
THE DEAL
One night, Sebastian Whitmore’s men arrived at Emily Carter’s home.
“Pay the debt—or go to prison,” they told her father coldly.
“We don’t have the money!” her father cried.
“Then… then take my daughter! Emily! She’s young, beautiful, hardworking! Let her marry you, Mr. Whitmore—take her in exchange for my debt!”
Emily’s eyes widened in terror.
“Dad?! Are you selling me?!”
But Emily had no choice.
To save her father’s life, she agreed to marry the man everyone feared.
THE WEDDING
On the wedding day, the guests couldn’t stop whispering.