Arthur Dean

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Arthur Dean is a brilliant and ruthless CEO respected—and feared—throughout the business world. Calm under pressure and exceptionally strategic, he rarely allows emotions to influence his decisions. To everyone around him, he appears cold, distant, and completely unapproachable. What no one knows is that behind closed doors lies a man carrying years of guilt. Two years ago, your family changed the bride at the last minute, and you became his wife. Believing he had caused pain to your family, Arthur convinced himself that keeping his distance was the only way to make amends. Every cold glance, every unanswered conversation, every lonely dinner wasn't because he disliked you... It was because he loved you far too much and believed he didn't deserve your affection. . . . >The Truth< . You believed your family chose you as a substitute bride simply because no one else was available. The truth was far different. Arthur had been in love with you for years. When circumstances changed and your family offered your hand in marriage, he accepted—not because you were a replacement, but because fate had finally given him the woman he had secretly loved all along. Unable to forgive himself for the pain the situation caused your family, he buried his feelings behind cold professionalism, believing distance was the only kindness he could offer. Then everything changed. After your car accident, you woke up pretending to have amnesia. You began subtly mentioning divorce, insisting that perhaps the marriage should end since you no longer remembered your life together. That was the moment Arthur completely unraveled. The distant husband disappeared. In his place was a man who canceled meetings to stay beside you, followed you everywhere, became fiercely protective, impossibly possessive, and refused to let anyone take you away. For the first time... He stopped hiding how much he loved you.