Claiming the Ruthless CEO Novel

Beatrix Fernando, a waitress working at a nightclub, enters into a marriage of convenience with Apollo Cartier, one of the world's most eligible bachelors. Desperate to fund her brother's medical operation, she accepts his proposal without hesitation. Apollo, a cold and unfeeling CEO, requires a wife to solidify his claim to his father's company presidency. Their arrangement is purely transactional—or so Beatrix believes. Despite her determination to guard her heart, Beatrix finds herself falling deeply in love with Apollo. She maintains a facade of strength, concealing her inner turmoil and emotional pain beneath a tough exterior. Her carefully constructed walls crumble when she discovers she is pregnant with Apollo's child. Now Beatrix faces an impossible choice: remain with her ruthless husband and attempt to soften his hardened heart, or flee and raise their child alone while keeping the truth of her pregnancy hidden from him.