Married to the Secret Stanger

Jason Monroe sat in his office, staring blankly at his laptop screen.

His mind wasn't on work.

It was on Joanne.

He hadn't been able to get her out of his head since the gala.

She had looked… different.

More confident. More breathtaking. More… untouchable.

And worst of all—happier.

He hated that.

He had always thought Joanne would be heartbroken after he left her.

That she would struggle without him.

But instead, she had glowed.

And standing beside her was Alexander King.

A man far more powerful than he could ever be.

The thought made Jason's chest tighten with an unfamiliar feeling.

Regret? Jealousy?

He didn't know.

But one thing was certain—

He needed to see her.

Meanwhile, Sophia Baker paced in the middle of her room , her nails digging into her palm.

Jason had been distant lately.

Cold. Distracted.

She wasn't stupid.

She knew exactly why.

Joanne.

Her half-sister had humiliated her at the gala.

She had stolen the spotlight, standing beside the most powerful man in New York.

And now, Jason—the man she had taken from Joanne—was suddenly thinking about her again.

She had seen him looking at Joanne's pictures must

Sophia clenched her jaw.

She had won.

Joanne was supposed to be forgotten.

But now?

It felt like she was losing.

Later that evening, Jason found himself parked outside Indigo Design.

He didn't even know why he was there.

Was it curiosity? Regret? Or something more?

Just as he was about to get out, the front door of the building opened.

Joanne stepped out, laughing at something Diana said.

Jason's breath hitched.

She looked… radiant.

Not the heartbroken woman he had left behind.

Not the desperate ex-fiancée he expected her to be.

She looked like a woman who had moved on.

A painful realization hit him—she didn't need him anymore.

And that bothered him more than it should.

Frederick entered Alexander's office, a smirk on his face.

"Charles is still pushing Darren to work with him against you."

Alexander barely looked up from his tablet.

"As expected."

Frederick chuckled. "And Jason Monroe has been trying to see Joanne."

That made Alexander pause.

His fingers tapped against the desk.

Then, a slow smirk formed on his lips.

"Interesting."

Frederick tilted his head. "Should we do something about it?"

Alexander's voice was calm but filled with authority.

"Not yet."

He leaned back, his icy blue eyes gleaming.

"But soon."

Jason Monroe had already lost Joanne.

But if he kept pushing?

Alexander would make sure he lost everything else too.