The Billionaire's Bride

Chapter 1

Jisoo laid down on the oversized towel, letting out a sigh of total ecstasy. She could feel the sun shining down on her closed eyelids. She was so relaxed, she felt as if she could float off in the crystal clear water, only a few feet away from her.

This was the first impulsive thing she’d ever done in her life. She’d always been the responsible, stable, reliable person but after being walked all over for the hundredth time, she packed one bag, hopped on a jet and ended up on a secluded island off the North Coast of Spain. The last portion of her trip had been on a small charter aircraft, with spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea. It was unlike anything she’d ever seen before. She’d been unable to take her eyes away from the window, as the aircraft circled the island and landed in paradise.

She’d spent every last cent she so strictly saved over the last ten years, on the mega expensive, all-inclusive resort. As she lay there, soaking up the sun, she knew every penny of it was worth eating ramen noodles for the next year, once she got back home.

Her life had been flipped upside down a few days ago and she’d finally snapped, like many people had predicted would one day happen, if she continued to let people abuse her good nature. She’d always been the people pleaser in her group of friends and in the few romantic relationships she’d been in.

Her last relationship was the reason she was now soaking up the sun and flat broke. Her mouth stretched out in a pleased grin. She was starting to get too warm, so she stood up and started walking towards the inviting water. She was trying really hard not to think about her ex but the man invaded her thoughts, which caused a frown to pucker her brows.

She had been with her supposedly straight-laced boyfriend for six months and really loved him, or at least she thought she did. She’d decided it was time to take the next step in their relationship and had gotten all dressed up, planning on waiting for him to get home from the office.

She didn’t really understand his job. She just knew he owned some business that developed software. He tried talking about it to her and she’d nod along, as if she understood but in reality, it had bored her to pieces.

She had the key to get into his place, from when he’d been on a business trip the previous month and she’d gone over to water his plants. She’d forgotten she even had the key but was very grateful, considering she was going to plan a romantic evening for them.

It was such a cliché because of course she’d opened the door, with nervous anticipation, only to find the stupid creep in bed with his secretary. He had, of course, begged her not to leave and promised it was a one-time thing, that he’d temporarily lost his mind.

Jisoo smiled as she thought about his moment of groveling. As she’d walked out the door, she vowed she was done with businessmen for good. She was tired of being their perfect girlfriend, who did their laundry, cleaned their places and anything else they asked. She was done being the girl everyone could depend on. She was done always playing it safe. She was certainly done with being a doormat.

She dived into the water and swam out until her arms started to ache. She turned around, surprised at how far she’d gotten from the shore. She wasn’t worried about it though, as she was a strong swimmer. Even if she did get tired, she could float on her back for hours. She began the long trip back to shore and continued thinking about those life changing days.

Jisoo had driven back to her boring, beige apartment and started searching the internet for exotic resorts. She’d found a new place on an island, off of the coast of Spain, booked her ticket and went to the mall to purchase a few sundresses and a new bikini. She’d slept incredibly well that night and was off to the airport first thing in the morning.

She landed yesterday and had wandered the beach as she watched the most spectacular sunset she’d ever seen in her life. Tears had fallen down her face from the sheer beauty of the colors splashed across the sky. She was exhausted as she climbed back up to her room. She was also feeling better than she had in a very long time.

For a few seconds after she woke up that morning, she’d been confused about where she was. She’d sipped a few too many margaritas in the outdoor bar. Once it all came back to her, she couldn’t keep the smile from her face. She slipped on her most daring bikini and headed towards the incredible beach, where she lounged for hours, until she finally dove into the crystal clear sea water.

Jisoo snapped back to the present, as she continued to swim closer to the shore and she felt nothing but the warmth from the sun and the coolness of the glorious water.

There was no stress, no feelings of regret and no doubt she’d made the right choice.

That’s all she felt, until something smashed into her head. There was a shooting pain and then she felt blackness surround her.

Her last thought, before she started sinking beneath the surface of the water, was her room was non-refundable.

Jinyoung was lying on his board, swimming out to catch a wave. He’d arrived at his resort earlier that morning and felt good.

He’d told his staff they were to pretend not to know him over the next seventy-two hours and then he’d hit the beach.
He could certainly get used to being a tourist, he thought with a laugh.

The day had been relaxing so far and he could feel his stress fading away. As he paddled out further into the sea, he suddenly felt a thump and turned his head, to see a body start sinking into the water.

“What the hell?” he yelled, before diving off his board to retrieve whoever he’d just ran into.

No one was ever out in the water this far unless they were surfing. He supposed their board could’ve gotten away from them but he didn’t see one floating around anywhere without a rider.