Five Years Without You

# FIVE YEARS WITHOUT YOU Ella thought she knew what marriage meant until she caught her husband, James, cheating on her. After five years of trying to save their relationship, sacrificing her career, and blaming herself for their inability to have a child, she finally walks away with nothing but a broken heart and the determination to rebuild her life. With nowhere to go, Ella turns to her best friend, Dalilah. One night at a club, a chance encounter with Marcos Vau, a cold and powerful billionaire, changes her future forever. Marcos needs a wife to protect his position as CEO. Ella needs financial security and a chance to reclaim her abandoned painting career. Neither is looking for love, so a contract marriage seems like the perfect solution. Their agreement is simple: no emotional obligations, no interference in each other's lives, and no expectations beyond the contract. But living with Marcos introduces Ella to a world of wealth, power, and secrets. As she rebuilds her career and rediscovers her confidence, she begins to see glimpses of the man behind his cold exterior. Despite his distance, she gradually falls for the husband who never promised her his heart. Marcos, however, remains determined to keep their relationship strictly business. How long can Ella endure loving a man who may never love her back? Eventually, she must choose between staying in a marriage that is breaking her heart and walking away from the man she has come to love. When she finally leaves, Marcos believes their contract has simply reached its end. But five years later, a shocking discovery forces him to confront the past. Ella has a son, and Marcos may be the father. Now the billionaire who once treated their marriage as a business arrangement wants back into her life. But Ella has learned to survive without him, and forgiveness is not something he can demand. **Will Marcos win back the woman he failed to cherish, or will five years without Ella prove that he has lost her forever?**

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