ne's

tays silent for some time, his eyes locke

uneasy, but I gather the c

ion. "A contract marriage with me for two years. I'll help you get the reven

r quite some time, and my father has shown no concern whatsoever. De

n, but every attempt has failed. My mother's hea

We've never met before," I blurt

who pique my interest," he replies with a

riage for two years, help with my mother's medical bills, and

do you stand to gain from all of this?" I as

ou," he states bluntly

shocked by how casu

t too much to ask, "

al bills and getting revenge on Jake and Nathalie is tempting, but at what cos

ur wild night together flood my mind, and a blush creeps across my cheeks. The way he pays attent

ce, one that will always stay with me. He gives

," he says with a smile that takes my breath

smirk shows it. The tension betw

nger. Going back to my father's house isn't an option

it," I

ile. The tension in the room eases s

this decision, Nadine," he sa

ng to sound confident, thou

s, and a man ente

e's already drafted the contract. After all, he's a bill

with trembling hands and slowly op

ur marriage, the financial arrangement

lanned. How rich is this man? I glance at him, assessing. His whole ap

thing to lose. After two years, I'll be free

need to pay Nathalie back, and I've got a man wa

n me, quiet as I think abou

ng in love. We'll only act as a loving couple in public, and share a

in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You'll be my wife in every sense, and you

ally not someone as egotistical as him. I can handle pretending to be a loving couple, and as for i

I ask, knowing I ha

nting to the spot an

s is far from over because, little do I know, this