Imprisoned by the CEO
“You will have to marry me and bear me a child.” “What the fuck?!” Logic flew out of the window when Grace heard him say that. “Excuse me, what did you just say?” Maybe, she was the one who had heard him wrong. It could have been anything except marrying him and giving him a child. “You heard me,” Christian tsked, “but I’ll repeat it. Marry me and have my child.” Her mouth opened and gaped at me. In her mind, she was trying to make sense about what was going on. How in the world had it come to be? What in the world could make the situation come to this?! “No?” Grace replied, but then realized that the word was not firm enough. “No.” she said again. Christian frowned, and it seemed so innocent like he had not asked her the most unbelievable thing. “Why not? I thought you wanted to help me. You offered.” “I offered my help, my brain, my support not my,” she hesitated, “stomach!” What was the word for it? “Womb,” he provided. “Yes!” She slapped her hand on the table. “You don’t get my womb!” “I don’t?” He challenged. “No!” “What if helping me out means Lorelai coming out of a coma?” Grace felt her heart drop. “What?” Christian nodded. “What if helping me out, agreeing to what you have to do for me, means bringing your grandmother out of the, that she is in?” ******** Grace was one strong girl and with the people she put her trust in, that was only a small number, she knew she could conquer the world, or at least she thought to herself. When her best friend proposed a deal that could change their lives, she made a decision that was going to be mutually beneficial to both of them. But one renovation led to many and everything has been just a game, a manipulation from him. Everything was full of deceit, lies, planning and plotting against her. Every single thing, right down the fact that only he had been her friend… Everything was a lie and she had been living it, willingly. Tropes; Friends to lovers, office romance, best friends, frenemies, marriage of convenience, possessive villainous and morally gray heroes!
Lunch date - I
The next day was better, just like Grace had hoped.
Her grandmother did not have any kind of episode today. Instead, she was greeted by a breakfast prepared by her grandmother for her. It was delicious if she even had to say it.
There was no traffic today, she had left early, and when she arrived at the office, most of the floor was empty, too. It slowly filled up and Penny arrived five minutes before the usual time. She seemed surprised to see Grave there too.
"Are you feeling better now?"
"Yes, much." Grace grinned. "Thank you for asking. I did not make you too busy yesterday because of my absence, did I?"
"No. I and the other assistant, Gloria, did well together and since you took Most of the work home, we were actually able to leave an hour early."
"Great." She felt a bit relieved. "Do you think you can give me an hour of lunch away?"
Penny did not get it. "But you always have an hour of lunch."