I never expected my life to change so drastically. One moment, I was a woman with dreams, deeply in love with a man I thought I’d spend my life with. The next, I was betrayed and heartbroken, walking in on him cheating without a hint of remorse. That night, overwhelmed with pain and too much alcohol, I made a reckless decision, a one-night stand with a stranger who, to my shock, turned out to be my new boss. Arec, the vice president of Denco Groups, was desperate. To secure his future as CEO, he needed a wife, and in a twist of fate, he offered me a contract marriage. It sounded absurd, but his desperation mirrored my own need to escape the wreckage of my life. It was supposed to be simple: no emotions, no strings attached. A business arrangement, nothing more. I thought I could handle it, that I could keep my heart out of it. I was wrong. What started as a deal quickly spiraled into something far more complicated. As our fake marriage blurred into real feelings, the world around us began to close in. Disapproving family, old enemies, buried secrets, scheming rivals, and even an attempt on my life threatened to tear us apart. This is my story, a journey of heartbreak, unexpected love, and a fight to protect what we built together. In a world filled with lies and deceit, can a marriage born out of necessity become something real? --- Warning: This book contains mature themes. Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/NJJKETf4
Arec's POV:
I at there, staring at the contract in front of me, the one that was supposed to be my safety net, my blueprint for how to navigate this situation. I'd read over it a hundred times since Ella told me she was pregnant, hoping to find some loophole, some escape hatch that would allow me to keep things under control. But the words blurred together, the lines meaningless now. None of this made sense anymore.
A baby. My baby.
I hadn't planned for this. I wasn't ready. Hell, I wasn't even sure I wanted to be a father. Not now, not like this. The contract had been so simple, marry Ella, keep my grandmother off my back, secure the CEO position, and go back to my life, free and clear. No strings attached. No complications.
But a child? A baby wasn't part of the deal. And yet, here we were.