time. "How do I know I can trust you?" she asked, her voice ste
was negotiating. "We'd need a contract. A prenupti
f course," he said. "My legal team will draft an agreement that is ironclad an
e that, Clara, you need to understand something. In my world, my word is my bond. And I
in both character and academics. During her college years, she participated in the USACO national finals. She led her team to victory after
he wants to find Damian a potential spouse and has even arranged meetings between t
s top priority. He's really starting to
l's innocence. He truly deserve
bravado. Her fear wasn't about money; it was about surviv
y at the walls she had built around herself. Was this a deal w
ain, his voice a low, firm promise
settled some
tured Leo Vance's leering face, the cold dismissal in her adoptive parents' eyes. Any future, even a strange and terrify
pted. If this plan failed, the Fosters might come up with so
they call the police, no
rate in the Bay Area, dealing with her as a
ve the means to compete
shade under. If Damian Blackwood is her backer, no o
t.
she tr
. For her, Damian was nothing more than a stranger. She didn't want to
he could finish her degree. She could build a future. She wouldn't have to spend every waking moment
g on the integrity of a man she had just met
he only bet
hat if we draw up a prenuptial agreement first? If you
kness of the night. "Clara, who thinks about divorce before even getting
couldn't believe that such immense wealth could actually fall into he
erent, though his tone remained calm. "Didn't I say already? I hope you can help
get divorced, please let me know i
yes sharp and intense. "Do
r. Her long eyelashes cast shadows of sadness over
not. She's simply afraid of being abando
his little girl really l
ost important thing is to live well in the present. Marriage doesn't necessarily require love,
ng like brilliant stars. His look was so intense that it could melt
he didn't seem to be lying. She clenched her fist
powerful man in New York, what could Damian Bla
trange sense of relief washed over her.
s if closing a deal. Then, he immediately picked up his phone. The
ar ready in fifteen minutes. We're going to
ing the logistics of their new life.
nt..." she started
ff smoothly. "They can walk you through the key terms via video call. But the foundation i
ent. He ended the call and look
mind still reeling. It w
ian said, standing up. The deal was done; it wa
My grandfather... he will want t
foreign and surreal. In the space of a single m
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