A Contract With The Billionaire

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e that escaped me as I sipped my coffee in my office. What were the odds

cked as she looked at me and the redness that crept up her neck had been impossible to mi

g had ever happened between us. She was a bundle of a combination of contrasting characters: we

e had already left. And I did not even have her number, all I had was her name. I wasn't the type that got attached easily, b

t all. Women came and went. I didn't spend time replaying nights with them in my head. But Lila

self, shaking my head, a smirk t

t I couldn't deny that her presence stirred up something in me. Was it curiosity? Or the thrill of a challenge? I didn't know. Still, it wasn't entirel

professional lives was a recipe for disaster, and I already had e

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s something that I had

ns into threats. And my younger brother, Noah, was no better. He was a spoiled,

xclusive place with private dining rooms and a dress code that made me l

nd found my father already seated at

ly, his tone was neutral

replied as I

He slid into his chair, his blazer slightly rumpled, as

" He drawled, raising hi

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uisitions, and the state of the market. But I could feel the tension as we ate. M

e a pointed stare. "You've done well leading the company s

from Gregory Kingston were rare, but I knew better th

And there it was, the 'ho

or whatever he wa

id, his voice now firmer than before. "And you hav

. This wasn't the first time w

g my wine glass down with a little more force t

gaze not leaving me. "Because if you

s?" I asked, even though

bride within the next three weeks, I will revoke your position as CEO. The com

learly happy about that. "Tough luck, big br

turning back to my fathe

t. "This company is a family legacy, Ethan. If you can't demonstrate

"My ability to run the company has nothin

have made my decision. You have three

rely tasted the food I was chewing, my mind racing

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at the city skyline. My father's words played like a lo

e we

rything I had ever worked for, everything I had sacrificed

risking everything. I could walk away, but the thought of handing the co

ould b

little in my mind. A contract marriage. It w

enly , a face

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ed money. I didn't know the details of her situation, but

re was a chance that