The Marriage Contract with the Billionaire

as only another business meeting among so many others. However, Clara knew that what was playing here was not just a simple transaction. She had prepared for th

ent hours thinking, analyzing every detail of the offer. But now that the time had come, part of i

said in a calm, but firm voice, like a man

sten to him again, to try to understand what he really expected. She had everything to lose, but she also knew that she co

voice that she wanted assured, but

o read in the depths of her. Then, he took great inspiration, before

only a social facade. You will become my wife, but this is just a role to play. A formality. He marked a break, his eyes posing on the contract. "In

nest way. He was not trying to seduce her with promises. He offered her a soluti

ing of facade. Nothing else? She a

t a contract. A form of mutual agreement, in which you bring me what I am looking for socially, and in r

ut anything more than formalities. Was it ready to accept this? Was she ready to sell his

or, their patience having reached her limits. She had given everything to her business,

seem shocking, but in this world, there are rules. And sometimes you have to k

but the idea of binding to a man whom she did not know, in an empty marriage of all feeling, frightened him. However, she f

whole year pretending. There are rules that I want to ask. This marriage, if I accept it, must have an end date. She marked a break, her s

of interest passing through his eyes. He see

" I agree. A year, with a divorce clause. But ther

rn. It was a compromise, a bet. But the idea of giving oneself a way out reassured it, i

idify her conditions. "I want total independence in my career. No pressure from you on my professio

if he analyzed every word she had just sai

You will have all the freedom you want. The only point where we will have to agree is the image that we

aveling her body. It was a decision that she had never imagined to take, but in this precise moment, sh

till there, motionless, waiting for her to take the last step. The short breath, she took the p

ed on paper. The c