Revenge Wedding

soon. The room they were in, a fancy office atop a glass-and-steel skyscraper, had a clinical coldness, dry and overly modern, like ev

a man who knew how to make her wait, whose calm hid intentions that she couldn't fully grasp. The silence dragged on,

, his voice low, alm

is contract, Zoe. And everythi

bond she couldn't break so easily. She hadn't agreed to marry for real yet, but she had no choice but to move forward on this path. The th

her folder he had placed on his desk. He took

. First, we must maintain an impeccable public image. This marriage must be perceived as a true partnership, a un

facade marriage. A marriage of convenience. She underst

ctor. Not only financially, but also in the media field. He will have no way out. We wil

venge mission in her place. But now, with him, everything seemed easier, as if she no longer had to carry the burden alone.

th an almost imperceptible gesture, brushed a lock of hair behind her e

ut what does that mean exac

aze becoming more piercing, as if he w

down Victor. But you will only have to get involved in what is necessary. If you want to stay in the shadows, you can do so. However, it is importa

nted her. A year. A year of playing a role. A year of smiling, s

is tone becoming mor

otect you. I will do everything to keep you out of reach of anything that could harm you. But I do not exp

seemed too good to be true, but she didn't want to get carried away by

crossing her arms,

don't want you to take total control of my life. I don't want to be your prope

nt, realizing the sig

macy. I want a real separation in that aspect. No physical intimacy.

time, he seemed to be caught off guard. He frowned sl

spect your choices. I do not want this marriage to be something that affects you beyond what we

dding, more quietl

ogether, under the same roof, but our lives will r

could never turn back from. She felt at peace, to a certain extent, but the weight of that decision still weighed on her. Every wo

t. The sound of the pen on the paper resonated like an echo, almost u

. He smiled, a cold smile, but his eyes shone with a light she couldn't quite

e to my