The Billionaire's Unexpected Contract Wife

every news outlet, each one more sensational than the last. They painted Regina as everything from a gol

r's marriage to Regina Daniels was no

alls, Regina found herself in the middle of the storm. Each time she left the penthouse, she was hounded by photo

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ting in Frank's office on the top floor of Collier Global,

eyes were tired, sharp-more like the man she had first met that

with exhaustion. He rubbed his hand over his face, clearly weary. "It's no

you care abou

it's all I have left. I've been fighting this war for years, Re

e had known the stakes were high, but now they felt suffocating. She didn't want to be a tool, a piece in someone else's fight. But the pull

t now?"

is eyes-something human. "Now, we fight back. We do whatever it takes to keep Coll

if she could ever fully trust him, not with everything she had learned

gned up for any of this," she

gging at the corner of his mouth. "No one e

to Frank's office swung open. Eliot

The board's putting pressure on you. They want you to make a stateme

not doing it. We won't gi

ssed. "We need to show control. Or the le

mach flip. She had never cared much about financial markets before, but now, it felt l

n she intended. "If the board's starting to lose faith, you

I'm not going to play their game, Regina. No

orted, frustration bubbling inside her. "And mayb

eyebrow. "She'

across his desk. Regina could see the battle in his eyes-the desir

. I'll make a statement. Bu

ant, but she didn't press. Frank always h

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enthouse, Frank turned to Regina with a serious expression. "W

heir unspoken tension still hangin

ual," he said, his voice low.

beat. "A partner? What

see you standing beside me, not just as a trophy wife. Yo

but there was something in Frank's tone-a vulnerabil

Frank," she warned.

ways known that. And now, i

n turn. But for the first time in days, a spark of something real ignited inside her. Maybe this wasn't ju

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ting alongside Frank as they faced the board of Collier Global. She made calculated suggestions, spoke with a con

a shield. She was a p

ame when the press

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at the podium with Regina by his side. The cam

not just to my business, but to the woman standing beside me. Regina Daniels is my partner

pounding. There was no going ba

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and Regina, and the flashes from the cameras seemed endless, str

r, but something in Frank's stance made her feel... anchored. He wasn't just going through the motions; he was facing th

nd unwavering. "In life, in business, and in this marriage. We're committed

. She could feel the eyes of reporters, investors, and even board members boring into her, waiting for her

from a major business

ld statement today, publicly acknowledging your wife as your partner in the company. Is

s brought invaluable insight to the table-whether in business or in our personal l

erence anymore. It was Frank making a stand, pulling he

's financial mismanagement, the ones being investigated by federal authorities?

tense beside her. It was a delicate moment, one that c

g. "But let me be clear: there is no scandal here. There is no mismanagement. There are

ribbled notes, clearly fascinated by this new side of Frank-the side that wasn't just a busi

ween them. She wasn't just a shield, she was an active part of this

her thoughts. Was Frank telling the truth? Or wa

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the last camera had flashed its final shot, Frank and Regina

nk, the clink of ice against glas

he skyline shimmered under the lights, but it felt far away.

thoughtful. "I didn't just put yo

eyes. "A voice to do what, exactly? Defe

"And to show the world that you're not just some pawn in

been holding back finally spilling out. "I didn't

gaze steady. "I didn't ask f

, he turned away, his eyes once again drawn to the city lights. She didn't know if

"What happens now? You've dragged me into your world of hi

s expression hardening. "Now

I'm not your puppet, Frank

ed, his voice rough, eyes intense. "I want

e thing she couldn't give him. Not yet. Not when every move he made felt

the admission hanging in the air between them like

you everything, Regina. But I can promise you this: I'll never us

licker of sincerity in his eyes. I

they weren't just playing a game anymore. Like they were two people trying to n

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ng-something both dangerous and inevitable. The world was watching, and everything they did now would b

ank. And

kly becoming something far more complicated. And Regin

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