Contract Marriage With That Ruthless CEO

ations. He was holding two cups of coffee, a peace offering, and wearing the cha

n her desk. The smell of the expensive brew filled the air

e said, not looking up from the

ng up a chair. "Don' t shut me ou

"A team? Is that what you call it when on

came to talk about the

talk about," she sa

the mature adult handling a childish partner. "Look, I know this is hard. But Chloe' s wedding

imply stared at him, her silence mo

s hand. The real r

eady paid the deposit for the waterfront estate... and since it' s such a beautiful

f his request was breathtaking. He wanted to marry his ex-gi

don' t you think?" he added, a hopeful glint in his

ing inside her finally boiled

the word cutting

as if he couldn' t fathom her refusin

dding venue to marry anoth

titlement beneath. "Don' t be so selfish, Ava! It' s just a location! You' re ma

of my offi

his voice rising. "You owe me this! After all I' ve

g her lips. "You have destroyed everything we built

o yell, to break something. But the cold fury in her eyes must have stopped him. He

on had drained her. She felt hollowed out, the last remnants

on the desk. An

t, but on a strange

ell

calm, and unapologetically direct.

said you ne

It was Lu

y. Her mind was still reeli

ide?" she managed to ask, a

end. It wasn' t a warm sound, but i

s you planned. We merge our companies. We destroy Ethan Hayes. In return, I get 51% of the new combined ent

ocking and strangely refreshing. He wasn' t pretending

e conclusion. "My lawyer will send over the prenuptial agreement and the me

d form a respon

t her proposal. He had countered with a full-blown corporate takeover disgu

ker of something other than pain or anger. It w