Contract Marriage with my boss

ned cold, his eyes glinting

l. "Marry me, Hannah. I'll giv

ther, the surgery she needed, the bills piling up. But then s

She sound

an unders

hom I had a one-

.sir" she stuttered, intim

lculating tone. "You're not thinking clearly, Hannah. Your mother is s

d. "How did you kno

verything

hort. "Think about

stood and left

; why would I

remembers sle

he re

e encounter. Alexander's cold attitude lingered i

*****

face red with anger. "Mia, you w

phone, a hint of a smil

orrent. "Alexander Blackwood, the nerve of him! He forced me to me

ng into a dreamy gaze. "Hannah, don't be fool

th annoyance. "You're not listening, Mia. H

You'll be Mrs. Blackwood, a member of the elite. The lu

e not thinking about my happiness, Mia.

, think about your mother. This marriage could secure her future, and yours. An

r slowly giving way to dou

t's all I'm asking, Hannah. Just think

d already racing with the possibil

again. "Hannah, seriously, think about it. You'll be living in a mansion, travelin

ng. "I know, Mia. It's just...I don't

t sometimes we have to make sacrifices for the people

an eyebrow. "N

if you don't, the benefits are worth it

g that Mia was right. Maybe this was an opportunity she shouldn't

At t

The beeping of machines and muted whispers of the other patients filled the air, but her

rds "You're a lucky girl, Hannah," she said with a warm smile. "

her as nothing more than a possession? A man w

ice dripping with disdain. How could she

ht of responsibility settled heavily on her shoulders. She needed a

but it would be a loveless marriage, a mere arrangement of convenience. Sh

ke the feeling that she was sacrificing a pa

ked up the phone. Her heart racing, she dialed his number.

Blackwood

ading. "Alexander, it's me. I'm ready to sign the marriage

moment, she wondered if she had made a terrible mistake.

words...let's just say I have no intention of reneging on our agre

the hint of menace in his tone, but she

oes he

y in, no b

for you at 5 pm to

t staring at her phone, wondering w

next

pm

ion. The palace-like structure towered above her, its beauty almost mesmerizing. She felt like a fairy-tale princes

a chair for

ttle, neither willing to break the ice. Hannah finally spoke up, he

crawl. "Oh, I thought you were here for

it at her like a bone to a dog. "This outlines the terms of our arra

she scanned the documen

ecting me not to have one?" he raised his brow in questio

fs and roll

l events with me as my fiance; we should act all lov

y and my daughter shouldn't be aware of this contract

t," Hanna

usiness party of a client partnership, inviting her to accompany him to the business party; Hannah declined, citi

her eyes nearly popped out when he transferred $100 million into her acc

other's surgery. It's been scheduled for next week, and she will be op

t the unexpected gesture. "Thank you

"Just play your role as a wife well. Soon yo

what to make of this enigmatic man who seemed to care fo

brown hair and big green eyes sat on a couch cushion. "Hannah, this is

able child. "Hi, Miranda! You're so cute!" she

en Hannah and her father. She hid behind Alexan

rying his daughter's hands off his leg. "Hannah i

sion skeptical. "I don't know..."

her fear of this new person in her life. "It's okay, sweetie," Hannah said, trying t

nd Alexander's leg again, he