Too Late, Mr. White! I'm Married To Your Rival Now

en'

-this once formidable woman now reduced to a frail figure against starched white sheets-never failed to disturb me

her voice weak but her ey

t beside her bed. Her hand felt paper-thin in mine, the

r Group's latest acquisitions, she fixed me wi

have much time left," she

ors who've told you that,"

you married before I die, Aiden. I

ation we'd been having since

"I've indulged your single status long enough. You're thirty-two, successful,

ter empire alongside my grandfather, navigating a man's world with unpar

ing into mine. "Promise you'll marry soo

ances while internally calculating the probability of finding a suitable wife

nally said, a diplomatic enough a

spent another hour together, discussing business, reminiscing abou

retary and right-hand man for the past

" he asked, falling

replied. "Still fixate

gh. "Well, she's not the only one hoping

im a war

his expression quickl

uld know. The woman from the accid

in front of my car. I'd swerved to avoid hitting her, causing her to fall. My driver had reported she seemed phy

d, reading from his tablet.

egistered

rossed more than once. Especially since their recent collaboration with White C

t he certainly wasn't someone I'd

in a wedding dress when the accident occurred. Ap

ebrow. "Intere

te," Lucas said, watchin

n his father's coattails for years. White Enterprises had been a thorn in Carter Group's side since my grand

I decided. "Offer our apologi

puzzled by my sudden interest in what wou

esumed was her room, standing alone-pale, vis

t stoppe

ed by dust and pavement. Her veil hung loosely over her shoulders, a gho

tures were delicate, almost fragile, like porcelain on the verge of cracking. Her eyes, red-rimmed from crying, held a

gown, or perhaps because of

I approached

es. "I know who you are," she said cautiously

point, explaining my involvement in her fall and

"I ran into the road without looking. If anything,

Most people would have already called their lawy

upset her. Her expression hardened, determination replaci

is something you

request for a ride home or ass

rry

rd her. Lucas's choking

managed, keepin

. "Marry me. A business arrangement, nothing more. I h

ed, "And what exactly do I want

t birthday," she stated. "I know Carter Group has been

-prime real estate we'd been negotiating to purchase for over a year. Benjamin Jone

from me?" I asked, g

d broken. The media is having a field day with it. But imagine their reactio

both of us. The riverside property alone was worth millions-the cornerstone of our expansion plans. And se

choed in my mind: "Promise me you'll marry s

d get her wish, potentially extending her will to fight her illness. And I wo

id finally. "But I have

ession a mixture of

usiness nature. We present ourselves as a legitimate couple who fell in love quickly. Th

mother, for business optics, and, apparentl

siness arrangement, I expect respect and fidelity during our marriage. And I want your support in e

character than she probably intend

aid, extending my hand. "I'll hav

h of triumph in her eyes. Liam White had clearly under

a smile. "If we're going to be married, w

with a nod. "Welcome