LOGINWhen Claire agrees to play her cold-hearted boss’s girlfriend for a weekend, she never expects a fake romance to turn into a nine-month marriage contract worth millions. She becomes trapped in the world of the ultra wealthy and her abusive ex resurfaces to blackmail her with millions. She also falls in love with her cold-hearted boss, leading to an affair that gets her pregnant. But the reason for the contract marriage is no longer necessary. What happens now that Claire has no reason to stay married to her cold boss?
View MoreClaire’s POV
If I have to hunt down one more brand of homemade artisan goat-milk yogurt for a man who literally has no soul to digest it, I am going to make sure I key that man’s new car.
I’m standing under a bus stop shed while the rain pours down mercilessly in torrents, holding a box of burger—because apparently, the texture makes him think well—and goat milk yogurt.
Scott Smith is the worst boss I could have ever asked for.
And honestly, I should have known that accepting this job offer with such a generous salary meant sacrificing my mental health.
I’m surprised I have lasted three years with him.
“Omg! Shit!” I curse out loud as a speeding car splashes water all over my skirt. I check on the box I'm holding first because his food matters more than a skirt, and he is so heartless he would literally send me back.
Plus, my clothes are already a bit wet. It is a miracle I'm not dripping.
My phone keeps buzzing in my pocket, but with my two hands occupied, I can’t check it. I mentally prepare myself for a lecture when I return.
Finally, the bus arrives and I hurry inside, grateful for the warmth it provides. I set the box down beside me and pull my phone out of my purse.
There are sixteen missed calls from my boss and thirty-two messages.
I’m on my way back. I type.
I turn off my phone because I am so not ready to receive a call every three minutes asking about my current location.
By the time I reach the other side of the city, the rain has ceased but the clouds are still gloomy.
The high-rise building of Knox’s Technology Headquarters is an eighty-seven-story building that stands out with the semi-reflective glass coating the entire building. I walk towards the door with quick strides and hurry into the elevator. Kate is standing there and she gives me a pitiful smile.
“Sorry,” she tells me with a wince.
“I'm used to it.” I smile back at her, my fingers shaking against the box.
I heave a sigh of relief as the elevator dings open and then I rush out, stumbling in my four-inch Zara heels as my legs are already tired from today’s walk around the whole of Seoul.
“Sorry I'm late,” I say in ragged breaths as I push the door open. “I didn’t find—“
The box of cheese burger and goat milk yogurt clatters to the ground, the contents spilling over the floor. The Cheese burger burst open, scattered, and the cover of the yogurt cup has come off.
Seriously, why didn't these people have better seals?
I gulp.
Scott Smith has a lady bent over his desk, pumping his dick into her with vigorous thrusts.
“Sorry, sorry I'm… I’ll be ri—”
“I called you severally,” he says casually, still fucking her. His voice sounds husky. “Why didn’t you pick?”
I avert my gaze towards the other side of the room. “The rain… and I didn’t find them on time.”
“And now you’ve gone ahead to waste them.”
“Yes, please. Faster, I'm so close,” the woman moans loudly.
God. I facepalm internally.
“I’m sorry, I just… I… Can I leave? I’ll come another time to— I’ll go get new ones…” I stammer.
“No. Clean up this mess immediately.”
“But sir—“
“What have I told you about buts, Minnie Mouse?”
Ah yes, the only form of humor Scott has is calling me that nickname.
Other than that, he is as cold as ice and very inconsiderate.
“I’ll clean it right away.”
Minutes later, I'm cleaning up his office while he and this woman switch positions every five minutes.
Seriously, didn't sex get exhausting after a while?
I continue scooping up the remains of the goat milk yoghurt with a stack of napkins, and I try my absolute best to ignore the rhythmic thud-thud-thud of the mahogany desk as he keeps slamming into her.
“You missed a spot by the leg of the chair,” Scott Smith says with a completely level voice. He does not even sound out of breath even though the woman beneath him is making enough noise to alert the entire building.
I glare at his expensive leather shoes and shove a soggy dumpling into the trash bag.
“My apologies, sir; I’ll be sure to sanitize the area so you don't slip on your own ego later,” I mutter under my breath as I reach for the spilled yogurt that was slowly seeping into the Persian rug.
The woman moans something that sounds like his name, but it is muffled because she is currently face-down on the blotter, and I honestly feel more sorry for the paperwork she is wrinkling than for her dignity.
“What was that, Minnie Mouse?” Scott asks. I can hear the smirk in his voice as he grips the woman’s hips to pick up the pace.
I squeeze the yogurt-soaked napkins in my hand until the white liquid drips between my fingers, and I take a deep breath to keep from screaming because this is my favorite pair of heels and there is definitely a splash of dairy on the toe.
“I said the yogurt is very stubborn, sir,” I lie through my teeth. I start scrubbing at the carpet with ferocity.
“Just like you,” he counters, and then he lets out a low, guttural groan that makes my stomach do a weird little flip despite the fact that I am currently elbow-deep in a cleaning disaster.
I finished the job and stood up. I didn’t look back as I hauled the bag of trash toward the door because if I see one more inch of his bare butt, I am going to lose my mind.
I’ll need a very strong bleach with a high concentration of acid to clean out the live p**n image from my head.
After disposing of the trash and washing my hands, I return to my desk and switch my computer back on to arrange his schedule for next week— and to also distract myself from the noise coming from his office. It is the only room that isn’t soundproof because Scott likes to yell orders through the door instead of using the intercom.
The woman walks out some minutes later, looking thoroughly fu
cked with her swollen lips and disheveled hair.
Scott's POV.I watch Daniel's car zoom off with Claire inside it, and the more I stare at the car, the harder it becomes to breathe. My jaws are ticking and my fingers are curled so tightly into fists that I fear I may start bleeding any moment from now. What was the need for her to go with Daniel when we were both heading to the same direction?My chest tightens with a strong feeling that threatens to knock me out. I feel both anger and jealousy, and I badly want to put Daniel in his place. But I know better than to attack the wrong person. Claire is the one who chose him over me and that says a lot for me right now. As if on cue, the memory of me confessing my feelings comes to my mind, the replay now feeling more like mockery than a special moment. I wish I never told her how I really felt, at least I wouldn't be feeling so affected by her choices. It's clear she has eyes for Daniel, if not, she'd never have gone with him. And as much as I want her by my side, the last thing
Claire's POV.It's all beginning to make sense now. This is why he was acting all jealous earlier, because he's still entertaining Rose, and he fears I have the same intentions towards Daniel.How pathetic.The burning feeling in my chest doubles and it affects the rhythm of my breathing. A hard lump forms in my throat but I don't even bother to swallow it. My hands ball into fists as I watch Scott on the call. Scott’s expression changes instantly, almost like he himself couldn't believe what he's hearing. But for heaven's sake, he could as well be putting on an act.“What are you talking about? I don't recall having an arrangement with you. Don't even piss me off,” Scott warns her.But I hear Rose's next few words loud and clear. “You're so annoying sometimes, and I'm sure it's because you have so much work to attend to. That's probably why you forgot. Anyways, I'll be waiting for you, you know where to find me,” she says, and Scott angrily ends the call. But that doesn't erase t
Claire's POV. The look on Scott's face tells me that he's reading meaning into the scene in my office, and that makes me feel uneasy.He doesn't utter a word, and that in itself is already telling enough. Daniel’s gaze alternates between me and him, and I'm guessing he can also tell that Scott isn't pleased. So he does what any rational person would.“Um, Claire, I'll check up on you later. I'll be leaving now,” He says with an awkward smile before disappearing from the office.When Daniel is completely gone, Scott moves closer to my table with anger written all over his face. My hands starts shaking so I clasp them behind me while thinking of the perfect words to say.“What was that?” Scott queries in a cold, flat tone. I still can't find the words to say so I remain quiet.Scott shakes his head, “so this is what you do? Talking to other men while I am not around you?” Hmm, that sounds a little too possessive, but I try not to think too much of it. “It–it was nothing honestly.
Claire's POV.Those words sound so unreal. I heard him say it at the dinner that night but I assumed it was just him in character. But here he is again, telling me those same words. I raise my head from his shoulders, my hands curling around the sides of his face, “you love me?”He nods, his eyes sparkling with so much sincerity, “you're the only woman my heart beats for. I'm sorry it took this long to say, but I don't think I want you to be just my fake girlfriend anymore. I want you to be mine.”My eyes water without will, and my lips curl into a smile as my heart palpates with the release of joy. Is this actually real? Is Scott really in love with me? It sounds like a serious dream. I stare at him with genuine confusion, my heart now racing carelessly, “Are–are you serious? You love me?” I ask, hoping he corrects his sentence, but he does the exact opposite.He presses his lips into a thin, determined line, “Yes. I love you so much that I even think it's unhealthy. I've been so
Scott's POV.I'm not sure if those are the right words to convey my intentions, but I still say them anyway.Ever since the argument we had about Rose and about the marriage, I've found myself wanting to spend more time around her. I'm hoping she'll see that she means more to me than anyone else.C
Claire's POV.I've spent the past few days checking out apartment listings, because for some reason it's wise to prepare for the inevitable. Despite several attempts to get her words out of my mind, Rose words never leave. They haunt me, pierce me, and make me feel stupid as the day goes by. The
Claire's POV.Shame wraps around my body as I notice more workers staring at me. My insides are pooling with the urgency to hide myself, but that's almost impossible because I'm at work. If it's just the stares, it would have been bearable. But then there were murmurs too. And not about anyone, ab
Scott's POV. After Claire leaves, I spend the next few hours doing my investigations on the workers behind Claire's discomfort. A few were warned, and others who denied were relieved of their duties. I had no regrets whatsoever, and I also didn't feel the need to consider that they've worked for












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