My Contract Marriage with the CEO

“Allow me to introduce Eleanor Montgomery, my fiancée—the woman I love and intend to marry.”Eleanor Montgomery’s eyes widened in shock. She stared in panic at her boss, Archibald Richter—or Archie—a thirty-one-year-old man who, at a remarkably young age, was already the President Director of Richter Company, a multinational corporation with immense influence in the nation’s business world.What was the meaning behind Archie’s words? Why did he introduce Eleanor as his fiancée?Eleanor felt a faint squeeze from Archie’s fingers resting on her waist. She tried to process what was happening—how on earth had she ended up trapped in this situation?Eleanor had come to the restaurant to meet her fiancé, Julian Blackwood, only to catch him red-handed in an affair with Paula Hazelwood, the heiress to the Hazelwood fortune. An argument had ensued, ending with Julian unilaterally breaking off their engagement.Having just walked away from Julian and Paula, consumed by anger and disappointment,

Eleanor sat in the passenger seat, turning her head toward Archie.Yes, she had accepted the contract marriage Archie proposed, but she never expected that he would take her to meet her family this very day.“Does it really have to be this soon, Mr. Richter?” Eleanor asked, glancing at Archie, who was focused on driving.The man was currently wearing only a black dress shirt, having removed his wet suit jacket.“The sooner, the better.” Archie spoke with an uncompromising firmness.Eleanor squeezed her fingers together in her lap. She still had no idea how to explain the proposed marriage to her father.Just as her father crossed her mind, the phone inside her bag began to ring.Eleanor pulled out her phone and saw her father’s name displayed on the screen.She didn’t answer right away. She was trying to guess why her father was calling, considering he usually never cared about her.Julian had likely already complained to him about their broken engagement.“If it’s important, answer i

Eleanor and Archie processed their marriage registration that very day.Jackson truly did not care about Eleanor; once the registration paperwork was finalized, he simply left without a second thought.Now, Eleanor sat inside the car alongside Archie.She stared silently at the marriage certificate in her hands. Her dream of getting married in a grand ceremony wearing a beautiful dress seemed destined to remain nothing more than a fantasy.Eleanor harbored no grand expectations for this contract marriage. All she hoped for was to work and live in peace.“We’re going to see my mother now.”Archie’s voice made Eleanor turn her head. She looked at him as he focused on the road.“Will your mother mind that we got married this quickly?” Eleanor asked to make sure. After all, she had no idea what Archie’s mother was like.Was she strict? Or was she kind?Archie didn’t answer. His gaze remained fixed ahead, though the subtle tension in his facial expression betrayed a hint of hesitation.Aft

Eleanor shook her head rapidly, forcing a faint smile to mask her overwhelming nerves. “It’s nothing, Mr. Richter. I’m just a little tired.”Archie didn’t press any further. He held out a folder he had just retrieved from the nightstand.“Here is the draft of our marriage contract,” Archie said, his voice quiet yet firm. “Read it carefully.”Eleanor accepted the folder with slightly cold fingers. She took a deep breath, trying to soothe her racing heart.Slowly, she flipped through page after page. Rather than panicking or hesitating, her eyes moved calmly over every sentence and clause drafted by the man beside her.Archie’s perfectionist nature shone clearly on paper; not a single point disadvantageously impacted her as the dragged-in party. Every clause was written with complete fairness toward Eleanor.“Well?” Archie asked as he flipped through his own copy. “Are there any clauses you wish to contest or add?”Eleanor closed the black folder slowly and turned slightly to face him d

Archie’s luxury car cut through the city streets as traffic began to build up.Inside the vehicle, a heavy silence lingered. Eleanor stared straight out the window, watching the soaring skyscraper of Richter Company gradually come into view in the distance.Her heart began to race once again as she pondered how she ought to conduct herself at the office later."Mr. Richter," Eleanor called out, breaking the silence, her voice exceptionally cautious.Archie kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead. "What is it?""Please drop me off by the side of the road near the bus stop right after that intersection, sir," Eleanor said, pointing toward a bus stop a few hundred meters before the company's main entrance.Archie briefly glanced over at her. "Why drop off there? We are heading to the same building.""In accordance with the contract draft we signed last night, sir," Eleanor explained, her voice low yet firm. "We agreed to keep our relationship a secret at the office. If any staff or employe