All Chapters of The Billionaire CEO's Contract Bride : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Alex felt as though the ground had dropped out from beneath him. Marriage was not a decision to be taken lightly, especially not for the sake of appeasing corporate stakeholders. But as he looked into his grandmother's relentless gaze, he knew there was no room for negotiation."I understand, Grandmother," Alex replied, his voice matched with submission. "I will do whatever it takes to uphold the reputation of Sterling Enterprises."Margaret nodded, her expression softened slightly. "I knew I could count on you, Alexander. Time is not by your side again. My retirement is fast approaching and you need to prove to the world that you are ready to lead."“I have never wanted Robert nor his son, Max, to inherit the company. Your father is my first child and it is right that you take over since he isn't alive again.” Margaret scoffed."Talking about time, why don't you and your fiance you once told me about coming to see me this weekend? We haven't all been together for too long." Margaret

As Emily left Alex’s office, her mind was spinning with thoughts about his shocking proposal. She was so distracted that she didn’t see the person in front of her until she bumped into them.The files in her hands fell to the floor. “Oh no! I’m so sorry!” Emily said quickly, bending down to pick them up. Her heart raced as she looked up and saw Max, one of the company’s directors.Max, tall and dressed in a sharp suit, gave her a kind smile and crouched to help her. “It’s okay. Are you alright?” he asked gently.“Yes, I’m fine. Thank you,” Emily replied, her voice shaky. She stood up and adjusted her skirt, avoiding his gaze.Max looked at her closely for a moment. “Are you an employee here?”“I’m Mr. Sterling’s secretary,” Emily said quietly.Max raised an eyebrow as if thinking about her answer. Before he could say anything else, his secretary walked up and reminded him about a meeting.Max gave Emily a small smile. “I hope we meet again, Miss…?”“Emily. Emily Smith,” she said nervo

As soon as Robert and his family entered, Margaret’s expression changed. She didn’t look so excited to see them and crossed her arms tightly.“Ohh, Robert,” she said flatly. “You’re here.”Robert, who noticed his mother's cold expression, tried to ignore it and smiled at her.“Mother, it’s nice to see you."Margaret stared at him for a bit before looking toward Max's direction.“Max, you look thinner than the last time I saw you. Are you even feeding well?”Robert sighed as if this wasn't the first time he had heard such comments from her.“Mother, Max is fine. He’s just been busy with the company’s work like the rest of us, trying to do many things to keep the company growing. I hope his efforts won’t be in vain.”Margaret frowned a bit. “Busy, yes. At least Alex is also working so hard, and he's not looking very stressed. Let’s hope he doesn’t work himself sick.”The tension in the room became a bit thick. Robert’s wife, Sandra, tried to change the topic and lighten the atmosphere.

Alex was quick to snap out of it while Emily rushed out of the car to go into the company so she wouldn’t be seen coming in with the boss. Alex watched as she ran off, and his hand moved toward his phone to make a call."Want to drink tonight?" he asked the person on the other side."How wicked of you to call my sister but not check up on me.""That's why I want to use this as a means of apologizing." Alex got out of the car, shut the door, and walked into the private elevator."No, you just want to use this as a means of getting information. But don’t worry, I’ll be seated right at the club tonight. Bring your pretty secretary along—and Victor.""Won’t that just make it crowded? Two is a gathering, but three is a crowd. Now here you are, selfishly asking for four.""It makes me wonder what information you need this time.""You know, that’s the same thing I said to Robert last night.""Now I wish I could see his face so badly.""Sure. See you later tonight."Alex walked into his offic

The wedding came faster than anyone had expected. Every single bomb seemed to drop too quickly, leaving people no time to recover from the last.The first shock—that Mr. Alex had a fiancée—was the cake batter. Now, finding out that his wedding happened way too fast was another shock that baked the cake.And just when the world was still talking, the icing was placed: the bride they were all dying to know turned out to be his little secretary.People couldn't stop talking, of course. Their imaginations ran wild, thinking about all the indecent things that might have happened in the office.Robert was also shocked when he received an invitation stating that the wedding was the next day. Even if he had planned to stop the wedding, the late notice left no room for action—there would have been too many loopholes.He had no choice but to watch the wedding unfold, just like Max, who sat clenching and unclenching his fists after hearing the news.Emily sat in the car, feeling too shy to step