All Chapters of The billionaire’s contract bride : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Lena’s POVThe next morning, I stood in front of the tallest building I had ever seen before, and I wondered if I had made a terrible mistake.The glass tower disappeared into the clouds. I tilted my head back until my neck hurt."Vale Enterprises," I whispered to myself.The name was written in silver letters across the entrance, I knew that name and everyone did.The Vale family owned hotels, banks, technology companies, real estate, and other businesses I could never afford to shop in. I was standing outside their headquarters for a job interview, a job I had never applied for.I tightened my fingers around my handbag. "Just go inside," I whispered to myself again. Immediately my stomach tightened.I walked toward the revolving doors, and the security guard stopped me. "Miss,” the security guard said. I froze. "Yes,” I replied calmly."Can I help you,” he said softly. "I'm here for an interview,” I whispered. "With whom?" He asked quickly. I looked at the message on my phone. "Mr

Lena’s POVI stared at him a couple of times, he wasn't threatening me actually, but he almost made everything worse. Because he was giving me a choice and I was trying to be careful to avoid making the wrong choice."Would you touch me?" I asked quietly. The question came out before I could stop it. His eyes darkened slightly. “If the situation required it,” he whispered. “I believe you will enjoy it?" He said. I didn't answer him but my silence did and that moment my mood changed."I didn't mean to say such,” he said softly. "I really know what you meant Vale but it’s just left for me alone,” I said. I looked down a bit. "Forget about it,” I said quickly. He didn't say a word but after a moment he whispered, "There are boundaries.""What kind of boundaries are you talking about?" I asked carefully. “You don't owe me anything beyond the agreement Lena,” he said quietly.I stared at him for a few seconds. "Not even affection?" I asked politely. “Not real affection,” he said. Something

Lena’s POVThe Vale mansion was not a house, it was a warning and that was my first thought when the gates opened.I sat at the back of the black car, staring as the iron gates slowly moved apart.Beyond them was a long private driveway lined with tall trees. At the end stood a massive stone house with tall windows, wide steps, and more rooms than I could imagine anyone needing.I swallowed. "You're kidding,” I said quietly.The driver looked at me through the mirror. "No, ma'am,” he said politely.I almost laughed. "Please don't call me, ma'am,” I said. "Sorry,” he said. I looked back at the mansion. "How many people live there?" I asked."Mr. Vale,” he replied softly."You mean only him?" I asked again. "Yes,” he replied. I stared at him for a long moment. “You really mean one person lives in that house?" I asked repeatedly. "Mr. Vale prefers privacy,” he replied calmly.I turned back toward the window, of course he did and the car stopped at the bottom of the steps. Before I could

Lena’s POVThe cup in Evelyn's hand moved, a small sound came from the saucer, her fingers tightened and only for a second, but I saw it."You know him," I said. Evelyn looked toward the fire. "Lena,” she echoed my name one more time. "You know him,” I said again. My voice rose and Adrian stepped toward me."Lena, calm down,” he said. I turned sharply. "Don't tell me to calm down,” I said. His expression hardened and I regretted snapping at him, but I couldn't stop, I looked back at Evelyn."How do you know my father?" I asked consciously. Evelyn sighed. "Daniel helped the Vale family many years ago,” she said quietly.I froze. "What did you just say?" I asked. "He was there during a difficult time,” Evelyn said. "What difficult time?” I asked quickly again.She remained silent and my hands began shaking. "You said he helped your family. How?" I asked. "Some things happened a long time ago,” Evelyn said. "That isn't an answer,” I said.Evelyn looked directly at me. "No. It isn't,” she

Lena’s POVAdrian put down the pen. "Rule three. No interference in private lives,” he said. I frowned. "Explain it,” I said."When we're not pretending to be engaged, we have separate lives,” he said. "You don't ask where I go,” I said."I won't, Lena,” he said. "You don't ask who I speak to,” I added. "No, I won't,” he said. I will not ask you." "Good,” I said.I thought about it. "What if there's an emergency?" I asked. "That's different from the agreement, we will know how to sort it out,” he responded softly."What if one of us needs help?" I asked again. Adrian hesitated. “If necessary, we help each other,” he said.I nodded slowly. “That's fine, Adrian,”I said. He continued. "Rule four. Neither of us changes the agreement without discussing it first,” he said."That one sounds reasonable,” I said quietly. But I studied him very closely for a moment."Why do I feel like you're hiding something?" Adrian I asked quickly. "I'm not hiding anything from you, Adrian,” I replied cal