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Jonathan remained calm. Far too calm. "As soon as possible." Weni finally found her voice. "Sir." "Hm?" "What does this mean?" Jonathan crossed his arms. "It means marry me." Weni pointed dramatically at herself. "Did I pass my training period or something?" Jonathan almost laughed. Almost. "So now you're too impatient and want to turn me into your contract wife?" A smile finally escaped him. The first genuine smile all day. "Maybe." Weni gasped. "That's not an answer!"

“No wedding picture? Don’t tell me it was one of those secret courthouse things?” “Something like that,” I said, forcing a small laugh. Something like that and also nothing like that. “Tell me, Mrs. Rothwell,” he said, his voice dropping to that teasing murmur again, “how does it feel being married to Julian?” I met his gaze, “Exhausting,” I said flatly, he threw his head back and laughed “typical Julian ” he said chuckling. He walked closer, stopping in front of the oven. “And what’s that inside?” he asked, bending slightly to look through the glass.

JESSIE. Ten minutes after getting to the city hall, our marriage certificate is in hand, and Stephen is standing beside me. He spent a few minutes explaining the marriage contract to me. He was willing to invest in the Moore group once we got married. We have to stay married for at least five years. “I can’t believe this,” I murmured to myself. “What? That we got married?” “Yes.” I turned to him and bumped into his chest because of how close he was standing. I tried not to think about how firm his chest was.

A massive emerald, ringed by a halo of diamonds, sparkled in the candlelight. I shivered when his fingertips grazed my neck. “Perfect,” he whispered in my ear. “Like it was made for you.” I raised my champagne glass, trying to hide my racing heart. Orion sat across from me, his gray eyes burning into mine, threatening to melt me. It had been five years since I was reborn. Five years I’d spent by his side. I was his secret. His only woman. I knew he didn’t do marriage. But the way he looked at me, the way he made love to me… it made me hope. It made me dream that he would ask me to be his wife.

“Don Anthony, I know you have someone special in your life. This marriage is just for family duty. Don’t worry, all I need is five years. I won’t separate you and your special someone for too long.” His brows furrowed slightly, as if he genuinely didn’t understand what I was saying. “Someone special? Five years?” “Yes. Five years. I’ll be your wife in name only. I won’t interfere with your private affairs. After five years, we can part ways, and I won’t take a single cent from you. I can sign an agreement on it.” His brows furrowed even more, and he glanced at his consigliere with a questioning look. When no one answered him, he stepped closer instead, gently pulling me into a half-embrace.

"For one year. Just like the will asked." He raised an eyebrow, leaning back in his seat. "And the marriage clause?" he asked carefully. "You understand that you're required to enter into marriage within that year, correct?" I hesitated for a moment, then shrugged. "Maybe," I answered, keeping my tone casual. Mr. Hargrove frowned. "Maybe?" he repeated, his voice skeptical. "Miss Chen, I'm not sure you understand. The will is very specific. You must…" "I know what the will says," I interrupted, meeting his eyes. "But I'm not making any promises. I'll stay for the year. That's all I'm agreeing to right now."

Four years later I stood in front of my husband, a title he would be reclaiming again today, only this time it was on our terms. It was a decision he had made for our fifth-year anniversary. We had had dinner and had stepped out to get fresh air only to be bombarded with flowers and confetti, and he had kneeled before me, asking us to renew our vows again. But this time was different, and I was loving this difference. First, he had made all of the decisions with Kim, and somehow they managed to make it one I absolutely loved.

She grabbed the pen and scribbled her signature on the dotted line without even looking at the agreement. The pen tore a hole in the paper, reminiscent of the hole torn through our decade-long fake marriage. Simon slumped back down on his seat, looking as if his soul had left his body. I didn't look at them any longer. I simply picked up my copy of the divorce agreement before addressing Lucas. "Let's go."

The forecast had lied. Inside, the main room still held the chill of a place that had been empty for months. Wren knelt at the stone fireplace and stacked kindling with the same focused efficiency she brought to everything. Thirty-two. Married to Callum for four years. The same sharp collarbones and dark braid she had worn in senior year, only now there was a thin gold band on her left hand that caught the first weak flames when she struck the match.

“You two clearly have history. Feel free to catch up. I won't get in the way.” “That's not what this is.” “Isn't it?” I glanced past him toward Renita, who stood watching us with an expression that had already shed every trace of tears. “You're both free to do whatever you want, Maximilian. It's not as though this marriage was ever built on anything real. Why pretend otherwise now, just because she happened to show up” “You don't mean that.”