계약결혼 Novels & Stories

"I just want to stay by your side until the child is born, and then I'll walk away from your life. Basically, I just need about 10 months." The room fell silent. "And you think my grandmother would let you walk away?" Kyle's voice was laced with skepticism. "She won't be able to do anything if we enter a contract marriage," I replied. Kyle's eyes widened. "Contract marriage?" he repeated. "Yes," I explained. "To her, we'll really get married, but between us, it'll just be a contract. We'll sign an agreement stating the terms, including the duration – 10 months – and when the contract ends, I'll leave you alone."

“Unless it’s a miracle lottery win, I don’t think anything can fix this.” Emma leaned forward, voice dropping. “There’s this new government program called the One-Year Marriage Incentive Scheme. Couples who sign a legal one-year marriage contract and live together get a huge one-time payment — enough to cover major medical bills and clear heavy debts. After twelve months, you can walk away free.” Abby froze. “Marry a stranger for money?”

"You guys better know the answer to my questions." Nathaniel seemed to have known that Hestia would agree to his terms, so he took out a stack of papers from his bag and placed it in front of Hestia. "This is a marriage agreement. We’ll move on with the topic as soon as you leave your signature on it." ‘He’s even got the contracts all ready?’ Hestia took a glance at Nathaniel and then began to scan through the terms of the contract. Nathaniel came prepared; the contract stated every single term and condition very clearly. It was just an agreement between the two to get married, and they would not have to perform any commitment or obligations as husband and wife. They were nothing but two bus

“Who would’ve thought you’re knowledgeable in legal matters?” Jasmine's face flushed red. She could sense he was being sarcastic. Tristan leaned very close to her, puffing his breaths on the tip of her nose. “In that case, we are gonna be considered a legally married couple if we get our Contract marriage agreement signed, Right?” He’s as cunning as a fox! He forced me to his house, yet he’s also planning on getting us married. How can a naive girl like me match up against a sly devil like him?

Everything was so fast and surreal, as though he had been waiting for this moment. Who even just sees someone in church and marries them? It didn’t make sense to me, but did I care? No. All I wanted was revenge, and I would do anything for that. We had signed both the marriage contract, which stated we would go our separate ways two years from now. No sex, no intimacy, just officiality! “You have not signed your check,” Joshua said as we drove to his house. I looked up at him, then back at the check. I didn’t even know what to sign on it. I took the check and looked at it intently.

"Marriage is sacred, it's not something to be taken lightly." "Are you out of your mind?" he exclaimed. "It's precisely because I'm sane that I'm saying this," she insisted. "No! Our marriage will be purely contractual. There will be a contract to sign later, specifying the duration of our arrangement. If our mission isn't accomplished by the end of the contract term, there will be an option for an extension," he explained. "I refuse," she replied firmly, arms crossed. "I won't entertain the idea of treating marriage as a game. Contract marriages are not acceptable!"

He gestured to a white document on a side table, an elegant fountain pen resting on the glossy paper. Serena felt an odd mixture of emotions and didn't know what to say. Instead, she walked over, picked up the contract, and began reading. The document was a very formal agreement, explicitly defining the nature of her engagement to Matthew. It made it clear that they would divorce at the end of a two-year period. During these two years, Serena would have access to limitless wealth and enjoy the privileges associated with her status, but only if she maintained a low profile. This was Serena's understanding, and it was far from what she had expected.

"Without a word. Without an explanation. Do you have any idea what that did to me? To us?" Her eyes didn't budge. "There was no 'us,' Kai. There never was." The words hit me like a perfectly placed slap, but I wasn't backing down. "You expect me to believe that? After everything we shared, everything we- "Don't romanticize it," she cut in, her razor-sharp voice slicing into my thoughts. "Our marriage was a contract. Nothing more." I felt a cold shiver run down my spine, and I straightened in my chair. "A contract?"