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Marrisa's parent died when she was a child. Her properties were taken away from her. She had nothing and was wretched. She met Aryan, the ruthless CEO who was looking for a contract wife. How is she going to cope with the devil king?
Contract Marriage
Chapter one
I sat in the comfort of my car, plugging in my ear pod I tuned in to listen to my favourite musician. Taking the iPad which lied lazily beside me I turned it on to check my work schedule for the day.
The driver drives down into the company's parking lot while the securities men rushed to opened the door for,getting down from the car I walked hastily to the elevator ignoring all greetings I get from my employees
I walked towards my office gracefully with frown on my face, immediately my secretary sighted she hurriedly left her table and rushed towards me
"Should I brew your coffee right now?; She asked while breathing heavily
"Not now, what are my schedules for the day" I asked turning the door knob to the office
"You've a meeting with the Green's empire at noon and...............
I cut her speech
"Just go straight to the important ones and stop been a dummy" I growled loosening my tie a little bit while sinking down into my chair
"You will be having a meeting with the boards members in the next forty five minutes sir,"
"And you are just telling me that now huh" hitting my hand on the table shattering some files that were neatly arranged on it making them fly away towards the west region.
"Uhmmm sir I..t...n...o........" she said shuttering while clashing the files in her hands tightly to her chest.
"Prepare all the files that needed my attention within twenty minutes and send in my coffee immediately" I said sounding so dangerous as ever sending cold chills down her spine as she hurriedly left the office in fear
I turned my system on checking some emails Jace sent to me last night concerning the contracts we're working on presently while cross checking some of the files on my table before sending them to the various office that needed to take actions on them, picking up the telecom phone on the table I called the auditing team.
"Send in the new accounts you verified through emails immediately" without waiting for their response I hanged up immediately.
... Auditing team ...
Everybody bumped into each other while trying to process and coupled what their boss required of them, they knew better not to delay him else they're all gone. The audit manager could be seen running while drips of sweats lined on his forehead he looks so worn out and equally stressed but who he is to complain when his not ready to lose his only live hood.
"Have the accounting department sent those previous accounts we asked for," Mr. Lewis the auditing manager asked the secretary while going through some files on his table, despite the fact that the room is well ventilated and the air conditioner was on his whole body was covered in sweats, fingers is at war presently with the keyboards as everyone is busy correcting one errors or the other.
"Yes they've sent it but the accounts isn't corresponding with our total estimations."
"And whose faults is that Annie" the man who seems to be worn out and provoked spoke out of anger his veins almost poking out while his eyes were bulging out of their sockets.
The lady seems not shaken as she stood her ground and spoke calmly as ever
"Both parties are faulty caused we worked on the previous accounts we have with us not knowing they haven't done their overall calculations sir."
"Just go and rectify the faults and send it to my table for reviews within thirty minutes"
With a wave of hand the lady walked out of the office.
Walking out the meeting hall exhausted, I moved into my office to continue the day's work. I checked my mails to see if the auditing team has sent what I asked to me but I couldn't find any message from them, folding my fist together in anger I called the team manager once again.
"What the hell is delaying the mail" I thundered
"It's will be sent to you immediately sir."
"If I drop this call and I didn't receive the mail from your team consider yourself and your team fired immediately" with that I dropped the call immediately.
A soft knock came on my door jolting me out of my thoughts
"Come in" I muttered dryly.
"I just received a message concerning the contracts we're pursing that you aren't qualified to win the contract" my manager said while bowing head his head a little.
"And what's makes me to be disqualified, did I provide all the qualifications needed huh"
Anger could be seen written vividly on Aryan's face, he looks so displeased with the news he heard just now dampening his mood which also aggravated his anger.
"According to the information sent to me you aren't qualified because you aren't married, the only way for you to be qualified is when you're married."
If a tester is to be brought to room now to check the temperature it's might actually blow off,
Aryan's gnashed his teeth together folding the piece of paper in his hand imagining it to be James neck cause he knows the only person behinds this is new rule is no one except James his rival.
"That motherfucker"he cursed beneath his breath
"Is there any way around this new rule."
"Not at all I guessed it's a new challenge James wants to dare you to."
"Fuck you bastard," I yelled throwing the frame on my table across the room making it hit the wall greatly shattering the glass that's was used as picture cover all over the floor.
The secretary hurriedly entered the office to check what's going on to make her boss looks so furious as ever.
Both workers looked at each other then their boss but a single glare from their boss made scammed out of the office.
Aryan picked up his phone to call his girlfriend and have one or two words with her.
"Hello baby" came in the most sweetest and angelic voice which made Aryan falls deeply for her all over again.
"Hiiiiiiiiiii" he replied dryly not sure of her response to what's he's gonna ask her.
"What's wrong babe, why do you sound so off like this," she asked with worries written all over her voice.
"Do you remember the contract I told you I was pursing recently."
"Yes I do and what about it" she asked urging him to go further.
"The new rules of the contract implies that I can only be qualified for the contract if I'm married and you know how this contact really means to me"
"So what are you implying now"
"You know what am talking about Jessie."
"Aryan you and I know this can't work out now it's ruin my career and you fucking know that.....see all I have to say is find your way out of that situation cause I aren't getting married now cause of one forsaking contract" she replied harshly almost screaming her lungs out on the phone.
"But Jessie........."
"If you've nothing else to say to me have a wonderful day then" with she hanged up the phone.
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
P-please, I beg you. Come let's go tell Christian I had no hand in whatever happened, p-please." I clutched the lapel of his jacket desperately. "Let's go. You need to tell my husband you were paid." "Young lady, you're harassing me." His tone was cold and his stare granite. But I could care less. "You harassed me first! You had sex with me without my consent, my husband knows and now I'm pregnant with this child he doesn't want. You ruined my marriage! I-I hate you!" ************************************ Caught by her husband with another man on their matrimonial bed the morning after her birthday, Hailey Codza could not defend herself. As though it's not enough, she gets pregnant. Her enraged husband decides to pay her back for her infidelity by having an affair with his ex-girlfriend - Denise Kellers, the family Hailey never knew she had. Losing her family's wealth and company to her husband and his ex (now girlfriend), she is devastated, homeless and penniless as all her credit cards are blocked by her husband. She sees the man who is responsible for her pregnancy. The man she has no idea how he'd found his way to her matrimonial bed - Jared Johnson. Jared is annoyed when this strange woman disrupts his meeting and accuses him of ruining her life, marriage and impregnating her. It affects his business deals and having no choice, he marries her to calm the public whilst engaged to someone else. But he loathes her and allows his family treats her badly. Hailey who has fallen in love with Jared is broken when she can no longer take the humiliation. She signs the divorce papers and leaves, only to arrive six years later to the country as a self-made, secret billionaire and a mother of twins. Now her two ex-husbands are begging to have her back...
In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?
In their three years of marriage, Chelsea had been a dutiful wife to Edmund. She used to think that her love and care would someday melt Edmund's cold heart, but she was wrong. Finally, she couldn't take the disappointment any longer and chose to end the marriage. Edmund had always thought that his wife was just boring and dull. So it was shocking when Chelsea suddenly threw divorce papers at his face in front of everyone at the Nelson Group's anniversary party. How humiliating! After that, everyone thought that the formerly-married couple would never see each other again, even Chelsea. Once again, she thought wrong. Sometime later, at an award ceremony, Chelsea went onstage to accept the award for best screenplay. Her ex-husband, Edmund, was the one presenting the award to her. As he handed her the trophy, he suddenly reached for her hand and pleaded humbly in front of the audience, "Chelsea, I'm sorry I didn't cherish you before. Could you please give me another chance?" Chelsea looked at him indifferently. "I'm sorry, Mr. Nelson. My only concern now is my business." Edmund's heart was shattered into a million pieces. "Chelsea, I really can't live without you." But his ex-wife just walked away. Wasn't it better for her to just concentrate on her career? Men would only distract her—especially her ex-husband.
Rejected by her mate, who had been her long-time crush, Jasmine felt utterly humiliated. Seeking solace, she headed to a party to drown her sorrows. But things took a turn for the worse when her friends issued a cruel dare: kiss a stranger or beg her mate for forgiveness. With no other choice, Jasmine approached a stranger and kissed him, thinking that would be the end of it. However, the stranger unexpectedly wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "You're mine!" He growled, his words sending shivers down her spine. And then, he offered her a solution that would change everything...