That night, Anastasia packed a small bag. She couldn't let Victor destroy everything Adrian had built. She decided to disappear before Victor could execute his plan, hoping to draw the media's attention away from the contract.
Anastasia was trapped. If the contract went public, Adrian's company would suffer immeasurably, and her family would be ruined all over again. Chapter 5: Love Over Law Matrimonio Por Contrato Con El Anastasia Lee (2...
When she finally walked out of the intensive care unit at midnight, she stopped dead in her tracks. Adrian was standing in the hospital corridor. His tie was undone, his hair was disheveled, and for the first time since she had known him, he looked genuinely terrified. That night, Anastasia packed a small bag
Across from her sat Adrian Volkov, a man whose reputation was as cold and ruthless as the Siberian winters his ancestors hailed from. He was the CEO of Volkov International, a titan of industry, and notoriously untouchable. He didn't look like a groom; he looked like a predator closing in on its prey. Anastasia was trapped
Anastasia stared at him, her heart hammering against her ribs. "You... you love me?" "With everything I have," Adrian whispered, leaning down.
As the months rolled on, the fake smiles for the cameras became real. Dinners were no longer silent. They laughed, they debated, and they began to share their lives. Anastasia realized, with a sense of dread, that she was falling in love with her contract husband.
"A beautiful contract wife for a beautiful price," Victor sneered, showing her a digital copy of the agreement on his phone. A corrupt employee in Adrian's firm had leaked it. "How do you think the public will react when they find out your fairytale romance is nothing but a business transaction? Volkov's shares will plummet, and I will buy them for pennies."