Chapter 14

Gwendolyn dropped her gaze to the bold and black lettering adorning the top of the document Marriage Contract. The contract specified that once his legs were fully healed, they would divorce, limiting the duration to a maximum of three months. In gratitude, he would gift her a house and a check for a million dollars.

“If you have no objections, sign here. I don’t like being in debt, and this serves as a nondisclosure agreement too,” he said, drafting the contract after reviewing the investigation report from the previous day.

Gwendolyn met his gaze briefly before signing her name with an elegant yet assertive flourish.

“Mr. Chadwick, pleasure doing business with you.” then she said. Her eyes, clear and stunning, sparkled with vivacity when she smiled.

Howard paused and responded with a faint smile. For the first time, his unshaken heart felt the gentle brush of a feather.

“Gwendolyn, this is your choice to make.” replied Howard.

He had drawn up this contract not to bind her to him, but to give her the freedom to choose, to stay or to leave when the time came.

Upon returning home, Marina rushed to greet them. “Nathan stopped by to visit you.”

“Alright.”

Guiding his wheelchair up the ramp, Gwendolyn entered the foyer and immediately spotted an attractive and dashing figure lounging on the sofa, messy bangs falling across his forehead and deep–set, ocean–blue eyes.

said, “This must

come to see what kind of extraordinary woman had convinced Howard to mobilize his private resources and masquerade as an extra in a

unimportant person. You don’t have to be polite to him.”

what do you mean? I’ve been your right–hand man for years!” Without Nathan’s cover, Howard’s secret identity would have been exposed

into a smile, charming and

sheepish under her

got some

I’ll go to our room and get ready.” She was referring to the preparation for

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in agreement.

kind of

“Get lost!”

Mr. White? You’d never guess. Lady Luck seems to be on your side. Doesn’t she remind you a bit of…?”

there’s

here to discuss the quarterly reports of the Summit Corp.”

the Sawyer

smashed her cosmetics to

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