Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 170~ Hands off

Adan had been called for an earlier meeting in the morning by the board.

In the conference room, one of the shareholders glanced at him and remarked, "The news of your marriage alliance with the Jones Group has been announced. Well done, Mr Nicholson. This is a great opportunity for our company to thrive." Adan shook his head. He scoffed and replied, "So, you want to make money off my marriage?"

The shareholders cleared their throats, looking uncomfortable.

"No, that's not the case. We just feel like this collaboration will bring our company to greater heights. Perhaps we can be at par with the Kingsley Group soon," another shareholder responded.

"That's right. Congratulations on your marriage, Mr Nicholson. I'll surely gift you a house on your wedding day," the first shareholder stated.

Adan sighed internally. No one was really happy for him. They just cared about the profits that the partnership would make them. He didn't have time for their fake wishes and quickly changed the subject.

A few minutes later, the meeting ended.

Cheryl James, Adan's assistant, glanced at Adan when all the shareholders left. She bit her lower lip before asking, "Are you really getting married, Sir?"

"Me? Getting married? Never," Adan declared and got up to leave.

Cheryl wore a smile on her face as she watched him leave the conference room, her heart calming down.

At least she was sure Adan would never want to get married. No one would steal him from her.

Meanwhile, Adan was feeling frustrated when he entered his office, only to find a gorgeous blonde woman waiting in his office.

"Bee....ianca?"

He wasn't expecting to see her in his office.

Bianca turned to look at him and said, "It wasn't hard to get into your office. Our faces are all over social media. They all know me as your future wife." Adan's jaw tightened. He walked around the table and sat on his swivel chair. Looking at Bianca, he replied, "What do you want?"

"We once hated each other but we agreed to be friends, right?" Bianca asked.

Adan furrowed his eyebrows, answering, "Yeah, we did."

get married," Bianca proposed. "As

Adan's eyes widened slightly.

are you talking about? Every marriage has strings attached... those vows that people exchange?

match for you," Bianca remarked. "The same goes for me... I would rather marry the devil I know than the angel I don't know." Adan arched an eyebrow. "So, you're

replied, "We can have a contract. With some rules of course. After one year, we can tell our parents it didn't work

chin for a few seconds before asking, "What are

drafted something. You can add a few conditions of your own. But you can't remove

an eyebrow and asked,

marriage, I wouldn't want to be known as the woman who was cheated on. I would like to

He continued to read the terms

and Party B will not engage in any intimate

shall be no alimony paid

parties shall not, in any circumstances fall in love

this contract first will pay

put it this way, there's no way I can refuse.

to add a clause of

that is?" Bianca

allowed?" Adan replied, making Bianca round her eyes at him. He cleared his throat and said, "I mean... since I'm not allowed to do it outside, I might as well

sex if we mutually agree to have sex with no strings

"I love how open-minded you are, future Mrs Nicholson. I'm

other clause and signed the document. He then passed the document to her and when she read what he had added,

will have sex if they

"You-"

"You told me to add something and I did.

lip, thinking, 'He said I'm not his type so he must just be trying to scare

she looked

smirk played on Adan's lips. He uttered, "Great. Time to

How about going for a drink? I need to drink my worries away," Bianca suggested. Adan gulped, thinking, 'Is marrying me such a pain for

clenched his hands into fists and remarked, "No thanks. I

replied, "Suit yourself. Since Lora is unavailable, I'll call a few of my

...

called her other friends, Atlas Young and Caleb Walton. They met at the most famous club where they ordered