The Devil CEO's Contract Wife

[MatureContent][DarkThemes]CatherineLanehadtheperfectjobinMidnightCity,secretarytoAresKing,theimpenetrablebillionairebachelor,infamouslyknownasthedevilCEO.Totheoutsideworld,Catherine'slifewasnothingshortofflawless,butinreality,shestruggleswithdebtsonthevergeofruiningherlife.Toavoidharassment,shedecidestoquitandgetthecutthatcomeswithit.Asifthatwasn'tenough,herlong-termboyfriendcheatedonher,claimingshe'sawreckwithnofuture,andhe'sbetteroffwithouther.Heartbrokenanddevastated,Catherineisgraspingatthelaststrawswhenherboss,AresKing,proposesacontractoutoftheblue.“Becomemywifeforoneyear.”“Whyme,Mr.King?”“Becausewework,Ms.Lane.”Thelastthingshewantedwastomakeadealwiththedevil.Butthisofferisaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.Sellyoursoultothedevilforoneyear.Howhardcanthatbe?*“Ithinkthat'sall...”MyheartthrobbedasIgrabbedmypen.Herecomesthehardpart.“You'reforgettingsomething,MsLane.”“Hmm?”“Wehaven'tlookedoverthespecialclauses.”SpecialClauses?Shit!Iforgotaboutthat.“Thenextpage.”Iflippedthepaper.Numberone:Thewifeshouldundernocircumstancesfallforthehusband.Shouldthewifebreachthisclause,allcompensationshallbenullifiedandrevoked.“Unfortunately,changescan'tbemadetothatclause.”Iscoffed.DoesheactuallythinkI'dfallforhim?“Understood.Emotionalattachmentsshouldbeprohibited.”“This,Ms.Lane,iswhyIsaidwework.”A/N:Thisisaworkoffiction.Allnames,characters,places,andincidentsareeithertheproductoftheauthor’simaginationorareusedfictitiously.Anyresemblancetoactualpersons,livingordead,orrealeventsispurelycoincidental.