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Bound By The CEO's Contract
Last Updated : 2025-04-08
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Natalie Harper leads a simple life. A trained professional secretary, she had always been diligent, organized, and committed to staying out of trouble. Her uneventful life is upended when her gruff boss, Alexander Hayes-a wealthy CEO-makes her an offer she can't refuse: a marriage contract. Alexander needs a fiancée to save his reputation and to get that crucial business contract, and Natalie fits perfectly. From the beginning, it would seem pretty easy: she gets financial security, and he saves his company. But getting into Alexander's glittering world is far from simple. Thrown into a whirlwind of lavish parties, prying socialites, and Alexander's guarded past, Natalie quickly realizes she is in over her head. Things get even more complicated when Alexander's ex-fiancée resurfaces, determined to wreak havoc. As old secrets start to unravel, Natalie begins to question everything-especially her own feelings. The more time she spends by Alexander's side, the more impossible it is not to feel the emotions she was so determined to keep out of their deal. Is this a game he is playing, or is there really something genuine behind those cold and remote eyes? Can Natalie navigate his world of deceit and power, or will she lose herself in the process?
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Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
The morning light filtered in gently through the curtains, I stirred beneath my sheets, blinking as my eyes opened into the calmness of the new day. My hand, still half-asleep, fumbled along the side of the bed as it brushed against my phone, which was still lying face down gainst the mattress. Right where I had dropped it last night before sleeping off.I lay still for a second, breathing in the fresh air.The ceiling above my head was still faintly blurred by the remnant of sleep in my eye, but I wasn’t groggy. Not really. All I felt was this rare stillness, the kind that made me realize I hadn’t tossed or turned during my unconscious state.It was even unbelievable that my sleep had not come with the usual nightmares and that alone was almost unsettling.I stretched out my limbs slowly, the joints of my shoulders and spine cracking with a satisfying pop, letting out a yawn that nearly unhinged my jaw. My chest was steadily rising and falling as I let the quietness settle in
Last Updated : 2025-04-08Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
(NATALIE POV)I didn’t stop moving until I was as close to the end of the hallway as possible, my pulse a repeatitive thud against my ribs. The hallway was dim, shadows from the sconces spread across the wooden floors.I moved quickly past the framed portraits, wound tightly around my phone, the vibration still humming against my palm.Finally I slipped into my room, shut the door and leaned against the door for a second, holding the phone to my ear as my eyes dimmed.“Alex.” I whispered.His voice came at once with neither pleasantry nor preamble.“Like I said earlier I know who it was.”I straightened up feeling my breath becoming shallow, the anticipation was making my heart beat faster.Alexander was still speaking,“I had one of my private investigators follow the trail of the man on the screen. That’s how we found out it was Victor Lawson.”I blinked.Victor Lawson? For real the same Victor Lawson?I knew the man.Even before the contract, in my first few months as Alexand
Last Updated : 2025-04-04Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
(NATALIE POV)The car had barely stopped before Sophie leaned over with her fingers lightly drumming on the wheel."See you tomorrow Babe"I nodded, reaching for the door handle. "First thing.""And don’t overthink it tonight, Ellie." Her voice was softer now, heavy with a knowing kind of concern.I forced a small smile, pushing the door open. "I won’t."Sophie didn’t look convinced, but she let it go with a small shake of her head. "Alright. Just go inside before your mom decides to send a search party."With a final wave, I stepped out, feeling the caress of the late evening breeze as Sophie started to pull away. The front yard was soon before me, but I wasn’t quite ready to go in just yet.I exhaled slowly, wandering toward the stone bench beneath the large sycamore tree at the far left. On getting there, I lowered myself onto the bench, tilting my head back to stare at the dark sky. Alexander’s voice on the phone about an hour ago was still ringing in my ears, edged with u
Last Updated : 2025-04-02Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
(GENERAL POV)The room was very dim, it's walls had shadows stretching ominously along the paneled walls. A haze of smoke coiled through the air, the smoke was coming from a long, polished pipe held between the fingers of the man seated behind the massive desk. One of his fingers had an oversized ring, and it kept tapping against the desk’s surface. The sound was the only thing that filled the silence apart from the occasional creak of the leather chair as the man shifted slightly.Two men in dark suits were standing by him, their expressions unbelievably serious.Their hands folded before them, but their presence alone was a warning. Standing in front of the boss, was a man whose body seemed to shrink with every passing second.The cowering man also wore a suit like the others, but it didn’t fit him as perfectly. His knees were bent slightly, his head lowered, as though he wished the ground would swallow him up.The boss inhaled deeply from his pipe as his dark eyes bored in
Last Updated : 2025-04-01Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
Bells restaurant as usual was comfortably packed today, a mixture of professionals unwinding after a long day and couples sharing quiet dinners.Sophie was opposite me leaning back in her chair, pulling out her phone with a casual flash of her wrist.I sat across from her, with distant eyes and my thoughts distant, scattered. The noise of the restaurant soon faded into a low buzz as I stared blankly into space absently tracing the rim of my glass with my thumb.Sophie had her phone glued to her ear. “Hey, Matt,”She was saying to the other person on the line who was infact her immediate younger brother Matthew.“Yeah, I’m still at Bells with Natalie. No, I didn’t forget ” She rolled her eyes, with her cheeks lifting slightly.“I said I’ll send it when I get home. Just chill.”She listened for a second, her expression shifting into something between amusement and mild exasperation. “Seriously, what do you even need it for right this second? You’re not” She stopped, sighing. “Fine
Last Updated : 2025-03-28Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
The security gates opened up at once as my car sped into the headquarter building of the Capital News.The digital screen at the entrance flashed a brief acknowledgment of my credentials before granting me access, I barely gave it a single glance. My SUV hummed softly as I guided it into the VIP section of the lot.Then with a swift turn of my key, I killed the engine. I stepped out fluidly, shutting the door behind me as I pressed my thumb against the biometric lock.I didn’t slow my pace as I headed toward the entrance, barely acknowledging the lower staff members who had turned at the sound of my arrival. I could sense their curious eyes following me, some of them shifting awkwardly, as if unsure whether to greet me or pretend they hadn’t seen me. Not that any of that mattered. I had no time for pleasantries actually.I kept my head up as I pushed through the glass doors, my steps firm and purposeful.It wasn't long before I spotted the reception desk, but I didn’t stop.My ey
Last Updated : 2025-03-26Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER THIRTY
(Alexander’s POV)Mark’s words were like arrows shot into the air.I didn’t move at first.Instead, I stared at him, my expression slowly changing into something taut. I grind my teeth, my fingers slightly curling against the desk’s surface.Across from me, Natalie had gone still too, the tips of her brow touching as she turned toward me. Her confusion reflecting my own, a silent question in her dark eyes.A pause persisted.Then, in a much voice lower tone, I finally murmured, “What’s happening on Capital News?”Mark let out deep breath, raking a hand through his hair in an agitated restless fashion. His chest rising and falling as if he was forcing himself to breathe steadily.“Boss…” He called in the same frustrated and urgent manner he did earlier,“Please, just check for yourself. I…” He shook his head. “I can’t explain it properly. You need to see it.”And with those words something cold settled in my gut as I realized just how grave things, nothing like the exaggeratio
Last Updated : 2025-03-23Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
(Natalie’s POV)On the following Monday that followed, I was working through a list of meetings Alexander had scheduled for the week, cross-checking details. My desk was neat, save for a few scattered documents I had pulled out for reference. I had been at it for some time, when suddenly, my fingers started to slow. Then after that, they stopped entirely.A thought struck me out of nowhere.My recent confession and my parents reaction;Their unwavering gratitude and then that question."What happens if, before the contract ends, you fall in love with him?"I remember the shiver that had ran through me Because the question hadn’t just come from her. It had always been there, buried deep within me.What if I fall for him?And worse still… what if I was I already falling?I swallowed.A kiss had already happened. An unplanned, drunken kiss in his house, not long after I had accepted this deal. Alexander had been too far gone to even recall it the next morning.But I had remember
Last Updated : 2025-03-21Bound By The CEO's Contract CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
(NATALIE POV)The car moved in near silence, Alexander’s hands rested lazily on the wheel, From the corner of my eye I was watching him.Observing the measured pace of his breathing, amd how he wasn't looking restless at all.He was looking as peaceful as everBut was he?I wondered what he had discussed with his parents after I had stepped out earlier. I could swear the conversation had undoubtedly been about me, but had it been one of approval or doubt? If it had been the latter, wouldn’t there be at least, some sign of it in his attitude? Or was this just another one of his carefully controlled masks?I let out a small sigh and turned my face to the road ahead.I cleared my throat to break the silence."That story," I began with a soft voice. "About my background about my parents being overseas, the disagreement keeping them away. You… you didn’t prepare me for that."Alexander didn’t react immediately. His eyes shifted to me briefly then back to the road. "It was necessar
Last Updated : 2025-03-19
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CHAPTER ONE
(NATALIE POV)The summon to my boss, Alexander Hayes’s office came through Mark, his assistant, and I felt this instant ache in my stomach. Alexander rarely called anyone to his office during working hours unless he wanted to address something really serious.And the minute after I got the call, my mind started reeling with possibilities. I knew I had been fumbling a lot lately, distracted by my father’s illness and the crushing burden of his mounting medical bills.And just like I feared Alexander must have finally taken notice of my shortcoming and that was not an update to take likely.So as I walked down the corridor, I felt my heartbeat thundering in my ears. Each step closer to his front door doubled my anxiety. And when I eventually reached, I smoothed my skirt and wiped my sweaty palms before knocking softly.“Come in,” Alexander’s deep voice called from the other side.I pushed the door open, and there he was, seated behind his dark imposing desk, his blue piercing eye...
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