All Chapters of Contract and Marriage: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Sarina's POV"What the—" Maximus Salonga, my employer, said, his sentence cut short when I dropped the tray of food I was carrying for him.How could I not, when I found him sitting naked in his wheelchair?"Are you an idiot? How can you be so careless?" he snapped, startled by the clatter of plates and glasses crashing to the floor."Why are you naked?" I asked bluntly.I had been working for Maximus for three months, and he was always incredibly grumpy. But I had a sharp tongue and often talked back. Aside from firing me, there wasn't much he could do, given that he was both wheelchair-bound and blind."The last time I checked, this is my room, so I'll do whatever I want. You should have knocked first," he retorted."I did knock.""You should have waited for me to let you in instead of barging in," Maximus insisted."You knew I was coming back with your food. If you were planning to flaunt yourself like that, you should have let me finish serving you before stripping down,"

Sarina's POV:"Where are you agreeing to?" Maximus asked, sounding like an idiot."You're so stupid, Mr. Salonga. You know exactly what I'm saying; don't play with me," I retorted."Are you angry?" he asked again."No, Mr. Salonga, I'm just telling you," I replied."Tell me what?" he pressed."Mr. Salonga!" I barked."Clarify it because I don't understand what you're saying. What are you agreeing to? Where are you agreeing?"If it weren't for the puzzled look on his face, I could say he was mocking me.Even so, I was sure this pervert was just toying with me—it was impossible that he didn't understand what I was saying."Ah, forget it. It seems like your offer is already closed," I said, but he didn't respond. "Just let me take a leave. Paid leave, I mean.""Why?" he pressed."I'm going to find a wealthy man who has 200,000 dollars to fuck for a year," I said."Oh, is that what you're saying you're agreeing to? Clarify it," Maximus said."Please just let me take the one-w

Sarina's POV:Maximus and I had been living together for a week, but he still hadn't made any moves on me. I was a bit surprised because, even though we shared a bed, he hadn't even tried to hug me.Our marriage papers had already been processed, and I was starting to wonder if he was still in his right mind.Given how perverted he was, it was hard to believe he hadn't even touched me.I had already sent the 70,000 dollars to my mom to pay off my dad's debts.I had mustered up all my courage to ask him for it. I didn't care if he decided to sleep with me by Christmas—what mattered was that I needed the money now.We were in our room, and I was dressing him.Actually, we had showered together, though I hadn't really wanted to, but he had been so insistent that I eventually gave in. I had assumed he would want to have sex, but no. "Love," he called out, so I turned to him. "Can you check if the driver is here?" Maximus asked."Why? Are you going somewhere?" I asked, puzzled.

Sarina's POV:The nerve of that jerk! There I was, sitting at a table in the same coffee shop where I had once bought coffee for that pervert, Maximus, watching him talk to that woman—Miranda.She was dabbing at her eyes like she was crying, but there wasn't a single tear in sight. Just because Maximus couldn't see her didn't mean no one else would notice her act.Miranda was Maximus' ex-girlfriend. She had dumped him the moment she found out about his condition. She probably thought he'd never walk or see again, so she bolted faster than she could say "goodbye."Well, I'm just guessing. Maybe she wasn't happy because Maximus couldn't satisfy her anymore, so she left. If she only knew how much of a pervert he still was, she might've stuck around.I couldn't take it anymore. I got up and walked over to them. Miranda shot me a death stare, but as if I cared."Aren't you done yet?" I asked, my voice sharp."Sorry, love. We're finished talking now," Maximus said as he backed his w

Sarina's POV:"Love, I need to go to the office," Maximus said.It was Monday morning, and we were having breakfast.I had prepared it since Lisa wasn't around—she had something important to attend to for her child. That was fine, though, as I knew my way around house chores."Okay," I replied shortly, continuing to eat."Are you still mad about what happened last week?" Maximus asked."I have no right to be mad," I answered."Come on, love, I've already explained.""I'm just saying, since you've paid me, you can do whatever you want. As long as, after a year, our contract is done," I said, taking the last bite of my eggs and sipping some water.I was taking my time eating because, after each bite, I had to feed my husband.Honestly, there was no real issue—I understood his situation and wasn't the kind of person to neglect him. So, even though I had been annoyed with him for a week, I couldn't stay mad for long."Stop reminding me about our contract. I didn't force you. Aft