Chapter 10

Pyotr

I watched Mary head to the door, leaving me behind stunned. What just happened?

I woke up ready to be fired and when I least hope I'm engaged? And engaged to my assistant, the daughter of my boss that I've spent the last year struggling to see only professionally!?

"Aren't you coming, Peter? "Mary again asked to stop by the open door.

"Come on, Marianne," I walked up to her.

On one thing she's right, it won't be bad to have a bride as beautiful as her.

"You know, you're going to have to stop calling me Marianne," she smiled victoriously" As my future husband, you need to be less formal.”

"You were expecting this, weren't you, Mary?" I rolled my eyes.

"I had to ask you to marry me to make you call me Mary” She scoffed as we went back to the conference room "Now come on Pitra, time to act like a couple in love.”

"It didn't come anywhere near this time, Mary," I couldn't help the smile from reaching my lips as I heard yet another failed attempt.

I know she does it to provoke me. I