Leena's POV“Hey, are you okay?” He broke the awkward silence in the car and I nodded my head nervously.“Yeah, I think I'm.” I muttered.“The students looked surprised to see me… did you happen to check about me online?” He wiggled his brows and I chuckled.“You're really one mysterious person, James. Which should I believe? A crippled or a rich Billionaire?” I questioned, rubbing my chin.“About the crippled stuff, that's the only way for my stepfamily to get at me. It's fake, you know.” He sighed.“And the rich billionaire, do you want me to believe that?” I asked calmly, raising a brow.“Of course. If it was a lie, your course mates would have suspected it. I'm quite popular.” He bragged, tossing his hair to the side which gave him a charming look.“You should start trusting your husband.” He added.“So, which companies do you own or work for? And why haven't you told me anything about it until today?” I gave him a suspicious look and he laughed shortly.“About that… you will have

Leena's POVWe arrived at a restaurant close to our working place.“Welcome!” The lady at the counter greeted us and went back to what she was calculating.We took our seat at a corner and exhaled almost together.“You must have been exhausted.” He commented and I nodded my head.“How was your first day?” He asked, raising a brow.“Not bad.” I shyly curled my lips.“That's good.” He continuously nodded his head.“Our workplace and team work like family, it's rare to witness bullying or overwork.” He paused.“But our head director can be quite annoying. I hope you avoid him if you see him in future.” He warned me seriously and I smirked.“Compared to my working line, I doubt if I would have anything to do with the director.” I informed him and he laughed.Soon, the waitress walked over to us holding the menu. We narrowed our gaze to her direction.“Hello, please what can I get for you?” She flashed us a warm smile, handing the menu to us.“What do you want?” He raised his brow, staring

James POVWhy was I doing this?I didn't want any attachment with her yet I was reluctant to let her live her own life. I couldn't ignore her life nor stay without her.Right from when she showed up in the picture, I hadn't been able to calculate properly or plan.I claimed to be as hard as a rock but I was falling for this woman.From afar, I saw her coming with a man beside her.That same man in the picture.Why was he always beside her? What does he want from her?He made an illustration, pointing at his car and I instantly concluded that he wanted to drive her home.“Absurd!” I cursed inwardly as I started pressing the horn.I pressed it constantly until their attention drifted to me. Then, I rolled down the window so she would see who it was and also know that what she was doing wasn't right for a married woman.Wait, why was I jealous?“James.” It's been a while since she called me by my real name.I was surprised and it only pickled my interest to find out what she had with that

Leena's POV“Is there something you want to explain to me?” I heard Damon's voice from behind as I patiently waited for the designated driver I had called.“Mr. Damon.” I acted as if I didn't hear his statement.“Single, got married and now a wife to the CEO. Can you explain to me what is happening?” He asked, staring at me anxiously.“I'm really sorry, Damon. I wanted to explain everything to you later but honestly, I had no idea that my husband is the boss here.” I explained to him sadly.“Really? Now you agree you are married.” He paused, roughly scratching his hair.“Leena, you told me that you were single. You of all people know that I wanted to court you, don't you think you have hurt my pride and embarrassed me?” His eyes became weak, looking red and annoyed.I swallowed hard, feeling guilty.“I'm sorry. I didn't want anyone here to know that I'm married so we won't feel uncomfortable while working.” I began.“And secondly, I was also attracted to you, that was why I lied. Mr.

Leena's POVI didn't have to read the bogus file he sent across to me just because I had to attend a family dinner.I had overbearing parents like his stepmother and I knew the kind of person they were.Time like this, even the questions in the file might not be asked and you would be left in the loop.Nothing was original than to rigmarole with him when questions were being asked.His father concluded the meeting and we strolled out of the mansion.Till we were done with the dinner, I couldn't believe that his family owned such a mighty building.Why did he marry me when he was an established man?He would have traveled to a country and married someone richer.Inwardly, I felt I wasn't his class or type but I held them all in.Just one year, we had about seven to eight months left before we would round up this contract.“Are you okay?” He tugged at me when we got closer to the car.“Yeah, I'm good.” I exhaled a deep sigh of relief.“Hey, Jame's contracted wife.” His stepbrother, Max