Chapter 8

When he just came across her again earlier, Calix really could not believe what he saw. She was right in front of his eyes, and to his surprise, she was his future bride. She would have been the woman he liked to think would be his only hope for salvation, but that is now moot since this marriage of convenience has been brought to his attention.

Calix had so highly valued that one-night experience with her that he considered it his most prized encounter, a championship he never thought he could win but did. Then he came to know that he would soon be getting married to the Lombardi clan heiress, an obligation that would force him to fulfill a duty for his family. And whether he admits it or not, that thought in and of itself had a profound effect on him. There really was no way he could refuse it, even though he does not want to get married just yet. And he even had no idea that the woman he was about to marry would be the same woman with whom he had that unforgettable one-nigh