In an urban city with high-rise buildings decorating the entire city. There was a woman sitting on the sidewalk with her head bowed.

The memory of someone cursing at her father returned and made her feel miserable. The fact that her company was on the edge of collapse increased her sadness even more.

"How is it going? What should i do? Should I accept the contract marriage?" murmured Anna wonderingly.

The woman's name was Anna Jeane Madison. A gorgeous girl with hazel eyes that enhanced her aura of beauty. Anna's smile was so sweet that anyone who saw it would instantly fall in love.

Anna's memory revolves around the incident a few hours ago. When she came to her father's office to give him the news that she was accepted at a top university in her country.

But unfortunately, the good news turned into bad news for Anna, when she saw her father being berated by a cold-faced person with above-average height.

"You must pay your debt to Filbert Company's immediately! If you don't pay, the company will be sealed soon!" said a man wearing all black who threw a paper at David Madison--- Anna's father.

Anna, who saw her father being treated so badly that he fell to his knees and begged her, came straight to her father.

"Who are you, guys? Why are you hurting my father?" snapped Anna, standing in the way of a man who was about to kick her father.

"Go out, Anna! Go..." shouted David telling his little daughter to leave his office quickly.

"No daddy, I won't let them hurt you!" said Anna shaking her head.

A man dressed in a formal suit walked up to Anna. He was wearing a mask that covered his face. He half crouched down to gently stroke Anna's hair.

The look in his eyes seemed so intense that it would scare anyone to look at him. But not Anna, the girl was even bolder looking at the man.

"Forgive my daughter, Mr. Zayden! She's a little girl, she doesn't understand anything!" David said pleadingly.

"No daddy, I've graduated from school, I'm an adult!" snapped Anna, shaking her head.

Anna's attitude caught the attention of the man named Zayden. "You're very attractive!" he said with a smirk. It was obvious through the look in the man's eyes. "Do you want to save your father and this company?"

Anna nodded her head. "How?" asked Anna raising one eyebrow.

Zayden straightened up. He then whispered something to his trusted personal assistant. The personal assistant, who understood his boss's order, immediately nodded his head.

"If you will give your daughter to Mr. Zayden, then all your debts will be paid off! Not only that, but this company will also shine again under Filbert Company's auspices! Are you agreeable?" said one of Zayden's personal assistants.

David rounded his eyes. He didn't expect his daughter to be involved in this matter.

"No sir, my daughter is still very young! She still has to pursue higher education!" David said shaking his head.

David's words made Zayden furious. The man's eyes stared intently at David. "'Well, if you don't want to accept this offer! Take her and put her in..."

"Wait!" snapped Anna, staring intensely at the man with the worst attitude. "I need some time to think about this matter! Can you give me some time?" said Anna loudly.

Zayden smiled a smirk. "Of course, baby girl!" said Zayden in response to Anna's words. "You have one night to think it over! If you're willing to marry me, meet me at the Alaya Hotel tomorrow morning! If not, then your father will be in big problems!" Zayden continued.

After saying that, Zayden and his men left the abandoned company with their leader still kneeling on the floor.

Anna helped her father to stand up. "Who was that guy, dad? Why was he yelling at you?" Anna asked through her tears.

David hugged Anna tightly. He couldn't bear to let his daughter go to the cruel man named Zayden Keane Filbert. Indeed, the fault lies with him, he loaned a large amount of money to the Filbert family in order to maintain his company. But unfortunately, the company failed and he was unable to pay his debts.

Hence, the main inheritor and CEO of the Filbert Company's came to his office to meet David. And unluckily, the man was targeting his daughter.

"Why did you come here? You should have waited for me to get home, Anna!" David said, releasing her hug.

Anna looked intensely into her father's eyes. The little girl didn't understand what her father was thinking. "I just wanted to tell you that I got accepted into the top university in the country, dad!" said Anna showing her father an acceptance letter.

David massaged his temples dizzily. Now, not only was his daughter not going to college, but she was going to marry a cruel and cold man.

"You're not going to college, Anna! You're going to marry that man!" David snapped, walking away---leaving Anna speechless and silent.

The words and incidents that happened this afternoon made Anna burst into tears. The little blonde girl with beautiful hazel eyes sat on the sidewalk and thought about all that was going to happen.

She was only 18 years old, but she had to marry a man who was probably 20 or 30 years older than her. Anna didn't have a clear view of his face, but still, he must be old.

***

7:00 a.m. local time.

A man wearing a black formal suit was in a hotel ballroom that had been beautifully decorated with white and black wedding decorations.

"Sir, are you sure she'll come?" whispered Theo---Zayden's personal assistant.

A smirk broke out on Zayden's handsome face. The man stared straight ahead. "One... two... three..."

"What are you doing, sir--"

Three formally dressed people with a girl wearing a wedding dress arrived at the hotel ballroom. She was Anna---the beautiful girl who was forced to accept a contract marriage with Zayden in order to save her father's good name.

"I'm here Mr. CEO," Anna said wearing a tille that covered her beautiful face.

Zayden turned around and looked at Anna. The man stepped his feet closer to Anna. He looked up at the little girl's head. "Good girl! You made the right decision!" said Zayden still with a smirk on his face.

Anna stared into Zayden's eagle eyes. He was so handsome and perfect.

"Signed this contract! And then, you'll be mine!" said Zayden, firmly.

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