She Hired Him as Her Fake Husband… He Never Expected to Fall in Love
Chapter 11
The wedding took place six months later.
It was small.
Elegant.
Personal.
Charlotte walked down the aisle wearing a simple white dress.
Ethan waited for her.
No contracts.
No board members demanding proof.
No family conditions.
Just them.
When the vows began, Charlotte laughed through her tears.
“We started as a business agreement.”
Ethan smiled.
“Best business deal I ever made.”
The guests laughed.
Then Charlotte became serious.
“I hired you because I thought I needed a husband.”
She looked at him.
“I actually needed someone who would remind me that I was more than my name.”
Ethan’s eyes filled with tears.
“And I thought I needed money.”
Everyone laughed.
He continued.
“I actually needed a home.”
Charlotte took his hands.
“I choose you.”
“I choose you.”
They kissed.
After the wedding, they returned to the lake house.
They stood beside the water.
Charlotte looked at him.
“Do you ever regret taking the deal?”
Ethan smiled.
“Never.”
“Even though you didn’t get the three months?”
“I got much more.”
She laughed.
Their marriage became stronger because it had never been built on fantasy.
They knew each other’s fears.
Weaknesses.
Mistakes.
They had seen one another at their worst.
And stayed.
One evening, Charlotte found Ethan looking through the original fake marriage contract.
“You still have it?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
He pointed to the first rule.
No lying between us.
“You kept your promise.”
She smiled.
“I did.”
He folded the contract carefully.
Then placed it in a drawer.
“We don’t need this anymore.”
Charlotte looked at him.
“What will you keep?”
He took her hand.
“This.”
