Forbidden Clause

Trapped in debt, Evelyn entered a contractual marriage—only to endure three years of a sexless union while her husband shamelessly brought lovers to have sex at home. When her grandfather demanded an heir, she takes matters into her own hands: hiring a male escort to fulfill the duty.But fate had a twist—the man she paid turns out to be the very man her husband and grandfather had desperately tried (and failed) to court for business....

Forbidden Clause

Trapped in debt, Evelyn entered a contractual marriage—only to endure three years of a sexless union while her husband shamelessly brought lovers to have sex at home. When her grandfather demanded an heir, she takes matters into her own hands: hiring a male escort to fulfill the duty.But fate had a twist—the man she paid turns out to be the very man her husband and grandfather had desperately tried (and failed) to court for business....

The bedroom was too quiet after he left—the kind of silence that screams. I stared at the ceiling, still feeling the warmth of another man’s hands on my skin. Not Damian. Never Damian. This time, it was someone real. Someone who looked at me like I mattered.

My phone buzzed. A single message: We need to talk. About the contract. —K.R.

I didn’t recognize the initials until I saw him the next day on the news. Kaito Ren. Billionaire. Tech visionary. The man my grandfather had begged to partner with for years. The man Damian had tried to humiliate at dinner last month.

And now he was holding my undated contract… signed in blood-red ink.