The Billionaire's Forced Wife

Elena Carter's hands were shaking. Not from the cold of the towering Knight Corporation building, but from the single piece of paper lying in front of her. "This is a simple business agreement, Miss Carter," the lawyer said, his voice flat. "Mr. Knight agrees to clear your father's debt of two million dollars, save your family house, and pay for your mother's treatment. In return..." My family would be safe. That was all that mattered. My father was sitting at home broken, my mother was in the hospital, and the loan sharks were banging on our door every night. "I understand," I whispered. "Where do I sign?" The lawyer slid the pen towards me. "On the last page." I didn't read the small print. I couldn't. The words were blurring through my tears. I just wanted this nightmare to end. I flipped to the last page and signed my name in a hurry. ELENA CARTER. The moment the ink dried, the heavy oak doors behind me opened. And he walked in. Adrian Knight. I had seen him in magazines. The cold-hearted heir to the Knight billionaire empire. 28 years old, handsome like a sin, and ruthless like a devil. His grey eyes held no warmth. He looked at me, then at the signed paper, and a slow, dangerous smile touched his lips. "Welcome to the family, wife." Wife? My blood froze. "What?" The lawyer finally looked up, almost with pity. "Miss Carter, you didn't read clause number 7, did you?" He turned the document back to me. My eyes scanned the page and my heart stopped beating. _...Party B, Miss Elena Carter, agrees to enter into a lawful marriage with Party A, Mr. Adrian Knight, for a period of one year, effective immediately..._ It wasn't a business deal. It was a marriage contract. "You tricked me!" I shot up from my chair, staring at Adrian. "This is fraud! I will not marry you!" Adrian walked closer, calm and powerful. He was so tall I had to look up. He took the contract from my trembling hands. "Your father already took the money, Elena. Two million dollars was transferred to his account an hour ago. If you break this contract, he goes to jail for fraud. Your mother's treatment stops today." He leaned in, his voice a low whisper that sent chills down my spine. "You have already sold yourself to save them. Don't try to be a hero now." Tears finally rolled down my cheeks. "Why me? You can have any woman in the city. Why would you force me?" For a second, something dark flickered in his eyes. "Because my father likes you," he said coldly. "And what my father wants, he gets. He thinks you will fix me. He is wrong." He grabbed my wrist. His grip was iron. "Let's go. My father is waiting to meet his new daughter-in-law." "No! Leave me!" I tried to pull away, but he was too strong. This was not how my life was supposed to be. I came here to save my family. And I ended up signing my life away to a man who hated me before he even knew me. --- *Kaisa laga?* Ye chapter copy karke Dreame me *+ button* par click karke paste kar do. Chaho to mai *Chapter 2* bhi abhi likh dun jisme uske father se first meeting hogi?