Liam I didn't intend to start another argument with Cecilia. Just the memory of the frustration bubbling inside me from the previous night, when she simply left me talking to myself in the living room and marched towards the guest bedroom in my own apartment, was enough to ruin my day. It was a dynamic I didn't fully understand. Cecilia had agreed to the convenience marriage proposal, and I, in turn, had committed to fulfilling my part of the agreement to meet my father's whims and secure the presidency of Ricci Enterprises. However, daily life was turning into a constant battle. The tense silence in the car signaled the problems in our relationship. Having kissed each other twice the day before was also inappropriate. To be clear, I initiated the kisses. That was entirely unacceptable a

