Aria and Julian enter a one-year contract marriage—a cold, business-like arrangement meant to save their respective families from ruin. The rules are clear: no love, no interference, and a clean divorce the moment the contract expires.
But fate has other plans. Weeks after the wedding, a tragic accident leaves Julian with retrograde amnesia. He wakes up having forgotten everything about the contract, the business deal, and the bitterness that defined their relationship. In his eyes, Aria isn't just a business partner—she is his wife, the love of his life. As Aria navigates this "fake" marriage that suddenly feels painfully real, she faces a crushing dilemma: Should she tell him the truth and break his heart, or play along with a lie that might destroy them both when his memory inevitably returns?
Chapter 1: The Shattered Promise
The air in the office was thick with the scent of rain and impending change. Aria stood by the window, her hands trembling as she held the final draft of their agreement. It was a one-year deal—nothing more, nothing less.
"Are you sure about this, Aria?" Julian's voice was cold, devoid of the warmth she had secretly longed for. "Once you sign, there is no going back. We are strangers under one roof until the year is up."
Aria looked at him, her heart heavy with the weight of her family's debt. "I am sure. It's just business, right?"
Julian nodded, his eyes as distant as the horizon. "Exactly. No feelings. No attachments. We sign, we endure, and then we part ways."
Aria took a shaky breath and signed her name. At that moment, she was merely his wife on paper, a woman bound by a cold contract. Little did she know, destiny was about to tear that contract into pieces.