Chapter 13

She stood boldly in front of his desk, looking at the man sitting in the executive chair with a triumphant smile. She really wanted to rush over and tear off his facade.

"I told you, we would meet again..." he slowly began, unexpectedly saying this, which infuriated Zilvini. She always preferred a quick resolution.

"Don't give me all that nonsense. I'm here just to tell you that your plan won't succeed, and I won't be your woman."

"Don't speak so definitively; it's not good for you..."

"We'll see about that!" Zilvini glared at him fiercely, then turned around gracefully. She had barely taken two steps when she heard a voice behind her.

"William, call Sinclair Company and tell them we're canceling our cooperation..." Before Daniel could finish his sentence, Zilvini had already rushed back and pressed the phone down.

Daniel raised an eyebrow at her, "Miss Zilvini, what is this..."

Zilvini glared at him fiercely, "You're ruthless!" She took a deep breath and then put on a smile, "Mr. Daniel, let's talk this over..."

"I don't have much time, nor much patience... Miss Zilvini, you decide..."

Zilvini stared at his excessively handsome face. Actually, having such a boyfriend wouldn't be bad, would it? Except he was a bit too flirtatious, arrogant, conceited, and domineering... Other than that, he was acceptable...

"Fine... I agree."

Zilvini's overly straightforward response surprised Daniel for a moment. Then he smiled, leaning forward to look directly into her beautiful eyes, and said softly, "That's my good girl..." Suddenly, he lightly pecked her bright red lips, causing Zilvini's face to flush as she took a big step back.

"Wait, I want to sign a contract with you..."

"A contract?"

"Yes, listen carefully. First, you can never let my father know about this."

"Alright..."

"Second, my identity cannot be exposed, especially to your women..."

"Women?"

"I never force women to do what they don't want to do, but I also don't have that much patience. You're the first woman to negotiate with me..."

"Cut the crap, do you agree or not?"

"What if I never agree?"

"That depends on your ability."

"I'll give you half a month. If you don't agree within half a month, I won't touch you..."

"No way..." Zilvini instinctively refused. Half a month? After half a month, she'd have to do that with him? No way. She quickly searched for a solution online.

"What?"

"If you really want to do that with me... fine, we'll get married..."

"Get married?"

"Yes, otherwise you can't touch me..." Zilvini raised her head. Someone as arrogant as him would definitely not agree to any marriage, a piece of paper that would bind his life.

Daniel looked at the woman in front of him. Was she trying to take advantage of the situation to extort him? Marriage? Did she think he was an idiot?

"Do you care that much about a piece of paper?" He squinted at her, a hint of mockery in his voice.

What? Not daring now, are you?

"It's not about caring, it's about protecting myself... Of course, you can still see other women... I swear I won't reveal my identity..."

"Then why do you insist on that piece of paper?" Daniel played with the phone in his hand, looking at her.

"We can skip it, but you can't touch me..." Zilvini smiled.

Daniel looked at her, also smiling, but his smile made Zilvini increasingly nervous.

What? He actually agreed? He... he... he actually agreed to marry her?

She was just trying to scare him, to make sure he couldn't touch her. How could he agree? How could he just agree?

Her mind went blank, not knowing what to say. In a moment of desperation, she shouted at his retreating figure, "I... I didn't bring my ID card."

"Your ID card is with me."

"Thud"—Zilvini's head hit the wall. How could she forget that? Of all the excuses, why did she choose this one?

"I... I... they must be closed by now..."

"They close in thirty minutes, just in time..."

Zilvini glanced at the time, cursing the clock for moving so slowly.

"Uh... uh... you need to think this through. Stepping into marriage is like stepping into a grave..."

"If a little woman like you dares to step in, why wouldn't I?"

Daniel looked at her stunned face, feeling increasingly pleased. Fine, let's do it. Who's afraid of whom?

Zilvini felt faint. Why was this man being so unreasonable? She was just saying that to make him retract the half-month condition. Why did he take it seriously?

Seeing him grab the car keys, Zilvini started to panic, "Uh, uh... I was just saying... just saying... no need to take it seriously... haha... haha..."

"I never joke, and I don't accept jokes from others..." Daniel walked over to her, pouring cold water on her silly smile.

Daniel's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed. He couldn't understand why he agreed to her request. Was he possessed or out of his mind? He actually registered with a woman who just wanted to play around? This was so unlike the usually composed Silver Fox. Was it because he wanted her too much?

He glanced coldly at her, and she quickly looked away upon meeting his gaze. He smirked.

"Hope you don't forget what you said..."

"What?" Zilvini turned her head in surprise.

"You said... I don't have to treat you as a wife, I can still see other women, and most importantly... you won't reveal your identity..." he looked at her.

Zilvini froze. Yes, she did say that, but that was under the assumption that he would never agree... God, what was she doing? She was pushing herself into a corner.

"What? Regret it? If you think you can get something from me, you're wrong..." Daniel said coldly after a long silence.

Hearing his words, Zilvini turned to look at him, her inner anger reignited. How could this pig say such things?