No Second Time: The Billionaire Craves Me Forever

"Trust me, if Judith is pregnant, it's clearly not for me," Axel spoke calmly to his contract wife, who was only his secretary a week ago.

Calmly seated across from him at his penthouse dining table, Alethea couldn't help but let out a low chuckle.

"Did you just chuckle at my words?" he asked, furrowing his brows in disbelief.

Alethea's eyes sparkled with mirth. "I didn't mean to chuckle, sir. It's just... you claiming not to have impregnated Judith after getting intimate sounds utterly absurd to me. As a single mother, I wouldn't support an irresponsible father."

Axel's eyes widened in surprise, his eyebrows shooting up. "You're a single mother?"

Alethea's eyes bulged. "Y...yes, I am, sir," she stuttered upon realising she had unknowingly disclosed a part of her that only a handful of people knew about.

"And you didn't think of telling me that before the whole country now thinks of you as my wife!?" Axel spat, his voice rising slightly.

"I...I..."

"You know what!?" He cut her off. "Just continue to keep a low profile in that aspect. I have much bigger problems than dealing with your child."

"And as for Judith, no way she's pregnant for me. I used protection, and she's clearly a setup by Juliana," he concluded.

With his stance clear, Alethea nodded in understanding, and she was willing to help him replenish his image as his contract wife.

~

Within weeks, it became known to the public that Judith wasn't actually pregnant, through the help of Alethea's live video reveal, which went viral.

Axel's reputation was finally replenished, but one thing he knew was that his old aunt, Juliana, wouldn't back off so soon.

~

A month later, in a private meeting room in Paris, Axel and Alethea sat across from one of his business partners, awaiting her contract approval terms.

"You'll have to... have sex with me tonight before I get the papers signed, Mr. Jones," Gabrielle Vonch declared shamelessly in a steady and uncompromising tone.

"What!? That's not going to happen!" Alethea snapped, her outburst catching both Axel and Gabrielle off guard.

Axel's eyes narrowed slightly to scrutinize her face, and he couldn't help but wonder about the main reason behind her objection.

"Oops... your wife doesn't seem to be the understanding type," Gabrielle remarked, leaning back in her chair with gleaming eyes. "I'll leave you both to make a decision. These are the keys to your lodge and mine," she added, sliding two cards across the table.

"Mine is right beside yours. You only have tonight to seal the contract deal," she concluded, and with this, she stood up and left them.

"I need you in the room," Axel instructed coldly to Alethea the moment it was just the two of them left. With this, he also stood up, and Alethea gently followed behind him.

As soon as they entered their hotel room, he roughly removed his necktie, followed by his black blazer with a hint of frustration. Left in his