Olympia woke up at the sunlight of her face. She discerned the bedroom she was laying in, which was clearly not hers. A flashback of the events last night went through her mind as she aggressively sat up to face Zev's accosting eyes.
"You're finally awake," he said.
He was sitting on her bedside with a formal suit on.
"Oh god," she quickly sat up, "Did I sleep with you?"
He raised an eyebrow. Strangely, she couldn't smell his Pheromone anymore, indicating that Zev had partnered with an Omega, which was...her.
"Oh GOD," she whispered.
"Listen, Olympia," he bent over her confused face, "I know that you want the CEO position,"
She gulped, feeling his minty breath on her face.
"Let's strike a deal then," he smiled. "I am aware that your father won't let you become the chairman unless you find a partner and your Pheromone is eradicated."
"Yes," she frowned. How did he know literally everything about her?
"Your Pheromone is now temporarily gone since you slept with an Alpha, and if you formally partner with me, it would be permanently uprooted. Then you can be the CEO, and I can have you." he lifted her porcelain face with his thumb.
Olympia pondered for a moment, looking at his elegant face. It wasn't a bad deal. They'd both get what they want. She sighed, wondering if she could trust a mogul who had blackmailed her and forced her to partner with him in under a day. Olympia stared at him and tested the fidelity in his eyes.
"...Deal, then." she finally managed to say.
Zev grinned and took out a contract and a pen.
"This is a contract that only my private lawyer will see." he handed her the pen,
"Why do you need me to sign it?'
"This is like a formal business deal, Pia. You need to sign a contract in order for the formal execution of a deal. It's just about how as long as you inherit the CEO position, you will need to be partnered up with me."
She quickly scribbled her signature on the bottom of the paper.
Zev took it from her hand when she was done, and scribed his own name at the bottom. Used to signing fan papers, both of their signatures were perfectly beautiful.
"I'll let you go so you can tell your father about it."
"Aren't you scared that both of our reputations would be ruined if you just marry an underage girl?"
"We're not getting OFFICIALLY married until you're 18 or 19. You're just gonna be in a professional relationship with me to uproot your Pheromone."
"...I see."
But she quickly took out her phone and searched on the entertainment news to only find headlines about herself,
"Olympia, the daughter of Olympus Entertainment Company, doesn't inherit the chairman position!"
"Ryder J. Davis inherits the chairman position of Olympus Entertainment Company."
"Is it because she's a minor? Or is it because she's incompetent? Olympia, the daughter of Olympus Entertainment Company isn't permitted to inherit the CEO position."
"Olympia Sagres caught entering Zev Villin's mansion."
"Is Olympia Sagres paying on payback on her father's business by spending the night at Zev Villin's mansion?"
"I'm already all over the news," she sighed, clicking her phone off.
"It's worse here. Look outside the curtains,"
Olympia stood up from her bed and went to the windows that were shielded with thick curtains. She peeked, only to stare down upon several reporters standing in front of the mansion's entrance and waiting for her to come out. Zev's manager and servants were trying to evict them out of the property but were outnumbered by the massive group of reporters trying to figure out what had happened to her.
"The rumor has spread that you are inside of my mansion,"
"...How am I supposed to get home?"
"Easy, give in to the media."
"What?"
"Just admit that you spent the night here and they'll let you go." he smiled.
"Not yet. They'll think I've become a gold digger and had sex with you after finding out that I can't inherit my father's company."
Her eyes darted around Zev's room, her head thinking of how to avoid the reporters. Suddenly, she saw a miniature suitcase placed next to the closet.
"...Tell your manager to get you a big suitcase."
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"That was quite an immature idea," he said as they rode past the reporters.
"At least I got through without getting exposed," she said, her voice muffled by the lid of the suitcase.
With her slim body, she was able to fit into Zev's gray suitcase and avoid the reporters. He had come up with an excuse that he was going to be traveling, dragging Olympia in the suitcase, and the reporters soon redirected their attention to the mansion, thinking that Olympia was there.
"We're far from them now and the windows are all covered with blinds," he said, tapping the suitcase, "You can come out now,"
Olympia gently lifted the lid of the suitcase and stretched. She quickly got out and buckled herself to the seat next to Zev.
"When we arrive at my mansion in 20 minutes, you will need to drag the suitcase with me in it and put it in my father's doorway," she said, "Our mansion's on top of a hill and is surrounded by compacted bushes so you don't have to worry about reporters,"
Zev nodded, then suddenly took out their contract,
"And show your father this,"
Olympia nodded. It wasn't a bad deal anyway! They would both get what they wanted; while dealing a bit of media gossip.
"You're gonna have to live with me after today, so pack all your stuff and I'll send my driver when you're ready,"
"What do you mean what I have to LIVE with you? I thought it was just an intermittent partnership."
"Look at the contract again," he pointed.
Olympia read the section out loud,
"Thus granting consent to inhabit with each other for as long as the contract's in progress..."
She had forgotten to read it because she was too satisfied with the deal itself! Olympia had been signing contracts on behalf of her father from the age of 16. How could she be so stupid that she forgot to read it?
"You bastard--"
"I am not a bastard. I did not lie about this. You just forgot to read it." he grinned.
What had she done? Now she was going to spend the rest of her life in his mansion!
"Why are you doing this to me?" her voice quivered.
Zev looked at her chestnut, trembling eyes for a moment as his eyes filled with apology.
"...I didn't mean to upset you," he said quietly and looked out the blinds.
Olympia discerned his sincerity for a moment. What was with both of their ambivalence? She actually wanted Zev for herself but was resisting him; while Zev was now regretful of his own actions.
"...Fine. I already signed it anyway," she finally said, staring out at the window which was concealed by blinds.
She looked into his provoking face for a moment and turned away.
"Then do we have a deal?" he smiled a crooked grin.
"...I guess that I have to follow the conditions since I already signed it."
"Good."