Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Strongheaded Zara

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Chapter 218

~Zara’s POV~

"My love, you don’t understand the pressure we’re under right now. The board, the shareholders—if anything goes wrong—"

"Then all the more reason for me to be there!" My voice rose slightly. "I know how to handle these people. I know how to read them. Snow, you need me."

His jaw tightened, and for a moment, I thought he would argue further. Instead, he sighed, stepping closer to me.

"I don’t want you caught in the crossfire." Snow’s hand brushed a strand of hair from my face.

"This situation is dangerous, Zara. Marcus isn’t just reckless—he’s vindictive. And there’s more to this than just company politics. And not until we know who we are dealing with behind the scenes, his ghost or some sham person, I cannot risk it."

I tilted my head, searching his eyes. "What do you mean?"

"I’ll explain everything later," he promised. "But right now, I need to handle this. And you need to focus on something else."

"Like what?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

He hesitated, then gave me a wry smile. "The Ivory Crescent Pageant."

I blinked. "The what?"

Snow chuckled softly, his fingers grazing my cheek. "The end-of-year event your family is hosting. You’re expected to plan and lead it as part of your role as Luna."

My stomach twisted at the reminder, but I managed a weak smile. I recalled Aira’s voice at night, informing me about it but I was too sleepy to figure put anything she said and only nodded to shoo her away.

"I’ll deal with it when I get back from the office."

"Zara..." he began, but I cut him off.

"Snow, I’m going," I said firmly, standing up. "I’ll help you at the company today, and tonight, we can talk about the pageant. End of discussion."

His lips parted, then pressed into a thin line as he realized I wasn’t backing down. Finally, he shook his head with a soft chuckle. "You’re impossible."

I grinned. "You married me, remember?"

Snow sighed, pulling me into a warm embrace. "I did. And I don’t regret it for a second."

His arms tightened around me briefly before he released me and took a step back. "Fine. You win. But you’re sticking by my side the entire day. No running off, no taking on extra work. Deal?"

"Deal," I said, smiling up at him.

Snow shook his head again, his smile lingering as he grabbed his suit. "Let’s go, then. We’ve got a lot to do."