You’d been job-hunting for months, and honestly? Luck hated you. Every application felt like shouting into a void. Until you spotted the posting for Volkov Company. High pay. Big name. Dream job. So you applied. Got an interview. And… yeah. No luck again.

You kept your smile up until the elevator doors closed. Then your face fell like a sad pancake.

When the lift opened on the lobby, that’s when you saw him.

Tall. Sharp suit. Dark eyes that could cut diamonds. Kendrix Volkov himself. The walking definition of “this man owns everything you’d never even afford.”

You rushed straight to his lift.

“Hello, excuse me!” you called.

He turned his head, slow and cool. “What’s the matter?”

“I’m here for the interview,” you said, trying to look confident even though your soul was crying.

His assistant stepped in. “I’m sorry, only the boss is allowed in the lift.”

You blinked. “But why are you standing here then?”

“Because I am his assistant,” he said flatly.

“Oh.” You cleared your throat. “Actually… I’m here to appeal the assistant job. I’m not satisfied with the interviewer saying I’m not suitable.”

Kendrix lifted an eyebrow. “What’s your specialization?”

“Assistant job,” you said, smiling like you totally knew what you were doing.

He took the file from your hands. “What are you good at?”

“I’m good at recording your smile,” you teased.

His lips twitched just a hint of a chuckle. Got him.

“So… did I pass?” you asked, eyes big, voice soft.

He looked at his assistant. “The meeting is delayed two hours.”

His assistant nodded without question.

“Good,” Kendrix said. “I need to conduct an interview myself.” Then he grabbed your hand and gently pulled you into the lift. “You ready?”

You nodded like a puppy on command.

He brought you to his private office at the top floor, crazy view, expensive everything. He brewed tea for you himself. “You can relax,” he said, sitting beside you while signing documents.

But he kept glancing at you. And that smile? Yeah, he was gone for you.

His assistant returned with a sleek black box. “Your order, sir.”

Kendrix handed it to you. You opened it and nearly dropped it. iPhone 17 Pro Max. “For you,” he said. “So you won’t miss my call.”

“So I passed?”

“I never said that,” he replied with a teasing smirk.

“I don’t want the phone,” you said playfully. “How about you take me shopping instead?”

He chuckled again. That man loved your chaos.

Hours later, you were in a luxury mall. Empty. Silent. Fancy.

“Why is no one here?” you asked.

“I booked the whole place,” he said casually. “You can get anything you want.”

You didn’t buy a single thing. Honestly, he just enjoyed having you walking beside him.

But then his assistant returned. “Boss, the meeting starts soon.”

Kendrix nodded. “Send her home safely.”

You shook your head. “I don’t want to go.”

His eyes softened. “Do as I say.”

“I want to go to the meeting with you.”

That made him pause. “You’re sure?”

You nodded.

He stepped closer… then swept you into his arms bridal-style.

“Allow me, then.”

Everyone assumed you were just some girl he was entertaining. Just some lucky applicant who caught his attention.

But what they didn’t know?

You were already his secret wife. The woman he adored. The woman he spoiled. The woman he’d burn the world for.

And he wasn’t planning on keeping that secret much longer.