veiled alliances

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ with each word she speaks, his heart beats in tandem ✧ ˚ · .

・❥・zayn waseel. cold, arrogant, and ceo of waseel tech inc.
one of his main goals ever since he'd gained that title was to forge an alliance with 65 year old eryl sanchez's company. though family-oriented mr. sanchez is not keen on sealing that deal, wary of entwining reputations with a figure notorious for his icy and self-centered demeanor. caught in the labyrinth of persuasion, zayn, in a momentary lapse fabricated news of an impending marriage. Now he has to find a someone who's willing to fake being in love with him.

・❥・enter manal salih. his kind, modest, and witty personal assitant who is taken aback when her boss proposes an unexpected alliance of their own - a marriage, a faux romance to fool the public and in return he'd gift her a hefty sum of money. struggling with familial financial burdens, manal grapples with the conflict between duty and personal choice, ultimately finding herself cornered into uttering the reluctant 'yes'.

note: lowercase is intended.