Noah’s POV

I couldn’t stop smiling the whole ride back to my mansion.

Not that I was even trying.

Layla was nothing like I expected.

Not the typical heiress with plastic smiles and high expectations. Not the kind of girl who fawned over every move I made, desperate for validation.

She was... different.

And that made her dangerously interesting.

Maybe this marriage arrangement wasn’t such a terrible idea after all.

When I first heard about the engagement to Layla Campbell, I laughed in disbelief. Then I threw a fit.

My family knew I wasn’t the type to settle down, especially not with some power-hungry heiress who saw me as a...