My brother-in-law My husband
Chapter 37

"No, not at all cruel. He said he wanted to be treated like a regular worker, so I did," Marco replied to Diamond.

"It's the perfect contract for him. Don't you have the same contract?"

"But my salary is not this small, sir! It—ini—"

"Silent, Diamond. He works for me, I have all the rights to give him a contract, and if he doesn't like it, he can just walk away" Marco said.

Catherine's heart sank the moment she heard that. He had a lot of suspicions growing in his head right now.

'Contract? So, it's like a contract job, right? How bad is that?' thought Catherine.

He tried to be positive, but the positive idea was instantly erased, 'Wait, no. This is Marco Phoenix Sebastian we're talking about. Of course, he won't let go of me just like that.'

Diamond took a deep breath to calm herself down. She knew she had no say in the matter, but she was a friend of Catherine's. He even said that he would protect him and his daughter. Diamond tried his best to negotiate with his boss, but really, this is Marco we're talking about.

"If there's nothing I can do, excuse me, Mr. Phoenix Sebastian," Diamond said. He turned and walked to the door.

As soon as she passed the door, she turned right and saw Catherine eavesdropping the entire time.

Diamond's expression turned regretful. She didn't know what to say to Catherine other than, "I'm sorry. I can't do much."

Catherine was terrified, especially with a regretful expression on Diamond's face. He had no idea what was waiting for him, but he did not want to make Diamond feel guilty for something he could not control.

"It's okay, Diamond. I know you've tried…."

Diamond smiled bitterly at Catherine and looked back to assess master. Phoenix Sebastian, who was busy reading the documents.

"The devil is waiting for you. Be prepared and be brave, okay?" said Diamond.

Catherine gulped her saliva with great difficulty, but she nodded and walked into the CEO's Office.

Diamond closed the door, so Marco and Catherine could enjoy their own time.

Catherine walked in and stood in front of the CEO's desk. Marco was still busy with the documents until his eagle eyes shot towards Catherine and raised his head slightly.

Marco fixed his glasses and asked, "You eavesdrop all the time, right?"

"A—A little, sir…."

"Well, there's nothing to hide, anyway" Marco said. He pushed the red file on the table towards Catherine. "Open that file. You'll see the contract we're talking about."

"Contract?"

"Don't you say you want a salary?" Marco sneered. "What's? Scared?"

"T—Not at all, Sir…"

Catherine put her box of supplies on the chair and took the file. He opened it and read the contract Marco was talking about.

…

Marco observed Catherine's expression, and his expression changed from nervous to shocked, horrified, and then nervous again. As he expected.

"What's with your expression? Don't tell me you're back off after reading it."

"I.." Catherine was indeed very nervous, and after reading the contents of the contract, she became even more nervous and fearful. He looked at Marco, who sneered at him.

Basically, there are three main points in the contract;

Catherine will be paid a salary of six months. Unfortunately, the amount has not been disclosed by Marco in the contract.

Catherine would do three things, prepare Marco's suit every day and wash all his clothes now, different from the previous agreement that he only needed to wash his suit and shirt. Now he must also wash others, including ****** ********.

And lastly, he should be ready whenever Marco Phoenix Sebastian wants to use his body for his pleasure.

Cars, apartments, and black cards were all perks for Catherine, but Catherine could not use the black card for anything she wanted. In addition to basic necessities such as groceries, gasoline, and others, Catherine had to pay back to Marco ten times that amount.

However, if she was unable to repay it, it would become a debt, and Catherine had to pay back that amount for another favor.

"S—TEN TIMES?!"

Catherine almost lost her footing as she read the amount she had to pay. He looked at Marco with desperate eyes, "S—tuan, what kind of help are you talking about here?" Catherine asked. He had already imagined many bad things that he did not want to happen.

"Is that ... ****?"

Marco's sneer turned into a smirk, "Why ****? That's part of your job, right? Just make sure you don't owe me, or you'll have to pay ten times that amount. It could be deducted from your salary, of course."

"L—Then, what's my salary, sir?" Catherine asked. He had no idea how much he needed, but ten times that amount was already completely unaffordable to him, especially with Amanda's tuition, which was 300 million per six months.

"Your face doesn't need to be laughed at. Did you know that the average income in this city generates about 1 billion a year? You'll get more than that" Marco said.

"Do you know how much Diamond earns a year by working with me as a secretary?"

Catherine shook her head without understanding;

"He earns five billion rupiahs. I'm very generous to the people I work with, including you, brother-in-law," Marco said, stating the unbelievable amount of money Diamond earned a year from him.

That was the reason why Diamond decided to stay and continue working with Marco. Because the amount of money is worth it compared to the amount of work. Marco might even pay him more at some point, but knowing how rich Marco is, five billion is nothing to him.

Catherine forgot to breathe for a moment when she heard Diamond's salary amount. That's amazingly possible for everyone for a secretary job. It really shocked his mind.

Now, he knows that Marcell is richer than the rising demon CEO— The comparison of Marco and Marcell's wealth should be 1:10, he said, and he doesn't add to the priceless relationship that Sebastian's family has had for generations.

But Marcell was born with all the privileges, while Marco decided to remove it and start again without any help, at least that's what Catherine heard from Rose.

After she heard the number of Diamonds obtained, Catherine had a hint of hope in her heart. Of course, he hoped Marco would buy the same amount because if he got that amount, he could only work with him for at most a year, he said, and then he can recuperate and go with Amanda to another state, where they can start a business.

They may never get the same luxury that Marcell or Marco gave them, but it's the best right?

Marco noticed the hopeful look in Catherine's eyes. He knows what he is thinking now;

'He definitely wanted to escape and stay away from the middle of the city after earning enough money. I'll show him who's in control here.'

"Do you want to know how much I'll pay you?"

"Y—Ya!"

"I am more generous to you than to Diamond. Even though you don't experience the same work stress as him, I appreciate you more," Marco said.

'More appreciating me?' Catherine gulped. The more he heard it, the more suspicious he became.

Marco leaned over his desk, and Catherine took a step back because she was intimidated by the eagle's gaze, "Sister-in-law, I'll pay you 10 billion for a year."

"Ten billion one year?!" Catherine's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He was never given that much money. He's really going to be a millionaire in just a month!

He started drooling, thinking of all the benefits he could obtain just by cooperating with Marco.

Even with Marcell, he would never see that much money because he would be ashamed to buy something for himself.

She may be the wife of a billionaire, but she has never felt any privilege with Marcell.

But with Marco…