u/CombinationFluid3472

I need some suggestion please.
I'm writing a book (not uploaded anywhere yet) It is a contract marriage trope only-Ik it's over used atp but I started writing it when i read those type of books for the first time on wattpad and i want to complete it now😭

So there's a separation arc in this, I'll try to explain in short. Both FML and ML run their own companies and then there's a deal that happens which requires a joint venture (idk if this makes sense😭 i'm a new writer just trying out things, any suggestions are welcomed!)
They get married (6-month contract) and then things work out and everything goes smoothly. They both are having their own inner conflict with their feelings for each other.

Until one day, when the FML's company is offered a deal which looks too good to be true, every number and transaction seems picture perfect and it basically feels curated to her. So she checks third-party logistics and it doesn't match. But she cannot tell anyone as interfering with third party is not considered correct. Anyways she tries to explain it to her team, the ML and his team but everyone believes what they see and decide to move forward with the deal.

She's still not happy w it but decides to ofc meet the dealer and everything. Turns out the dealer is related to her childhood trauma and that fuels her deniance towards it (ML is not aware)

Also, my FML is like hyper-independent and she was against marriage from the start looking at her mother and she'll instantly back off from continuing the marriage if there's even slightest harm to her self-respect and her company.

Both ML and FML had just started to explore and accept their feelings of liking each other and in the very next chapter, the argument over this deal (not a screaming one, rather a very calm but logical and a little emotionally-driven) Now I want them to stay together for a while so that they fully realise their feelings and that is where the separation begins.

Now I want a proper reason for this, like ofcourse this will happen after the 6-month period has ended. Should they be getting a divorce? Or like they should be not living together till they figure out? (They'll be getting back together)

My FML will also adopt a child after the separations (storyline demands) so i want it to be logical, can a single person adopt a child, while being married, without the other partner knowing?

I'll need suggestions for any improvement in the storyline, anything you guys like/don't like, also some nickname ideas? I also wanted to ask that how many chapters should i write for them to actually figure their feelings out and when they do, it's too late. I'm currently on ch-27. and they've just met the dealer.

Thanks<3

TL;DR (took chaptgpt's help-idk if i can or not but yea)

I’m writing a contract marriage story (6 months, both leads are CEOs). They slowly develop feelings, but a major conflict happens when the FMC suspects a business deal is manipulated—no one, including the MMC, believes her. The deal is also tied to her past trauma, leading to an emotional fallout.

I’m planning a separation arc after the contract ends where they realize their feelings too late.

I need help with:

• Best reason for separation (divorce vs temporary distance)?
• How to keep the conflict realistic?
• When should they realize their feelings (pacing)?
• Can FMC adopt a child after separation realistically?

Any suggestions would help!

I need some suggestion please.
I'm writing a book (not uploaded anywhere yet) It is a contract marriage trope only-Ik it's over used atp but I started writing it when i read those type of books for the first time on wattpad and i want to complete it now😭

So there's a separation arc in this, I'll try to explain in short. Both FML and ML run their own companies and then there's a deal that happens which requires a joint venture (idk if this makes sense😭 i'm a new writer just trying out things, any suggestions are welcomed!)
They get married (6-month contract) and then things work out and everything goes smoothly. They both are having their own inner conflict with their feelings for each other.

Until one day, when the FML's company is offered a deal which looks too good to be true, every number and transaction seems picture perfect and it basically feels curated to her. So she checks third-party logistics and it doesn't match. But she cannot tell anyone as interfering with third party is not considered correct. Anyways she tries to explain it to her team, the ML and his team but everyone believes what they see and decide to move forward with the deal.

She's still not happy w it but decides to ofc meet the dealer and everything. Turns out the dealer is related to her childhood trauma and that fuels her deniance towards it (ML is not aware)

Also, my FML is like hyper-independent and she was against marriage from the start looking at her mother and she'll instantly back off from continuing the marriage if there's even slightest harm to her self-respect and her company.

Both ML and FML had just started to explore and accept their feelings of liking each other and in the very next chapter, the argument over this deal (not a screaming one, rather a very calm but logical and a little emotionally-driven) Now I want them to stay together for a while so that they fully realise their feelings and that is where the separation begins.

Now I want a proper reason for this, like ofcourse this will happen after the 6-month period has ended. Should they be getting a divorce? Or like they should be not living together till they figure out? (They'll be getting back together)

My FML will also adopt a child after the separations (storyline demands) so i want it to be logical, can a single person adopt a child, while being married, without the other partner knowing?

I'll need suggestions for any improvement in the storyline, anything you guys like/don't like, also some nickname ideas? I also wanted to ask that how many chapters should i write for them to actually figure their feelings out and when they do, it's too late. I'm currently on ch-27. and they've just met the dealer.

Thanks<3

TL;DR (took chaptgpt's help-idk if i can or not but yea)

I’m writing a contract marriage story (6 months, both leads are CEOs). They slowly develop feelings, but a major conflict happens when the FMC suspects a business deal is manipulated—no one, including the MMC, believes her. The deal is also tied to her past trauma, leading to an emotional fallout.

I’m planning a separation arc after the contract ends where they realize their feelings too late.

I need help with:

• Best reason for separation (divorce vs temporary distance)?
• How to keep the conflict realistic?
• When should they realize their feelings (pacing)?
• Can FMC adopt a child after separation realistically?

Any suggestions would help!