Chapter: Chapter 16Chapter 16Scarlett couldn't believe her ears. What the hell was going on here?“What are you talking about? Because I don't seem to understand. Become your pretend wife? How? What does that even mean?” Scarlett asked, looking visibly confused.“Okay, calm down, Scarlett. There's an explanation to all of this,” Damon said.“Then start explaining immediately, because I don't get how you just met me for the first time today and you're asking me to be your pretend wife — whatever that means,” Scarlett said.Damon sighed heavily. He knew it'd be hard, but he didn't expect it to be this difficult. He wished Julian was here to save him.“My last relationship failed. We had a misunderstanding because I had to do a sur—” he paused immediately. Was he about giving himself away right now? “Scratch that. I got into a venture my ex didn't support and she wasn't patient enough to understand what I was trying to do, and then she cheated. I had to break up,” he said.Scarlett was losing her patience
Last Updated: 2024-10-11
Chapter: CHAPTER 15Chapter 15“Glad you already met her, Grandma. This is Scarlett, my fiancée.” Damon said, smiling at his grandmother. “What?” Scarlett asked, shocked. Damon walked over to Scarlett and put a hand over her shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. “You good, Scarlett?” Damon asked, his eyes showing concern.“Yeah, are you alright, daughter?” Grandma asked.Scarlett stared, willing her mouth to open but finding no words.“Scarlett?” “Yes… Yes, I'm fine. I'm good,” Scarlett said, finding her voice. “I'll just get something to clean this up.”“Oh, don't worry about it, it'll be sorted,” Damon said, signaling to one of the office staffs to clean the mess.“So you already got a wife and you didn't inform me? Is that what it is now, Damon?” Grandma asked, her eyes lit with pleasure. “Well, we were planning to make it a surprise, Grandma,” Damon replied, smiling and turning to Scarlett. He gave her shoulder another gentle squeeze. “Right, Scarlett?”Scarlett had never felt so confused in her
Last Updated: 2024-10-07
Chapter: chapter 14Chapter 14"Good morning, Julian!" Scarlett exclaimed as she noticed Julian approaching from nearby."Hey... good morning to you, too! I didn't expect you to be up this early. How did you sleep last night?" Julian asked while making his way to the dining table."Honestly, I struggled to get a good night’s sleep, but I managed to rise early enough for work," Scarlett joked, prompting a chuckle from Julian."I can tell you definitely woke up early enough to prepare all this amazing food," Julian commented as he grabbed a slice of toast.Scarlett laughed lightly while she placed the pancakes on the table and took her seat."As I said, my sleep was restless, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to whip up breakfast. It’s the least I can do, considering all the support you’ve given me," Scarlett said while enjoying her meal. She felt immense gratitude towards Julian. "Come on, stop with the gratitude. Just make sure to give me some cash when you receive your first paycheck!" Julian quipp
Last Updated: 2024-09-29
Chapter: chapter 13Chapter 13Following her discussion with Julian, Scarlett was left bewildered, thinking that things couldn't have turned out better. He'd just given her hopes of a job, and she didn't even care if it was in another country. Scarlett still thought it worth giving it a shot. It was better than sitting home all day, bored and doing absolutely nothing.That night, after completing her usual routine, Scarlet was getting ready for bed when she heard a knock at her door.At first, she chose to ignore the noise because she wasn't expecting anyone. However, the knocking persisted, getting her irritated. She was tired and needed to sleep.Not knowing who might be at her door, she decided to open it after a deep sigh.To her surprise, when she unlocked the door, there was nobody there, leaving her bewildered.She had heard the knocking repeatedly, not just once or twice, yet upon checking, it was completely empty outside. “What's going on?”Her heart began to race as unsettling thoughts crosse
Last Updated: 2024-09-29
Chapter: Chapter 12Chapter 12 “Hold on,” Damon said, suddenly sitting up from his previous reclined position and startling Julian.“What's up? Any problem?” Julian asked, looking up from his phone. “This plan… your plan…” Damon trailed off.“Yes, the plan” Julian nodded, urging him to go on. “What's up with the plan? It doesn't sit well with you?”“No! No, not that. I mean, how exactly do we go about it, exactly? I mean, we can't just go and tell her we have a job for her just like that and she should come over,” Damon said.“Why not? She's isn't doing any of this for free, remember?” Julian asked.“I know, Julian. But it's not just about what we are going to pay her. You think we'd just tell her ‘Hey, we've got a job for you in Italy and you need to pack up’, you think she'd just get up? You think she doesn't have a life?” Damon asked.Julian stared at him. “Why do you care, Damon? I really don't get it.”Damon continued. “Look, don't get me wrong, okay? Slow down. Now look. She was a surrogate mothe
Last Updated: 2024-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 11Chapter 11Damon stood still, dazed by the words he just heard from his grandmother. Did she really mean that? Losing access to everything he'd been working hard to build was worse than a disaster and there was no way he was going to let that happen. This was crazy. His grandmother had to be kidding.“Grandma, wait!” he said, running after her.He ran past the door that led to the inner house and sprinted up the flight of stairs and paused as he came to his grandmother's bedroom door. He took a deep breath before he knocked, two silent quick raps on the hard mahogany door. “Grandma?” He got no response. He knocked again. “Grandma? Grandma please, please we need to talk about this, okay? Please.”Still no reply. He was getting frustrated. “Okay, grandma. I agree with you, and I'll get married. But could I please get a little more time? Three months is too sudden for me to bring myself down to love anyone right now, Grandma.”Her voice came floating softly from behind the door. “I don
Last Updated: 2024-09-21
LOGIN
