A Marriage Of Convenience

A Marriage Of Convenience

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By:   sonnyiswriting  Completed
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"Didn't he tell you anything about me," She asked. She looked quite ethereal and unreal from where she stood, her baby bump showing so clearly that no one would believe she wasn't pregnant. "I'm pregnant honey and Anthony is responsible," She said again, this time her voice was firm and she looked me in the eyes. How could she be pregnant though? I was also pregnant. ** Vanessa Ives, daughter of a runaway mother and an artist that turned to a life of drugs would do anything she can to get her brother back and help her family. She would even get married to her ex boyfriend just because of his mother. Anthony Thorns, doesn't want a child, doesn't want to get married and wants to stay the heck away from his family and their trouble. But when Vanessa appears in his life again after six years, he has to do what she wants just so she could get what she needed. He just didn't know that it would cost him his sanity.

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Chapter One- The Catch

Vanessa's point of viewThey definitely should give me the award for the only person that could go broke few days after she received her salary. I knew I would win that thing with such a wide berth to the first runner up. I checked the figures on my account statement for the umpthenthed time and groaned again at what I saw."What were you expecting Vanessa?" My roommate asked, she didn't even turn around to spare me a glance."That somehow someone rich had sent you some money or you just won the lottery you didn't apply for" She continued.I sighed, groaned into my hands "Perhaps" I said innocently. Mary rolled her eyes at me and did that tsk thing with her tongue. She couldn't even think about dignifying my words with an answer.I watched her apply her eyeliner with exact precision that I was jealous of. I had never been the type of person to know how to apply makeup much less draw a smoky eye wings or whatever."And you know why you don't have money, you send whatever you make in t...

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sonnyiswriting
I will be writing the sequel to this book as more of a spin-off of the story not essentially revolving around Vanessa and Anthony's life. I'm sorry that most of you hated the way it ended and I promise the spin off would not end that way too.
2024-01-20 16:20:13
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Brenda
Hate the way it ended
2023-11-28 04:14:00
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zeala
not complete, a good read though
2023-11-19 01:10:42
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mrslisadawn
Loved reading the book. Wish the ending was different but can’t wait to read the sequel
2023-11-22 20:22:57
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Zari
It's a good read, but the story is incomplete ... hence the low rating. If there is a sequel to this story, then what is the name of the sequel, and where can I find it dear author?
2024-01-20 10:14:17
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85 Chapters
Chapter One- The Catch
Vanessa's point of viewThey definitely should give me the award for the only person that could go broke few days after she received her salary. I knew I would win that thing with such a wide berth to the first runner up. I checked the figures on my account statement for the umpthenthed time and groaned again at what I saw."What were you expecting Vanessa?" My roommate asked, she didn't even turn around to spare me a glance."That somehow someone rich had sent you some money or you just won the lottery you didn't apply for" She continued.I sighed, groaned into my hands "Perhaps" I said innocently. Mary rolled her eyes at me and did that tsk thing with her tongue. She couldn't even think about dignifying my words with an answer.I watched her apply her eyeliner with exact precision that I was jealous of. I had never been the type of person to know how to apply makeup much less draw a smoky eye wings or whatever."And you know why you don't have money, you send whatever you make in t
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Chapter Two- The Text
Vanessa's point of view"Well you'll marry my son of course"Elizabeth Thorn had only one child, only one son. I heard from my elder sister gossips about how she had to have her uterus removed because she bled too much when she had him. Also heard from the same sister that was why she wouldn't let us go close to our brother.Those were gossips."You do remember my son, don't you?" She asked. She was watching me closely now and I felt naked, like she could read through me and know my thoughts."How could I forget" I answered, my tone bland and dull.I took my seat back because my head was spinning around the possibility of having everything I always wanted handed to me on a silver platter but with the side attraction of getting married to her son.I leaned forward "Your son is certainly attractive enough, why can't he get married to whomever he wants without your help. I've seen his pictures with the models and actresses and even the girls that are way below his level" I whispered to he
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Chapter Three - A Marriage Of Convenience
Anthony's point of viewShe wasn't a great beauty or had any particular features that attracted me to her but damn had she given me one of thebest sex of my life.I watched as she got up from that bed, her waist so dainty it made me want to drag her back into bed so we could continue what we stopped."Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked shyly. She was close to the window that overlooked the grounds and the gates.I watched her as she arched her body into various positions, twisted and turnedher body to catch the early rays of the sun."You look quite beautiful my dear and damn you really know how to work a man up. It's quite adorable" I told her.She laughed, her head thrown back. She was staring at me now and had that twinkle in her eyes."And who told you I want to come a second time, you were not that good" She teased me."You know that's a lie" I teased back "I'll never tell you the truth" She said and as if she got a voice whispering to her, she winked at me."Perhaps
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Chapter Four - The deal
Anthony's point of viewShe would sit at the back of her class and listen to whatever the teacher had to say without missing anything. She would ace any exam she had. And she would argue with me all day long and one time, she even smacked my head because I wouldn't listen to her reason.And it was a tacky reason.I was not going to have a marriage of convenience or whatever it was my parents call it with Vanessa Ives. I was done with her. I had been done with her a long time ago.She had sent some other texts after I received the first one. Deleted them without even reading. I had no inclination whatsoever to know what she wanted to tell me.Was that why I was drinking myself silly on a Monday evening?"Marriage is not such a bad thing Anthony, if you don't love your wife, you could always get mistresses" Ronald said after I told him what happened.He wasn't drinking as he had promised to stay sober for an entire year but that doesn't mean he wasn't going to get off on some other soci
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Chapter Five- Announcements are in order 1
Vanessa's point of view"Then the person would shove the feelings down their throats and keep it to themselves"Anthony did not wait for me, he paid for the food and left the restaurant. Even the memories that came with this place did not affect him the way it affected me. He had truly transformed from the cool charming boy I once had a crush on when I was younger to this confident man that didn't ask for anything.Mary however was at home when I arrived, she was on the bed with the guy from the bar. And they were doing something I would rather not have walked right into."V, you're here" She said as soon as she heard my gasp.She did not get up from the bed and the guy did not even deem it right to say an hello to me and stop this shenanigans. Oh, they went right into it. My day had been quite terrific enough without any of this added to it. "Could you guys take this to your house instead of doing it all over my bed, I had a long day today and I want to get some sleep this night" I
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Chapter Six - Announcements are in order 2
"I'm so sorry" My hands flew to my mouth in an attempt to stop another embarrassment from pouring out of it.Elizabeth was awfully calm, she moved backwards far away from me as fast as she could and requested for a cleaner to come upstairs to clean the mess and without even a glance at me, she walked through a door at the side of the office.A bathroom probably."Take this" A water bottle appeared in my face as soon as she was gone. It was from Anthony who gave a small smile to accompany the bottle of water."Look at me messing up the advice I gave you" I said as I took the bottle from him. I needed to wash my mouth anyway and it looked like Elizabeth was in the only bathroom in this office."I need to use the ....." I didn't finish the sentence before he understood what I was trying to say. Anthony told me to follow him and I did just that, he was always leading me somewhere when we were younger and I would follow him to places where no one would expect to find a couple of children.
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Chapter Seven - New Roommates
Vanessa's point of viewSo the whole world knew I was getting married to their eligible billionaire and the girls would probably hate me now.Elizabeth Thorn just fucked up my entire life for the second time."Probably not the whole world but the states in the US and some other countries in Europe and Africa" Victor voiced out when he couldn't stand the silence anymore.Anthony just took a seat far away from me of course and went on texting someone, probably his girlfriend whom he needs to explain the situation to.Mary's text came before her call and before I had the chance to even read it. I placed my phone to my ear and excused myself from the kitchen."Girl, we're not cool for a few days and you go and get married to the yummiest eligible bachelor" She practically screeched out the words like a bird into my ears "And you get to meet his hot dad"I met Mary two years after the Thorn family cast us out and she doesn't know a lot about my past so she doesn't know I've met the hot dad
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Chapter Eight - Something about disappearing
Vanessa's point of viewAnthony wasn't soaking wet so I knew the intensity of the rain has probably gone down. But he was angry and when Anthony was angry, it was best to stay out of his way."I did not know you texted me" I said in an attempt to calm him down but that seemed to infuriate him the more.Anthony's face was so close to mine I could count his lashes and man, were they beautiful."In this modern day and time, you did not know I texted you. You have a phone and you're a normal breathing person" He cursed under his breath at the end and moved farther away from me "I do not like the things you do Vanessa"That was the exact moment One night stand....need to find a better name for him...decided to comment on our situation."Wait Mary, you did not tell me your roommate was the girl on the news, I could kidnap her for major bucks"The fuck.Mary's palm hit her face in a way I hoped wouldn't cause bruises. And now Anthony was almost murderous."What did you say?" He said in such
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Chapter Nine - Freak Accidents
Anthony's point of viewI wasn't able to concentrate. I hadn't been able to concentrate on anything since yesterday. Her scent lingered in the air for my sense of smell to continue dwelling on, that wonderful scent of lilies and jasmine.Her face was the only thing I could see when I closed my eyes. Before she broke my heart in the cruelest of ways.I hadn't even realize Vanessa would be a target for scrutinization from the public and a revenue for random until that dude said it in her house and I realized I had to protect her.She couldn't go back to her job which would be swarmed with reporters. She wouldn't be able to go out in the streets like a normal person anymore. She probably knew how to control the paparazzi, it was a mandatory class mom made every child she knew take. Even though, the Ives family stayed away from the spotlight, mom wanted them to learn.You never know when one might find one of them in her company.My phone screen lit up, another text from my assistant. T
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Chapter Ten - Girl Alone
Vanessa's point of viewNot having a job meant you have a lot of free time. Having a lot of free time meant you were constantly bored. Constantly bored plus money in your bank account meant you could visit your dad who was in rehab without telling anyone.Dad wasn't looking good. I mean, I knew he wasn't going to be looking his best in rehab but I hadn't expected what I was looking at. People always said I looked like my dad and I saw it too, the same skin tone, the same gray eyes, the same chestnut brown hair that even had the same bounce.But now, all I saw was an old man that looked twice his age.It also didn't help that I saw him once a year. I did everything possible to stop me from seeing him because I blamed and still blamed him for everything that happened."If it isn't my little Vanessa, seems like yesterday you were only five and running around with Vicky" He said as his own special way of greeting.The same words he used anytime he saw me."Hello Dad" I greeted him with th
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