CH 3: A Contract Marriage Offer

Jennifer’s POV

“Your job is to give me an heir to strengthen my position in my extended family,” He answered, gazing at me.

Many questions swirled in my head. All of this felt unreal. I felt like I was dreaming and hope someone woke me up.

‘Is he sure he wants to have children with me? I am a whore. His wealthy family would oppose this, and my life would become unsettled. Not to mention having to deal with Jason. He couldn’t possibly let me go so easily. I guess I should explain a few things to him.’

Before answering his question, I walked to the large window near us and stood staring at the enormous garden in the mansion's backyard.

“I am not the holy woman that a man wants to marry. Too many men’s hands have touched me. I am dirty and unworthy to be beside you, much less to bear your child. I think the entire world will be against this. Sorry, I turn it down. Thank you for your offer, sir,” I replied in a trembling voice.

‘Being an escort is not what I want. If Aunt Lina hadn’t sold me to Jason, I wouldn’t be such a despicable and dirty woman.’

I turned, and that’s when my eyes met his blue eyes, exquisite and look calming. I couldn’t keep looking into his eyes. He walked his wheelchair towards me when I looked to another corner. I heard the wheels of his wheelchair getting closer and closer and finally stopped right in front of me.

Suddenly, a large, slightly cold, and sweaty palm gripped my hand. I turned and my eyes met his blue eyes again.

“I don’t care who you are and the work you do and how many men’s hands have touched you. I don’t care about all that. I chose you for a reason I can’t tell you. Please consider it.” His face was pitiful and I can’t bear to see him pleading with his soft and sexy voice.

“But what are you going to tell them all? Your family? Mr. Woods?” I asked. These felt unreal.

“Let me take care of everything. So, do you want to accept it?” he asked. This time, he had a slightly cheerful expression on his face.

I nodded a few times, then he smiled and said, “Thank you.”

“Ah, as for Jason and my family. I’ll take care of everything. Now you may return to Pleasure Brothel. I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning.” He said, smiling. His blue eyes were shining. The pressure in his tone sounded different, lighter, and more relaxed.

‘I finally accepted the offer. Yeah, even if it’s just a contract marriage. I think the women in the brothel will be jealous and gossip about me after they hear about this.’

“Okay. I am going now. You won’t forget your promise to me, right?” I asked him as I put on my jacket and shoes, then brushed my hair for a bit before leaving the room. He approached me and held my hand a second time.

“I won’t forget my promise. I will pick you up tomorrow morning, so get ready. Bye and good night.” He said, waving his hands to me.

“Okay.” Then I turned around and left the room.

Arriving in my bedroom, I couldn’t close my eyes at all. My mind didn’t let me rest. I still couldn’t believe I was going to get out of this brothel and someone promised to cover my uncle’s medical expenses and his family’s life.

‘Ahh, this is all like a dream. If this isn’t a dream, I want to wake up soon. However, if this is a dream, then I don’t want to wake up soon. Everything that happened tonight felt unreal. But why is he offering me all this?’

An hour later, I finally fell asleep. The next morning as the sun was just rising, Samuel and Leo, his assistant, got out of the car that stopped right in front of Pleasure Brothel’s door.

From above my bedroom window, I saw his arrival. I smiled happily and blushed a little. I felt like a teenage girl waiting for her date to take her to a school party.

That morning he came wearing a gray suit that looked a little glossy and a pair of shiny black shoes. A young man in a brown suit helped him into the wheelchair and pushed the wheelchair into the brothel. The two of them went straight into the brothel greeted by Carol, the head of the escorts.

‘He keeps his promise. Somehow, I feel special. Is this the good fortune that comes to me at an unexpected time?’

I grabbed the black satin kimono that lay on the bed, then walked out of the room and down the stairs. From the stairs, I could see a few girls listening to Jason and Samuel through the locked room door.

I walked up to them, and I heard Jason arguing with Samuel. Their voices were so loud and Jason’s voice rose like he was furious. I stopped my steps about one meter from the crowd of girls. My hands clenched, and I kept praying while closing my eyes that good fortune would happen to me.

‘Could it be that Jason is adamant about not letting me go just like that? I can understand the reason because I am a star in this brothel. He has benefited from me. Most of the men who come to this brothel are looking for me.’

However, what I feared didn’t happen. There was no arguing or shouting anymore. All that could be heard now was Jason’s loud laughter. Perhaps Samuel had persuaded him by giving him a large sum of money. Jason would be happy if he saw money and something or someone that would make him good money.

I was thrilled, but the happiness didn’t last long when the girls turned around and they found me standing near them. From their sharp gazes, I could see envy and anger. They approached me together, then pushed me into the wall. Then, a girl held me down by placing her arms around my neck, forcing me to stay still and not move. The pain spread around my neck. My body trembled slightly, seeing them all around me.

“What’s wrong with you guys? Please calm down,” I said while begging them.