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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jules Verne a twenty-one years old girl signs a fake marriage contract with a wealthy billionaire old enough to be her father.
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"Miss Verne, you don't have to worry, everything will be fake. All you have to do is pretend to be my wife and help me.
I want you to teach my children to be responsible. They should take life seriously, change their mindset, and view the world differently. I want them to be less cruel and arrogant. They should learn to respect and see the good in people, be it rich or poor, I want them to see everyone as equals, not look down on them. can you do that miss Verne?"
Jules stared at the elderly man in front of her, he looked like someone in his late fifties, and old enough to be her father. what would people think if she claimed to be his wife? However, she needed money for her mother's treatment, and to pay the debt she owed.
If she wanted to make money and make it fast, the man sitting in front of her was the answer. The hospital in which her mother was admitted, was already on her case, and even those whom she owed, were also on her case. Luckily, Mr. Harper Scott showed up just in time to save her, after her numerous attempt to find a job, which always failed.
Jules sighed, seeing that she had no other option. After all, she wasn't really getting married to him, she only had to pretend to be.
"How hard can it be, it's just for six months? besides, I'm doing this for mom, and also to pay my debt," she thought.
After careful consideration, Jules agreed to sign the contract. "Mr. Harper, I agree to be your fake wife," she tells him.
Mr. Harper threw her a smile. Although he was in his late fifties, he still looked very young, and handsome.
"I'm pleased to hear that miss Verne. Although you might be pretending to be my wife, I will always treat you like my own daughter," he muttered.
Jules nodded, casting him a smile. "Thank you, Mr. Harper."
"You don't have to thank me. I should thank you instead, for agreeing to help me. I won't waste any more of your time miss Verne, let me introduce you to my children."
Mr.Harper brought out a white envelope, in which he had photos of his children.
"Miss Verne, this is my eldest son Hero Scott, he is twenty-six years old, and the CEO of Hi-tech company. He is very short-tempered and rude. And this is my second son, Harris Scott. he is twenty-four years old, the CEO of the H-music industry, and a singer. Unlike his brother, he is very arrogant, and irresponsible. He changes and treats women like trash. My third child is Hardin Scott, he is fifteen years old and a student. He barely has the time to focus on his studies, although I don't know what he uses his time for, and at such a young age, he is already a rascal. Lastly, this is Harley Scott, my last child. She is seven years old and a student. I can say, unlike her brothers, she is a very sweet and lovely child."
Jules listened to everything he had to say about his family, digesting every piece of information. She knew that it was going to be a tough road ahead but for money, she was willing to do almost anything.
Jules also didn't fail to notice that all of their names started with the letter H. Hence, she decided to call them the H-family.
"Miss Verne, I would like you to move in as soon as possible, that is, if you don't mind."
"I don't mind Mr. Harper. I can even move in tomorrow," she replies.
He smiled, happy that things were going according to plan. "Okay miss Verne, I will ask my assistant to take you shopping and he will also pick you up tomorrow."
"Okay, Mr.Harper, if you don't mind I will take my leave now."
"Okay, miss Verne, but before you leave, we should come up with a story about how we met, fell in love, and got married..."
A moment later they were done with their discussion. They also filled each other in on what they liked and disliked, everything they needed to know about each other, before saying their goodbyes.
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The next day, Mr.Harper, sent a driver to pick up Jules. She sat in the back seat of the car, feeling nervous.
"Jules you can do this," she told herself, rubbing her sweaty palm on her dress.
Soon, they arrived at a very huge mansion, that looked like a palace. "Wow!" Jules mouthed, gawking at the sight in front of her.
The exterior design of the house was magnificent and decorated with lots of flowers. It also had a big fountain, and Jules couldn't wait to see what the interior design would look like.
Harper Scott, his guards, and the maid stood outside the entrance, to welcome her.
"Welcome home, Mrs. Scott," they chorused, bowing their head in respect. Although they were stunned when they saw Jules because they expected to see an older woman when Harper Scott told them that he was bringing his new wife.
Jules smiled at them, before saying "You can call me Jules."
She walked toward Mr.Harper and kissed him on the cheek.
"Daring husband," she said, leaving everyone even more stunned.
"Angel," he called, giving her a bright smile.
"Come let's go inside, the children must be waiting," he said, leading her into the mansion.
"You have a nice house, Mr.Scott,"
"It's also going to be yours from now on."
They walked into a house big enough to accommodate at least fifty persons, and Jules's eyes almost popped out of their socket.
The interior design was far more beautiful than the exterior one. Jules was astonished and looked around with wide eyes and mouth.
"Daddy," a little girl yelled, snapping Jules out of her trance. The little girl ran toward Mr. Harper but stopped abruptly when she notice Jules.
"Who is she, daddy? She asked with a curious look.
"Harley, I need you to go upstairs, and call your brothers, then I'll tell you."
"Okay daddy," she yelled, running away.
Minutes later, they all came downstairs, glancing from their father to the girl beside him. Although he told them to be present because he wanted to introduce someone, he didn't tell them who.
Harris, Hardin, and Harley went and took a seat opposite their father. Jules raised her head to peek at them and she had to admit that they were much more handsome in person, and both looked like their father.
"What's so important that you called us," Hardin inquired, rolling his eyes.
Instead of giving him an answer, Mr.Harper threw them a questioning look before asking "where is Hero?"
"Daddy, Hero didn't come. He said he has some urgent matter to attend to," Harley replied, her eyes on Jules all the while.
Mr. Harper sneered but didn't say anything. He turned to Jules who sat quietly, picking on her nails. He could tell she was nervous and somehow pitied her.
The reason he wanted her to act as his wife in the first place was that, he saw how hardworking, responsible and humble she was at such a young age and hoped that his son could learn from her.
He also admired her well-mannered behavior and careful approach to life.
"I wanted to introduce this beautiful woman sitting beside me." He told them.
"Can you get over with this dad, some of us have better things to do," Harris, who has been sitting quietly spoke. He was getting impatient and wanted to know who the girl was.
Jules made an inward scowl at how arrogantly he spoke, wishing she could give him a blow to reset his brain, so he could be more respectful.
Mr. Harper sighs, not wanting to waste any more of their time. "This is Jules Verne, my new wife, and your stepmother. I want you all to treat her with the utmost respect and do whatever she tells you," Mr. Harper announced.
The trio glanced from their father to Jules, who looked as pale as a ghost. "Oh God save me," she prayed inwardly, as she felt their piercing gaze on her.
Hardin scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Are you serious dad, how can this lady be your wife. Look at how young she is, I'm pretty sure Hero and Harris are older than she is," he let out, angrily, not liking the idea of his dad having a new wife.
"Yes dad, Hardin is right, she's too young to be your wife. But I don't mind," Harris said. Unlike Hardin, he didn't mind having a stepmother. he was even glad that he had such a young and beautiful stepmother that he would take to events and show off.
"Really daddy, she's going to be my new mom," Harley squealed happily. She was also happy because there would be another female in the house, with whom she can play.
"Yes sweet heart, she is going to be your new mommy," Mr. Harper answered.
Yeiiii, I'm so excited, are you two excited? she asked her brothers.
"Of course, I am," Harris replied, winking at Jules, who blushed slightly.
"I can't believe you guys. Are you stupid or blind, Can't you see that she is only here because of dads money? Or why else would a young and beautiful lady like her want to marry someone old enough to be her father, when there are plenty of young guys out there," Hardin yelled, casting a hateful glance at Jules
Jules shivered slightly at his tone of voice. "This one is not going to be an easy one," she thought.
"Hardin, how dare you say such things about my wife, you had better behave yourself," Mr.Harper scolded.
"Dad, you don't have to worry about Hardin, he's still a child, and wouldn't understand. As long as you are happy, I don't have a problem with it, and I'm sure chubby(Harley) doesn't too," Harris muttered.
"Hey, how many times have I told you not to call me chubby?" Harley cried out, glaring out her brother.
"Then should I call you fatso instead," Harris teased.
"You... dad, look Harris is picking on me again, you should warn him, before I teach him a lesson," Harley muttered, pouting her mouth.
Jules couldn't help but fall in love with the small child in front of her, although Mr. Harper had said she was seven years old, she looked more like a five-year-old, with chubby cheek, and pouted lips. She also didn't look like her father, so Jules figured that she might look like her mother.
"I think you are very beautiful Harley, so you don't have to mind your brother's words," Jules spoke for the first time, making Harley's eyes lit up.
"Really," she squealed, happy that her new mother found her beautiful.
"Yes Princess, you are beautiful," Jules repeated.
Yeiii she squealed, twirling from side to side. "I like her dad, she's nice," Harley blurted out.
Hardin stared at his siblings in disbelief, how could they like a gold digger? "you guys are so unbelievable, I'm sure once Hero returns, he would support me and won't be fooled by this lady," he muttered, walking away angrily.
"Don't worry, I'm sure he will come around," Mr. Scott consoled, squeezing Jules's hands lightly and she nodded.
"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Scott, I hope we get along well," Harris said before leaving.
It was now Mr. Harper, Harley and Jules left. "Baby, I want you to take your mom to the room opposite mine," Mr. Scott told Harley and she happily obliged.
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"Calm down Lord grumpy, she is our new mommy," Harley told him, rolling her big eyes.Hero still didn't understand what she meant, so he said. "What do you mean?"Hardin sighs, and decided to put an end to his confusion. He wanted to see how Hero would react, whether he would also like their gold digger step mom, or hate her just like he does."She is dad's new wife, Jules Verne.""What!" Hero yelled, making everyone on the table, tremble slightly."Dad is Hardin saying the truth? Is this dimwit, really your wife?""Watching it Hero, how dare you call her a dimwit? this should be the last time you call her something like that. You must show her respect as your stepmother," Mr. Scott reprimanded angrily."I will call her whatever I want dad. How can you tell me that she is your wife, when did you get married?""That's none of your business son. All you need to know is that she is my loving wife, and you must respect her, whether you like it or not."Hero scoffed. "That will never happe
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Hero arrived at his company in a gloomy mood. He walked into the building and all the workers trembled in fear. "Good morning sir," they greeted, but he ignored them, walking angrily to his office.Immediately he sat on his chair, he put a call across to his P.A. "come to my office right away," he said, before hanging up the phone.It didn't take up to a minute before a guy with blonde hair walked into his office."Good morning boss," he greeted.Instead of answering him, Hero said. "Bryan, I want you to find out everything about Jules Verne.""But boss, may I know who she is?"Hero sneered. "If I knew who she was, I wouldn't be asking you to find out everything about her, besides why do you need to know that, ?" Hero barked, making Bryan tremble in fear."I...it not what I mean boss. I mean who is she to you, it might help me get the information faster," Bryan shuttered.Hero scoffed. That gold digger cannot be anything to me, although she's married to my father, we share no relatio
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Jules, shivered slightly at his tone of voice, then she said, "what's wrong with what I called you?""You have no right to call me that. you will address me as sir," Hero retorted, gritting his teeth."Okay, Sir grumpy," Jules said, teasingly, suppressing her laughter.Hero clenched his fist and gnashed his teeth, to suppress his anger. He felt a burning rage, as he glared daggers at Jules.Harley who was watching them suddenly remembered her favorite cartoon(Tom and Jerry), and her face lit up in excitement. "I might as well sit down and enjoy the show, Harley thought, before strolling to one of the couches. She popped on it, crossing her little legs, as she glanced from Jules to Hero."Listen very well you dimwit I don't like you, so you should do well to avoid me in the future," Hero rasped.Jules rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her waist then she said, "Well, I don't like you either. who do you think you are? you dipshit.""How dare you? who did you call a dipshit? you mon
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They all stared at Mr. Harper like he had gone nuts. "Darling husband, I don't understand why you would ask me to work for him when he clearly doesn't like me?" Jules muttered, casting a curious glance at Mr.Harper."Yes dad, why would I work with this money monger? besides you have your own company, she should work for you instead," Hero muttered, gritting his teeth. he couldn't imagine himself working beside her, having to see her face every day. yikes! he thought, wrinkling his face in displeasure.A mischievous smile crossed Mr.Harper's lips and he said inwardly, "it's because I want you two to become closer."Clearing his throat, Mr. Harper said, "I don't want her to work for me because, she's my wife and people might say I'm giving her special treatment, even when I'm not. That's why I suggest, she works for you instead."Hero scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Dad, I don't want to work with someone like her, I just can't."Jules also rolled her eyes, then she said, "it's not like I w
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Mr.Harper," Jules called."Yes yes," he answered immediately, sighing in relief."I agree to work for Hero."Mr.Harper almost jumped up in excitement but restrained himself."Thank you, Miss Verne," he muttered....The next day Jules had to wake up early to prepare for work.Knowing who Hero was, she knew he would not take it lightly with her even if she makes the slightest mistake. she also didn't want to give him more reasons to say mean things about her.After brushing her teeth, and taking a shower, Jules wore a white long sleeve shirt, and neatly ironed black trousers to go, tucking the shirt inside her pant. she also packs her hair in a ponytail, applying only lip gloss, then she put on a two inches heels to go. She didn't want anything that will disturb her, more than the fact that she is going to work in the lion's den.Walking down the stairs, Jules noticed that, there was no one in the living room, "Are they still asleep?" She thought, twirling in the direction of Harley's
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Jules was gobsmacked and glared at him in anger."Why should I get out?" she yelled.Hero scoffed, matching her glare. "It's my car, I decide who I want and who I don't want in it.""But you told your dad and Harley that, you would take me to the office.""Yes, I did, but I lied back then."You..."Don't say another word, Just get out," Hero said, cutting her off.Jules ignored him. "I won't get out," she said defiantly.Hero clenched his fist in anger, then he opened his door, walked to the other side of the car where Jules sat, and opened it.Jules immediately tried to move to the other side but he caught her, pulling her out of the car.Jules shrieked, as she landed right on the floor. "You vile man," she cried out, pointing at him, but Hero ignored her, going back into the car."You can go," he told the chauffeur, who watched everything from the rear-view mirror and sighed in pity. "Poor Mrs.Scott," he thought, before driving away.He wanted to say something, but decided against i
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Jules sat in front of Hero's door fast asleep... After waiting for over twenty minutes, for Hero to tell her to come in, Jules decided to sit in front of his door but dozed off...Hero stared at the woman in front of him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "How can this woman, sleep at this hour?" He thought.Luckily Jules was leaning on the wall close to the door, or she would have crashed into the fall, once he opened the door.Hero's lip curled up into a smirk as he thought of a way to wake her up from her slumber. He hastily went back into his office, grabbed a bottle of water, and returned to where Jules was."This is payback for what you did to me the other night," Hero mumbled, spewing the water on her.Jules jerked up immediately. "Where am I, and why is it raining heavily?" she mumbled, dabbing the water off her face.Hero scoffed, rolling his eyes. He couldn't believe that his father had married such a fool. What did he even see in her? "Stand up you fool, how can you sl
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Meanwhile, an evil smirk played around the corner of Sasha's lips as she stood on the balcony where she could see the family members at the dining table, except Hero and Jules who were absent.She immediately sent a text to someone, before putting the small phone away. Then she took out her iPhone and sent a text message to Emelia. Although she knew that what she was doing was cliche and immature, she didn't care as long as she achieved her goal. On the other hand, Jules was just about to walk out of her room when she got a text message. "Come to my room, and make sure you bring Hero along."Jules stare at the message in confusion, mulling over why would Emelia would text her with a hidden number. Probably because she doesn't want me to have her contact.' Then she shrugged off the thought and decided to call Hero instead.Scrolling through her contacts, Jules gasped when she realized that she didn't have Hero's number and decided to go to his room instead, although, for some reason
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Jules shrieked in horror and instantly moved away from the package.'Why didn't I think of that? What if a bomb is really in there? I could have died just now,' she mulled over, before going to stand behind Hero, likewise Bryan."Mr.Scott the package is meant for you, so you should open it," As she was short, she had to stand on her tiptoe to whisper it in his ears.Hero glanced at the woman, who was holding onto with a slight hint of amusement in his eyes, before tilting his gaze in the direction of the package.He eyed the package for a while before saying, "Bryan you should open it."Bryan gasped. "No way boss! I'm afraid I'll have to decline your order this time. The package clearly states that it's for Hero, and my name is Bryan, not Hero," Bryan stated, bobbing his head frantically.Both Jules and Bryan held on to Hero as if he was their life support_their only saving grace at that moment.Seeing that none of them were willing to open it, Hero sighed and decided to open it inste
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Bryan let out a deep breath and retorted. "I already did that boss.""So did you find out who was behind it?" Hero inquired with keen interest."Actually boss, the person goes by the name Mr.Macaroni and he's anonymous. No picture or information about the person. We also couldn't trace the source," Bryan replied and Hero scoffed.'Mr. Macaroni, such a ridiculous name! I wonder who that is' Hero mulled, before saying "When is then meeting?""It's in five minutes time boss." Hero nodded. "Let's go," he told Bryan, before walking ahead. Bryan followed Hero but not before giving the image on his tablet one last look.It was an image of Jules and Mason at the hospital. Although Bryan had wanted to show it to Hero, he decided against it, knowing that his boss might probably get upset after seeing it. Besides, the picture of Mason and Jules might be deleted soon like the previous ones, or so he thought.After all, It seemed like someone was deliberately removing the photos of Mason and Jule
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Unlike the previous day, the family members except for Emelia Scott left home for both work and school. Even Jules had to return to work in order to prevent the other workers from gossiping or saying she was getting special treatment because she was probably dating their boss.After they left, it was Emelia Scott and Sasha at home. Sasha walked up to Emelia who sat in the garden as she had nothing to do."Ma'am Emily, don't you feel bored sitting here all by yourself? I should keep you company," Sasha said, calmly. Although she had other alternatives, apart from keeping Emelia company. Since she had planned to get Jules thrown out of the Scotts mansion, she decided that it was the best time to put her plan in motion. And also get the answers to her question.On the other hand, Emelia swiveled in Sasha's direction, before letting out a faint smile. "Come sit here Sasha," She ushered Sasha to the seat opposite hers.Not only Sasha had questions but Emelia also had a question of her own
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"Hero, the truth is that I...Jules paused for a while after saying that and glanced up to meet his gaze."You give me your word that if I tell you the truth, you won't tell the family about what happened between us," she whispered, although he could still hear her. Hero sighs impatiently before saying with gritted teeth "I give you my word."Jules then stood on her tiptoe and whispered into his ears. "I wonder why you want to know if I'm married to your dad? Is it because you like me...anyway the truth is that I'm married to your dad."Immediately after she said that the door swung open revealing Sasha. "What the hell is going on here?" She yelled, and Jules hastily pulled away from Hero. Sasha's lips curve into a smirk, and she moved closer to them and asked mockingly. "Did I interrupt something?" "You didn't. Nonetheless, you should have knocked before entering my room," Jules retorted calmly while rolling her eyes."Are you anger because I didn't knock or because I interrupted
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"Wife? Is Jules Mr.Harper's wife?" Sasha inquired, after hearing what Hardin had said. She had a curious look on and face and wanted to be sure she heard it right before jumping to a conclusion.However, everyone remained mum, heightening her curiosity even more. "Lady Scott is it true?" Sasha directed her question at Emelia, who sighed and wanted to speak up, however, Mr.Harper chipped in instead."Miss Sasha, It's our family matter, I don't think it concerns you," He said to her, earning a surprised look from everyone except Jules.They had expected him to tell Sasha that yes Jules was his wife, nonetheless, it was the other way around.Meanwhile, Sasha said nothing but she felt embarrassed and disappointed. Although Mr.Harper told her off, she was still keen on getting her answer sooner or later."Sorry for interfering in your affairs," Sasha retorted in a pitiful tone.Nevertheless, no one said anything after that. Emelia just urged everyone to eat as the food was getting cold...
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Jules and Harley swiveled in the direction to see Harris standing there, with a look of horror plastered all over his face.He silently prayed that Harley was not talking about the same Sasha he knew.On the other hand, Jules felt pity for him, but at the same time, she found his expression funny. While Harley knitted her brow in confusion and repeated. "Yes, Sasha!""How do you know her?" She went further to ask. From the look on her brother's face, Harley couldn't help but feel as if Harris knew the Sasha she was talking about...Meanwhile, Harris snapped out of his thoughts. It's probably another Sasha, however, when Jules said "It's the same Sasha from the club." Harris almost died from a heart attack."No, it can't be. What the hell is she doing here?" He unintentionally yelled.Seeing his behavior, Harley's suspicion increased. 'Could Sasha be one of Harris's numerous girlfriends? No, it can't be. Sasha looks way older,' she mulled. Before saying, "Brother, miss Sasha is going
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Emelia let out a burst of sheepish laughter, as she didn't know how to answer her son. There's no way she would tell him that the woman standing in front of him was his prospective bride and she was going to be living with them. She knew that he would be furious and never agree to it and she didn't want him to send Sasha away as she and Peggy have been long-time friends.Avoiding his gaze, Emelia said, "Uhm...you see, Sasha here is Peggy's daughter.""I already know that mother. What I want to know is what she's doing here...that too with her luggage?" Mr.Harper asked suspiciously.Emelia sighed as she didn't know what to say. She was lost for words and excuses. After a few seconds of silence, she tilts her gaze to Sasha, silently asking her for help. After all, it was Sasha's mom who put her in such a dilemma.Seeing the look on Emelia's face, Sasha immediately figured out that Emelia needed help so she intervened."Sir Scott, you know my mother and Emelia have been friends for yea
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Although she couldn't really make out everything he was saying, she still heard something like last night, and Jules, making her tremble slightly.Could Hero have told his father about last night? She pondered. And at that moment, both Hero and Mr.Harper whirled in her direction.Feeling guilty and scared at the same time, Jules didn't know what came over her, and she started to babble. "It's not what you think, I didn't mean to do it," she tells Mr.Harper while picking on her nails. She didn't want the same man who respected her even though she was younger than he was to see her as a vile person. Mr.Harper, however, knitted his eyebrow in question "What do you mean, dear?" He inquired, feeling confused. On the other hand, Hero's lips instantly curved into a smirk as he understood what Jules meant.'Such a fool! She thinks I told dad that she molested me. Why would I do that when nothing really happened?' He mulled, staring at Jules in amazement. He couldn't believe that she was so
