Chapter 3

Skylar's POV

“Getting married? I still can’t process the words in my head. What do you mean by getting married? I am your secretary, and I work for you. You have high standards, and people won’t expect to see us together.”

“Well, luckily for you, or should I say "us,” I don’t care about what people say, and I think you should learn that too.”......

“Did he just say us? Oh, my God. Zane Hills, please. I need to go and get prepared for today.”

“Well, before you go, you have to see what I have to offer. Don’t you think so?”

“Offer? I don’t understand. What do you mean by offer?” 

Soon one of his men walked in with a suitcase in his hand, and soon I started to wonder what was going on.

“So! Miss Skyler Miller, what do you think about this? He said as he stretched out his hand towards me with a paper.”

“What is this?”

“Will you just check it out first and stop asking questions?”

Soon I went through it, and it was a contract—a marriage contract! 

“What is this? What does this mean?”

“What does it look like? See, Skylar, this is just me being nice to you. Also, you’re smart enough to know what's good and bad. This is a big opportunity for you, and looking at it well, you gain more than myself.”

Tears dropped from my eyes, and I couldn’t believe how selfish Zane Hills was.

“Do I look cheap? Is that it? Is this what you take me for—a poor girl who needs a rich man to survive? Is this all I matter to you? I have worked for you for years, and this is how you treat me. Yes! I agree that we had a one-night stand, which none of us planned, but it happened. Can we just please move on and act like nothing ever happened?”

“You see, Skyler, I thought you were smart, but it seems to me that I misjudged you. Why do you have to be selfish and think only about yourself? Your mother needs this; you have a lot of debt to pay and need to at least change your shoes. I didn’t mean to say that, but I noticed you only have four pairs of shoes. Common Skyler, this is so beneficial to you and your mother, and I will also get rid of my mother’s matchmaking. And also, I think you’re sweet.”

He sounded persuasive about it, and I thought deeply. I have nothing to lose; many girls my age and even older would kill to be his wife. 

I took a deep breath and stared into the printed ink with my name and his name printed on it. I immediately looked into his eyes and asked for a pen.

“Can I at least get a pen to sign?”

“I have that just in here.”

I signed the papers and handed them over to him. 

“Mrs. Hills looks good on you,” he said as he gave a devilish smile.

“Now we need to get married!” He said this as he stood up, heading towards his window. 

“What?! Get married! Wait, we need to slow down. At least, what do you mean, get married? We need time to plan and inform our families.”

“No! We are not informing anybody that this marriage is between you and me. Nobody has to know, at least not yet.”

“Oh, why? I mean, it’s a marriage; we are getting married. I am going to be your wife.”

“Oh, Skyler, if there is anything I do not want in this marriage, it is stress. I don’t want stress and too many questions.” 

“We are going to go to the Ministry of marriage and get our certificate to make it official, and then we will go back to our normal lives. Is that okay?” He said this as he finally turned around to look at me. 

I was short of words and could not even process everything that had happened from last night until that moment. All I know is that I need his money for my mother and to pay my debts. 

“Yes, that is okay.”

Good, I just ordered a nice dress for you to wear; we need you to look good, and I called one of my men to drop you off at your house.

“There is no need for that; I’ll drive myself.”

“I almost forgot; I am now the man of the house. I will advise that you learn to listen to me.” 

“Okay, fine, he will drop me off.”

Soon I was dropped off at my house. I sat on my bed, looking stressed and beautiful at the same time. I lay down to rest my head for a while before preparing for my wedding, and immediately I began to think of myself as his wife and carrying his kids, living happily together in harmony. Suddenly I remembered how mean Zane Hills is, and it’ll be difficult to live happily with him or even think of having kids with him.

Soon I checked the time, and it was past 3 p.m. already. ”Oh, I must have been lost in my thoughts.” 

I rushed into the bathroom and quickly had my bath to freshen up. Soon I was done bathing and saw the dress Zane Hills had bought me.

I wore the dress, and it looked so expensive. A year's salary of mine would never afford the luxury dress I am putting on. I decided to wear my most expensive dress instead to avoid people knowing I was about to get married to the richest man in the city. Then I tried my best with the makeup skills, and it came out nice. 

Soon I was ready, got into my car, and went straight to the ministry of marriage. 

I got there, and he wasn’t there yet. I waited about 40 minutes more, and he didn’t show up. My heart began to race, and I started feeling scared. “What if I was being played? What if it was a fake contract?” I started my engine to drive off when his car drove in. 

Of course, immediately after he stepped out of his car, the paparazzi started taking pictures of him. I wasn’t surprised; he has always been popular, and this wasn’t the first time the paparazzi had shown up at his location.

Hey, Mrs. Skylar Hills!

Hey, Mr. Zane Hills, I said and chuckled a bit. 

You know you are late, right? This is past...

I know, I know, he said, cutting me off. I had to quickly go to my mom’s place to get a document from her. 

Okay, that’s fine. 

Soon we entered, filled out some paperwork, and answered a few questions. I was so amazed at how fast it was. I can’t believe I am now a wife; I mean, I am now Mrs. Hills. I am married to the richest man in the city. This doesn't come from my mind; if not for my mother’s debt, I wouldn’t be here. Is just for the meantime, Of course, it's a contract marriage 

Immediately, we stepped outside the Ministry of Marriage building. Zane Hills let go of my hand that he had been holding since we got inside, all because he was avoiding the paparazzi. But a few pictures of both of them were captured by the paparazzi while stepping outside the ministry of marriage building. 

“Congratulations, Mrs. Skyler Hills. Congratulations on being married to me. Cheers to a good life. “

I stood there in shock as he drove off, while I stood there to process the fact that I just got married to Zane Hills. 

Immediately after Zane got home, he met his parents.

“What are you guys looking for in my house at this time?”

“Really Zane? What were you doing in a marriage registry?”

Zane stood there, wondering how they knew how fast it was just a few minutes ago. 

“What do you mean? What was I doing in the marriage registry? See, mom, I had a long day and I need to rest, and besides, you just can’t come into my house because I gave you an extra key to keep for me.” 

“Daddy, who is my new mom? Grandma said I have a new mom, and Grandpa said it was on the news today.”

“Hey, little man, How are you doing?”

“Daddy, stop trying to avoid my question; I really need to meet my new mom. Grandma and grandpa said I would meet my new mom soon, and she’s Mrs. Clara. Is that true, Daddy?”