Chapter 4

(Emily’s POV).

"I will never love a woman like you, Emily," he said suddenly in the silence of the car.

His voice was so cold and I felt like I was being directly humiliated by him. After all, I didn't expect him to love me.

"I know," I replied.

"So I'll just emphasize that no feelings should be involved in this marriage."

I sighed heavily because I was feeling so sad all of a sudden. It wasn't just because of my situation, but because I was marrying a man who had turned cold so quickly.

His tone which sounded so scary left me speechless.

And once at his office, we got out of the car and he looked at me and sighed. 

"Chris is here, so come into my office," he said.

I nodded and followed him into his office where a man dressed in a suit with glasses was waiting. He smiled at us and even shook hands with me. He looked kind … I guessed.

As soon as I sat down in front of Chris, I saw Mike just sitting in his own chair, looking at me intensely and that made me feel nervous. 

And so Chris began to explain the contents of the contract.

"Miss West, here you have officially become the wife of Mr. Mike. You will only be his wife in writing for reasons that cannot be explained here. But you're also not allowed to be around any man other than Mr. Mike."

"Alright," I said with tension and resignation.

"Then in exchange for your willingness to marry Mr. Mike, you will get material facilities such as credit cards, money, your father's treatment, and such, and especially Mr. Mike will help you take back your company to be in your hands again. I believe he already told you so."

I nodded and looked at Mike who was still staring at me without speaking.

"And lastly, your marriage will only be three years old from the time you sign this contract. If anything happens outside of this agreement, then you and Mr. Mike can discuss it together," he explained, ending. "One more thing, this marriage is confidential from Mr. Ben, his nephew."

I picked up the pen and signed the contract without thinking. I thought this was what was best for me and especially for my father.

"Okay, I think that's all done," Chris said. "I'll send a copy of this data to your email, sir."

As soon as Mike left, I stood up and said goodbye to Mike. "Thank you, Mike. You're my savior."

"Come here," he said.

I approached him, still feeling humiliated by the contractual arrangement that really hurt me. But now he was my husband, after all, I'd often been taught by my mother that I should respect my husband, no matter what.

He then took out his wallet and handed me his credit card. 

"For you. Use it as much as you want, especially for your father. The rest, regarding your father's company, I'll start after this," he said.

I took it freely, feeling like a hired woman based on a contract but this was who I was now.

"Thanks again, Mike. I'm going to the hospital again."

"Take care."

I walked out of his office with a pounding feeling and while in the car, I cried as much as I could. I was relieved that I really had to live my life as it was now because I really had no way out.

Suddenly my cell phone rang and Linda came back to report that Ben was going to expel her from the company. I went straight to my father's office and found Jane throwing Linda's things around.

I immediately became angry and raged to my core because she was really sneaky and evil to have done all this.

"What are you doing?! You have no right to expel her!" I yelled at Ben.

"She's useless! She's your accomplice and I don't want to hire your people!" Jane yelled this time.

I was really on the verge of a rage that had built up into one. Both Jane and Ben were a pair that had ruined me and I would never forget.

"This is my company!" I shouted.

"You own nothing, Emily! Remember that! It's all mine! And just so you know ... do you remember the incident where the hordes of men teased you, harassed you?!"

I immediately fell silent when she found out about the incident five years ago ... I, who had buried it, remembered it again because it was the first time I was harassed by a gang of men who looked classy but had stupid minds.

"You remember?!" she even seemed to mock me, almost smiling slyly at my surprise.

"How did you ... know?" I asked with my breathing ragged.

She chuckled and showed her teeth as he laughed. "Of course, I knew. Because Ben is the mastermind. He's been trying to play his drama so that he can become yours and control your property until this time he succeeded!"

My eyes widened in shock at the truth. The truth was that I had absolutely no idea why that gang of men were harassing me all of a sudden. 

I slapped Ben hard and he slapped me back, hurting me severely.

"That's for a woman who falls in love with your savior so easily!" he said and spat at my side.

"Argh!" I yelled in annoyance, going so crazy that I hit him as much as I could and also hit Jane no matter if she was also a woman.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" 

Then security came to restrain me but I tried to escape their grasp because I really hated them. 

All this time Ben really manipulated me. He was the most manipulative man I had ever met in my life and Jane was even worse! 

I really hated them, especially Ben! He was the cause of the trauma I went through five years ago! He really was a man without a conscience.

"Let go of me! Let go of me!" I cried.

"Take her out!" Ben ordered.

When I was actually kicked out of my father's company, I burst into tears. My resolve really grew stronger that I would get back this company in front of me with the man who was now my husband.