Chapter 3

“Alright, don’t worry my friend. My mind is made up and even though I already know that I don’t deserve him, I won’t give up that easily”

Emily took one more sip from her bottle and stood up .She was a little unsteady but she couldn’t let this chance slip away. She was going to show Nina and her parents what she is made of.

She found the guy just relaxing on his chair with his eyes closed. He was so handsome with a perfect jawline which was being illuminated with the dim light in the room. His hair was slightly short and it seemed like he just had a haircut as it was neatly arranged.

She was still staring at him in a daze when she heard a deep voice talking.

“What do you want?”

But he was sleeping right now, when did he open his eyes? She was still dumbfounded and the words that she wanted to utter stuck on her throat.

“Little girl please speak. You are disturbing my peace.” He said with a calm and emotionless voice

She gave him a little seductive smile and seeing that he was not moved at all she went ahead and sat on his side earning a very cold stare from him that made her tremble all over her body. She has faced so many challenges in her life and this was just one of them to which she will not miss to pass.

“You are very handsome, I only wish to get married to you.”

“Oh….really, do you think that you meet all the qualifications that I want in my woman?” He asked and then looked her all over from her head to her toes. The guy didn’t even blink his cold eyes as he scanned her body and she started panicking that he would reject her. She was wearing very cheap clothes that made her feel embarrassed at that particular moment

She was taken a back and just kept quiet

Richard Weller noticed that the woman in front of her was exceptionally beautiful with thick lips and beautiful brown eyes. Although she didn’t wear any makeup she was still pretty. For once he had come across a woman who was not afraid to show her natural features.

He had always been surrounded by superficial women who have turned their bodies in to plastic surgery toys. He hated them, but this specific one had managed to attract his interest.

“Come to the civil affairs bureau tomorrow and we will get our marriage certificate” He said while looking at her coldly.

She breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t even know his name, but that didn’t matter at all. What mattered is that the first part of the plan is already on.

The man stood up and left the room leaving her still wondering whether she was going to get married or not.

“I can’t believe I just proposed to a total stranger Mira. Oh….what have I done?”

“Oh…God you are so amazing, I admire your courage. Who could have thought that after all that those people did to you, you can still hold your head high and conquer the guy?” Mira said while hugging her tightly on the shoulders.

“I didn’t conquer him, I think he just felt pity for me but I don’t care, what mattered is that my plan works out. However what worries me is will he even accept to help me after he learns that I married him for money purposes? Oh….No I really hope that I won’t disgust him so much.”

 “Come on girl lets go sleep at my place and we will prepare for tomorrow’s occasion. I promise I will always be by your side.”

That night Emily couldn’t sleep at all. She kept on turning and tossing all through the night reminiscing on how her life has turned out to be. One thing in her mind was that she will never return to Davis family again, if this man was the only way out then she will gladly endure anything from him

Now she was going to marry without love in the hope of building her own business which has always been her childhood dream.

Then dawn came and she wore a simple white dress .She hailed a taxi to take her to the civil registry bureau office. Mira couldn’t come with her because she was going to work and she understood.

On her way to the offices her heart was beating very fast as she wondered if the man will really appear as he had promised .He could have easily played a prank on her without her noticing since she was so much consumed in her search for revenge.

As surprised as she may be, the man was there on time and as she climbed the stairs leading to the lobby, he was standing right on the entrance looking tall and handsome. She couldn’t believe that out of all the beautiful ladies around, she had the opportunity to get married to him.

“Hello! Let us go inside.” He muttered

“Alright”

She walked behind him as he took long stride to the room where they were supposed to sign their marriage certificate. Up to now it hasn’t dawned on her that she was getting married to the richest man on earth and that was going to be the start of a new life.

After a while they stood on the lobby looking at the red certificate in their hands, each one of them reading the names written on the paper for the first time. His expression was emotionless and she didn’t even know whether he was thrilled with the news or not. As for her, she was glad that finally she had found someone to consider as hers.

Finally he lifted his gaze and talked.

“Emily, here is my address you can go at any time of the day.”

“Thank you.”

Before he turned to go he took out a set of keys from his side pocket and gave them to her.

“You can use these keys to open the door when you arrive.”

If he knew how Emily was so grateful, he just assumed .She was dying of happiness knowing that from now onwards she will have a home of her own and nobody is ever going to bully her again. She will be a good wife to the man who has saved her life.

In the evening when Emily arrived at the address that she was given, it was dark all over which meant that Richard was still at work. She opened the door and let herself in to the house.

It was the most beautiful house she has ever laid her eyes on. The designs used were simple yet brought out a sophisticated and luxurious feeling. The walls were painted white and grey which matched with the furnishings perfectly.

Now the hardest thing was where to sleep. They were total strangers and wondered whether it would be okay with him if she slept on the master bedroom.

No it wasn’t okay, she didn’t want to share a bed with him too.

So she sat on the living room and waited for him.

It was almost mid night when his car finally pulled on the drive way. He opened the door and found her sleeping on the sofa. She was tired from yesterday activities and the moment she put her head on the chair to rest for a while, sleep just came from nowhere.