Paid in Full

“ What!!” Lia raged.“ I’ll assume you are surprised by my sudden proposal, I’ll give you time to think about it” Ryan said“That wont be necessary, we’ll figure out a way to pay the debt" Lia blurted"If you change your mind, you can contact me” Ryan said standing up. The man who came along with him dropped a card on the dining table and they left. After they both left Lia who was still shocked by what happened suddenly stood up angrily “Did you just hear what he said” Lia said facing Kelly“Yh ,I did, why do you think he said that?” Kelly inquired “I don’t want to know why he said that, I’ll make sure I find a way to pay him back so he won't be able to propose something so ridiculous again” Lia said livid. “How are we going to find such a huge amount of money in such a short time though “ Kelly asked worriedly.“ I’ll find a way” Lia statedAt Hayes & Co… Ryan walks into the building and is greeted by every staff member that sees him in the lobby,“Good day sir!” ,“ Good day

Lia's home… Lia showed the contract to her sister , who was reading it.“Are you sure you want to do this Lia?” “Yh I’m sure or where are we supposed to find such an amount of money”“what about Jake?”Kelly asked, remembering Lia’s boyfriend.Lia’s face hardened on hearing his name “We broke up”“ broke up? Why? Because of the contract, did you tell him about it?”“no I didn’t get the chance to tell him” “why, he’s your boyfriend, of course he should know Lia”“Not anymore” , she muttered“Sorry?”“I didn’t tell him because before I even agreed to the contract, I caught him cheating""what! Jake did that!?” “ yes, so I broke up with him”“I can’t believe he did that”“ forget it , I’m done with him" "So you’re really going to marry that Ryan guy?”“Yh , plus its just for three years, I’ll be fine” “ What about his grandfather, aren’t you scared of what would happen if he found out”“that shouldn’t be my problem but Ryan's" " true” Kelly said in agreement “but still I’m worri

Lia stood in front of her house on a chilly Friday night, still a bit shaken by what happened a few minutes ago. Ryan had saved her from her ex-boyfriend, Jake , and called her his wife. He dropped her off at home. “Thank you so much sir” Lia mused in a tiny voice, embarrassed that Ryan had to witness such an incident. “it's no problem, go in and get some rest” Ryan replied in an indifferent tone“ yes,but why were you at my workplace” she inquired “ah, my grandfather asked me to drop something off for you, he was very happy to hear that we had already registered our marriage,” Ryan explained and opened the rear door to bring out several bags containing different types of clothes, shoes and bags “oh no I can't accept this , it's too much!” Lia said, shaking her head “he insisted that you should” Ryan signaling his driver, who carried the bags to the door of the house“he also proposed another dinner tomorrow night to discuss officiating our wedding”“officiating?” Lia said conf

Lia woke up with a hammering headache. She winced as she dragged herself out of the bed, her head was about to explode. She walked out to see her sister making breakfast and a smile appeared on her face, she just stood there, stared at Kelly and appreciated her inwardly. Kelly had been trying her best not to make Lia feel their parents' absence. Despiteher condition, she kept on doing her role and helping in the way she can. Kelly was busy on the stove, stiring what looked like porridge. Lia walked to her and hugged from behind, startling Kelly. “Don’t do that again, please!” Kelly pleaded loudly as her heart thumped faster.“Sorryyyy,” she pouted “My head hurts” Lia wailed “Why did you drink so much then?” Kelly asked, serving the porridge into a bowl and handed to Lia“Eat this and take some pills, hopefully it'll be down by afternoon”.Lia collected the bowl of hot porridge with gratitude and sat at the table eating. “So have you decided when you want to get married?” Kelly asked

The house was about three floors tall. The exterior looked exquisite and Lia knew that the interior would not be any less. The house looked like what you would see at a resort. It was simply magnificent. Lia was escorted inside, which was far more beautiful than Lia imagined It would be. The house was filled with sunlight as the windows were made completely of glass. She wondered how it would look at night. She wouldn’t have guessed that Ryan would like things like this. But then she remembered his office which also had a huge glass window. It seems like Ryan liked the sunlight ,which was completely the opposite of what Lia had in mind for how his house would look like. She thought his house would be all dark and mysterious, like he was , but it was the complete opposite. She took a quick walk around and saw different people who she guessed were workers walking around, each one greeting her with a bow. This was something she was not used to but she knew she had to get used to it. She