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2024-10-29 19:42:56Xavier groaned in frustration when he entered his room, angry at himself for messing things up.
He wrongly assumed that once he threw the fact that he had more money than she could ever spend, she would happily oblige him and get married to him, but that had ended up getting her angry instead.What had he been thinking? He had basically kidnapped her and no matter what he explained, she would never see past that fact. His chance to finally mend his bad reputation had slipped out from his hands.Maybe it was for the best though. It was crazy to want to marry his nephew’s ex-wife. Sighing, he lifted his phone to call his assistant to take her back to her home, hoping she wouldn’t reveal any of this to the reporters who worked tirelessly to smear his name.There came a knock on the door.“Who is it?” He asked, as he dialed his assistant’s number.“It’s me, Charlotte,” came the faint reply from the door.He dropped the phone and breathed in. He would have to send her away himself.“Come in.”To his shock, she came in wearing the dress he had picked out for her to go to city hall, her wedding dress. She was facing the ground with an uncertain expression on her face.“I thought you said you were getting dressed,” she muttered, looking up at him when he didn’t say anything. “I’m ready.”He cleared his throat, surprised at how distracted he had momentarily been by how the material of the dress perfectly outlined her curves and how the bright color of the dress illuminated her eyes. She didn’t have any makeup on and her hair looked like it had been put together in a hurry, yet she looked breathtaking.“I didn’t think you wanted to go through with it.” He said, watching her to see what she would say.She shrugged. “Well you convinced me. I have nowhere else to go and my husband wants nothing to do with me. This is the next best option. You were right. I’m used to convenience. This is better than nothing.”He pressed his lips together as she spoke. There were obviously no feelings between them, yet hearing her speak about their marriage like it was some punishment she had to endure made him uncomfortable.However, he knew that if he said the wrong thing, she would easily change her mind. He needed this.“Alright, I’ll get dressed.” He turned to bring a suit out of his closet but realized she was still in the room. When he turned to face her, he noticed her eyes were fixed on his back like she was lost.“Do you want to watch me change?” He said in a deep tone and she jumped.“Uh…uhm. I’ll…I’ll leave,” she fumbled with the words before finally leaving.He let out a chuckle as he put on the suit.In a few minutes, he would be a legally married man.***Charlotte tried not to overthink it as she sat beside Xavier, while the driver drove them to city hall. She knew if she kept reminding herself of the fact that she was willingly getting married to a stranger, then she would push the car door open and run away, or worse she would have an asthma attack.She would have at least run a background check on him, at least a g****e search to see exactly who he was. What if he wasn’t as wealthy as he claimed to be but was using someone else’s wealth to entice her. At that moment, she realized she didn’t really care whether he was rich or not. He seemed nice enough and she was desperate.If the man had not been lying about his wealth, then he had to be the wealthiest man she had ever come in contact with. The house they had come out from was the biggest house she had ever seen and now she was in a car whose name she did not know, but exuded nothing but class and wealth.She couldn’t even search him online if she wanted to. Jonah forbade her from using the internet, so there was no way for her to obtain information about anyone from her phone.Besides, what would she even search for? Rich man named Xavier with a big house and car? She didn’t even know his last name!Thoughts occupied her mind. He said he needed to get married to her in order to clear his reputation. What if his reputation was something messed up like murder, or something worse? How would getting married to her even fix anything?She shut her eyes and tried to keep her breath steady.“Are you okay?” Xavier asked her and lightly touched her palm to comfort her.She let out a breath which was surprisingly from the contact of his hand and not as a result of what she had been feeling prior.What was that burst of electricity that still sizzled in her after he touched her? Feeling a blush coming to her cheek, she turned away so he wouldn’t get the wrong impression.“I am,” she said, keeping her hands together on her thighs.No matter how much of a bad idea this appeared to be, it was still better than going back to the man who didn’t even want her.Jonah had not only dumped her, but humiliated her in front of everyone. The sadness and pain she felt toward him began to dissolve, and a strong feeling of anger overtook her.That bastard was going to pay!The car came to a halt and Xavier turned to her.“We’re here,” he said and she nodded, although she didn’t move from her position. It was still difficult to convince herself that she was not making a mistake.“You can stay here for as long as you want before you make up your mind,” he said. “I know this is a serious decision for you to make and I’m sorry for springing it up on you in one day. The marriage will only last for a year and six months and we won’t have to live together.”That was another problem. She already had a failed marriage with Jonah which everyone blamed her for. What would people think of her when the next one ended after only a year and a half?Her eyes caught with those of the driver from the rear view mirror, who was staring at her with a mix of curiosity and judgment. He reminded her of those people at the party who had judged her without knowing her, just because of the lies Jonah had said about her. They had judged her without knowing her or caring to know her story and they would continue to judge her.Suddenly, something snapped inside her. No matter what she did, people were still going to judge her. She owed no one anything and had gotten in this position because of how afraid of everyone she always was.“I’m ready,” she said, turning to Xavier and smiling sweetly. He looked surprised at her sudden change of attitude but did not remark on it. “Let’s go get married.”
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Charlotte read the contract again and again, as she tried to come to terms with it. According to the piece of paper she was holding, their marriage would be by paper and name for the public only, unless they decided otherwise. “What does this mean?” She asked Xavier who had remained silent ever since they entered the marriage hall. “It means we won’t have to act like a married couple when there is no one around, unless we decide to.”“Oh,” she said, unable to imagine how she could willingly pretend to live this man in private. She wasn’t even sure she could do it in public. The rest of the contract was reasonable. She would follow him for every function, meeting or party he went to as his wife and plus one, and act the part, anything to convince onlookers they were truly married. In return, she would be paid handsomely. There was no specific payment given, but she didn’t feel comfortable asking in front of all the lawyers who had to be present to legalize this. As she signed the
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“No,” Xavier Roman said when Charlotte appeared once again, wearing a new dress from the boutique. This was getting exhausting. All he did was sit down there comfortably and cross-legged, saying just one word while she had to struggle to fit into a new unnecessarily complicated dress each time he rejected the last one. “I’m tired,” she said, leaning against the wall. Not only was she tired, but she was greatly insecure. She had put on some weight from staying home all day in the past year and each time he rejected whatever she put on, she automatically assumed it had something to do with her weight. He watched her for a few moments, as if he wanted to ascertain if she was really tired of testing out those ridiculously expensive outfits or if she was just being lazy. He sighed as he came to a decision. “Fine. You can rest for five minutes and that’s it.” She took off the last outfit she had put on and wore the gown she had worn originally. Unlike the others, these one didn’t snatc
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Charlotte ended up getting three more dresses which were just as expensive to complement the mauve one, in case of future outings. After seeing how quickly Xavier had been willing to part with his money, she now knew he wasn’t bluffing when he told her he was very generous with his money. “Are you hungry?” He asked her after they had been driving for some time and her stomach grumbled. Perfect timing. “A little,” she whispered, feeling embarrassed. “Alright then,” he said, thankfully not remarking on what just happened. “There’s a restaurant close by that has the best roast meals. What type of food do you like?” “Roast will be fine,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest. She noticed his gaze go down to where her hands were and stay for a while before he eventually turned away. Why did the car suddenly feel so hot? When Xavier spoke of a restaurant that had roast meals, she had imagined a small and simple place with smoke everywhere. This establishment that looked so glass
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“How do I look?” Charlotte asked him with wide eyes when she walked down in that dress that hugged her body in the right places. He shrugged.“Good,” he said. “Let’s go. We’re getting late.” Xavier saw her face fall at his dismissal, but he pretended to be focused on something on his phone, appearing not to pay her any heed. ‘Good’ was an understatement. In that dress, she looked gorgeous, sensational, breathtaking, but he couldn’t possibly tell her any of that. She was beautiful already without any of the extras, but she always walked around with a dull expression on her face and a slouchy posture, constantly facing the ground, that it was hard to tell. Xavier had spent just less than a full day with her, yet he could tell how lowly she rated herself. He couldn’t blame her. After being with someone like his nephew whose confidence only came from putting people down, for two whole years, she had begun to doubt her self-worth. However, after wearing this dress and makeup, he knew
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Charlotte did not know what made her agree to let him kiss her, but she did not regret it one bit. He lapped her lips with his, right under the scrutiny of everyone, holding her by the waist closer to him as if he wanted to remove any iota of space between them. The kiss sent jolts down her spine and she found herself holding onto his neck and deepening the kiss. The only other person she had ever kissed was Jonah but he was the last person on her mind as Xavier’s lips made love to her own. His lead was easy to follow. He nibbled her bottom lip, given her control over his upper one and she was more than happy to return the favor. It felt so intimate, so divine. She stood on her tiptoes to get to the same level as he was and she almost fell on her heels if he hadn’t been holding her. Kissing was usually just something she had to do before sex, but with Xavier, it felt like a declaration of their connection, his possession. He was showing everyone around that she belonged to him an
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“What’s wrong?” Xavier asked her, holding her hands and looking into her eyes tenderly when she got to their seat. She almost fell for the look of concern on his face, but reminded herself he was only worried she would make the plan to fail and not because he cared about her. However, at this point when she now knew that the only people she thought cared about her had actually hated her from the start, she was ready to take anything. “I’m fine,” she said, plastering a smile on her face. “I almost fell down outside.” He nodded, although it was obvious he didn’t quite believe her.“I should have told you about the engagement party. I shouldn’t have just sprung it on you. I’m sorry,” he apologized, thinking that was the reason she was mad. “It’s fine,” she waved her hand and the smile on her face widened. Charlotte felt the opposite way about her engagement now. Nobody felt bad for her after being dumped by her jerk ex-husband but had berated her and praised him for finding someone
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The rest of the party went by smoothly and the few people who were allowed to speak to her only congratulated her. No one mentioned what happened the day before with Jonah and she was thankful for that. Unfortunately though, everyone was interested in hearing the story of how they met, who she was, and what family she was from. Charlotte assumed they wanted to know how affluent her family was before she met Xavier. In response to their prodding questions, she just smiled each time and scooted closer to Xavier who faced anyone that questioned her too much. He didn’t have to say anything. Just a stare from him and they were gone immediately. When she wasn’t meeting new people, she was sipping a glass of champagne. Without knowing, she had downed more than five glasses of potent champagne or even more. She didn’t mind. It made her feel freer and soon, she was dancing and not having to attach herself to Xavier like a second skin anymore. At this point, everybody was mixing together an
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“Xavier, wake up! Wake up!” The sound of the female voice calling out to him sounded so distant at first, but the hand violently shaking his shoulders brought him back to consciousness. He was breathing fast, as his eyes got accustomed to the light around him, his chest heaving rapidly. “Are you okay?” Charlotte asked him, peering into his eyes as she touched the sides of his face. He could see the fear in her eyes as she studied him. “Charlotte,” he whispered, holding her arms and wrapping her in a tight hug. She was alive, here in front of him. “You’re alive.” “Yeah,” she said uncertainly, hugging him back. “Did anyone kill me?” She asked with a chuckle. He finally pulled out of the hug and glanced around. They were still in the jet, on their way to Orlando. He had just had a bad dream. “Where’s Caleb?” He asked. “Right here,” she said, pointing at a part of the jet where a small makeshift bed had been made for Caleb to lie on. “Is everything okay?” “Yeah,
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“My daddy used to beat my mommy before that woman took me and told she’s my real mommy,” Caleb explained the best way he could. “He told me he’s not my real daddy and that my mommy sold me to him.” “Wait, wait,” Charlotte told him. She had no idea what he was talking about and the more he spoke, the more confused she became. None of what he was saying made any sense. At this point, he was just throwing the words ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ around. “Laura, the woman that brought you to us, she’s your mommy, isn’t she?” She asked him slowly, hoping his answers would make sense to her this time. He shook his head. “That’s what she told me and then she brought me here after,” he said. “So you had other parents before she came?” She asked and he nodded. When Charlotte realized he wouldn’t give her an understandable answer, she decided to stop asking him so that he wouldn’t confuse her more. Since Xavier had gone out to find answers, this one might be one of them. She would ask him wh
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