Mia's POVMy life was officially over. I just got fired from the only job I had just because I spilled ketchup on the floor. Alex, my boss or should I say ex-boss, had been acting cranky lately, every little thing annoyed him and he had been firing people since the beginning of the week. I had really hoped that I wouldn't be part of them, but then here I was with my faded blue jeans and black top, dejectedly strolling back to my apartment, thinking of a way to get another job as soon as possible else I'd be doomed.It's not easy for a college dropout like me to get a job anywhere. My parents died in a car accident when I was 20 years old. I had to quit medical school because none of my relatives were ready to help me. I've gone for several job interviews, but the moment they realize that I was a dropout, they would tell me that I wasn't needed. Alex was the only person kind enough to offer me a job and I had been working with him for a year now. The pay wasn't much but I had no choice
Mia's POV"What do you mean? I'm not following." The other man, named Ian said.I wasn't following either. I was impatiently waiting for Mr gorgeous to open his mouth and answer Ian's question but he just kept staring at me with a stupid smirk on his face."I'm gonna marry Red over here." He blurted out."What?" I didn't intend for my voice to be that loud, but I couldn't help it. This was the most hilarious thing I've heard today."Since you've been eavesdropping on us for a while, you probably already know that my fiance has been cheating on me. I'm supposed to get married to her tomorrow but I can't because of what I just found out." He explained slowly like I was a little kid who wouldn't understand if he talked faster than that."I still don't get why you want me to marry you." I said to the man, as I took a step back. I knew I should have run away when I had the chance to."It's so simple, Red. You damaged my car but you don't have the money to pay for the repair, that's fine wi
Mia's POVBang! Bang! Bang!Who the hell was knocking on my door so early in the morning? I ignored the sound as I wrapped my hands around a soft pillow and pulled it closer to my body, sinking further into the soft bed. Wait! My bed wasn't as soft as this.The person knocked again, interrupting my thoughts. "Miss Mia, we have to get you ready for the wedding." My eyes flung open and I shot up from my sleeping position. I looked around and remembered everything that happened last night. Today was my wedding, my fake wedding. I sprang up from bed and tamed my wild red hair before making my way towards the door. I pulled it open and three ladies walked into the room. I guessed they were the people Ian told me he was going to send. One was holding about four wedding dresses and a small suitcase, another was holding a make-up box while the last one was empty handed. "Good morning, Miss Mia. I'm Penelope and we are here to get you ready for the wedding." The empty handed lady said.
Mia's POVI finally got to where Allen was and I stood in front of him. He had not taken his eyes off me since I entered the church. Strangely, it made my cheeks flushed. Most guys I had dated back in college barely succeeded in making me blush, it made me surprised how my cheeks were all warmed up because of a stranger's gaze.The doors of the church were closed and Allen proceeded to lift my veil. His eyes widened and he blinked twice when the veil was completely off my face. Had he forgotten that I wasn't Sophie? Or was he surprised for another reason? I honestly didn't know.I heard someone gasping loudly in the congregation and when I turned to look, other people mimicked the person's action and soon the whole church was filled with murmurs. I looked at Allen's parents and saw that they looked confused too. How could they not be? Their son was marrying a stranger.Sophie's father rose to his feet and angrily marched out of the church, closely followed by her mother and some peopl
Mia's POV"Why? I thought I was only a substitute bride for today. What do you mean we have to stay together?" I asked him, my voice getting louder with each word."Let's talk in my car, people are watching." He said as he made me enter the car before he got in and closed the door."Should I take you to your house, sir?" The driver asked Allen."No, you're taking me to my house." I blurted out before Allen had the chance to answer."Just keep driving." Allen told the driver before he raised the privacy barrier."I'm not gonna stay together with you," I said before I removed the expensive ring in my face and threw it in his lap. Then it hit me. Shit, I shouldn't have returned that ring, I should have sold it and used the money to pay for my rent. He would probably not ask about it anyway."I'll pay all your debts. I'll even pay you five million dollars if you come and live with me." Allen said as he stared at me, hoping I would agree.The money was really catchy but I wasn't ready for
Mia's POV"Should I call him or not?" I asked myself as I paced about the room, the card Allen had given me was tightly squeezed in my hands as I thought of what to do.There was a high possibility that it was him who paid for it. Kara wouldn't do something I asked her not to do. If it was him who paid my debts, was he the one who also rented the house so I could be chased out and would have no choice but to run to him? He was more desperate than I thought.I typed his number on my phone and dialed it. It rang twice before he picked up."Hello." His deep voice filtered through the phone, sending chills through my spine. I was suddenly nervous to speak."Hi, this is Mia." I said after I had cleared my throat."Oh! I've been expecting your call. Have you made your decision?" He asked, his voice sounded so calm and I hated it, there was nothing calm about the situation he had out me in."Yes. But first, I want to ask you something.""Go ahead.""Was it you that paid my rent?" I asked as
Mia's POV"Where is my room?" I asked, not beating around the bush. I wasn't going to sit with him and chit chat all day, I bet he didn't have time for that either."You look eager." He said as he placed the wine glass on a table in front of him. Really? Was he serious? I looked eager? My expression was the complete opposite of eagerness."Your room is upstairs. The room you slept in yesterday. Come down after freshening up, we have things to discuss." With that, he walked up the stairs, leaving me alone.I huffed as I dragged my suitcase across the room and headed for the room I slept in yesterday. I opened the door and saw that the room had been tidied up. It was in a cleaner state than when I left it this morning.I opened the wardrobe and found it empty. I was too tired to arrange my clothes right now, so I closed the door and picked out a pink shorts and white tank top, dropped them on the bed, then I headed to the bathroom for a quick shower.I wrapped my wet hair in a towel af
Mia's POV"You know how much I despise cheating and yet you went ahead and cheated on me." Allen continued. I wanted to know what Sophie was saying so badly, I wanted to hear her pleas. I wanted to know if she sounded genuinely sorry or not."I don't know if I can ever forgive you for this. I don't want to have anything to do with you again, goodbye." He said and ended the call. I felt a bit sorry for him when he ran his hand through his hair and almost pulled them out of their roots. Should I go in and comfort him? No, I think it was best if I didn't, it was part of the rules of the contract to stay out of each other's businesses. Allen was a big man, he can handle himself.I noticed he was about to turn around, so I quickly tiptoed away from the place and hurried up the stairs to my room. I shut the door softly and rested on the door for a while. Then I heard Allen's footsteps approaching, my heart beat erratically in my chest as I rested on the door. When he got to the front of
Mia’s POVMy boots clicked on the ground as I slowly made my way out of the lecture hall along with the rest of the students. It had been a hectic day, I had been moving from one class to another. Going back to school and picking up from where I had dropped out hasn’t been easy, but I knew I made the right choice. My phone rang in my bag so I stopped to pick the call, it was Allen. I smiled as I picked the call and pressed the phone to my ear.“Hey, babe.” I said as I rested my back on the wall, inspecting the ring on my finger. Allen and I got married again a month after he proposed to me. Our lives had been a lot better than when we were still married by contract. “Baby, when will you be home?” his deep voice questioned through the phone. My smiled widened when I felt my heart leapt in my chest at the sound of his voice. Yeah, he still had that effect on me.“I’m done with my classes for today so I will be home anytime soon.” I informed him. I had texted Connor as soon as the lec
Mia’s POV”It was you this whole time?” I asked as I stood up slowly. I felt betrayed, I felt like my heart was being stabbed with a knife repeatedly and it was being torn to pieces.I was shocked that my best friend, the only person I fully trusted, was the one who posted the video and the pictures, she was also the one who had been threatening me with the contract.“I did it for you.” Kara responded as she buried her face in her palms.I gaped at her, “You did it for me? What the hell is that suppose to mean?” I yelled.“I did it because I started to feel lonely after Andrew and I broke up.” She explained as she started to cry.“That’s not an excuse to ruin my life or Allen’s!!”“You don’t understand the pain of someone you love breaking up with you because you’ve never been in any serious relationship. I found out Andrew has been cheating on me with Sophie the same day she went to seduce Allen, I visited her and saw her watching a video she recorded. I stole it because I didn’t wan
Mia’s POVI was anything but relaxed as we drove further away from Allen’s house. I looked back and there was no sight of him on the road. I collapsed on the seat and released a breath I didn’t know I was holding.“Thank you, Kara.” I muttered as I slowly shut my eyes.”Any time, boo.” Kara responded.My eyes snapped open as I thought of something, “How did you know I needed help and how did you even know this place.” I didn’t recall ever telling Kara the address of the new house I was staying in, and I didn’t remember telling her that I would eventually run away today, I only told her I was going to think about it, so how did she figure it out?Kara remained quiet for a while before she finally spoke, “Mia, Your husband is a billionaire and a business tycoon, everything about him is on the internet.”Oh! That was true. I nodded my head, agreeing with Kara.“The number of houses he has, his private jets, his net worth, and so many other things. I just searched for the one that has th
Mia’s POVI threw my purse on the bed and slammed the door shut. I grabbed a pillow and screamed into it. That woman could have just told me the name of the person instead of going through corners with me. I tried my hair into a ponytail and tried to relax, but my phone started to ring, making me grab it hastily, thinking it was Sophie, but it was Kara calling me. I picked the call, put it on speaker and collapsed on the bed.“Hey, girl. What are you up to?” Her voice boomed through the speaker.“I just came back from seeing Sophie.” I informed her.“Wait, you went to meet Sophie? Why?” She inquired.“Well, she wanted to talk to me so I went to meet her.” I said in a bored tone. I rolled over on the bed until I was lying on my stomach.“What did she talk about?”“She only apologized for all the things she has done before, and she said she wasn’t the one who posted the video and the picture and apparently, she has discovered the person.” I explained to her.Kara became silent for a whi
Mia's POVAllen went to work after assuring me that we were going to discuss when he gets back. Apparently, the person who knocked only wanted to let him know that Ian was waiting for him downstairs, she almost ended up getting fired.I ate my breakfast and went back to my room, only because none of the maids wanted to stay around me since Allen’s outburst this morning. I had my bath and decided to watch a movie since I had nothing else to do. I was halfway through the movie when I received a text from my phone. I was half scared and half curious to open it. When I eventually had the courage to check it, I was surprised to see it was a message from Sophie, and this time it wasn’t a threat.Sophie: This is Sophie Gallagher. Is there any chance we can meet up and talk today? I don’t want Allen to know about this.I blink, then read the message again. She wanted to talk to me? About what? And why didn’t she want Allen to know, that’s kinda suspicious. I didn’t want to go but my curiosity
Mia's POVMy heart skipped in my chest as I tried not to seem like I was desperate."Yeah, sure." I said slowly. "Is it just me or is it hot in here?" I asked as I fanned my face with my hands, my cheeks started to turn red as I tried not to look at his chest. Allen stared at me in a confused way."Umm, I have to go get some water to drink." I told him, before I rushed out of the room.Phew! I didn't have to make it obvious that he had a huge effect on me. I just couldn't help myself around him.I almost got lost on my way to the kitchen but I eventually found it. As I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, my phone vibrated.I sat on a stool and quickly checked the text I got, thinking it was from Kara, but my heart almost jumped out of my chest when I read it.Unknown: If you know what's good for you, you'll leave that house before I destroy both you and Allen Walker.I threw my phone at the counter and stared at it like it was a strange object. Who on earth would send me a tex
Mia’s POVI sat in the coffee room, sipping the hot coffee Jerry made for me. Allen had gone out very early this morning because things were chaotic at his company. Some of the investors had been questioning him about the new article, even his parents had been calling him since he turned on his phone this morning.I heard footsteps getting closer to the coffee room and I assumed he was back, but when I turned to look at the person, it was Ian.“Hi, it’s been a while.” He said as he stood a few feet away from me.“Hey, where’s Allen?” I asked him as I placed my coffee on the table.“He’s busy at the moment. He asked me to tell you to pack a few things you might need for a week and follow me.” He informed me.“Wait, I don’t understand. Where are we going?” I asked him.He sighed when he noticed my confusion.“This house has probably been bugged by Sophie. Who knows what pictures or videos she might post next time. It is better to move to a new place for some time.” He explained. “Oh!”
Allen’s POV“Oh no, what did she do this time?” Mia asked as she got down from the counter and walked closer to me. Her lips were still pink and swollen from the kiss we just had. Hell, I should have just ignored Ian’s call and continued with her. I showed her the pictures that were posted online by an anonymous person, which was obviously Sophie's work. They were pictures of my room and Mia’s room. The anonymous person stated that our marriage was fake because we were staying in separate rooms.“How did she even get the pictures?” Mia asked, her mouth was widely open in surprise.“She took the pictures the day she came here. Damn it! I am going to destroy her.” I said as I felt anger coursing through my veins. “I will be right back.” I informed Mia before storming out of the kitchen.I got out of the penthouse and went down to the parking lot, I entered one of my cars and drove across the streets. I only had one destination in mind, Sophie’s house. As soon as I got to her house, I r
Mia’s POV“I’ve known for a while.” She said in a solemn voice.My mouth fell open and I just stared at her, not knowing what to say.“When did you find out?” I questioned.“It doesn’t matter anymore.” Kara mumbled.“Wait, so you are telling me you know Andrew has been cheating on you and you didn’t tell me?” I asked her, somewhat offended. She pulled her hands from mine and turned away from me.“You were dealing with your problems too, Mia. Allen almost cheated on you too, remember? And before that, you were always complaining about being so lonely. It wouldn't be fair to add my problems to yours” She explained quietly.Oh my! I had always choked Kara with my problems and didn’t bother to know if she had problems too, I always assumed she was fine since she didn’t tell me anything.“I’m sorry for making you think that way, Kara. But you still should have told me, don’t tell me you dealt with the heartbreak on your own.”“Well, I had no choice.” She laughed a little, it wasn’t a gen