Chapter 04 Contract

Bavina’s POV

“Where are you going? It’s dark outside already,” I heard Shia’s voice while I’m fixing myself, I looked at her.

“I’m just going to the mall, I heard there’s a sale in the bookstore, so,” I excused that made her nod at me.

I can’t say that I’m going to meet someone. Besides, this will only happen today, so it’s not a big deal.

I grabbed my bag and went outside of my room while she went straight in her room. There’s two rooms in our house, so we have our own privacy.

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I looked at the surroundings in the whole coffee shop to find Paul, I smiled when I noticed him waving at me, I walked towards him.

“What’s your order?” he asked.

I chuckled, “Aren’t you gonna ask me where’s your phone?”

He laughed, I gave him his phone.

“Thanks,” he said that made me gave him a small smile.

“What’s your order?” he asked again when a crew went to our table to get our order.

“Hot chocolate,” I answered, he nodded.

I put my lips together while I’m watching him doing something on his phone.

“What’s with your wallpaper?” I asked out of curiousity, he looked at me.

He smirked, “I thought you didn’t take a look of my phone?” he asked sarcastically.

“Y-yeah, I mean… I a-accidentally saw your lockscreen wallpaper,” I said, stuttering.

“I was just joking, it’s okay even though you take a look of it,” he said, “There’s no bad thing here.”

“So why?” I asked.

“I just read that from Seafly. Do you know her? She’s a writer, and I’m her reader,” he answers. I slowly nodded.

“S-so, you got your wallpaper from Seafly’s qoute?” I asked. He smiled as he nodded.

“But even though I’m a reader, I don’t know Seafly’s detail. I just know that Seafly is a great writer,” he uttered while shooking his head that made me nod.

“Maybe that writer wants to have a peaceful life,” I commented, he agreed by nodding at me.

I smiled at the crew when she gave us our order.

“Actually I just gave your phone to you, I won’t also take long since my friend is waiting for me in our house,” I uttered.

“Sure, it’s okay,” he says, “Uhh, did you think about it already?” he added, I raised my eyebrow.

“About what?” I asked, clueless.

“About… you know, if you want to be my girlfriend,” he said with a low voice.

“Uhm yeah, but I’m sorry, I don’t think I can help you with that,” I said and I smiled at him fakely.

“Can’t you really help me?” he asked again. I looked away when his eyes suddenly changed. I shooked my head.

I stood up and took a steps to leave already but I froze when I heard what he have said.

“Be my girlfriend and I’ll pay you.”

I held my bag tightly without looking back at him.

“I’m going to pay you half million if you’re going to sign this contract.”

I looked back at him and turn my eyes at the papers on the table. Half million?

I forced myself to smile, “Thanks for the offer, but no.”

After I said that, I walked straight to go out of the coffee shop. It’s a big money, I know he can pay me with a half million because he’s earning already by doing a concert and gigs, plus the fact that they have a business.

But I don’t want my life to be in chaos. Even though I need money because I don’t have a work and Shia’s parents are supporting us, I can’t accept it.

“Hey!” My eyes widen when somebody suddenly grabbed my wrist and entered me in the car. I saw Paul who sat on the driver’s seat.

“What do yo---”

“I don’t accept no, Miss Gazelli,” he cut my lines by saying that before he started the engine.

“Paul! What the f*ck! Slow down!” I shouted.

“Wear your seatbelt,” he said calmly, he drove more fast that made me wear my seatbelt.

Paul’s POV

I can’t erase the smile on my face while I’m waiting for Bavina to go out of the fitting room. We’re currently here in boutique to change her clothes.

Dad texted me earlier to attend a dinner since Tacia, my ex and her family are there. Since I’m with Bavina already, I didn’t miss this chance, besides she’s the only girl I know who could help me to get rid of that f*cking marriage!

“If this is still a no for you, meet with your Dad alone,” she says while glaring at me, I chuckled.

I nodded, “How much is that?”

“6,000 pesos, sir,” the saleslady answered.

“What?! Wait, this is too much! It’s too expensive, I’m just go---”

I cut her lines by grabbing her and held her on her waist.

“Here’s my card, sorry, I just have a misunderstading with my girlfriend,” I spoke to the saleslady, she smiled before she went to the cashier.

“What do you mean girlfriend?! Do you wanna get hurt?!” she whispered. I laughed. She’s cute.

“What? You’re my girlfriend, right?” I asked, pretending to be innocent.

“Did I say yes? Did I say yes?” she asked sarcastically before she rolled her eyes on me.

“At least you’re earning. Imagine, you have a boyfriend like me who’s handsome and popular, plus you’re earning,” I joked. She rolled her eyes again, I laughed when she didn’t fire back.

We both went out of the boutique shop. She looks beautiful with her cream dress and she looks elegant wearing it.

“This is only for now, right?” she asked while I’m driving.

“I don’t know,” I answered. I looked at her when she didn’t speak.

I stopped the car that made her look at me.

“Are we here?” I asked.

I slowly removed her glasses. Our eyes met, she’s beautiful especially if you’re really going to know every detail of her face. Her hazel eyes makes me want to stare at her. She has a pink lips, I like her point nose.

I came back to my senses when she coughed, I immediately sat properly and looked at her again.

“You looked more beautiful if you’re going to remove this,” I said as I raise her glasses to her.

She raised her eyebrow, “Who cares if I’m beautiful with or without glasses?” she asked as she grabbed her glasses from my hand and wear it again.

Bavina’s POV

I slowly took a breath when he started to drive again.

I don’t know if he’s still on his right mind! After he made my heart beats so fast, he’s going to joke that I looked beautiful?!

“Whoah…” I can’t avoid but to feel amaze while we’re walking when we finally arrived in their mansion.

I smiled when I saw the lights on every trees we’re encountering. This looks like a small forest. Their mansion is so stunning because of how big it is. When we went inside, I saw the maids whom welcomed us, I gave them a smile.

I looked at him when he grabbed me and held my waist.

“Act normal,” he whispered, I gulped.

I’m kinda nervous because I don’t know what to say to his Father, I don’t know what would be their reaction, and I don’t know what will they do to a nobody like me.

We went straight to the kitchen, I saw them wearing a business attire. Everyone became silent when Paul coughed a little to get their attention. There’s a 2 old man that looks like in their 40s and 2 girls.

“Good evening, sorry we’re late,” Paul formally said. He went towards the chair and pulled it, he gave me a signal to sit there, I smiled on him.

I can’t remove my eyes off of my hand because I can feel their eyes on me. I looked at Paul when he held my hand to get my attention, he smiled at me to calm me.

“Dad invited me here to eat dinner with you, shall we eat?” Paul asked when no one spoke.

“Aren’t you really going to listen to me, Paul?” a man asked him. I think it’s his Father since he looks like Paul a bit.

His Dad’s expression isn’t good while he’s looking at the plate in front of him.

“I listened to you, you texted me earlier to come here, Dad.”

“Baby, who is she?” I looked at the girl who spoke, she’s not that look old. I think she’s ahead of us for like a year or two.

She looks celebrity. Her skin is smooth, she looks like a fashionista.

“Could you please stop calling me baby? Do I look like a baby to you?! You’re so disgusting!” My eyes widen when I looked at Paul when he suddenly shouted.

“Paul!” his Dad shouted.

“What? I’m with my girlfriend! Learn to be shy even for my girlfriend!”

“Paul, calm down,” a girl said who looks in her 30s based on her face.

“Aren’t you ashamed? We have a dinner with them and you brought your so-called-girlfriend?!”

“What about you, Dad?! Aren’t you ashamed that you’re using your only son to have more money?!”

I held Paul’s hand to calm him down. He looks furious right now. His Dad was about to stand up but the girl stopped him.

“Tito, calm down,” she said calmly.

“You should listen to me, Paul! I’m doing this fo---”

“No, you f*cking liar! You’re doing that for yourself! Not to me! You know that very well!”

I stood up when his Dad walked towards him and gave him a hard punch.

“Paul!” I knelt beside him when I noticed that a blood spit out from his mouth.

“You’re a worthless son! I didn’t raise you to be rude to me! And you…” He glared at me as he pointed me, “Break up with my son, I’ll give everything to you! Money, car, mansion, isl---”

I stood up, “I’m sorry, Sir but money can’t buy his love towards me,” I answered him as I cut his lines.

“I didn’t love your son for his money, I don’t f*cking care about your f*cking money. All I want is your son, because I-I love your son. I am not a gold digger!”

“You, b*tch!” I gasped when I received a hard slap from a girl who calmed Paul’s Dad earlier.

“Tacia!”

“How dare you yell at your fake boyfriend’s Dad? You’re not even beautiful! You’re nothing to me!”

I closed my eyes when she was about to slap me again. A seconds passed but there’s no slap I received, I slowly opened my eyes.

I saw Paul glaring at Tacia while he’s holding her wrist.

“Try to hurt her one more time, I won’t forgive you,” he said with a serious tone before he pushed her away.

He looked at his Dad again.

“If you can’t respect her, I can’t also respect you as my Father.”