**The Marriage Clause**
(Chapter Twenty)
Part Two
Two days passed and the ranch was back to full power ignoring the problems that was the dead body found days earlier,it was the sheriff's problem now.Elizabeth was also busy as she found a new hobby which was gardening, she noticed how bland the house looked with the empty flowerpots and decided to take it upon herself—well she was bored and was about selling her company for a very good price, she didn't need to work she realized, she needed to put herself and her mental health first.....which was why she was going to see Dr Cheryl today,the therapist recommended to her by Carl—he had contacts for everything.
Marcus watched her from a distance and a smile almost crossed his lips but he managed to suppress it which resulted in just a crooked smirk,her ambience had changed he noticed.The negative tension between them had died down,it has been two days and they ha
**The Marriage Clause**(Chapter Twenty-One)Part TwoIt was the middle of the night and still Marcus couldn't find his sleep,the air-conditioning was faulty and it was summer which brought an intense amount of heat especially in his room—but that was only part the reason why he couldn't sleep,the kiss he shared with Elizabeth completed it.He groaned incessantly as he tried to catch even though it was a little bit of sleep,he just couldn't and the sound he heard coming from the kitchen didn't make it easier.There was a dead man found on his ranch and he wasn't taking any chances,so he grabbed his rifle which once belonged to his father from under the bed,checked for bullets and then beaded down the stairs slowly.The creaking boards didn't help matters and he wondered why the thief didn't notice until he got to the kitchen and turned on the lights—it wasn't a thief—It was his dear wife eating an ice crea
**The Marriage Clause**(Chapter Twenty-two)Part Two‘Are you out of your mind Marcus??'.Elizabeth snapped as she turned around sharply to face him, not only was he stuck up in his invisible bubble of dignity but he was also acting stupid.Here he was thinking he would turn himself in just because another dead body was found on his ranch,he had a daughter and that wasn't even his priority which annoyed the living hell out of her.‘It's another body,they're going to arrest me anyways so I'd rather turn myself—'.‘That is not how the f**king law works Sheldon! no one is going to arrest you when there's no residue of your DNA on the body anywhere,you have an alibi which is me and this guy clearly hung himself......what is your thinking faculty anyway?!'.She snarled loudly and he opened his mouth to object when sheriff Yates suddenly arrived with his group of men to help with the d
**The Marriage Clause** (Chapter Twenty-two) Part Two ‘Are you out of your mind Marcus??'.Elizabeth snapped as she turned around sharply to face him, not only was he stuck up in his invisible bubble of dignity but he was also acting stupid.Here he was thinking he would turn himself in just because another dead body was found on his ranch,he had a daughter and that wasn't even his priority which annoyed the living hell out of her. ‘It's another body,they're going to arrest me anyways so I'd rather turn myself—'. ‘That is not how the f**king law works Sheldon! no one is going to arrest you when there's no residue of your DNA on the body anywhere,you have an alibi which is me and this guy clearly hung himself......what is your thinking faculty anyway?!'.She snarled loudly and he opened his mouth to object when sheriff Yates suddenly arrived with his group of men to help with the dead body. ‘Sheriff i—'. ‘I know you're not at fault here Sheldon.This looks like a case of murder or.
A bride and a bargain 1**marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]**Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t t
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1 **marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]** Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t tell you’re-
A bride and a bargain 1**marriage clause[a bride and a bargain]**Chapter 1 “LEX!!!!!” Alexandra groaned loudly as she woke up from her slumber. It was 6am to be exact and shed had only three hours of sleep. She worked overtime at the hospital, there was am accident downtown and being employed as a part-time cleaner meant she had to keep the place spotless, that included mopping the gut wrenching vomit from a seven year old. A sigh left her, a dose of fatigue hit her with force as she managed to get up, she yawned and then her three year old sphinx crawled out of it’s corner in the room. It nestled itself against her kegs and she smiled. “Hey bobo”, crawling down to catch the ears of her beloved pet, “you’re doing well I see”. “I’ve told you to get rid of that damned cat”, Evan Simon draped as he walks into the room with a half empty bottle of vodka in one hand and a lottery ticket on the other. Alex frowned deeply as her eyes cornered the ticket, “don’t t
**The Marriage Clause** (Chapter Twenty-two) Part Two ‘Are you out of your mind Marcus??'.Elizabeth snapped as she turned around sharply to face him, not only was he stuck up in his invisible bubble of dignity but he was also acting stupid.Here he was thinking he would turn himself in just because another dead body was found on his ranch,he had a daughter and that wasn't even his priority which annoyed the living hell out of her. ‘It's another body,they're going to arrest me anyways so I'd rather turn myself—'. ‘That is not how the f**king law works Sheldon! no one is going to arrest you when there's no residue of your DNA on the body anywhere,you have an alibi which is me and this guy clearly hung himself......what is your thinking faculty anyway?!'.She snarled loudly and he opened his mouth to object when sheriff Yates suddenly arrived with his group of men to help with the dead body. ‘Sheriff i—'. ‘I know you're not at fault here Sheldon.This looks like a case of murder or.
**The Marriage Clause**(Chapter Twenty-two)Part Two‘Are you out of your mind Marcus??'.Elizabeth snapped as she turned around sharply to face him, not only was he stuck up in his invisible bubble of dignity but he was also acting stupid.Here he was thinking he would turn himself in just because another dead body was found on his ranch,he had a daughter and that wasn't even his priority which annoyed the living hell out of her.‘It's another body,they're going to arrest me anyways so I'd rather turn myself—'.‘That is not how the f**king law works Sheldon! no one is going to arrest you when there's no residue of your DNA on the body anywhere,you have an alibi which is me and this guy clearly hung himself......what is your thinking faculty anyway?!'.She snarled loudly and he opened his mouth to object when sheriff Yates suddenly arrived with his group of men to help with the d
**The Marriage Clause**(Chapter Twenty-One)Part TwoIt was the middle of the night and still Marcus couldn't find his sleep,the air-conditioning was faulty and it was summer which brought an intense amount of heat especially in his room—but that was only part the reason why he couldn't sleep,the kiss he shared with Elizabeth completed it.He groaned incessantly as he tried to catch even though it was a little bit of sleep,he just couldn't and the sound he heard coming from the kitchen didn't make it easier.There was a dead man found on his ranch and he wasn't taking any chances,so he grabbed his rifle which once belonged to his father from under the bed,checked for bullets and then beaded down the stairs slowly.The creaking boards didn't help matters and he wondered why the thief didn't notice until he got to the kitchen and turned on the lights—it wasn't a thief—It was his dear wife eating an ice crea