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2024-10-29 19:42:56A week passed by after the crash.
The Dawkins couldn't find the body of their daughter but they found the gold chain her grandmother gifted her on her twentieth birthday. Which confirmed that their daughter boarded the plane indeed and was among the victims the raging fire burnt beyond recognition or perhaps turned into ashes.Chole stood at a corner, and watched Rose's empty coffin lowered into the earth, cries filled the air , Mrs Dawkins , Rosie's mother was unconsolable she cried and rolled on the floor of Rosie's grave .Chloe dropped her flower and made to work out when Mrs Dawkins dragged her back and slapped her hard on her cheeks.Bam ! give me back my daughter, she cried and held Chole's dress.But Chole was forlorn, she couldn't talk nor free herself from Mrs Dawkins grip , She equally was grieving with them or maybe more than them. But she only bent and apologized" Am very sorry Mrs Dawkins' ' she said and turned to leave.A man was standing behind her dressed in a formal attire."Miss Chloe , right? Mr Liam wants to see you " he said and used his hands to gesture towards a black Maybach packed outside the graveyard.Chloe's eyebrows arched up in realization." Mr Liam? I think he's Rosie's fiance" she thought to herself and followed the man to the open car." Mr Liam she's here" the man said, Chloe's gaze flitted to a man sitting inside the car with his legs crossed, thick smokes were coming out of the car due to the cigarette he's smoking." So you are the murderer " he asked and looked at her with an extremely cold expression . That was when she realized how much he despised her ." Are you ready to pay your debt ? " he continued because it will be for a lifetime .Chloe bowed to him in respect " Mr Liam, I am deeply sorry for what happened to your fiance, you must be very angry with me right now ,I would like to take all kinds of punishment."" Really ?" he threw her a paper " then sign this", Chloe's eyes widened in surprise " This...this is a marriage contract?" she asked, confused." I know you like your boyfriend very much , but Rose died because of you , so I want you to atone for the death of Rose and suffer every minute as long as you're alive, you don't deserve happiness for the rest of your life", he said nonchalantly and threw away his cigarette.Chloe made to walk away but his next sentence got her legs rooted to the ground ." The wedding is tomorrow , the time and venue will be sent to you , don't bother buying a wedding gown,one will be sent to you , or do you prefer coming naked ? He smirked.Chloe stood there lonely, her body trembling. She didn't sign up for this ! she did not at all ! she watched his car drive out of sight .She didn't know how long she stood there , all she knew was the weather became cold all of a sudden and it made her to shiver and tremble, when Lily her assistant draped a jacket on her shoulder and escorted her to the van , because it was actually raining and she did not want her to catch a fever .Chloe, who wasn't a fan of rainfall, felt relieved when she felt the warmth of the jacket. The last thing on her mind was to catch a cold because she had a wedding to attend tomorrow! and the thought of it makes her nauseous. The mere thought of marrying her best-friend's fiance makes her stomach churn.Inside the van Chloe's mind was preoccupied with the contract in her hands, she kept reading it over and over again to be certain her eyes weren't deceiving her.CONTRACT MARRIAGE BETWEEN LIAM REIGNS AND CHLOE ADAMSWith LIAM REIGNS as party A and CHLOE ADAMS as party B1. Party B is to adhere to all that Party A says2. Party B will be submissive to Party A at all times3. Party B will reside at the REIGNS mansion henceforth4. Party B will be stripped of her job and all titles , thus becoming a stay home wife.5. Party B is forbidden from going out from the REIGNS mansion without notifying Party A and been given permission by him.6. Party B is strictly forbidden to call party A her husband in public .7. Party B is required to stay out of public eyes, and maintain her distance from the press.Note: Party A will add more rules to the already existing one if he feels like In the future.Lily her manager who was equally reading the contract with Chloe, couldn't hide her fury when she read the last statement " who the fuck did he think he is to give you such terms ! " She blurted out in anger , Chloe didn't reply; rather she took the pen the latter was holding and signed , not minding the stares Lily was giving her .Chloe gave her a small smile, leaned back on the car seat to take some rest because she has a long day ahead of her tomorrow.Related chapters
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