Jack's POV
I picked up my pen to draft out a few things that the marriage contract would contain.
They include not interfering in each other’s personal life and also the “No sex rule,” and many other essential things.
“Are you done now?” Clinton asked.
“Yeah, make sure you get it ready before tomorrow. The wedding will be held tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?!” Clinton exclaimed.
“Yeah, tomorrow.” I replied.
I noticed that Clinton didn’t like the idea at all but I don’t care what he thinks as long as he keeps the process of my marriage a secret.
We arrived at the place where Eve lives. The house was quite an old one. The ceilings and surroundings looked quite old.
I stepped down from the car. Clinton led me into the house. Clinton had the gifts we bought for them in his hands.
Clinton knocked on the door for a few seconds. An elderly man who happened to be Eve’s father opened the door.
“Who are you?” Mr. Jameson asked.
"Uhm, this is Jason. The CEO of JASON TECH. We’re here to let you know about the wedding between Jason and Eve.” Clinton explained.
“Wedding between Jason and my daughter? My daughter never introduced anyone as a husband to us. She has never told us about her relationship with any man.” Mr. Jameson gazed at me.
“I think you should let her know that we’re here.” Clinton suggested.
Mr. Jameson nodded his head. He entered the house to let Mrs. Jameson know about our visit.
He came back to us a few minutes later.
“Come in, Come in, you said you are the CEO of JASON TECH right? You’re welcome to my home. Come in please.” Mr. Jameson beckoned on us delightfully.
As I walked into the house. I realised that the interior was worse than I expected. The ceiling of the house looked like it was about to fall. That was when I understood why Eve is obsessed with my money.
Mr and Mrs Jameson welcomed us into their home.
"You are the CEO of JASON TECH? How did you meet my daughter anyway?”
Clinton stared at me. I can’t let them know that we just met each other recently. I know her parents won’t approve of such marriage.
“We have been dating for two months now.” Eve broke the silence as she walked in.
I turned to her with a huge gaze on my face. I never knew she could lie this way.
“Two months? Why didn’t you tell us about him? I mean Coleman's family is a really powerful one and you didn’t let us know about him?” Mrs Jameson turned to address Eve.
“I’m truly sorry about that.” Eve apologised.
Clinton cleared his throat.
"I guess we shouldn’t worry about that. These are some gifts we got for you both.” Clinton smiled as he handed the packages to them.
They were very surprised to receive so many packages.
“Oh my goodness, Eve, he is the right one for you.” Mr. Jameson smiled at Eve.
“Yeah, I agree with your father. None of your ex-boyfriend’s have given us gifts like this.” Mrs. Jameson chuckled.
Eve stared at them dejectedly. She certainly didn’t like the way her parents were reacting.
She heaved a deep sigh and bent her head in shame. She looked embarrassed at the attitude of her parents.
"Well, the wedding will take place tomorrow in the court.” I declared.
“Tomorrow?” They exclaimed in unison including Eve.
I nodded my head.
“This is some sum of money you could use to take care of yourselves before then.” Clinton smiled as he dropped a check of two million dollars on the table.
"Oh my goodness!” They both exclaimed.
Eve didn’t feel happy with her parent’s reaction. I stared at for a while trying not to pity her.
"Don’t worry, we’ll be present in the court tomorrow as witnesses.” Mr Jameson said and Mrs Jameson smiled.
I checked my wrist-watch, I need to be at work immediately.
“I guess we should be leaving now. See you in court tomorrow.” I said as I stood up.
"Okay, we’ll be present. Eve, won’t you see your fiance off?” Mrs. Jameson asked.
Eve wasn’t a bit happy but I don’t care about how she feels.
Eve walked behind me slowly.
We never said a word to each other. I entered the car without staring at her.
I didn’t care about how she felt. It’s just for two months, after I find someone I truly love, she will find her way out of my life.
I forgot to get her a wedding gown for our marriage in court but I think all those don't matter. We’re finally married now, that’s all that matters.
Eve's POV
I knew for sure that Jason would make such a thing as “The no sex rule.”
I tossed around the bed, unable to sleep.
“So, this is what a wedding night looks like?” I sighed.
I’ve read a lot of books and novels about how sweet a wedding night is but I guess everything about me is different.
Maybe good things select people. I can never imagine that this is what my wedding night would look like. But, I guess all that doesn’t matter.
Our marriage is based on a contract, it isn't even a real marriage. At least my parents are happy. So, I’m happy too.
“Eve!!” I heard Jason scream my name from his room.
“Is everything okay?” I wondered.
I walked into his room but I couldn’t find him.
"You keep screaming my name but I can’t find you.” I sighed.
“I’m in the bathroom.”
“Bathroom? What does that have to do with me?” I frowned.
"The water suddenly went off. I need your help.” Jason replied.
“My help? You’re naked in the bathroom, you don’t expect me to walk into the bathroom when you’re in there.” I sighed.
"Eve, get some water from the refrigerator for me. I can’t even see properly.” Jason ordered.
“He can’t even plead.” I thought as I folded my arms, walking into the living room.
I got the bottle of water as he ordered.
"I’m here. It is on your doorstep. I’m leaving.” I turned.
"Eve, you need to help me out! I told you that I can’t see! The bathtub is too soapy!” He yelled.
I picked up the water bottles. I entered the bathroom covering my eyes. I didn’t want to meet him half naked in the bathroom.
I opened the water bottles for him.
"I’m done!” I huffed trying to leave.
I didn’t know there were some soapy waters on the floor which made the floor slippery.
"Watch out!” Jason screamed.
“Ahh!!” I screamed as I almost fell.
Jason held my hands dragging me closer to his chest. I fell into the bathtub with him.
EVE’s P.O.VI felt my heartbeat increase as he held me in his arms. I quickly released myself from his grip and ran out of the bathroom. I headed to my room, quickly laying on the bed and covering my head in shame. I remembered the rules in our contract. We shouldn't have any physical contact, but we had already broken that rule on the first day. This was a bad sign. I shouldn't get close to him at all.A few minutes later, I heard a knock on the door. "Who could that be?" I wondered. I stood up from the bed and headed to the living room. Jameson had already opened the door for his grandmother, Grandma Nini. Our eyes met, and he had a furious look on his face as he glared at me. I hated it every time he stared at me that way."Ohh, who do we have here?" Grandma Nini smiled excitedly, giving me a hug."Grandma, you're welcome," I smiled as she hugged me tightly."Eve, go and make some food for her. You should have done that a long time ago!" Jameson glared at me."Is that how you talk
I sat down in the hall way as I thought about what had transpired in the last few days. I had gotten married to the man of people's dreams but not mine.Growing up, I've always pictured myself as someone like Merida from Brave. She stood up to her mother even if she had to turn her into a bear to prove her point on not getting married to a man she barely knew or even marriage in general. But ofcourse, I have nothing against my parents and definitely don't want to turn them into a bear or anything close to animals but I simply wished life wasn't this way.Unfair and painstakingly hard to the poor, growing up I never really pictured myself as Cinderella who gets saved by prince charming from her wicked step mother, I always wanted to be the savior, you know bringing us to bring us out of this sad and impoverished lifestyle and I did through Jason.I became Cinderella but I didn't find prince charming and now I still have to be a maid in my own home. I got up from the floor where I sat
We soon got to the hotel and checked into our room. It was a very big suite with about two rooms and the chandelier in the living room was very pretty but standing under it made me feel like it was going to fall so I made a mental note to avoid going through it and just go about it.As soon as we got to our suite, Jason changed into a black three piece suit and left. He didn't say anything to me, he just left without a word which was very rude but it's not like I expect anything from him. I just wish he could be a little polite and not act like a stuck up teenager all the time.Ding dong...I was admiring the living room when I heard the doorbell. I went up to the door and looked into the peek hole expecting to see an hotelier waiting to tell me about room service but I was surprised to see Jade at the door.I opened the door and stared at him in confusion."I bet you're wondering why I'm here." Jade began to explain."Well, yeah." I said quietly."Uhmm, so I'm actually an intern at J
Jason's POV.I groaned for the nth time as I tried to get my mind off Eve and her grand declaration of her love for me.She couldn't possibly be in love with me, could she?Or was this simply just pay back because I yelled at her earlier.All day long, my thoughts had been about her, seeing her stare at the window during the flight and how weird I felt when I heard the man's voice earlier from her phone call.And then seeing her in that white dress that made her look like an angel and then her grand declaration while holding my hands tight.I have never stand up to old geezers in the office ever since I became a CEO in my father's company but Eve just got here and she's able to wow everyone with her little speech even Mr Tom greeted me for picking the right one and although Mr Holland didn't congratulate me or anything close, he didn't say anything rude about wanting me to marry his daughter and Alison shook my hands and gave him a smile. Alot of other shareholders came to congratulat
Eve's POV.I sighed heavily as I looked round the suite room. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be doing this but I just had to. I know it broke one of the clauses that said I shouldn't tell anyone about what's going on between me and Jason but Jason already had someone who knew and I couldn't bear to keep a secret from Max anymore especially as my face is plastered on every part of the world as the wife of Jason Coleman, a rich business tycoon. And my parents didn't even make it any more better instead they call to ask me silly questions that are starting to get on my nerves.This contract marriage has only been a week long. I haven't even set my eyes on the so called husband and whenever I had the chance to see him, he always came home smelling like women's perfume. Not that I cared if he was having an affair but even if this was a pretend marriage, it wasn't fair if he was seeing someone else because I couldn't do that. Not just because it was in the contract but because it was w
At the movies, we got a large cup of soda and a large cup of popcorn which we ate to our fill while watching a Korean movie called 'The dude in me'.We laughed like we were long time friends and I enjoyed every bit of it.At intervals, she looked at me laughing and I couldn't help but smile bad.One time in the movie, the male lead called an older woman by her name and Jason's mom told me her real name was 'Mia' and I could call her that if calling her mom was awkward.After that, we went for a second round but the genre was different. Instead of a comedy, we watched a tragic movie where the female lead died and we cried like kids. It felt like I was spending time with Max but Max wasn't a female and Mia's older so it was different.It was kinda overwhelming but cool. I loved it. I enjoyed it.And soon the movie was over and we stood outside while she called her driver over. We hadn't realized that rain was falling while we were watching the movie so it was kinda shocking when we cam
Eve's POV.The next day, I called Max so we could work on my glow up but I had to tell about the stuff with Jason too because he had been bugging me about my so called husband but since Jason doesn't regard me as his wife even if it's fake. I would regard him as one and Max wouldn't tell a soul so I don't have to worry about keeping it a secret.We were going to meet at the Subway fast food joint. So I dressed up in a yellow dress with black polka dots and a black ribbon on my curly hair and black boots. I hurried out of the suite because I just saw a text from Max that he was already outside the place waiting for me and Max doesn't like to wait.It wasn't really far from the hotel so I didn't have to take a cab because that would have taken much time and Max would have swollen up like a burrito. I smiled at my own thoughts until I saw Max standing outside the place waiting for me."If the shrimp sandwich finishes before we get there, I'll skin you alive." Max said in a stern voice an
Jada looked at me with furrowed brows."Aren't you getting up?" He questioned."Why?" I managed to asked despite feeling scared."Oh gosh Max, she's so naive." Jada giggled."I'm not interested in you, I just wanted to check you out." Jada said."No, I didn't think you were interested in me, I was just scared of your tone." I said quietly."Oh sorry, I talk like that when I'm trying to get in the mood." Jada said and i stood up."Turn around." Jada instructed and I did.I was under his scrutinizing look and I couldn't help but feel small. I've never had someone stare at me for so long so I put my head down."Chin up, show some confidence." Jada said with a frown."You're a beautiful black woman, I don't know why you're so nervous and shy." "You should try to be more confident, don't let others look down on you.""The reason why your husband would cheat on you is because you appear too simple." Jada said tapping his hands on his laps as he crossed his legs."You can sit down." He said
Grand finale.Eve.Two years later.A double life sentence with no parole for the murder of nineteen year old fudger, attempted murder on Jason and I. Plus twenty years blackmail for on Sophie and Mark and perjury. That was Alice's sentence.The news broke out few months after Jason and I got married and I couldn't help but feel bad for her. But she brought it upon herself.I even heard that she has become insane and was transfered to a special mental facility where she was under surveillance twenty four seven and now she's like a soulless body only living for the drugs injected in her body.I guess that's why they say - Do things that make you happy within the confines of the law.Mark on the other hand, died. Apparently, he was a drug addict and the drugs were already affecting his immune system and since he couldn't no longer take them in prison, his health deteriorated and he ended up kicking the bucket. I sighed heavily as I was lost in thought until I heard my name being call
Eve.Oh my fucking God!!There were white decorations everywhere and not to mention, it was filled people important people wearing purely white garb.Jason and I were the only one who stood out because we were wearing casual clothes.At the front, there was a priest and everyone I knew was there. Jason's Mom.Grandma Nini.Jade and Patricia.Max and Ethan?, They didn't even tell me they were back. Max and Ethan were spending some time with ethan's parent. Apparently, they were more accepting than Max's family. Even the twins, Declan and Damian weren't left out from the surprise wedding ceremony. Well, apart from my parents. I bet Jason knew inviting them would ruin this day.I wonder how they haven't changed from their bad ways all these while."Oh my goodness." I said turning to face Jason."What do you think?""Do you like it?" Jason asked and i almost squealed."Like it?, I love it!" I said in a half yell. Atleast not loud enough to draw attention to us. I remained gobsmacked a
Eve.Three months later.Mom and grandma Nini insisted on taking care of Declan and Damian while Jason and I go out for a date.According to her, we've not gone on a date for a while so now that the babies don't want their mother all the time, we can go out for a bit.Jason insisted that I put on a blindfold because it's a surprise and I had no choice but to do as he said.Not that I couldn't refuse but who would refuse a surprise anyways?"Where are we going?" I asked as I got into the car."Somewhere special." Jason said getting into the car as well and he began to drive to God knows where.It took a while but the car finally stopped and Jason helped me out of the car."Let me prepare you for what you're about to see." Jason said and i snorted. I could tell that we weren't in some hotel or big restaurant because of the air I could feel against my skin.And then Jason held my hands dragging me to where we were going to, with the blindfold still on my face."Are we there yet?" I mutte
Jason.After they sew eve's uterus and cleaned her up, she was transfered to a normal ward.And I went to see our babies in the incubator. The doctor said they'll have to be monitored for two weeks but for now, nothing was wrong and that it was only because they were born two weeks earlier than the scheduled time.I smiled as I watched my kids from the glass mirror with an overwhelming happiness in my heart. I didn't get to carry them yet, I wanted to wait for Eve to wake up before carrying them.It was definitely not because I thought I might drop them or hold them tighter than I should."You're now a father." I heard my mom say behind me and I smiled.I never thought having children would give me so much pride and joy but looking at them through the glasses made me realize that I was now a father, a father of two strong boys. And I promise to take care of them with all that I have. "Why didn't you tell Eve that they're twins?" She asked and i chuckled.I still remember when I fou
Eve.We were currently at the hospital and the contractions had not stopped. I was seated on a hospital bed and I focused on the television that was showing the news. I rubbed my stomach in a circular motion hoping that the pain would lessen but that proved futile.I was in a really foul mood. I don't know why.Maybe because everybody kept asking me how I was feeling or maybe because I wasn't feeling better. I don't know but I was angry. I wasn't angry at anybody and I wasn't angry at myself but I was angry."Darling,it would be dangerous if you delay the birth more." Mom said trying to convince me to transfer to the delivery room.For the past thirty minutes that we've been here, they've been trying to convince me to head to the delivery room but I refused because I was definitely not going to give birth without the presence of the father of my child. Plus, my water wasn't broken yet though the doctor did say that it was only a matter of time. "Mom, I'm not giving birth without Jaso
Eve.I groaned for the nth time today. Grandma Nini, Mom and Isaiah were trying to make me happy but I wore a frown on my face.Jason had to go for an impromptu work problem and I couldn't go with him because of my pregnancy.I mean, the reason I want to go is because I don't want to be away from him even if it's just a second and yet he flew across the sea for some work problem leaving his pregnant wife at home?What do you think about that?Isn't that annoying and irresponsible?And I don't even have anybody to rant to because Mom says I should be understanding while Grandma Nini is indifferent.Isaiah on the other hand won't stop talking about the celebrity he met at Max's wedding. I've always thought I didn't have enough time to talk to Isaiah because of our crazy parents but now I just want him to shut up.I've been calling Max for the past hour and he's not picking up. As far as I'm concerned, I don't think it's night in Paris so I really have no idea why he's not picking up.S
Max.Ethan and i were spending the second week of our honeymoon at Hawaii. I guess spending time in the Louvre didn't excite me as much as it excited Eve. It's not that I didn't enjoy my stay in Paris but maybe it was a bit too much? Or overated? I think what I actually wanted was to just spend the final week on relaxation and maybe take a road trip around the city tasting different Hawaiian food in the process. I bet that would be amazing. The hotel and resort that we were currently at was very beautiful and magnificent and I couldn't help but squeak in excitement once we were shown into our rooms. "This place is wonderful." I said excitedly to max who smiled in return. I bet he's just as excited as I am. Once we got to our room, I saw that there were rose petals on the bed and in the bathtub. I've seen stuffs like this in the movies and I must admit, it does look very romantic. I'm guessing it's there because of the reservation we made. After all, it's a honeymoon reservatio
Eve.I woke up with Jason hugging my back, his warm callous palms were inside my clothes and rested on my bulging belly.Yesterday had been so hectic because of the trial and all. "Jason, you're awake, aren't you?" I gasped once I felt his palms cup my swelling breast."Why did you wake up so early?" He questioned as he kissed my nape and i smiled because I had woken up to ease myself.He slowly massaged my sensitive breast while grinding his body against mine. "I want to pee." I whined preventing his hands from moving aggressively."Hmmm, okay, I'll come with you." Jason said as he let me go and helped me get up from the bed and we both went to the bathroom. I wasn't even surprised or embarrassed that he followed me to the bathroom because he has been doing this since that incident. That miraculous incident that healed his legs. At first I used to be embarrassed especially when he guards the door when I'm taking my bath but I soon got used to it and I understand that it's just hi
Eve.As I walked towards the front roll, just close enough so every single person in the room could hear what I had to say."You're just delusional, was it so hard to accept that he didn't love you?""All those years that you've been friends, not once did he ever look at you and not once did he ever put a label on your relationship but you went ahead with your delusional mind to conclude that he would one day love you?""I can't believe we're all gathered in court to deal with someone who couldn't keep her delusions in check." I said and the crowd hummed in response."Shut up!" "I can't believe Jason really fell your kind, you're not even pretty.""After all, your kind is known for being thieves." Alice said as a comeback but I wasn't even affected instead I was disgusted."It was only a matter of time before you brought race into this conversation, you talk about being civilized? You talk about being black?" I scoffed."Please..""Instead of talking about my skin color, maybe you s