Contract Go Wrong: The CEO’s Tempting Bride

Gina sat down and started eating, her gaze darting now and then at the head chair where he had sat last night.

She couldn’t help but panic at the thought of what had transpired last night. Her hands trembled and she breathed deeply.

Shaking her head to dispel the thoughts, she continued eating until the plate was empty. Only then, did she realize that the Butler had been quiet all along.

Gina turned around, frowning. And she wondered when he left. She stood up, glanced at the empty plates and glasses, then picked them up.

It wasn’t hard for her to locate the kitchen which was not far from the dining area.

Just like in the living room, everything looks new. And some appliances were not even unpacked yet. Her eyes wandered around the glamorous kitchen before she stopped at the sink.

Dropping the plates, Gina started washing them, her thoughts wandering to the Butler. She needed to read the contract.

Hopefully, Adrian would not return until she see its content. Until then, she doesn’t want to let her thoughts run just like last time. Thinking back to his words last night, she subconsciously shuddered.

When she was done, Gina cleaned her hands and turned around. “Oh my God”

She held a hand to her chest, after almost bumping into the Butler who had just walked in.

“Sorry to scare you Young Miss” Butler Donald chuckled at the girl’s flabbergasted expression.

Two folders were in his hands, and he handed her one which he had asked to be photocopied this morning. “I suggest you keep it safe, The Young Master demands you have a copy,” he said with a smile.

Gina whose heartbeat had not calmed, panicked at the sight of the contract, and she could swear that her heart almost leaped out of her chest.

She quickly regained her stance and took the folder with trembling hands.

“If you have any issue with the contract, speak to the Young Master,” The Butler said, and Gina could notice a hint of pity in his eyes.

“And also—” The Butler was about to continue speaking then his phone started ringing. He took it out, glanced down at the caller’s name, and his pupils dilated.

All that did not escape Gina’s eyes. And a frown marred her face.

“Excuse me please—” The Butler muttered rapidly, answered the call, and dashed out of the kitchen.

Gina marveled at the man’s nimbleness despite his size and age. Her attention turned to the contract and she gulped.

‘Calm down Gina.’ Her heart had started thumping again and she took a deep breath.

After leaving the kitchen, the weird Butler was already out of sight. Without wasting another second, She left for the stairs, gripping tightly to the folder.

Gina could not help but increase her space, her eyes continuously darting to the folder. It was as if from then henceforth, her fate depended on whatever was written inside the contract.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

The journey back to her room felt like an eternity and the stairs getting longer.

After reaching the door, did she let out a sigh of relief.

Entering her room, Gina headed for the bed and slumped down. She hesitated for a while before opening the folder.

She took out the contract and started reading it.

Her eyes widened and her breath hitched on reading the first term. ‘What!?’ Gina gasped and sprang up.

She peered at it carefully, hoping she had seen wrong. However, to her dismay, the words were still there.

She tried to collect her thoughts and pushed herself to read the remaining terms, each one weirder than the previous one.

What was with She wasn’t allowed to leave without his permission which she could clearly remember him saying last night. And She wasn’t allowed to interfere with his private life, must always comply with his orders without complaint, must not invade his privacy, must act naturally especially in the presence of his relatives, must not try to bear his children, and many more weird terms.

Failure to abide by the rules, everything she had tried to protect would be completely wiped off.

Gina’s tears had started falling by the time she finished reading the contract, as her fears had come true. It wasn’t mentioned in any way, the duration of the contract.

Would she be married to him forever? What was with those terms that clearly reflects his dislike towards her?

Gina racked her brains, hoping to recall if she had ever offended anyone before who might happen to be him.

But after thinking for a long time, she couldn’t recall any memory of inciting anyone’s anger in the past and receiving this kind of punishment.

All her life, she had tried so hard to avoid getting into trouble, and even when kids bullied her at school or her cousins made fun of her, she had never indulged in their malicious words, and had always stayed away from them, numbing her heart to every insult they throw at her.

‘Who are you!?’ She sobbed, her tears staining the papers in her hands.

Was he some kind of psycho who hates women and she managed to be his scapegoat?.

She chuckled sadly, as that was the plausible reason. But after thinking back to the female stuff in his room, Gina had run out of assumptions.

Maybe she was just unlucky. Or had done something horrible in her past life, not worth forgiving.

Good things happens to those who wait

She had always held on to that notion, but now, her faith just like her heart has shattered into nothingness.

It wasn’t like she had expected anything good out of this marriage, but initially, she had thought maybe the man admired her and seized the opportunity of helping her father, to marry her.

She reached for the telephone on the bedside table after a while and tried to see if she could get through her best friend, regretting that she hadn’t picked up anything, including her phone, thinking that they were going to register the marriage first, at the magistrate.

‘Huh?’ After trying severally, she stared at the phone in confusion.

‘But it worked perfectly last night’ she thought inside, clearly recalling that Adrian had contacted her through it, asking her to come down for dinner.