CHAPTER FOUR.
1000 Words
Nathan stared at selena as she laughed until her stomach began to hurt, he didn't move nor say a word, he was almost as if he was a statue. When she stopped, he asked;
"Had enough?" Selena cleared her throat, "You have a beautiful laugh by the way." he said.
She shifted uncomfortably, fumbled with her iPad. "I don't appreciate such expensive jokes Mr. Anderson, especially not with my family." she said
"I don't make jokes." selena looked at him. "They're for clowns, and i'm not one."
"With all due respect Mr. Anderson, you had no right snooping into my private life, i could....." she paused, realizing what she was about to say.
"What, sue me?" nathan scoffed, "You can try." He said, went to pour himself a glass of water, then continued after taking a long sip. "Like i said, you have five hours to think about it."
"Can i ask a question?"
"Yes of course."
"What happens if i don't accept?"
Nathan chuckled, it sent chills to selena's spine, because she knew what he would say next was going to be brutal. "Your father shouldn't bother going for those interviews, because he'll never work in this city. Your mother obviously can't work, i could kill her, your brother is going to be denied any kind of medical treatment from any hospital in this city. And don't even think about leaving florida or the united states, i'll hunt you all down and take everyone you love one..by..one."
By the time he finished, selena's blood ran cold, her eyes were filled with tears threatening to fall but she held them back by a thin rope.
"Why?" she managed to ask, her voice croaky
"Because Nathan Anderson always get what he wants, and i want you to be mine." he returned to his sit opposite her. "Marry me and all your family troubles are gone. I will work out a sufficient job for your father and make sure your brother gets the best medical attention he needs."
"And i can't go home and sleep over this? I can't discuss with my parents?"
"They must never know about this arrangement, all they need to know is you are thrilled and eager to be my wife. I don't care how you do it, but make it very believable. If your stupid father finds out about this whole arrangement, you'll be very sorry, selena moore."
The tears finally spilled, this was a fatal blow on selena, what a difficult situation she had found herself. Nathan Anderson was truly a monster, the rumors about his personality were painted to give him some credibility, he was way worse. How could she marry someone she didn't love, someone who cared about no one but himself, he just wanted to own her like she was a piece of furniture. There must be a period for all this madness to eventually end right;
"For how long?"
Nathan who never took his eyes off her raised a brow; "What?"
"How long am i going to be your wife? Till you're bored?" she asked, there was anger in her voice.
"There isn't a duration darling, till death do us part, and none of us is dying anytime soon." He smirked
"Please Mr. Anderson, don't do this i beg you."
"An hour thirty minutes is gone, you have three and half hour left. i'll be working over there." Nathan said as he stood up and walked to his table, he opened his laptop and began to type.
"And what of my job? You said you would do the article, my job....."
"Depends on it, i know, but you won't be needing the job anymore."
"What?" Selena stood up and took two steps forward.
"Yes selena, as my wife, you won't be working there anymore."
"I'm not your wife yet, and you're already making decisions for me?"
Nathan raised his eyes from his laptop and glared at her, she subconsciously stepped back. "You don't seem to get what's going on yet. I call the shots, you don't question them. Once you make your decision to marry me, we're going to get married immediately, today possibly. But if you choose to disagree, there are men few blocks away from your home, your mother and brother are alone right now, one call and they disappear. Choose wisely." he said
Selena instinctively walked towards him, slamming his laptop shut and gazing directly into his eyes.
"You will not hurt them, they've done nothing wrong to you, i've done nothing wrong to you."
Nathan gently removed her hand from his laptop, he opened it again with an evil smirk on his face.
"It's entirely up to you selena moore."
"You're such an arrogant bastard, an evil monster. I don't love you, how can you marry someone who doesn't love you."
"I don't love you either, and i don't care if you hate or love me. I just want the satisfaction of owning you, you selena."
Selena was beginning to hate her own name, "You have a strong hatred for my family, don't you?" she asked.
There has to be some kind of old pique between nathan and her family, it showed the first day she introduced herself as a moore. She saw his expression and the anger in his eyes the moment she mentioned who her father was, then he threw her out of his office almost immediately. His silence confirmed her suspicion;
"I don't know what it might be, but...."
"Shut up! Don't look for silly excuses to escape me. You will make your decision and you will do it in thirty seconds."
"But you said i had....."
"That was before you started talking too much nonsense. Twenty seconds....."
"Mr. Anderson."
"Fifteen seconds....."
More tears flowed down selena's face, there was no escaping this, everyone in the city knows better than to mess with 'The Nathan Anderson' the richest and most influential billionaire in this parts.
"Five seconds....."
"I'll marry you!"
Nathan smiled, "Good choice love."
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