My Contracted Cinderella

Chapter 4.

The Fall...

When we got to his Grandmother's mansion, we were at the front of the door and I was beginning to walk well with my heels and I was a little bit nervous too.

He was in a hurry to see his grandmother because he knew that his Grandmother was going to ask him about his wife.

So, He started shouting at me.

"Let's go! Let's go!"

"Okay! calm down, I need to be in action" I said.

"1 2 3 phew!" I whispered to myself.

"Okay, okay I'm ready, let's go," I said to him and he quickly grabbed me by my hand, and then I pulled him back and said to him.

"We have to be in action remember!".

"Okay." He said and shrugged my shoulder and I pushed him back and said.

" Hold me with 'care and love' okay".

Then he gave a facial expression which states ."Whatever" with his eyeballs rolling and we went inside the house.

When we got in, Jayson asked me to sit down and wait for him to go and give his Grandma a welcoming hug in her room.

And as usual, I love exploring so I started walking around the house. I got to one part of the living room, where a big framed picture was hung.

I took a closer look at the person in the picture and I found out that it was someone I've seen on TV, during an Award-winning show.

And to my biggest surprise, his Lala turned out to be the person on the framed picture. She was my late Mom's role model and her biggest fan too.

His Grandmother was one of the best actresses in the old school.

She was the 'Mrs. Magret Hamilton' my mom told me about before I lost her.

While Jayson walked out holding his Grandmother's hand, I, with so much excitement didn't even know when I shouted and I was like.

"Ahh! Oh My Gosh!, Oh My Gosh! I can't believe this is happening. Mom! Your idol is here. Ahh!"

While I was shouting, his Grandmother just stared at me without saying a word. She only whispered to Jayson and asked him if I was going crazy.

Jayson was getting annoyed because of the way I was behaving. He just walked up to me and grabbed my shoulders and said.

"Honey bunny! relax."

"Get into character and stop fooling yourself". This, he said in a very low tune to me.

"Okay," I replied and winked. After which I got really into the action.

"Hmm..I am so sorry Grandmother, it's just that I could not contain my joy and happiness to meet you in person". I said to his Grandmother while smiling.

"My name is Isabella Rush A.K.A Bella, and I am the..." As I was about to finish my statement, Jayson interrupted me as if I was talking too much.

"Emm...Grandma, she's the Daughter of Mr. Rush. Right?" He said.

In my mind, that's not what I was about to say. I wanted to tell her that I'm his wife, but since he didn't want me to say that now, I'll just move on with whatever he said.

"Yeah! I'm the daughter of Mr. Rush". I said while still in a happy mood.

But I wondered why he stopped me from telling his grandmother that I'm his wife.

He finally got his Grandmother to sit and then she started staring at me in some kind of way I didn't understand.

Then Jayson said, "Now it's time for me to make the proper introduction. Lala, meet Bella, my wife".

He said with full confidence thinking that everything was going according to plan.

Just then his Grandmother screamed at him saying.

"Your wife! your wife!". And then she collapsed on the couch. Jayson quickly ordered two of the maids to get a glass of water and a hand fan.

Then he sprinkled some water on her face, and she was revived after which he ordered one of the maids to blow air on her face with the hand fan they brought.

On sprinkling the water on her face, she was breathing heavily but as soon as she started receiving the air coming from the hand fan her breathing normalized.

And she sat down relaxed on the chair and then she asked.

"How! and when did it all happen, why didn't you tell me that you were married!"

"Lala Lala calm down I will explain just listen," Jayson said as he continues with the lie.

"We met at a Coffee shop, she was reading a Newspaper while taking her Coffee..."

"No! I don't take coffee I take the juice and I also don't read Newspapers I prefer listening to music." I said in a haste.

At that point, I knew I f****d up because I wasn't supposed to say that. So he just giggled and said to his Grandmother.

"Hmm don't mind her that's just the way she is. She's too funny haha!"

"As I was saying before I got interrupted by the love of my life, she was the only one in the shop so, immediately I set my eyes on her, I knew she was the one for me, So I went straight to her and then we started chatting and I asked her that instant if she could be my girlfriend and she said yes!" Jayson added as he moved closer to me.

"It was love at first sight!" He exclaimed.

"Whirlwind Romance!" We both yelled in unison.

"So we got married, Civil!" We said while bringing out our fingers to show her the fake wedding ring.

We were both waiting for her response finally she said.

"I have heard all that you said and I have concluded that you'll get married again! and I want to be there."

"Ahhh!" we both screamed.

"You know marriage is scared and both families have to come together so you have to take the wedding again and this time in a grand style." She says this as she gets up from the couch.

"Lala no there's no need for that." Jayson said to his Grandmother.

"I have to make all my phone calls, invite all my friends, and make preparations for the wedding." She said as she sang and danced her way upstairs.

"Lala no!." said Jayson who was very frustrated and confused.

And I on the other side was tensed about the whole situation. We started argueing on who's fault it was.

Then we moved outside because

our voices were becoming too loud. So for Lala not to hear us, we moved into the car.

And then I started shouting at him while in tears because I didn't expect that we were going to be married for real.

"No no this can't be happening, I can't get married now? how will my father react to this! there's no way I can do this..."

"Hey stop this your nonsense. I'm paying you. So you know, from the day you signed that contract I own your life. So whatever I say, you do, so now I'm telling you that you have to act according to what Lala said. It might not be even a real wedding, so pull yourself together and then let's think of the next step." Jayson replied in an angry tone.

"Okay, I've heard you. But, there's one thing you said that I didn't like. And it was the part where you said that you now own my life." I added.

"Yes of course! I own your life now and you can do anything about it because you've already signed the contract."

"Wrong! just because I signed the contract doesn't mean you own me. Sorry Jayson, but I am not for sale." I said this as I came down for the car.

I walked out of the compound in tears. As I walked out of the compound, he just started shouting.

"Bella! Bella! you're making a big mistake by walking out on me! I'll show you why they call me 'The Jayson Hamilton' don't worry.

I wasn't even listening to what he was he was saying. The only thought running through my mind was, what am I going to tell my father.

And also, I never expected this to happen. I thought that we will just come here, lie to his Grandmother, and then she releases his money. Then I get my pay and we end the acting. By this time, I was regretting why I took the contract in the first place.

On getting to my street, it started raining heavily.

immediately I reached my house, I saw my family outside in the rain with our bags and language and I asked.

" Dad what are you doing in the rain? with our things outside."

Then he said.

" Bella my dear, since we couldn't pay our house rent, the Landlord sent some people to the house and they threw our things outside in the rain and I had to ask him why, and I said.

"Landlord why are you throwing our things outside".And he replied by saying.

"Since you have refused to pay me my money, you will have to leave my house today".

" I pleaded with him but he still didn't agree and that's how we landed here," said my dad who was very worried about us.

"Dad doesn't worry let's pack our things and let me call for a taxi," I said with tears in my eyes already.

"Taxi, taxi," I said still crying in the rain.

"Sir please stop, can you help me to carry our belongings, and take us to a place I will show you," I said with pleading eyes and he said yes.

So we began to gather our things that were already soaked with water.

we packed them in the boot of the taxi. As I was helping my dad, he stopped me and said.

" Bella what are you doing we don't have anywhere to go to neither do we have Money so how are we going to pay for the taxi and where will we get a house just for tonight that is not expensive."

"Don't worry Dad everything will be ok. And you know, we cannot sleep in the rain." But he still insisted and said again.

"Bella it's better if we go back and beg the Landlord maybe he might allow us to stay for another week by then we would have raised some money to pay him." Then I replied to him and said.

"Dad I know we don't know where to go, but there's no way we are going back to that house. We have been humiliated enough. I also won't allow you and my siblings to be soaked under the rain, So let's go".

As we were about to enter the taxi, another car just came in front of our taxi. It was the car of Mrs. Magret Hamilton. Jayson's Grandmother.