Marriage contract with a City Mogul

Coincidence.

James left his grandparents' mansion for the penthouse arranged for in one of his father's hotels. He needed to be sane to make some decisions about his life, so he decided to be alone. He needs to replan and restrategize. The previous revelation about his Parents' death shattered his plan of returning abroad immediately, he had no choice but to stay.

But getting engaged is another tug of war for him, he is not ready to commit to any relationship as of now. There were bigger tasks ahead, he left his room to check into the hotel's private bar. There he met with his father's long-term manager in the Person of Mr. Philips.

He is a middle-aged man whom his father entrusted with most of his estates, hotels, and properties. When James saw him, he greeted him and hoped they would get along well, as he would be staying in the city for an extended period. Mr. Philips filled him in on all his father's properties and their locations.”

James generously willed some of the properties to Mr. Philips as a token of appreciation for the care they had received from him over the years. Mr. Philips was deeply grateful and committed to collaborating with James.

Joy was asked to raise a hundred thousand dollars for his father's organ transplant and his operation in a week. "Doctor, how do I raise such an amount of money," sobbed Joy. She didn't have any hope of getting the money.

"Be quick and do whatever it takes to find the money because if we delay, you could lose your father," the doctor said firmly as he prepared to leave his office.

Joy could not help it any longer, so she contacted her only friend Jane, who works in a broadcasting company and filled her in with the situation of things. She left her company and joined her friend in the nearest cafeteria not far from her company.

She knows how her friend had been keeping up with her father's hospital bills. She was devastated by the new development. She hugged her friend, immediately she sighted her. There is no more consolation she could offer than this, she hugged her while her tight continued sobbing on her.

Joy settled down after some time. Jane was discussing possible ways of raising the funds, then she suggested that she call their mate Jacob for assistance. Joy turns it down immediately, thinking he will not be willing to help. Jane gave her the little she could afford and prayed the funds would be sorted out soon. She left for her place of work later.

Joy returned to her father's side, trying to tell him to hang in there. That she's going to find possible means to sort the funds out. She tried calling Jacob but he was not picking up, so she decided to text him. A sound chimed back on the handset, with a notice that her message had been delivered.

Not quite long she got a text from him asking to meet with him that night at a hotel at 8 pm. She quickly sorts out necessary things, so that she will be able to meet up. She came down from the hospital and hailed a cab to the hotel.

When she got there, she contacted him. He asked her to come to the private bar, while she was going to meet Jacob, someone had a quick glimpse of her. Jacob was already settled in the private bar and had already ordered drinks.

"Hey, Joy it's been a while. How are you doing?" Jacob asked confidently, a smile on his face as he noticed the lady glowing even more beautifully than before.

"Am good, it's been a long time as well. Please pardon me for the request I made, I don't have any other person I can contact", chimed Joy almost sobbing.

"Not a problem Joy, everything is under control, but you will have to do something in return. "said Jacob.

"Name it, I will do anything in return for the hospital bill," assured Joy. He held her hand looked lustfully into her eyes and said, "Joy, lie with me.”

"I should lie ............... with you," exclaimed Joy. She could not believe her ears, that the help she so much sorted out for, will be given to her only if she lies with him. She got down on her knee to plead with him to help her for old-time sake, that without the funds her father would be dead.

She needs to settle the bills as soon as possible but as she was pleading it was falling on deaf ears.

Jacob got up from his seat, to leave the bar, he looked down on Joy as sobs and said, "Use what you have, to get what you want, he suggests she give it a thought and contact him when she is ready."

He left her in the bar, Joy got up and sobbed profusely. She took up the drinks on the table and gulped it down her throat, not minding the alcoholic content. She stood up after she had taken some shots but she staggered right down because of the contents she had taken.

She tries standing up again, to ease herself into the washroom. While staggering through the bar, she collided with a hard chest she lost consciousness because of too much content of alcohol she had taken.

He did not have a choice but to carry her to his room not far from the bar in the hotel because she could be molested if he left her out there on her own. On the way to his room, she sneezed and then vomited on him. The stench was unbearable. He had never been in a situation like this before. He hurriedly took her into the room and laid her down on the available sofa.

He removed his shirt and swiftly entered the bath to scrub away the residue and unpleasant smell from his body. After spending hours in the bath, he put on his nightwear and applied several spritzes of cologne to eliminate the odor. He gazed at the figure on the sofa, feeling torn between the desire to dispose of her and a sense of pity for the situation she found herself in.

While in the private bar, he overheard all their conversations and desired to help but didn't know how. Fortunately for her, coincidence had brought her his way. He had drafted a plan on how to solve the issues at hand.