Tangled with the wright brothers

Chapter 2

Walking past the stranger who’d been literally transfixed on a spot in daze, Natasha headed back for the club. Before the stranger could attempt to stop her, she traipsed into the club. Despite the fact that it was already dead late, people were still very much in the club, having the time of their lives. Natasha however made her way to the VIP lounge, ignoring the hails men were throwing at her.

Her heart was pulsating, in as much as she’s dreading to give out her virginity to some random old brute, she earnestly hope the client hadn’t left yet. She’d made up her mind to get this misery done and over with—At least she’ll rather sacrifice her dignity for her mother’s sake than end up in jail.

Arriving at the VIP lounge, her hope came crumbling before her feet as no single person was in sight.

She stop there dazed for a while as if the old bastard will suddenly pop out somewhere. She’d nearly stopped one of the workers while climbing down stairs to ask about the man but as it dawn on her that she’ll just sound stupid, she decided to lock up. Perhaps she doesn’t even know his name.

At the sight of her boss, her heart sank. With the look on his face, Natasha knew she’s in for it and as Joe starts walking towards her, Natasha sorts for the nearest escape plan. No escape plan seems to surface but she’s luckily saved by some dude who stopped Joe half-way getting into a conversation with him. That was her cue for her to sneak out of the club without Joe spotting her.

As Natasha goes home, her head bugged. She may had escape Joe that night but there’s no way in hell, she can escape him forever.

She got so overwhelmed, struggling with a roller-coaster of emotions that she didn’t know how she’d treked the long distance home.

It’s a miracle that she hasn’t run into a car accident. Honestly at this stage of her life, she wouldn’t really care if she dies.

Her life is a complete mess, Her mother the only family she have left is fighting for her life in the hospital, her father who’d put her into this mess is no where to be found, her boss suddenly starts threatening her to have s*x with and most especially, she just can’t get over the break up with her boyfriend-Liam.

She’d been staring at Liam’s photos in her phone, tears running down her eyes like rivers escaping a dam. She just can’t accept the fact that the love of her life is gone. For that whole night, Natasha cried more than ever before. At the restroom, she gave way to more tears while the running water washes it off for her.

The following day, Natasha decided to go visit her mother at the hospital. The condition she met her mother, broke something in her. She was paler than she was the last time she came to visit her.

" Look Natasha,” the Doctor cleared his throat finally, after staring at Natasha for a very long time. Natasha should be used to hearing the worst about her mother’s condition everytime but the doctor placing her in suspense still made her heart thumbed. “your mother's condition isn't improving, as a matter of fact it is getting worse day by day. We need money to start working on her. We have got to do an urgent heart transplant for her and that will certainly cost a lot. The money runs into millions of dollars, "

Natasha closed her eyes, held her fist under the desk to hold back her tears.

" I really don't have any money on me, sir. But I will try my best to gather up the money. I just need a couple of days and a new job. I just hope there is something you can do. I mean, I don't want to lose my mum, " Natasha says, devastated.

The doctor frowns. " I'm sorry to hear that Natasha but we need that money as soon as possible. And without delay because the more you delay, the more critical your mother's condition becomes. Time waits for nobody. The sooner you pay, the better for you and your mom. "

For the rest of the day, Anxiety welled up in Natasha’s heart. Like Ocean, her problems just never runs dry instead it keeps adding up.

Just yesterday she was loosing brain cells worrying about her boss and Liam though she’s still panicing as to how to deal with Joe later but at the moment, that’s the least of her problem. Where on earth will she raise money to treat her mother was all that dominates her. The only person she knows is Valerie her best-friend who’d been there for her physically and emotionally but financially, Valerie is as handicapped as Natasha. However she never cease trying to help Natasha come up with ways to raise money.

" Natasha, I just found out something, " Valerie suddenly said, while taking her attention from the phone she’ve been staring at.

Turning away from her mother whom she’s next to, she turns to face valarie who was on the three seater couch.

" What? " she asked gloomily.

" Well, I just found out that the Dreams are in need of new architects for their new upcoming project. Therefore, they are hiring architects. " even though Valeria said that casually, it still threw a little silence in the Air.

The Dreams is the most prominent architectural company owned by the most influential family? The Wrights. And as rumors have it, anyone who gets a chance to work there stands a chance of becoming a millionaire in matter of months.

“So...” Natasha finally drawled.

" so Why don't you take the job? I think this is a great opportunity for you, since you hold an architectural degree. You will be good for this job, " Valerie says keenly.

Natasha is skeptical about it. Her thoughts about it are negative as a result of the fact that she has been rejected by different companies, she has applied for a job. " No, I don't think so. What makes you think they will accept me? " she asks reluctantly.

" Of course they will. You can't let this opportunity slip away. This is your chance Natasha. You don't wanna waste it, do you? "

" I won't bother thinking of applying for the job. I don't want another sucker punch in the face. "

" Take the job Natasha, " Valerie tells her. She keeps urging her the more to take the job. “I mean let’s assume you get the job, you could request for advance payment and at least use it as a start up for your mother’s treatment. Think about it”

In as much as Natasha stays negative about it, as long as her mother is involved she wasn’t going to take chances.

She finally accepted her best friend's advice. She goes to the company and applies for a job and to her greatest surprise, in few days time she gets a call that there’s a chance for her to get the job. She gets excited and so happy after getting the opportunity, in her head, it’s finally time for her to be off her suffering.. Finally she doesn't have a reason to go for her annoying side job. She aims at asking for advance payment which she can use to settle her mother's treatment expenses and fees and also pay some of her dad's debt.

On her first day of work, she goes to the company delighted to start her work or at least know what the way forward is but her delightfulness, happiness and excitement crumbles to pieces, when the manager denies her the work. She became broken. Her hope of getting the job is lost and with no other option left, she decides to go to the club that night.

From the moment she comes face to face with Joe, her heart fell below somewhere at her kneels. She greeted Joe and her head remained bowed. While Joe stared at her in silence for a while, she braced for whatever is going to be her fate but instead, to her surprise, what comes out of joe’s mouth is

“What the hell are you doing here?”

“Huh?” Natasha frowned.

“You heard me right. Your father’s debt have been paid and you played real smart.. i wonder what you did to him…so unless you’re here to work for me again ,then come be my guest.”

“Wh...Hold on...I..do..don’t understand what??...” scoffing, Joe left her to stuttering daze.

Natasha stood transfixed at a spot for minutes . Unable to move, the information she just heard reverberating in her head a million times. She doesn’t know how exactly to feel, she was so dull even as she slowly walked out of the club.

This was some sort of dream to her. Unbelievable.

In that very moment she doesn’t know if anything exist around her, she was so lost—so lost till someone’s voice made her startle.

“Hello, Angel”

Jolting back to reality, Before her stood the familiar face of some guy she’d met somewhere before. He was on a purple Tux, his hair neatly styled to the side. With that Cocky smirk on his face, if not that his Aura obviously emanates Wealth and power, Natasha would be mistaking him for one of those thugs that tries to woo her.

" Who are you and why are you blocking my path" Natasha have had her ups and downs with men so it was justified for her to sound rude.

“You really can’t remember me..?” The guy arched an eye brow. Natasha stared at him for a while am then it clicked; The guy from the club who’d saved her from the client.

“Are you in anyway stalking me?”

" No, I'm not stalking you. Of course I am not stupid to be doing that. It's a coincidence, " he says smiling.

" Coincidence? Really? " the words slips out from her lips.

" Yes, it's a coincidence. Anyways, I am Todd Wright, " he says, stretching his hand for a handshake.

Wright!

The Name rang a bell in Natasha head.

" Todd Wright? You are a member of the Wright's family? " yeah in as much as anyone can bear Wright, she couldn’t help asking.

" Yeah, " he says flat footed as he withdraws his hand which was out for a handshake.

She forced a smile to her pale face.

He smiles back.

" So what do you want from me? " Natasha asks plainly.

" Like I said before, I want you to be my fiancee, darling, " he says smiling widely.

“I am turning down that proposal. I'm sorry but there's no way in the world, that I'm gonna accept such a proposal, " she says rudely. " That proposal sounds weird, ridiculous and crazy. "

" Can you hear me out? " Todd asks.

" I don't think you have got any other thing to say, have you?”

" Yeah, because I will like to elaborate this proposal, " he pressed on.

She is speechless and at the same time expressionless.

" I need you to be my fake fiancee until my dad signs his will. I am ready to offer you a handy sum of money. I'm ready to offer you ten million dollars. "

Ten million dollars? It doubles her mom's bills, Natasha thought. She is pummeled in a dilemma.

She becomes tempted to accept the proposal.

" I won't, " she says vaguely, managing to turn down the offer, even if she was being tempted by it.

Todd deeps his hand in his pocket and brought out his contact card. " Darling, I think you need this. If eventually you change your mind, call me and let me know, " he said, giving her his contact card. Then he left after she collected it.