Chapter Five
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Emilia's POV
I slowly went into the bathroom to freshen up. When I was down the maids got me into a nice red flay dress and some nude wedges. They styled my hair in a bit of a messy bun and gave me a touch of makeup to bring life to my face.
I headed downstairs once I was done, Alexandro was in a shirt and trouser, folded sleeves and no tie. Immediately he saw me, he turned and went to the car.
"Red looks good on you," Pedro said.
"Thanks. Pedro, why am I going to see his grandma?"
Pedro sighed, "He'll introduce you as his girlfriend".
"But…..," Pedro hushed me.
Why did I need to be introduced to his grandma as his girlfriend? Is that all this is about? I followed Pedro to the car and sat close to the left door while he sat close to the right door.
The ride to his grandma's place was a bit long and obviously very quiet. When we got there, Alex held my hand while walking in and only left it to ring the bell before holding it again.
Did he buy me just to use me as a fake girlfriend to his grandma? As we got in, we found his grandma laying on the couch with a bunch of pillows here and there while watching TV. Alex finally left my hand to go greet her and kiss both backs of her hands.
"Grandma, this is Emilia," His grandma smiled at me looking a bit confused.
"….My girlfriend," Alex concluded.
He said it like he wanted the words to quickly leave his mouth.
His grandma smiled, urging me to come closer. She managed to sit up and asked me to sit beside her. I greeted her and smiled. She placed her hands on my face trying to look at me carefully.
"You look a bit familiar." Alex and I looked at each other then back at grandma.
"I'm old, though. I must have mistaken you for someone else."
I smiled. "It's okay. Your house is lovely."
"Thank you. So are you. So you two better hurry up and have children," She said jokingly and we all laughed.
"Don't worry about that, grandma."
He really knew how to pretend, it was like all this was real. But still, was I here to pretend to be a girlfriend or was there something else? I had to know. His grandma was a really nice and lovely woman and she had a lot of stories to tell.
“I wonder why his grandma is so sweet and then he is so cold”
Still I felt bad about lying to her by pretending to be her grandson’s girlfriend.
The maid offered us some juice and after staying for a while we headed back to the house.
Another quiet journey.
Immediately we got home, Alex headed to his study, not giving me a chance to ask him questions. Wasn't he going to explain what just happened? I turned to Pedro but he hurriedly went away to avoid my questions.
I called Anna immediately. I got upstairs and told her what happened.
She was beyond surprised but she was happy while I was furious. Why was she happy?
"I don't get why you're angry. This is the perfect opportunity to get your revenge against Stella. If you're that rich man's girlfriend, you'd become rich too. If you manage to get close to him, he might even get to like you and help you with Stella by giving back your father’s company to you".
She had a point. But how was I to get close to someone who is so distant? This would be hard but it sounds worth it. But what about Jason? I had to plan this very well. I had to get close to Alex and get him to like me, then get him to execute my plan. I have to think about this carefully. But first I needed to know if being a fake girlfriend was the only reason I'm here? I'd have to wait till tomorrow though, it was late already.
The little ray of sunlight hit my face, waking me up from sleep. I rubbed my eyes and got up. The maids were already at my door. I don't think I'm going to get used to them always dressing me or doing my hair. I let them in and went into the bathroom. After bathing, they showed me the dress they picked for me and I didn't like it. I told them to always keep me choose. I picked something really casual, like a crop top and a pair of boyfriend jeans. After dressing, I went down for breakfast.
It was quiet again. I hated it. At least breakfast at Stella's house was never quiet or boring. It was always loud, filled with arguments and it kept the house lively. I rushed my food, so I could talk to him immediately after he was done.
"Don't choke," He said.
After eating I rushed to meet him.
"Mr. Martini?" He turned to look at me. "Please, I'd like to ask something".
"Go on."
"Okay, uhm, I was never told the reason I was sold or what I'd be when I'm here and I really hate the suspense. Please, what am I to be here?"
"I'd hope Stella would brief you. Pedro will later today. I'm in a hurry now."
"But….. " he left before I could say anything.
Urgh, I let out my frustration. On a second thought I could get Pedro here right now. I ran up upstairs to my room and rang the bell so loud. He said if I rang it, he'd come. I rang it again and again until he got to my room and knocked.
"You need me? What's so urgent?"
"I need to ask something."
"You rang the bell for a question?"
"Please, Pedro , it's important. Why am I here? What does the boss need me for?"
"Hmmm, you're very curious."
"Please, Pedro please."
"Fine, he asked me to tell anyway. The boss wants you for surrogacy."
Surrogacy? Wait, like IVF?
“So what happens after the birth of the child?”
"After birth, you'd leave."
Leave??? Without the child? My child?
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