Episode 4
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EMILY POV
I can't believe this! Am being kissed by a total stranger, I thought as I tried to pull away from him
But he pulled me back and deepened the kiss.
I tried to think of some thing, some thing that will distract me, some thing that will stop me from responding to his kisses but I found none and when I was about to respond to it he pulled away from me.
I tried to move out of his arms but he held me back
"Don't move, not yet, the reporter is taking pictures of us "he said
It wasn't until he mentioned the reporters that I realised that his kissing me was all for a show.
"He is gone now"he said as he let me go.
I tried to compose myself before looking at him again
"You don't have the right to kiss me"I said
"I had to, it was my reputation that was at stake"He replied
"Wow, your reputation right?"I said sarcastically
"Look we have both decided to play the part of being married ,we will have to start from some where"he said
"Wait! You only told me I had to pretend, you didn't tell me that you would have to kiss me"
"You can't expect us to pretend without touching one another"
"I don't, I don't want you to touch me at all"I yelled at him
"You have no choice Emily, we are to be a happy married couple, they have to see that we are happy together" he said
"We can do it with out touching each other"I said
"That's impossible Emily"he replied
"You p*****t, I should have known, what was I thinking when I agreed to this" I said feeling flustered by his words
"But you have agreed and there is nothing you can do to change that"he said
"Really! do you think I can do nothing?"i asked giving him a mischievous smile.
He pulled me into his Arms ,it was so sudden that I didn't brace myself for the impact.
"Listen up Emily, you agreed to this already, there is no turning back now"he said
"There is Mr Callaghan and I will take that path, I can't seem to trust you from not wanting to touch me "
"And what's so bad with me touching you, am I that bad to you?"He asked
"Womanisers like you sicken me and I will prefer we end this sham before we take it any further, I will find a way to pay you for the money you lent me and................."I couldn't finish my word because he pushed me to the wall angrily
"We Made a deal Emily, own up to it!" He yelled at me
"I don't want to! I hate the thought of having to lie to innocent people"
"You will and there is nothing you will do about it, stop testing my patience Emily, you won't want to see Mad, I will pick you up at ten tomorrow , get ready before I arrive" he said and stormed off.
I stood there, trying to calm myself down, I had thought that this deal of a sort will just have to be me pretending, I never thought that Cade would want it to be more.
What should I do? What mess have I gotten myself into,I thought as I head back to the waiting room.
CADE POV
"But why her, you could have chosen other ladies, ones that are willing to do any thing for you" Rose Emily boss asked as we stood in her office lobby
"Because she is the first lady who hasn't tried to offer me her body"I replied
"And what makes you think that she won't, she just haven't thought of it yet?" Rose said wanting to destroy Emily image in front of me
"When that comes, I will know how to handle her, this is the money I promised for the buying of Emily house"I said and my secretary opened a brief case to show her the money
"But the house isn't really that expensive?"She asked
"I know, am Just giving you for a well job well done" he said
"Oh thank you Cade, thank you "she said as she took the brief case.
"Just one more thing Rose, you must never tell anyone about it, most especially Emily "I said and she nodded in affirmation.
"She won't know that you payed me to buy her house and to put pressure on her"Rose said
"I hope so, you wouldn't want me as an enemy"he said
"Don't worry I know how ruthless you are and I wouldn't want to be the main focus of your ruthlessness" she said.
Together my secretary and I head to the car
"Where are we going next?"I asked
"To see the man you hired to take Emily money "He said
"We have to hurry, I have to be some where by Ten" I said as I relaxed a bit in the car .
I just can't believe that to get a girl, I had to use my power and wealth.
If it had been any girl, it wouldn't be this hard, I would have gotten what I want from her but Emily is a different case.
She is the first lady who hasn't been moved by my wealth or by how powerful I am.
Other girls would have rejoiced at being my pretend bride but she made it clear that she isn't interested.
"Sir we are here" my secretary said we he stood in front of a building.
A guy opened the car door and got into the car .
"This is her wallet and her money is still intact" the man said and I took Emily Wallet the from him.
"Give him the money"I said and immediately my secretary gave him the brief case filled with money.
"I will double that as long as you keep this a secret, no one, most especially the lady you stole from should know about this " i said
"Yes sir, she won't ever find out" the man replied as he left the car.
"We will be heading to miss Emily house now" my secretary said.
Emily! a strange name for a strange girl. I wonder how surprised my mother will be when she sees that have brought home the girl I supposedly love.
She will be shocked at first and am sure that with time, they would give up on me marrying Isabel and when am sure that I won't be bothered by them again,I will just then end the farce between Emily and myself but not with out letting know what it is to have me in her bed.
EMILY POV
While my dad took over watching my mom, I left the hospital and went back home to get dressed.
If it were up to me, I would end it all right away but I can't do that.
One because I owe him and two because am scared of what he might do to make me pay for breaking our deal.
I got changed and was all ready when the door bell was rung.
Taking in a deep breath, I went to open the door only to find Brad there.
"What are you doing here Brad?"I asked gently
"I back for you my love, am back to get you " he said and with out warning, he pulled me into his arms and kissed me.
Shocked at seeing Brad again made me stand still like a statue.
It's been a year, a year since he left me for his rich boss' daughter.
Why is he even here? And what is he expecting from coming back into my life, I thought as I kept on staring at him.
"My love "he said and before I could stop him, he kissed me.
I tried to pull away from him but his hold on me is too strong.
He let go of me and took both my hands in his.
"Have missed you, you don't know how much have missed you"he said and feeling so angry with the darn way he kissed me, I pushed him away
"Get out of here before I do something bad to you"I said
"You can't still be mad at me, I only left you to make money for us" he said
"And did you make that money ?"I asked
"Yes, I did, I got a lot of money" he said
"Really? Then it's best that you spend it on someone else, cause I don't think I want you or your darn money "I said
"Please Emily, you have been the only girl have ever loved"he said and I got so angry that I slapped his face
"Get out of here before I do something worse to you "I yelled at him and headed back in but he wasn't about to let things go.
He came in after me and held me tight in his arms.
"Let me go!"I yelled at him
"No, I love you and I won't let you go, have realised my mistake Emily and I want you back " he insisted
Just then a memory came to haunt me, I saw myself, a teenage me yelling for help while a guy who was wearing a mask tore at my clothes and he........ he..........I couldn't get to see what he did because the door barged open and Cade walked in.
"What the hell is going on?"he asked looking so angry
Cade's angry face was the last thing I saw before fainting.
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I woke up to find myself in an unknown room, what happened and why am I here ?
I sat up only to see Cade by the window looking at me.
"What happen and where am I "I asked him but he didn't answer and he kept on staring at me with an angry look
"Who is Brad Clifford?"he asked and suddenly everything that happened came back to me
"Brad?"I said softly
"Yes Brad! The man I saw had you in his arms "He yelled at me
"It's not what you think, I can explain"I said
"You better!" He replied as he sat on the only sofa in the room.
"Brad is my ex, he left me for a wealthy lady a year ago, I haven't seen or heard from him until today "I said
"I got a different version from him" he said
"And that is?"
"The both of you never broke up and that you had given him your consent to get married to some else and that in a year he will come back to you " he said
"What! That's a lie"I denied immediately
"Am not sure about that, is he the reason why you were hesitant ?"he asked
"He is not the reason why! Ever since I found out that Brad was having an affair with his boss daughter I left him, I hate cheaters and liars"I said
"Really? Are you sure"
"If you don't believe me then get the hell out of here, I don't want to have a deal with a man who mistrust me"I said
"That will be impossible my love?" He said softly
"What do you mean by that?"I asked
"You have agreed to pretend to be my wife and I will see that you own up to it"he said and went to open the door.
A man with a briefcase walked in giving me a wide smile
"Who is he?"I asked
"He is my lawyer, Mr James meet Emily"he said introducing us
"Why is your lawyer here?"I asked interrupting him
"He brought our contract"
"What contract?"
"A contract that bonds you and I together"he said
"Bonds us ? I thought you said it's all going to be fake?" I asked
"And it will, believe me when I say that I also don't want to be tied down by a woman"
"Then what's this contract all about?"I asked seething with anger
"Its a contract that will legalise that deal we made, a contract that will have a consequence if any one of us breaks it"He said and I stared at him in horror
"What will this consequence be?"I asked
"For the benefit of you two, Mr Cade has decided to pull up a contract and this is what the contract says" the lawyer began
"Party B which is you Miss Emily must never break her word, she must do as party A which Mr Cade says ".
"Party b must never resist any of party A advances, she must play her part dutifully and under no circumstance must she question party A for what he does outside of their deal"
"That's absurd?"I yelled at him
"Let him finish" he silenced me
"Party B must never be seen with other man apart from Part A, If any of this fails to be done by Party B, Party A will take all get back his money and if party B can't repay him back, she will be sent to jail " the lawyer finished staring at Cade to give the final verdict
"Now is time for you to sign"Cade said
"I won't be signing, That is not a contract, it's a blackmail"I said
"Call it whatever you want but all I need from you is to sign it"He said bringing the paper to me
"I won't!"
"Then you leave me with no choice, James stop the financial help we are giving to Emily mom and throw Emily father in jail, His daughter owes me a large sum of money and right now she is Ill and she won't be able to take the blame herself" he said having a smirk on his face
"What are still waiting for James, go and do what I asked you "he yelled at James and James began to walk off.
Feeling totally defeated , I yelled at James to stop
"You win Mr Callaghan,I will sign the papers" I said and immediately it was brought to me and I signed it .
"Now all we have to do is to go to my island and start with this charade,"he said, giving me a smile.
I gave him an angry glare in return and I knew that my life will never be the same once this charade begins.
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