TAMING THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

‘What are you talking about?’ Luciana inquired refusing to believe what she just heard.

‘You might want to sit down for this my dear, I wouldn't want you to fall due to shock.’ Emilia gestured to the couch at the corner of the office.

Luciana eyed Emilia cautiously, she wanted to know why this woman addressed herself as her mother-in-law since she couldn’t recall being engaged to anyone before. Knowing she had no choice, Luciana moved toward the couch to sit down and listen to what Emilia had to say.

‘What do you mean you will soon be my mother-in-law?’ She asked as soon as her butt touched the soft cushion.

‘Ariana,’ Emilia called, and the brown-eyed woman moved forward.

She gave Luciana a bronze folder, and with so much curiousness brimming in her, Luciana pulled the string holding it together and her posture suddenly turned stiff as she stared at her name which was printed boldly on the first page of the files in the folder.

‘I suppose you want an explanation as to why there is a background check on you?’ Emilia asked and she could only bob her head in response as she was still reeling from the shock.

‘Here is a simple explanation,’ Emilia paused. ‘I need a wife for my son, someone that can tame his wild side and you are the only one capable of such a task,’ she explained.

‘I don't understand,’ Luciana finally managed to say something.

‘Ariana will brief you about it,’ Emilia nods her head, giving Ariana the go-ahead to sit with them.

Ariana took her seat next to Luciana, and with meticulousness, she explained every single detail she needed to her.

‘So you want me to marry him in order to tame him?’ Luciana asked, staring at their faces.

They bobbed their head, and a sigh left her lip.

‘What makes you think I am the right person for this?

Everything in that folder makes me know you are the right person for my son,’ Emilia points her finger to the folder in Luciana's hand.

‘You are a strong, capable woman, Luciana, you don't let any situation bend you to it wi—,’ Emilia started to say but Luciana cut her off.

‘That is because you haven't seen me at my worst,’ she scoffed.

‘Everyone has their worst day, Luciana,’ Ariana patted her back. ‘But not everyone gets up and pushes through it.’

‘We know about your situation,’ Emilia declared causing Luciana to snap her head up as her heart started to race.

‘What do you mean you know my situation?’ Luciana demanded, her eyes darting between the two women on either side of her.

‘We know about your twin sister and we know how she ended up in that horrible situation,’ Ariana held Luciana’s hand, trying to comfort her.

Luciana's eyes shone brightly as she stared at them, she couldn't believe her ears.

‘H-how did you—,’

Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten just now that I did a deep background check on you, that is how we were able to know the reason why you stopped being active for years,’ seeing Luciana’s discomfort, Emilia smiled at her.

‘How long have you been stalking me?’ Luciana sniffed while trying to hold back her tears.

Her twin sister's dilemma have always been her weak point, that is the only way anyone could easily bring her to tears.

‘Of all things I could do, stalking is not one of them,’ Emilia frowned.

‘I only just found out about you two days ago, and what singled you out among thousands of ladies, is the fact that you are not swayed by my son's beauty.’

Luciana scoffed. ‘Why would his beauty have any effect on me?’

Ariana stared at Emilia, who nodded at her. She got up and walked over to Emilia's table, she clicked a few buttons on the desktop and the big screen in the office started displaying Salvatore's pictures.

Luciana's eyes widened. ‘H-he is your son?’ She asked.

‘He is,’ Emilia nods her head. ‘My second son actually.’

‘Don't you think he would want to marry the woman of his dreams?’ Luciana asked both of them.

Ariana burst into laughter, and Luciana wondered if she said something funny.

‘Did you just say Salvatore will get married? To the woman of his dreams?’ Emilia snickered. ‘I don't mean to be a bad mother but I know my son well enough to know he would not get married nor will he have the woman of his dreams.’

Luciana stared at the two women in amazement, she kept silent watching them laugh at her words.

Emilia finally stopped and stared at Luciana so intently.

‘I understand your concern, but you don't have to worry about a vengeful lover or a secret girlfriend. If there is anything I certainly know about my son, it's that he doesn't have a permanent relationship.

‘The longest of his relationship is 3 hours, and that is because he only sleeps with all the women he ever comes across, so there is nothing to be worried about.’ Emilia assured her.

‘So how do I fit into all of these? Why are you asking me to marry him if he doesn’t want a relationship?’ Luciana crossed her arms in front of her, piqued by Emilia’s plan to do the opposite of what her son wanted.

‘You are going not to be married to him forever, it is just for a year as it would be stated in the contract, and during the course of that time, you are expected to tame his wild heart and make him compliant.

‘Your marriage with him will also help him secure this deal that he has been pursuing for so long,’ Emilia informed her.

‘That is absurd, why would he need to be married before he gets a contract deal?’ Luciana frowned.

‘It's absurd just like you say, but it is what the investors want, and we have to give them what they want,’ Ariana informed her.

‘I thought De Rosso enterprise was the most influential company in all of Marvolia?’ Luciana couldn't hide her disbelief.

‘It is,’ Emilia bobbed her head. ‘we recently just bagged a contract that will make us not just famous here, but also in other countries and they won’t sign the deal with someone who has a bad reputation with women and can’t stop sleeping around.’

‘Okay! Let's say I agree to be his wife, what would be in it for me?’ Emilia enquired.

Emilia leaned back in her seat, watching Luciana with admirable eyes.

‘I will help you find her,’ she declared and Luciana felt her heartbeat rise again.

‘How will you do that?’ She asked.

‘Are you forgetting who I am, if I tell you I will get something then you should know I would do it,’ Emilia boast

‘And also, there is going to be huge pay if you promised to do it, you wouldn't work for free. What do you think?’ Ariana chipped in.

Luciana weighs her choice, and the idea of finding her twin sister quickly with the help of the De Rosso gave her a sense of hope.

‘Fine,’ she agreed. ‘I will marry him, but it will be on my term. Since my original purpose for coming here is to apply for the post of his secretary, then I want you to hire me just like every other employee here and earn my pay.’

‘Why?’ The word slipped out Ariana's mouth before she could stop herself.

‘I don't want your son to think I only married him because of his money thereby ruining my chance of getting anything done within the one-year contract period.

‘Besides, who gets paid for being a wife?’ She narrowed her eyes at Ariana.

‘If you say so, then you will work for my son as his secretary.’ Emilia nods her head.

She gestured for her phone and Ariana handed it to her. She made a quick call and hung up.

A minute later, a lady walked in and stopped a few feet away from Emilia with her head bowed.

‘Tell those in charge of the interview to dismiss all the other candidates, let them know there would no longer be any interview tomorrow since we already found the right person for the job,’ Emilia commanded and the lady bowed again.

Isabella leaned away from the door quickly and ran away as fast as she could. When she was out of earshot, she gilded her fist and clenched her jaw.

‘They still want to replace me?’ She asked rhetorically. ‘You have drawn the final line so let's see who will come out victorious.’

She smirked and walked back to her office.