Love Interest

ChapterTHREE

The man groaned in pain as Alexander continued to twist his hand. He stopped and then pushed the man away and he fell back on the chair.

"Aren't you ashamed? You were trying to slap a woman" He said his voice stern.

"And aren't you ashamed that your girlfriend is working as a bartender ...." The man said but he was cut off by the glare he received from Alexander.

"I guess you still have a mouth to talk. How about spending the night in jail isn't that pleasurable" Alexander's lips curved up in a dangerous smirk and the man's eyes widened.

He hurriedly got up with his friends and they ran out of the bar. He didn't even talk back at Alexander anymore because he knew he wasn't dealing with someone ordinary.

"It's been a long time Maya" I heard Alexander's hoarse voice and I turned to him. I had forgotten that he just saved me just now as I stared at his wonderfully created stature, my eyes wandered all over this amazing statue standing just in front of me, and only when I thought I had seen it all, did my eyes interlock his and I beheld his blue eyes, this felt like a dream to me. The feeling was as though we just met for the first time, but I couldn't help but wonder more in my thoughts if this was some kind of a fairy design in my head. I concluded that I must be hallucinating, no man is meant to be this handsome and reach, It's not fair!

Maya, Alexander called again, I guess he must have noticed me daydream as I stared and just wanted to call me back to reality. Well it worked as I regained my long stolen brain composure as I heard him call.

“Oh Alex, what are you doing here?” ,I managed to say to cover up for my absent mind, only then did I realize how insensitive that question was. When I finally came to my right senses. Then I discovered that I had chased some customers away. “This doesn't help matters at all because my Job is currently on the line. I pursued some customers away and the boss wouldn't take this lightly with me “ I thought to my self.

He would fire me without blinking an eye.

"Can we talk?" Alexander asked and i stared at him speechless. I didn't know he still knew I existed. I thought his company was facing some sh*ts so how could he spare that precious time to see someone as insignificant as me?

"I have work to do Alex" I replied. I had always called him that because calling his name in full looked too long to me.

"You still call me that" He chuckled.

"You don't have to worry about your work, I would talk to your Boss," he said but I shook my head.

"What about my wage? I have to receive my pay, my shift is about to end"I needed my money cause I had to settle some of Dickson's debt.

The money might be little but it meant a lot to me unlike him who was a rich billionaire, he definitely gets times hundred of what I get in a month just from one day.

"That doesn't have to be a problem. You just have to hear me out" He sounded a little pleading.

It might be something serious but I don't know how that's got to do with me. I finally nodded and he sighed before leading me out of the bar.

I saw a black luxurious limousine waiting outside the bar and I figured out that might be his. No one that comes in here would be wealthy enough to buy that sort of car.

My guess was right because he opened the door for me to enter and I got in while he did the same.

I was waiting for him to say something but then he brought out a document and gave it to me.

Okay, what's he trying to do? I read through the document and I glanced back at him.

"A contract Marriage... With you" I said more like a question and he nodded.

"You might have heard of the news and the only way to get out of this is through getting married I thought of this, a contract Marriage and the only one I knew was you," He said.

"But was the news true? Did you sleep with your secretary" I found myself asking and he nodded.

"My secretary drugged me into sleeping with her" He replied and I sighed going through the document again with so many things running through my mind.

I have Dickson who I love so much and I couldn't just let him go though he doesn't show affection for me. That would mean I would be cheating on him and running away with some rich man.

No... I can't do this.

"So what do you say Maya would you agree to be my wife by contract," Alexander asked me.

"I'm sorry Alex but I can't marry you. I have a boyfriend and I can't just leave him for you" I said and he covered my palm with his.

"You can think about it, Maya. I can take care of every one of your financial issues and you don't have to keep working in a bar anymore" He said I knew he was trying to convince me but I had already made up my mind.

"I'm sorry Alexander but my final answer is No" I guess my answer shattered his mind cause his whole expression changed but he still managed to put on a smile.

"I understand you but please give it some thought. If you later change your mind. You can just call me okay" He said and he gave me his business card I knew there was no use for this but I still kept it with me.

I went back to the bar and everything was back to normal, when I was done with my shift the Boss gave me and Anabelle our wage.

"Maya wasn't that Alexander Stone that I saw taking you to his car because my eyes can't be deceiving me" Anabelle asked as we both walked back home.

"Yes, it was him" I replied. I didn't want to go further to the topic but Anabelle would always be a gossip. She probably wants to know what happened between Alexander and I.

"He proposed a contract Marriage to me and I disagreed," I said but Anabelle exclaimed loudly.

"What!!!!"

"Do you want the whole neighborhood to hear your voice, keep it low" I hushed her, and she finally lowered her voice.

"Are you nuts? A billionaire comes a bartender, and says he wants to marry you and you plainly said no" Anabelle asked and I nodded.

"Now I wish it was me because if I see such an opportunity I would grab it immediately," Anabelle said sarcastically and I laughed.

We finally reached the apartment where Dickson and I stayed. I bade her goodbye before going in. The whole apartment was dark when I got in and I sighed.

Dickson is at again. He might have gone out to drink and gamble but was not yet back. But as I approached the room I began hearing offensive sounds.

I squeezed my face thinking where would the voice be coming from but as I approached the room the sound got louder.

My hands touched the door knob and I twisted it open, what I saw made my whole being shatter.

It was Dickson in bed with some other woman.

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