" Sign the papers, Isabella!” My father shouted loudly, the slap was still ringing a bell in my ear. I rubbed my eyes so I could see clearly and cleaned the blood on my lips.
My mother was still begging my father and was on the floor. I took the pens and read the name under which I was supposed to sign: "Mrs Isabella Romano." I signed and gave the paper to my father, who extended it to Mr Nico, who hadn't uttered any word yet.
He took it and gave it to one of the two men who were standing close to Mr Nico, and he looked at the other man and signaled him and looked at me, then he stood up and made his way out.
The man he looked at ,carried me on his shoulder and took me outside and placed me inside the car and I noticed Nico was inside the other car.I felt a bit of a heartache knowing that he didn't want to have anything to do with me.
My mother came out and was crying loudly while begging, and she came to the car and told me to be strong no matter what, and she loves me very much. The car began moving, and my mother stood there crying. I cried silently as we made our way to God knows where.
We reached a huge mansion with security guards everywhere. I mean that's expected of someone who's famous and probably made a lot of enemies.
The man who drove came down and opened the door and signaled for me to get down. As I got down, I noticed that the car Mr Nico was in wasn't with us.“He had business to attend to, please follow me,” the man said as he shut the car door and began walking.
A guard opened the door while we walked in and the butler was standing close to the entrance along with some maids all bowing their heads, and I was shocked and was wondering what was going on.
“Master has instructed us to attend to you. I see you have no luggage, please follow me," the butler said calmly.
"OK, thanks,” I said, just then the man who walked me to the house said, "I'm Ben. If you need anything, please let me know, I will be outside, and with that he turned and left the house.
I was admiring the house while climbing the stairs, everything looked classy, and I noticed there was no single portrait and I wondered if he didn't have any family, the cool painting which reflected on the chandelier, marble floor and grand staircases. The afternoon sun that reflected into the living room made it even more beautiful, the house carried a quiet luxury of wealth that didn't need to announce itself.
“This is your room, a maid will come and attend to you, the wardrobe has clothes in it already and everything else you need. I will leave it to you then. If you need anything, do not hesitate to call me" he left and just immediately a maid walked in.
“I will be your personal maid. My name is Anna. I will go prepare your bath, "she said while she went to prepare the bath.
“Is this really my room? " I murmured to myself while reaching for the bed. It has all the comfort one needs. I walked across the room to the huge window where light reflected from, and I looked down and that's when I noticed there was a huge fountain not far from the entrance and the driveway. The room was decorated in the prettiest way with flowers omitting fresh fragrance.
" Your bath is ready and clothes are in the wardrobe. You can choose from there, I shall take my leave,” the maid left, and immediately I rushed to the bathroom to shower and cool my head and I saw the bath tub filled with flowers and scents which could melt the soul.
With everything happening, all I need is a cool bath and plans on how to deal with this contract marriage and HIM. I finished with the bath, opened the wardrobe and what I saw made me gasp.
" What the f**k is this? He doesn't expect me to wear this right. These are lingerie and not clothes, and they are all transparent and exposing. What am I? A prostitute." I took out all the clothes in the wardrobe and found nothing to wear.
I had to call out for Anna to ask why it was just panties and gowns that would expose my cleavage that were in the closet and her response was shocking.
“Mr Nico has specifically instructed that you wear one of those gowns, and he wants to see you in it or else we would face consequences.” The fear in her eyes was hard to miss, and it made me wonder what kind of man he is.
I knew I had no choice but to wear them because there were no other clothes there.I picked a red transparent singlet that exposed my cleavage and red pants with a flowery design and only did I notice the sun was going down and then, from outside, Anna informed me that the master was back.
As I opened the door, I could hear the butler's voice: “She's upstairs, Master. Do you want me to call her down?”
“Yes,” my heart skipped a little, hearing his voice for the first time. It sounded calm but deep at the same time.
The butler came up and said the master had asked for me. I felt a bit embarrassed to be seen by him this way, but then again, I am his wife. I climbed down the stairs and I looked in his direction and immediately our eyes met.