Chapter 1: Contract Marriage.
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"Would you like to marry me?"
Outside the men's restroom, Amelia stopped, pressing him against the wall while standing on tiptoes. Her voice was childish, but her tone was daring.
She had to get married today, or Something bad might happen... her stepmother would marry her off to a perverted old man!
Instead of jumping into the fire pit, she'd prefer to hire a man to save herself!
Regardless of whether he was... a "male escort" in the bar.
The faint light in the bar fell on the man's face as he was stuck against the wall by her. He had sharp eyebrows and clear, cold eyes.
The man lazily raised his eyelids and looked at Amelia's vigorously made-up face, his tone unconcerned.
"Get off, kid."
What?! He called her a youngster?!
Amelia raised her eyebrows, similar to a little monster
Provoked, and made a light clicking sound with her tongue.
Great, old man, you stand out enough to be noticed by this young master!
"It's simply a contractual marriage?"
Amelia intentionally moved toward him, and her finger accidentally contacted the man's wrist.
won't treat you unfairly. Won't you think about it?"
Before Amelia finished speaking, the man unexpectedly raised his eyebrows, his gaze falling on her wrist, and then sharply scanning her.
His strong oppressive feeling pressed down on her, making Amelia unable to breathe for a moment!
Amelia became tentative.
"Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything-"
She lifted her hand, released the man, and turned to leave with her head down. Suddenly, her back felt cold.
"Can you leave now?"
A cold hum came from the man's throat and his low
the voice was bound with a metallic coldness
"You're not refusing..."
Amelia turned her head and looked at the man in disarray.
He moved forward with his long legs and unexpectedly moved toward her. His face, which could flip the world upside down, quickly enlarged before her.
The man overshadowed her, and his incredible eyes looked over her nonchalantly.
"Did you bring your household registration book?"
"Yes, I did!"
Amelia's mouth curled up, and the light in her eyes lit up again...
One hour later, at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Amelia firmly held her household registration book and ID card, taking a glance at the man close to her.
For what reason did he suddenly agree to marry her just now?
"Is it safe to say that you are a minor?"
The man raised his eyebrows and looked at her sharply, scaring her.
This man's aura was too terrifying. Even his easygoing look was just as aggressive as an eagle!
Yet Amelia wasn't frightened. She raised her eyebrows and straightened her neck, showing her ID card.
"Who said that? I'm a grown-up!"
It was written on her ID card that she was twenty years old.
She was brought into the world on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, so she was two years of age when she was conceived. She was just nineteen.
After the staff checked their documents, they handed them two declaration forms to fill out.
Amelia immediately finished up hers and ended up seeing the man completing his last stroke.
The vigorous and powerful handwriting was like a dragon and a phoenix dancing.
His name was Tate Luke.
No wonder he was so cold and reserved!
Amelia silently complained in her heart and handed in the declaration form
At that moment, Huo Leng looked up, and in his sight was a little kid's arrogant and willful signature
Her name was Eddie Amelia.
Excuse me, are you two getting married voluntarily? The staff member's gaze scanned the two of them with doubt.
Despite the heavy makeup on Amelia's face, her youthful and vibrant energy couldn't be concealed. Conversely, the man next to her exuded a mature and cool quality.
It was no big surprise that the staff member was skeptical of the obvious age difference between the two.
Amelia was taken aback and instinctively looked at the man beside her, only to find that Luke was also looking at her.
As their eyes met, a perky flicker showed up in his dim and agonizing eyes.
"Are you scared?" he inquired.
At that moment, something stirred in Amelia's heart, but it quickly passed. She took a deep breath and, as though to demonstrate something, grabbed hold of the man's arm.
"Hmph... I'm not scared of anything!" she proclaimed.
Luke lowered his head and looked at their.. intertwined arms, lost in thought.
A couple of moments later, they completed the paperwork and went upstairs to take their wedding photographs.
At the staff's strong demand, Amelia went to the washroom and temporarily removed her gothic cosmetics.
Five minutes later, she emerged from the washroom with her fair, oval face embellished with sensitive highlights. Her thick, wavy lashes shuddered like butterfly wings, and underneath them were a pair of clear, sparkling black eyes that could easily charm anyone.
It was a long way from her past gothic look!
As Amelia looked up, she saw Luke's sharp gaze examining her.
"What's wrong? Haven't you seen a pretty lady before?" she asked, trying to sound confident.
Luke withdrew his gaze and pressed together his thin lips without saying a word.
Amelia wanted to ask further, but was hindered by the urging of the staff, so she had to surrender.
As they were not a real couple, they finished the formalities stiffly and quickly after taking the photo.
A few minutes later, holding their marriage certificate, they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau one after the other.
Amelia was sighing at the marriage certificate when her phone out of nowhere buzzed and a series of messages popped up.
She looked at her phone and saw that they were all from her father, Mr Eddie.
"Mr. Eddie: Where has this wild girl gone again? Hurry up and come home before I get angry!"
"Mr Eddie: You have ten minutes to return, any other way you will not be my little girl any longer!"
Seeing those messages, Amelia's heart throbbed and a bit of devastation showed up at the edge of her mouth.
Could it be that he was so anxious to sell his daughter?
Fine, then, at that point, be it as he wished!
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