The Marriage Contract With a Billionaire

Chapter 3

Ava’s POV

“ Hello, Anissa.

Hi Ava.

Hope you’re doing well.

Yes, I am.

Can I see you later this evening? I need to discuss something with you.

Okay.

Let’s meet at our usual spot at our usual time.

Alright.

Bye”

I called Anissa to meet her and tell her about everything including my marriage. She’s my only alibi.

Because I was about getting married, I needed to stop working so I dropped my part-time jobs one after the other.

“ I’m wondering what my life is going to be like as a housewife.

*Sigh* It’s going to be a long and tough two years.”, I said to myself.

Time passed by so fast and I didn’t even realize it was almost time for my meet-up with Anissa. I decided to call her and find out if she was going to make it.

“ Hello, Anissa. What’s up with you?

I’m getting ready for our meet-up. I’ll set off when I’m done. See you soon.

Alright.”

Anissa was getting ready to set off so I also had to get myself ready to meet her. We met an hour later at our usual spot. It had been almost six months since we saw each other.

We just do calls since I left school for home that very day it all happened. We were happy to see each other and hugged each other. We sat down, ordered something to eat and drink and we got into our conversation.

“ It’s been ages since I saw you. I hope you’re fine though. How have you been holding up?

*Sigh* I’m sorry I couldn’t come visit even once. I’m okay. It’s just work that is taking all my time. You know my family has a huge debt to pay.

Has your family been able to pay at least half of it?

No girl. We haven’t even been able to pay a quarter of it. Dad’s investors came by a little over a month ago to give us their final warning.

I’m so speechless right now. So what are you going to do now?

That’s why I asked to see you. I’m getting married”

Annisa looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked,” Why are you getting married?

Because I need money. He is someone who needs to get married so that he doesn’t lose his inheritance. He is going to pay me for the marriage. The money is more than enough to pay off the debt.

Then that’s fine. When are you getting married?

Next Wednesday.

That’s so fast.

I know right? That’s how fast I need the money and how fast he needs the marriage.

Oh okay. Do you know him that well? I know it’s not based on love but at least you should know who you are going to be living with.

I never thought of that. I just know his name, the name of his secretary, and why he wants to get married.

*Sigh* Okay. Please try and get to know him a little. His name though?

He is Cayden Grayson.

Wait. Cayden Grayson! Is he “The Cayden Grayson”?

Which Cayden Grayson? Do you know any Cayden Grayson?

The guy on Forbes. He is a third-generation billionaire. It’s almost a week to three months since his grandma, Charlotte Grayson died.

Really? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have no idea about what you just said.

If he is the one then girl you are so lucky. I’m going to look him up on the web so that you tell me if he’s the one or not.

Okay.”

Annisa was so excited and I didn’t even know what to say. She took her phone and looked him up on the web.

“ Have a look, Ava. Is he the one?”

I was so shocked to see his face on the web.

“ Yes, he’s the one. He is a billionaire! I didn’t even know.

Girl, you are so lucky.

How am I lucky? It’s just a contract for two years. He is not in love with me. It’s just business. I marry him and he pays me. Nothing more, nothing less.

You’re still lucky. For you to be able to speak to him, girl you should be on top of the world. I wish I were you. What does he look like? I want to see him. He looks so handsome on Forbes. Is he that handsome in person? Where did you meet him though? How long has it been?

Anissa, relax. He is just a handsome young man who is rich that’s all. I don’t know why you are getting all giddy over him. He will be coming to officially meet my parents this weekend. You should pass by. We need to go check out my wedding dress after that.

Okay. I really can’t wait to see him. How did my friend get so lucky?”

I looked at Anissa and shook my head. “Why is she so excited?”, I thought. It was getting late so we decided to part ways and go home.

The days passed by so fast and it was already the weekend. Cayden passed by if I introduced him to them. My parents looked happy to see him. They welcomed him and we had a nice chat. Dad looked very proud of me. It was written all over his face.

We had to end the conversation because Anissa came which meant that it was time for me to go check out my wedding dress. It was a court wedding so I needed a simple wedding dress.

Before we left for the bridal shop, Cayden told me he had informed his best friend, Ethan about everything and I also told him I had informed Anissa about it. Everything was sorted so we had nothing to worry about.

We got to the bridal shop and I tried out some of their best court wedding dresses. They weren’t bad looking but they just didn’t suit my taste. I just decided to settle for the best one out of the lot.

Since I started checking out the dresses, Cayden’s phone had been ringing but he wasn’t answering. I was getting suspicious.

“ Why is he not answering the calls?”, I thought.

The phone didn’t stop ringing so he stepped out to answer the call. I decided to let curiosity kill me so I followed him out.

“ Carla, I told you to stop calling me. What do you want from me?”, he said.

I thought I asked myself in my head but it came out of my mouth loudly,

“ Who is Carla?!!!”