CHAPTER 9 ~ THE KIDNAP
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LOLA'S POV
The week went by in a rush. Andrea's parents had gone back to their house, and plans were being made towards our big wedding. The Peters family met with my mum, who was shocked that I was getting married to her saviour. She couldn't understand it, but she supported and gave me her blessings.
They couldn't meet my dad because his condition had degenerated, and mainly because I didn't want him to know about this anyway. It wasn't even a real wedding, so the lesser people who knew about it, the better.
I had to beg my mum not to say anything to my Dad yet, promising to inform him myself, and although she couldn't understand why I would ask her to do something so outrageous, she promised to try her best.
I was getting married tomorrow, in the biggest and most grand venue in Canrany, and to the wealthiest and most wanted bachelor on earth. Everyone would wish to be me right now, but they didn't know.. they didn't know this was just.. a contract marriage.
"Hey... Didn't you hear your name?" Mr Andrea asked, raising his voice a bit, and I was jerked back into reality. I realised I had been so absent-minded that i didn't hear him come in.
"Uhhmm.. were you saying something?" I asked, standing innocently, only to get a rash response.
"Are you dumb or just plain foolish? Get yourself together. You have to act the part of someone deserving to stand by me as my wife tomorrow. You are not allowed to make mistakes!" He yelled, and I felt my face flush in anger.
Me? Dumb? Foolish?
Where was that crap coming from?
And just because I zoned out for a while?
"You have no right to talk to me that way, Mr Andrea, I haven't done anything to deserve such rude remarks." I said, getting angrier by the second.
"Oooh.. I do because you are beneath me. You have no choice but to obey whatever I say, and you have no say whatsoever." He screeched, and I felt a shock wave go through my system.
What? What the heck was he talking about.
"That's bull-s**t! What sort of crap are you saying?" I yelled, and he continuously moved closer to me until my back hit the cold wall.
He placed his hands on my jaw and raised it slightly, looking deep into my eyes.
His face looked perfect! His eyes, nose, and then.. his red lips...
My thoughts didn't linger for long before he broke the silence.
"Don't you ever.. yell at me again. I will let this go because you probably have no idea what sort of contract you signed at the police station." He whispered with his lips, almost touching mine.
"Your copy of our contract is on the side table in my room. Get it, and go through it!" He stated flatly with no trace of any emotion whatsoever, as he let go of me.
I stood in the same spot for a while before picking up myself, and I slowly headed to his room.
I went in and picked up the contract. I perched on the bed, slowly going through every detail.
Then I saw it!
The last clause in the contract stared right at my face.
"LOLA ERIKSON IS BY THE REASON OF THIS CONTRACT TOTALLY UNDER THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF MR ANDREA PETERS, AND ANY CONTRADICTION TO THIS CLAUSE WILL ATTRACT A FINE OF $500,000,000."
I felt my body shaking. I had been tricked into signing this without going through it because of my mum's situation. This was crazy.
Why would he have a right over me and say such terrible things to me? Half a billion dollars? That was impossible to pay back!
I felt pained and totally pissed off. I just couldn't take it.
I ran out of the room and down to the sitting room, where I saw him sitting casually on the sofa.
I can't take this, I can't be in the same space with him right now.
I ran towards the exit door and ignored the fact that he kept calling out to me as I ran as fast as I could. There was no worker in sight right now, Mr Andrea had sent them all home, probably to have the opportunity to insult me. I kept running as I went past many gates and finally burst out into the busy road.
"Lola!" I heard Mr Andrea voice shout far behind me, and I looked back to see he had chased me down here.
I tried to continue running to wherever I could, but just then, a black tinted car pulled over, and in a matter of seconds, I was bundled into the car by some hefty men dressed in black, who covered my mouth and drove away with such great speed.
"Lola!" I heard Mr Andrea yell, and my brain immediately comprehended what was going on.
I had just walked into my own kidnap!
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