CEO's Contract Bride

The Knight's Mansion

Chapter 2

Amanda’s POV

It was two minutes past 10 in the morning and I stood in front of the Knight Mansion, to say it was huge was definitely an understatement, the perfect description for the house was sprawling, it simply breathtaking and captivating, it was a two story building painted in white, honestly I had no words to describe the house, it was nothing like I had ever seen before and I could not help feeling intimidated by the tall iron gates.

I straightened my back and squared my shoulders, taking a few calming breaths, I walked up to the menacing gates, I was stopped by two security men once I got there,

“State your name and business ma’am” one of them said,

“I am Amanda Collins and I am supposed to have a meeting with Mrs. Knight here” I said,

A smile immediately lit up the man’s face “Oh the madam has been expecting you, come right in” he said and quickly pressed a button and the iron gates gently swung open, I walked into the house and offered both men a smile,

They were dressed in black and ash uniform, they were both of average build and they looked like they could hold their own in a fight, I for one was not going to try getting in their way.

I walked into the house and rang the doorbell, it took only a few seconds for the door to swing open to reveal a man in a starched suit, he was tall with salt and pepper hair, he had gray eyes and his face was void of any expression, I didn’t anyone to tell me that he was the butler.

I could not believe that people still butlers, well there was nothing you could not have when you simply had the money to around, I quickly gave the man a smile and said “My name is Amanda Collins, I have an appointment with Mrs. Knight, I believe she is expecting me”

The man’s face still showed no sign of any sort of expression, it was rather disconcerting to just stand there and be scrutinized under those gray eyes, the man finally cleared his throat and said “The madam is having tea in the living room, I will show you to her” he had one of those announcer voices, that were usually deep and had those rich timbre to them.

I smiled and followed the robotic butler into the house, once I was inside, I could barely help the smile that spread on my face, I loved luxury and anything luxurious and right now, I walking in the midst of pure, undiluted luxury, everything looked expensive, the vases, the paintings that hung on the wall, the floor was made of polished marble that gleamed, I could my reflection on the floor as we walked, the house was simply beautiful.

After walking for like 2 minutes, the butler stopped before a door and turned to me, “Mrs. Knight will receive you here” he said, his face still very void of expressions,

I gave him a smile and nodded, I watched as he knocked on the door and a few seconds later, it opened to reveal a familiar face, Miss Harriet was standing there, when her eyes fell on me, she gave me a small smile and said “Miss Collins, you have arrived, Mrs. Knight has been waiting for your arrival, come right in” she held the door open for me as I walked in, I gave a smile in greeting as I passed her by,

“Thank you Micah” she said to the butler as she shut the door behind her.

“So the butler’s name was Micah, interesting name for a butler” I thought to myself.

The room I was standing was just as exquisite as the rest of the house and in the middle of it was Mrs. Hillary Knight wearing a soft cream colored cashmere sweater and white pants, her blond hair was left to come down in lazy coils that stopped on her shoulder, she looked up at me with a smile,

“Amanda, you are finally here, it’s a pleasure to see you” Mrs. Knight said as we exchanged air kisses,

“A pleasure to you see you too Mrs. Knight” I said with a smile as we both took our seats on the plush cream colored sofas,

“I hope you didn’t have any trouble finding our house?” she said with a smile,

I didn’t think it was possible to have any trouble finding the Knight’s Mansion, every body knew where it was located, the Knights were one of the most richest people in the whole city and maybe the world, they owned a chain of companies that dabbled in almost every sector of the economy, they dealt in fashion, construction, broadcasting, telecommunications, transport, they were just involved in everything, the reason they were so bloody rich.

“It was no problem at all, I found it quite easily” I replied with a smile,

“Wonderful, will you like some tea?” Mrs. Knight said as she gestured to the delicate arrangement of tea and biscuit before her,

I was more of a coffee person but I will be damned before I rejected tea from a billionaire, she poured me a cup which I accepted with a warm smile, I raised the cup to my lips, the tea had a soft scent and I thought it smelled of persimmons, it was warm and nice but I was still a coffee person.

“William will be joining us soon, I had called for him ages ago, I am sure he is on way right now” Mrs. Knight said with smile,

I was about to reply to that when the doors flew open and a young man walked in, I didn’t know when a small gasp escaped my lips, the man that entered was tall, definitely over 6 feet, he had dark hair that looked messy in a styled way, he was dressed in a black suit, he wore a crisp white shirt and the red tie that lay against it was completely flawless, my eyes went back to his face, he had the face of a sculpted statue, his had a well chiseled jaw and a long aristocratic nose, he eyes were the clearest blue I had ever seen, I believed the color was what people referred to as electric blue, he had dark brow that were arched and even from the suit he wore, I could tell he had a killer body, I didn’t need anyone to spell it for me, this was William Knight, billionaire extraordinaire as he termed by the tabloids, I had seen him many times on TV and the magazines I read but I felt he looked better in person, way better.

“Glad you could finally grace us with your presence William” Mrs. Knight said, with a smile on her face as she looked at her handsome son,

The fine specimen of man before simply rolled his eyes and placed a soft kiss on his mother’s right cheek,

That simple gestured surprised me, from what I had read about William Knight, he was a jerk with no human feelings, he was cold and heartless but after seeing him with his mother, I felt like the tabloids might have been a little harsh, perhaps it was not going to as difficult I had thought to work with him.

“I was in the shower when you asked for me, I came as soon I was done getting ready” William Knight, he voice was deep and smooth and it sent shivers down my entire body, the guy simply perfect.

His mother waved of his excuse and said “I have a feeling you were just trying to avoid this meeting”

William said nothing as he took his seat beside his mother, I suddenly felt the room become smaller when his eyes settled on me, his eyes ran over my body quickly before finally settling on my face, I was not sure if I was to be offended or to blush because of how he looked at me.

“This is Amanda Collins, I told you about her last night and you already know why she is here” Mrs. Knight said with a smile in my direction.

I cleared my throat and said “It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Knight, I have heard so much about you”

A deep chuckle escaped his lips “I think I have a vague idea what you have heard about me and I can assure you, most of them are true” he said with a half-smile that looked anything but friendly, and the smile made feel like I was wrong when I said the tabloids might have been wrong about him.

“Be nice William” his mother said beside him,

I simply cleared my throat and said “I look forward to working with you Mr. Knight, I will make sure we find you the perfect bride no matter what it takes” I made sure to plaster my charming smile on my face.

An ex-boyfriend had once said that my smile could light up the room, he was sweet until I found out he was two timing me for his supposed besty, I never liked the b***h from the start, last I heard wwas that they got married, the bloody jerks.

William had a smile on his face that made want to run for the nearest exit but since I was a tough woman and the fee for this job was more than appealing, I simply reached for my tea cup and took a small sip.

Suddenly William Knight stood and adjusted his suit “I am afraid I must leave now, I have a meeting in the next 20 minutes and do dislike been late” he said,

Mrs. Knight’s face tied itself into a frown, then she said “Really William, you are being rude to Miss Collins, she came all the way here and all you can do is leave immediately she arrives, I definitely raised you better”

I watched William Knight roll his eyes before he said “Mother you don’t have to be so dramatic, I was going to ask her to come to the office with me so we can discuss, that’s not so bad I believe”

Mrs. Knight gave him a look that showed she was not thrilled by his behavior at all but she simply nodded her head and said “Fine then take her with you, I wouldn’t her going through another stress because of us”

I wanted to protest, I was not sure if I wanted to be in the same car with William Knight, the man intimidated me with his mere presence and the last thing I wanted to do was humiliate myself in his presence, when I felt intimidated by something or someone, I start to stutter, I will never be able to forget 9th grade, I was the lead actress in the school play, I had been flawless during the rehearsals but once it came to the main event, the moment I saw the crowd, I changed from the graceful lead actress to a bumbling i***t, it was a complete disaster and that was the end of my acting career.

I opened my mouth to politely say that I could get to the office on my own when I heard William Knight say “That was my intention mother”

He turned to me with the same smile on his face, a smile that I had no idea what it meant “Come with Miss Collins and we can talk on the way”

I looked at the face of the handsome standing before me, looking at me with those blue eyes, and that smile, even if I knew that this was a bad idea, there was always something about a handsome man asking you for something with a smile on his face that made you lose all sense of reason, so I opened my mouth and said “Sure Mr. Knight, I will love to ride with you”

The smile on his face spread even wider, then he said “likewise Miss Collins, likewise”

And I wondered if it was okay to say that I changed my mind and that I will be taking the taxi after all but of course it was already too bloody late.