CHAPTER 9.

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She looked at me in shock with her mouth slightly parted, “You want to help me, how?” She asked, not meeting my eyes. I noticed she doesn't make eye contact with me no matter how she looks at me, it's either she's staring beside my head but she never meets my eyes. We need to change that. “You see it's kinda complicated, so I have money which you need but I need something in return.” I told her truthfully. It's better to just rip off the bandage, I'm a businessman I don't beat around the bush. “I don't have anything you might need,” She said quietly, which is a progress she isn't saying No flatly. “That's where you are wrong, you have something I need urgently also the way you need the money urgently and I can transfer the money to you tonight if you can accept my proposal.” I said to her in response. She looked to be in deep thoughts for a few minutes before she spoke again quietly, “What do you want Mister?” “Firstly, my name is Alexander,” I said to her first, I'm surprised she doesn't recognise me but it's quite dark and she might not be seeing my face fully. “Secondly, I want you to get married to me.” I told her plainly. She looked at me as if I had lost my mind, she adjusted herself almost falling off the bench we were seated on. “That's insane Mr Alexander.” She shouted meeting my eyes for the first time tonight. “It sounds insane I know that, but my grandmother is dying and it's her last wish to see me married. She has just two days left and my fiance just broke up with me, so I need someone to help me out “ I lied to her perfectly, I know with her personality she's never going to say No to a dying grandparent “Grandma forgive me” I thought. “Oh, I'm so sorry about that. I guess we are both unlucky.” She said sitting properly and she looked away from me. “I don't think I can help you, Mr Alexander. I'm a single mom with two kids and I have to take care of my family also,” She continued after a few minutes. “I don't mind, I love kids and if you decide to help me what's yours is mine and vice versa. Please, call me Alex Miss..” I told her, pretending as if I didn't know her name. “My name is Sophia Summers.” She replied with a smile. “Sophia, let's help ourselves to save our loved ones.” I said to her looking sadly but deep down I know I have her exactly where I want her. “The thing is Alex, with my children they've been wanting their father for a long time and if I'm to do this with you, I will be introducing you to them as their father and my son Andre is very smart, he will have questions and even want to take your name. It's complicated.” She explained. I love the fact that she's putting her kids into consideration. “I don't mind, you will be taking my name also.” I told her. She thinks about it for a while then nods her head in response “I will do it.” She said firmly. I took the contract from beside me and gave it to her, she collected it in shock “You have a contract already.” She asked after reading the first page. “It's better this way, don't you think?” I said in response. She just nods her head in response as she goes through the contract. I noticed her eyes widened on page two. “it will be a real marriage for ten years?” She asked me looking at me. “Yes, we can't my grandma or the public finding out it's fake. Which means we will be intimate with ourselves, we won't behave as if we have a contract binding us, we will treat this like a real marriage, we will be sharing a room, sleeping on the same bed, having s*x, going on dates, I love public displays of affection. I hope you don't have issues with it.” I told her, I found out she loves PDAs in her file so it's another way to get her interested. “Oh” she blushes, not taking her eyes off the contract. “Can I show this to my siblings? My youngest brother is a law student seeing that I can't afford a lawyer myself.” She asked, “Isn't the money too much?” She said reading the benefits section of the contract. I had the lawyer make the benefits attractive, she will be getting five million monthly for upkeep while I settle all her bills, her family will be moving into a house suitable for my in-laws, they will be getting a monthly stipend from me, guaranteed jobs in any of my companies, all debts cleared, mom medical bills will be paid, the children will have their own trust funds account opened for them and after the contract she will be paid five billion dollars while all jobs and funds are kept by everyone. “This is too much, I can't accept it.” She said to me “It’s not more than what you are doing for me.” I told her. “I can send the softcopy to you to send to your siblings and I hope your family will be the only one knowing the truth about this arrangement.” I continued taking out my customized iPhone 16 waiting for her to give me her number or mail. “I will have to tell my friends because they know about my babies father and can I just take this home to show them instead?.” She told me truthfully, showing me the contract with her. I know about her two friends Vincent and Rachael, they are married to themselves with a child. “I need a response now so I can forward the medical bills to you tonight and your mom can get her surgery done tomorrow, you can send it to everyone here and I will wait with you for their response.” I said to her She nods her head in understanding then takes out a beated up iPhone 7 from her worn out bag, she calls out her number which I added to w******p then I send her the softcopy file. A ding from her phone takes her attention away from the contract in her hand, she opens it and types away I'm guessing sending the file to the people she wants to send it to. While she gives her attention to her phone, I decided to go to phase two of my proposal plan. Of course, she will say yes, the contract is very juicy to passby and I know her friends and siblings will tell her to accept it. I plan on making this 10 years a wonderful experience for everyone involved, I don't mind staying married for the term of the contract if she's my wife and I get to call her kids mine. I messaged the director of Knights Hospital headquarters here in LA to send an ambulance with the needed equipment to Sunnyside hospital so they can move her mom there for better treatment after which I messaged my assistant to settle Sophia's debts and bills in the hospital. I do some work to keep myself busy while she's on her phone, I dropped a message to my assistant to get the latest gadgets and technology for she and her siblings including our kids.
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