The affair

CHAPTER 5

"What happened yesterday?Why did you get yourself so drunk?Don't you know you could have hurt yourself", I scolded. Her eyes became teary, she sniffed but kept silent for a while.

"I felt bad when you left me without any reason at The Cafe Shop, I just had to go out and clear my head, I guess I took too much alcohol" she said.

Oh, she could be so emotional, I thought to myself not making any expression. I actually didn't mean for her to go drink herself out but all the same it wasn't fully my fault, she made the decision to go out and drink.

"But that is not enough reason for you to get so drunk like you did last night. If I didn't come on time, I wonder what would have happened to you, this shouldn't repeat itself next time". I said to her sternly.

"Drink up your coffee before it gets cold, it'll help. Your clothes are in the laundry since you soiled them with vomit yesterday. Don't worry, we didn't make out last night. I'm not a p*****t". She looked at me surprisingly like I read her mind with a little smile on her face.

"Thank you for saving me Mr. Walter" she said.

"It's fine"

"The bathroom is over there, if you care to take a shower" I said pointing to it. I opened my wardrobe and brought out a shirt she could wear.

"You should call your office to say you won't be at work today because you definitely can't go to work like this.

"Yes I will call in sick, thank you" said Emilia.

She was so polite and courteous.

"When you're done I have something to tell you", she looked surprised when I said that but I didn't even bother giving her a heads up. "I'll be waiting for you downstairs". I said to her. I headed downstairs leaving her alone in the room, I sat down and grabbed my computer to do some work, with a cup of hot coffee by my side. While I was still working, she came down the stairs wearing what I gave her, she came standing next to me, I offered her a seat and I stood up to get a file from the drawer where I had kept it.

"Sit, I have something to tell you". I said looking straight at her.

She looked at me and the document I was holding, I could imagine what was going through her mind. She looked surprised but didn't utter a word.

"What's that?".

"Don't you know how to read?". I replied, looking straight in her eyes. "It's a contract, go through it".

"A contract?"

She looked surprised, she still hadn't gotten the whole stuff yet.

"I want you to be my wife…" I paused. She looked at me shockingly. "It's just for 3 months, you'll definitely get paid".

"What's the point of the whole contract?" She stuttered.

"Don't you read? Read everything there".

EMILIA'S POV

I headed downstairs after changing. He said he had something to tell me. Does he actually like me? I couldn't think what it could be. He had a document in his hands. He gave it to me, but I still didn't understand the whole stuff inside. It was a contract.

"What's this?" I asked curiously.

"Don't you know how to read? It's a contract, go through it".

Why's he always mean to me? He just stared at me. But I still couldn't digest everything. What's the contract for? It's a marriage contract. "A contract?" I asked surprisingly.

"I want you to be my wife. It's just for 3 months, you'll definitely get paid."

What did I just hear? I couldn't take everything in. It's too much for me. I wanted to clear all the questions ringing in my head. "What's the point of the whole contract?" I was stuttering.

"Don't you read? Read everything there".

How am I supposed to read everything here? Is he dumb. All I could say was "why me?".

He stood up from where he was and walked away. I stared at the document I was holding. I can't believe what I'm seeing and what I just heard. He wants me to marry him? For three months? As I read the terms and conditions, he walked in with a bottle of wine, glasses and his cheque book.He poured some wine inside the cups and handed over one of them.

"I want you to be my wife for three months. It's for a very important purpose which I can't disclose. Within those 3 months, you'll be living with me and you'll quit your job at the supermarket or whatever you call it. It's just for security reasons. You'll have your own room, and your own driver."

I looked at him shocked. "Are we going to have…?".

"If you want to, that's what married couples do, right?" He replied, like he knew what was in my mind. "Take your time Emilia, you have twenty-four hours to make a decision. I have a meeting, I have to prepare". He stood up. "I told Mrs Tina to prepare breakfast for you. When you're done, my driver will take you home".

"Thank you". I said, with a smile on my face. It was a fake smile.

"Goodbye Emilia, send me a message when you get home".

"I will, how about my clothes?".

"It'll be taken to my room before you are done eating. Enjoy your breakfast". He walked out immediately he finished talking.

While I was still reading through the document, a lady walked in. I would have guessed she'd be in her early forties. She had a huge smile on her face. It seemed she was happy I was her. I closed the document so she wouldn't get to see anything. "Hello" was all I could say.

"Good Morning Miss Emilia, your breakfast is ready. I'll escort you to the dining table" she said, with a smile on her face.

"Oh, thank you. Mrs Tina right?"

"Please, call me Nani".

"I think Mrs Tina will be good" I said with a smile on my face. I stood up and followed her to the dining room.

"Please sit here".

"Thank you". She had placed my food already on the table.

"I think Mr Walter likes you".

What did I just hear?