Chapter 5 Yes Or No

Stella

I gaped at him with wide eyes. My whole face falls as I realize that he is here to buy me like a fucking prostitute.

I always thought highly of this man and this is what I get in return for all of my foolishness. Well deserved if you ask me. No one ever remembered me to be the smartest one in the room.

"You heard me." He said in a very calm tone, his voice was as cool as the ice in Antarctica. And, I wanted to stick a whole damn iceberg in his throat due to my rising anger. And, God know I can and I will do that if necessary.

"You have to marry me for a year and I will pay you for it." I just stared at him dumbfounded, shut up Parker. Shut up, before I kill you right here right now.

"You will pay me for marrying you?" I repeated after him dazed because of the situation, my voice was devoid of any emotion. Just like his – cold.

"Yes, I will pay you $1,000,000 and you can also ask for anything else if you want and I will also make sure, personally, that you get admission at the fashion school you've been wanting to go to for so long. This offer, as you see, Miss Clarke can change your life."

My mouth went dry just like Sahara Desert when I heard the amount $1,000,000. Seriously that much amount of money. For just marrying this annoying man. I think about all the ways this money can help me solve all my financial problems.

Firstly, it can help me pay me all the rents. Electricity bill the loan I took from bank..... It can solve all my problems and I will still have more money than I can ever spend, left all for myself.

I can do charity, I can help the stray animals, hell I can buy a whole damn animal shelter.

Damn, Parker Morgan is not making it easy to reject this offer, but he has to realize is m not some prostitute that he can buy for a year. I have a lot more self respect than that. I am not a whore he can use and dispose as his will. I might be poor but, I am surely not desperate.

"Is this some kind of a sick joke? Are you pranking me or something like that?" I asked with a ridiculous scowl on my face.

His face was still perfectly calm. I don't know how that is possible but, this man doesn't have any emotions. I think he is a sociopath.

"No it's not a joke or a prank. I am completely serious about it." He said calmly. I want to wipe that calmness off his face due to rising anger in my throat.

"Why on the earth would I marry you?" I said with my brows furrowing in anger and confusion at the same time, I really do not understand male psychology but this man had to be insane if he thinks I am going to marry him because of his ridiculous and absurd proposal.

"Well, because I'll pay you a million dollars for doing so. And, I'll personally make sure that you get admission in the fashion school you've been trying to get in Paris." He stated the obvious like I am dumb. But, he has got it all wrong.

"I heard and understood you perfectly fine the first time Mr. Morgan." I said with finality in my voice. My voice was hard and so was my expression. I was giving him my worst glare, that I could possibly give. I also, screwed up my face in disgust just so he feels the shame he should be feeling. But, I doubt that he will. As he is a complete sociopath according to the knowledge I have gathered about him so far. But I said what I had to say to him without giving him the chance to say anything further, "But, I was asking you why would I accept such an offer? Do you really believe that I am some kind of whore you are used to fucking so profoundly, that will fall into your lap the minute she is offered a million dollars and a pretty faced guy? Thanks, but no."

He looked at me with a shocked expression and under other circumstances, I would have laughed at him for making such a screwed up face. But, I did not found his presence or this ridiculous deal funny at all.

"Are saying no to a million dollars Ms. Clarke?" he asked with a confused expression. " I know you are in severe need of money." He reminded me with an arrogantly raised brow.

"You don't know a damn thing about me to come to the conclusions about my needs Mr. Morgan."

" I know enough about you Stella." He said in a cool tone. This was the first time he ever said my name, an damn if it didn't do some stupid thing in my heart. My heart was doing somersaults just because he did my name once. Great! I am in trouble. That is for sure.

"Well, according to my research.... You have taken enough debt from the bank, due to some events and occurrences in the past, I am sure you would not want to talk about. On top of that, you also are barely managing to pay your bills. You work day an night but yet you can not seem to have enough money. So, I suggest it is about the damn time you start working smart instead of hard." He continued and my anger rose back with force, after hearing what he said.

"How dare you?" I questioned him in anger. "How dare you fling my difficulties in my face, just because you want to convince me to marry you? What would get out of this anyway? Why the hell are you doing this?"

He took a deep breath before starting to explain me everything, "As you can see Ms. Clarke my father likes you an told me to marry you. If I don't, he will give this company that I have worked so hard on to someone else. As he thinks I have to be more responsible man to handle the company. To be honest with you, that is not the only reason. My father's health is crumbling day by day and I can not simply say no to him. Hence, I am here Ms. Clarke, to propose a marriage deal."

He thinks like a machine, like I said A sociopath.

"And, we can be married to each other for a year and announce that it didn't work out, when we have to a divorce. And, it was not my intention to degrade you or your hardships. As you can see this deal is incredibly beneficial for all of us. You'll get a million dollars and your admission, I will get to be the CEO and my father would be happy to see his plan brought in action."

Well, if you put it that way it sounds absolutely correct. But, then I remember who this man is. He is a God damned businessman. I am sure this is just a trick he is using to manipulate me.

I narrowed my eyes at him and said, " Okay, I heard you. Now tell me one thing why the hell would I be like to be tagged as a divorcee at the mere age of twenty? And your money is not as important to me as much as my virtue. So, my answer remains the same Mr. Morgan."

He shook his head like I am some petulant child that has no brains, "Think like a smart woman, Ms. Clarke. Not a dreamy teenager. This deal can make your life. You can think over it before finalizing your answer. As your virtue would not help you pay the bills and debt." He asserted like an asshole that he is.

"You are unbelievable!" I exclaimed while shaking my own head lightly.

"The number of times women has said that sentence to me," he joked and even his jokes are arrogant and straight faced. I doubt he has eve smiled in his entire life.

I just rolled my eyes to stop giggling like a school girl at his joke.

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Hello, did Stella give an expected reaction? Or was it any different? Wait till she finds her true self. This simple girl is going to transform into the most unexpected woman you might have ever read.