Chapter 3 Acting wife

Richard's wanted to know why Luke said he needed Kristin, when she just a woman who accused him of being a thief.

"Why would I need her?" He asked again.

The rumors about you won't go down until you find a way to prove that the rumors aren't true. The owner of the broadcasting company where the rumor was first uploaded from doesn't know who the anonymous person is. Not only your reputation but your hotel and the company you have worked so hard for will go down the drain if you don't do something about it"

"Then what am I supposed to do? I might not have been in a dating rumor before, but I definitely know I am not gay! I feel like wiping everyone out!" Richard yells boiling in anger.

Richard doesn't just have a cold personality, but he is also hot tempered.

He gets angrily easily and he finds it hard to control himself anytime he is angry.

"Can you at least calm down and let me talk? You should be thankful, I'm used to your anger"

"Then resign if you want, I don't care!" Richard's eyes burn in fury.

Luke swallowed his saliva and said.

"I have an idea how you can stop the public from believing the rumors that you're gay"

"What could it be?" Richard asked.

"I know it's going to sound weird and annoying at the same time, but that's the only way to make the public stop talking"

When Richard didn't say anything, Luke got the signal that it was go ahead.

"You have never been in a dating rumor before, and I think the public will stop talking about you if you tell them that you're in a relationship by making Kristin..." Luke hesitated before completing his statement.

"Your wife"

"Are you crazy?! You want me to make a woman I know nothing about my wife? You already know I hate women a lot, and you want me to make her my wife? Are you trying to annoy me?!" Richard shouted.

"I'm not trying to annoy you Richard, but that's the quickest way to make the public stop talking about the rumors. It's not like you will be in an official marriage with her, it's just going to be a contract marriage"

"Contract marriage my foot! There's no way I'd live under the same roof with that Peanut!"

"Sometimes, you should listen to other people's opinions. The main reason why everyone believes you're gay is because you haven't been seen with any woman before. Kristin is the ticket to clear the misunderstandings the public have about you. At least no one knows about her, because she is not from Las Vegas. I know you hate women a lot, but this is the only way for you to save your reputation and that of your dad's company and the hotel you work so hard to establish. At least while you are married to Kristin, you can distract the public and find a way to fish out the anonymous person who wants to tarnish your reputation. Even if you suspect Ophelia or someone else, we need..."

"Enough! I have enough from all your talkings"

"I will leave you alone" Luke made to leave, but Richard's baritone voice stops him.

"Bring Kristin to me" He ordered and Luke smiled.

^

Kristin kept hitting her chest, trying to stop herself from hiccuping.

She was still not over the scene Richard displayed in from of her.

This will be the first time she will be scared of someone. She was always nicknamed fearless by the people in Glenwood, but right now, her heart is pounding in fear, at the thought of Richard.

He possibly can't be human, Kristin thought within her, as she took notice of the employees

It came as a shock to her, because all the employees were all males. There was no single female working here.

"I wonder where I am?" She muttered, feeling homesick.

If she was still in Glenwood, she would have been in her small bed sleeping, but she doesn't even have a floor to lay on here in Vegas.

"Did I make a mistake coming here?" She muffled, almost regretting coming to Vegas.

"Kristin!"

She raised up her head and sees Luke walking up to her with a smile.

"Can I go now? I didn't mean to slap his head"

"Do you have a place to go to?"

Kristin sadly shook her head.

"Richard wants to speak with you" Luke said.

"There's no way I'm gonna go back there, he sees me as a spy and he is going to kill me. I don't want to die. Just help me escape from here" Kristin pleased with her eyes.

Luke smiled and patted her.

"This time around, he is not going to do anything to you, trust me"

After much convincing, Kristin went to meet Richard, and Luke left them alone to talk.

There was silence between them, and Kristin kept avoiding his gray eyes.

His eyes were dashing, but the coldness in his eyes, gave Kristin a reason to avoid his eyes.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Richard asked, breaking the silence between them.

Kristin wondered why he was asking such question all of a sudden, but nevertheless, she gave an answer to his question.

"I... don't have a boyfriend"

"How much should I offer you to be my wife?"

"Why should I be your wife?"

Without answering her question, he threw a newspaper at her and signaled her to read it.

Kristin hesitated before taking the newspaper from the table.

After she was done reading the newspaper, she drop it back on the table.

"Well since you're gay, just tell the truth"

"Do I look like someone who is gay to you? I just want you to be my wife for a certain period of time to shut the public from insisting I'm gay. You said you're from Glenwood right? What amount of money should I offer you to be my acting wife?" Richard asked, his face tightened like rock.

"I admit that I am in need of money, but I have a pride to protect. You treated me like a criminal earlier, and you need to apologize to me before I can reconsider if I will be your acting wife or not"

"I don't apologize to anyone, so why should I start from you?" He asked.

"I am not going to give an answer to your question. You grabbed my neck unjustly and almost killed me, and since you can't apologize, I am going to leave" Kristin stood up to leave, but just after she walked two steps away from him, Richard held her hand.

"I am sorry. Will you forgive me and be my wife?" He asked in a low voice.

Kristin's heart developed a beat.

Her heart wasn't beating this time around because of fear.... It was fluttering.