The Girlfriend Contract

Chapter 1

It was another Hectic day for Amelia, not that the other days were any better. She picked up the tray from the counter filled with drinks, wrapping her messy hair into a rough bun and the black uniform dress with didn't go down to her knee, The head waitress told those two gentlemen at table number 7 to order drinks, She dragged her sleepy self and puffy eyes with the tray in her hand to their table. She wondered why they tagged the men here as 'gentle,' they weren't at all, These dogs always look for girls to try their crazy fantasy on, The other day, she heard one of the waitresses, a girl she didn't normally agree with was molested in one of the bathrooms, but she was paid to shut her mouth, after all, it was the world of the elites, they ruled the town.

She dropped the drink on the table with a falsified smile plastered on her puffed pink lips, feeling like her face was getting cramped, She had to stop and go back to the counter There was one rule around here which all the workers were aware of, 'Never smile so much with the guest' those dogs could even take guys, depending on their moods, smiling so much seems like you're seducing them.

"Wow, Bro just can't stop staring." Daniel teased his friend, Seeing his face was morphing into one with detest, he had to give up the joke.

Taking a sip from the glass, Alexander said, "I'll take that you didn't say anything a while ago, and I should assume that you remember that there are more pressing matters than this, one is my supposed marriage." He hissed,

"Sorry Bro, I have to say, she Is beautiful, and we shouldn't let this one slip you know, it's either you or I. We should bet on her." He grinned while gulping the last of the glass. Alexander seemed bored with his friend's useless talks, "C'mon Daniel, I never knew you had tasted in simpleton if you look closely, she's a teenager, not so attractive, and also looks at her puffy face. There's something else I can't point out In her, something which feels wrong." He drew an invisible circle with his hand in the air and dotted the middle.

"I rejected Olivia, she's hot though, what made you think I'd go for this one?" Alexander asked.

"You have to loosen up a bit Alexander, surely would find a way to get you out of your mom's mess, but tonight ipaparty" With this, he got up, swinging his hands in the air, making his way to the dance floor, and Leaving his friend alone.

Amelia turned her face away when she saw one of the customers making out with some waitress while their girls' pals praised her for catching a big fish tonight, and expressed how lucky she was. After listening to an earful of their garbage, her phone rang, it was a call from her bestie, Emily.

"Hello-"

"Bitch!" She used the word while chuckling, "You deceived me, Amelia. I thought you promised to be with me last night... I even had Evan arrange his friend, It was supposed to be a double date, but my reserved friend had to ditch at the very last minute." She could feel Emily roll her eyes.

"Emily, I was at work last night, I couldn't make an excuse, I'm reserving the holiday to spend with Lucas you know, it's been long since I last saw him." Thinking about Lucas, the smile on her face dropped, and her eyes felt like it was burning, She missed him and wanted to hug him right now. He was all she had before they took him away. She didn't want to cry in the presence of others, so she left the counter, with her phone still on her ear, sniffing her nose, and moved to the ladies' pushing one of the doors open, She sat on the sitter.

"T, T," Emily called over the phone. "You're crying again? I didn't bring up the topic of Lucas this time, you did, and yet you're crying? Don't do that, I'll get sick too. Please..."

"It's alright Emily. I'm OK." She smiled, trying to hide the pain, as Always.

"Amelia?"

"I'm Good, Emily." She said but her friend didn't buy that, after all, they had been besties for years, and she knew she was an expert at hiding her worries behind those beautiful eyes, She wanted to cheer her up, "What is the password?" Asked Emily.

Hearing this, Amelia chuckled, they had no password, it was just her friend's way of bringing her out of her misery, "Bitch, we have no password." And they both laughed at this.

"OK T, I've got to go, or my boss won't spare me for being on the phone so long, Catch you up later." And then she hung up.

Amelia felt better talking to her friend, she gave herself a small talk, 'OK Amelia, you just have to do your best, Remember Madam Cassy would never pay for half a month.' She washed her face with the running water, dabbing it with the apron, she looked at the mirror, her sclera was turning back to its natural color, White. It was a good thing, else the girls would start their mocking again...

She brought out the lipstick from her inner pocket, rubbing it on her lips to top the one that was already on, "Better." She smiled and walked out of the bathroom.

Seeing a man in the Ladies' was strange, what was he doing here? She took the initiative to speak first, "Hi, this is for Ladies only, the males' room was the other door before this one." She said with a frown on her face.

He licked his lower lip lightly, "You should know that I am not dumb, I knew that. Wow, such a pretty mouth," he complimented.

His eyes only read lust which had sunk into his soul, he was a disgusting man she thought. "Well then, kind sir, I'll leave you to your business." She was going to walk past him when he suddenly seized her wrist, "There's no fun without the other party, be with me my sweet."

"Huh?" Amelia thought maybe she didn't hear correctly, she used her other hand, trying to free his hold on her wrist, "Please stop," she was still keeping a good temperament, "Come to me baby, I will keep you happy for eternity." He readout.

"How much do you want? A hundred? Two hundred? I'll pay you, quite the pretense!" He raised his voice out of impatience, pulling her to himself, his lips hovering over her neck, forcing his peppered kisses on her, She tried pushing him, "Leave me, you bastard! Stop it!" But he seemed like a deaf son of a bitch, "leave me!" She pushed him hard, giving him a hard slap, It continued ringing in his ear even after thirty seconds, and the pain continued to linger.

'That served him right!' Her subconscious praised, bastard!

She thought that should be enough to bring him back to his senses and she was about to leave when the pot-bellied man pressed her small form against the wall, seizing her both hands and trying to kiss her on the lips.

This was harder than she thought, She pushed him, but he seemed stronger, like he unleashed the beast part in him, pressing her hard against the wall with one hand of his chaining hands behind her back, and the other touching her repulsively.

"Help! Someone help me!" She screamed In terror, "Quiet bitch! You should know your place, I told you I will pay for your service, why act like a novice whore!" He raised his hand to slap her, but she moved away, kicking him below.

"Pervert!" She cursed, running to the door, she pulled the knob, but it was locked, 'f**k' she cursed under her breath, and the disgusting man moved closer, taking small steps, "You didn't think I was dumb did you?" Swinging the keys in his hand for her to see.

"You're not so attractive and here I am offering an ungrateful bitch some money. I will tear you apart tonight bitch, once I'm done with you, you won't be able to move these legs of yours."

As he took another small step closer, her back pressed to the door, tears almost dropping from her eyes, "Help, somebody!" She yelled, she never thought she would be raped, and never expected an older man with a pot-shaped belly, he had so much beard on his face, short legs with a trouser which wasn't his size, and the belt hanging tightly on his waist, he started removing his bet, getting closer to her, "Somebody helps me!!!" She screamed at the top of her voice trying to avoid the man who wanted to pounce on her, he took off his trousers, only on his underwear and the bulge the lower part held, the underwear looked like a bag with snakes in it.

She turned to the door and started banging it, "Somebody saves me!!! Help!!!"

"That's enough bitch!" The perverted man pulled her by her hair, making her screech in pain, "Ah!" He started roughing her dress, cutting out the first two buttons from the waitress uniform, and the door burst open.

She looked to see who was her knight in shiny armor, but he had rushed to the pot-bellied man, Landing a punch that shifted his jaw.

With his face clenched with disgust, he landed another one on him before he could see clearly, giving him two larger eyes that were lighter than his skin color. He turned to look at the waitress the man was going to force, seeing the state she was in, he kicked the man hard, picking him up with his collar, he gave continuous beatings to him, not caring about the state he was in, the man begged for mercy but it fell on deaf ears,

"Stop! Stop it! It's enough, leave him..." Amelia ran to the guy who saved her, trying to stop him from punching the man repeatedly, She recalled he was the one to whom she served drinks that evening. He helped her and she was thankful for that, but if he killed him with his strength, he had a great muscular figure.

Once Alexander stopped and turned to the distraction, the injured man picked his belt and pants from the floor, and ran out the broken door, screaming for help.

"I don't understand, Girls are really strange, he was trying to harass you, and now you let him go? Stupid." He sneered...

"I'm not stupid..." She looked around, his words were annoying, "You are! You didn't realize we would both get into trouble if you killed him?! Do you want me to lose my job?" These kinds of situations here at the bar were inevitable, it was just the grace to handle them well and be safe. Outside here, it was hard to get a job.

"And what's a toddler like you doing here?" Alexander,

"I'm no toddler, you hear? Plus it's none of your business. Go away, or do you want to take turns too? Because I won't let that, I will cut off your genital." She bit her tongue slightly, knowing she had said that last part wrongly.

"What did you just say? If your tongue could run this much, you should have saved yourself from the man rather than screaming like a little goat for help. Ugly duckling."

"Where are they?!" She heard a familiar voice along with footsteps approaching, it was Madam Cassy, with the pervert man.

"Jesus, what will become of me now?" She said in anxiousness, The man was pointing at the both of them to her superior, looking at the way his face was morphed anew, She couldn't help but laugh, covering her mouth with her hand.

"This bitch, she called him here to beat me up, this is her!" Alexander dusted his palms, "Well I'm done here." He smirked at Amelia, making her boil before leaving. Now she was all alone.

"You! How dare you?! Huh?!" Madam Cassy barked at her, with saliva from her mouth bathing the girl, She raised her hand and landed a slap on her cheek, "You're fired!"

Hot tears roll down her eyes. It wasn't only the slap that was the cause of this pain, she lost her only means of survival. She cursed her luck for letting the wrong person come to save her, not that she bought the idea of getting raped today, but there had to be another way out!

No, She couldn't leave like this, she kneeled, holding her superior's leg, "Please madam, I'm sorry, it was a mistake, it will never happen again. And I swear I don't know that guy. Please I can't lose this job." But the woman pushed her, "You should have thought of that before disrespecting a respected customer, get out!" She pushed her to the floor. The man had a satisfied expression on his face.

He nods his head lightly, "So Mr. Wells, how can we compensate you?" Madam Cassy asked and they both walked out till their backs faded away from her view.

She sighed, her last hope was ruined. She picked herself up from the floor, went to the small storeroom, gathered all her stuff, and left, Taking one more look at the building, she boarded a cab.

chapter 2

Alexander stared at the garden while standing on the balcony, it been a long time since he spared a time of his to admire nature, he was too busy that he had no time for fancy. He was the CEO of 'Elenore Pierce.' Their family business which his father named after his mother, Elenore.

he turned back when he felt someone's hand on his shoulder, "what are you doing here alone?" It was his mother, he put on a smile on his straight face, he didn't want her to start bothering herself with his matters, "I'm fine mom."

"Hmm, I thought so." She smiled at him. Passing a glass to him, she took the nearest spot to him, "so I talked to your dad, he has no problem with you marrying Iris, so we should start the preparations soon." Seeing his face had no excitement she started, "Mother is doing everything she can to keep you happy, and here you are frowning your face. Your marriage to Iris can never be meaningless you know? Iris is everything you can ever wish for, she is pretty, how do you guys call it..." She put her hand under her Chin as to recall something, "Hot, Sexy... Name it, her father Is a special adviser to the state governor, she is well-groomed, well mannered and also she will listen to me, a daughter-in-law I can live well with, what else do you want?" She covered her face with her hands, acting like she wanted to cry.

"What did I do wrong to want something good?" Alexander rubbed her back lightly, he knew her tricks, she started her blackmail again, but she was his first love, his best mom, he had always listened to her since he was little, she usually picked his outfit for him even after he turned 20, even when he's 26 now, she still treats him like a child, he couldn't bring himself to break her heart by telling he wasn't interested in getting married, he would find another way out without having to hurt her and their family reputation.

"It's alright Mom," he continued rubbing her back. He looked at his watch, he had a meeting this afternoon, "Mom, we'll talk later, once I'm back, I have to go now."

"Come back early, the designer will be here to take your measurement for the engagement." She said.

Alexander shook his head, his mother will never change, " Mom, I can have that taken at any time. I'm not sure I'll be early tonight.

:::: In the office::::

Alexander walked fast with his assistant trying to meet up with him with a bunch of files in her hand, today he has a tight schedule, he wasn't sure of how to finish all the work he had, even though he was a workaholic, not sleeping for a whole night is not enough.

Once he opens his office door, the person in his seat turned the chair facing him, it was Daniel, with a bag of chips in his hand, and his legs crossed on the office desk. Seeing Daniel, Alexander raised his brow, he signaled his assistant to leave the file on the couch and leave.

"Daniel, you have your father's whole business, and you come here daily to disturb me, why?" He asked in a lazy tone.

"C'mon bro, I've always said to loosen up a bit, the air is free, feel the glitter," he picked the flower from the base, throwing it at Alexander, who smashed it under his feet.

Daniel shook his head, "Is this how you want to treat your wife to be?" Asked Daniel.

"I told you I'm not getting married, how simple's that?"

"That's why I'm here, I have a great idea, I think it'll work out, of course, if you are OK with it. Now take a seat, let's discuss.

Alexander walked to the desk pushing his friend's leg down, cleaning it with his hand, he put his hand closer to his nose, perceiving it before dusting both hands, "The next time I sight your filthy legs on my desk, I'll chop them off." He taps his friend's shoulder, signifying him to get up.

"Daniel, give my seat some respect, this is for the CEO alone, get it?" He sat on the desk, turning around before coming to a stop with a pen in his hand, "Now speak, I don't have all day."

"So I thought of it, your mother is bidding you out to Iris' family because she never saw you with a girl, you never got a girl home, she knows you're not committed to anyone, but what If you had a serious girlfriend? Not the ones you usually mingle with?"

"I don't have one Daniel, you know that."

"Dumb ass, I said what if. You're a clean freak and you're picky, it's hard to get a girl who would suit your taste, but I'll try. Anyway, I have a list of girls on my contact, pictures and all, just tell me which you would want, and I'll slide into her DM. Don't worry, they are all good actresses."

Daniel Daniel open his phone, checking for some pictures on his gallery, he passed it to Alexander, Praising each girl as he slides the screen, "Wow, she looks classy, she's also good In bed, I heard." He whispered his last words, "then I'll rather not go for a whore as my girlfriend," Alexander commented.

"But you go out with a lot of them?"

"Doesn't mean I can present them in public."

After some more minutes with him sliding, he got bored, "I don't think anyone here suits my taste. Look at their faces."

"Then I wash my hand off your problem, seems like you're Taking everything too seriously, you're going out with this girl, just a contract thingy, that's all." He picked the chips, eating a mouth full, "also, where did you go last night, When I came back, you already left."

Alexander remembered the girl from last night, he didn't realize when a smile appeared on his face, "Little fool." He said out loud, unknowing to him.

Daniel grinned and moved closer, forcing a chip In Alexander's mouth, "what is it? Who are you thinking of? Huh?" He raised his brow.

"Dani, the city Is not as it uses to be, why would a teenager work in a nightclub?"

"Maybe to earn some extra cash, the kids need money to spend on worthless wants."

"Hmm... OK. You may leave, I have extra work to do today."

After the office, when Alexander's driver was driving past the club, he ordered the driver to stop for some reasons which he couldn't point out. Once the driver stopped the car, he came out of the back seat and stood in the entrance, looking at the big light board that spelled the name of the place, 'CLUB EDGE ROOF' He Didn't feel like going in for a drink, he just wanted to confirm something, he took some steps forward, the security man bowed before him lightly with a smile, "Good evening sir," he ignored and went straight to the counter, seeing his rich clothing, a lot of girls had their eyes on him and one was brave enough to approach him.

She put her slender fingers I his shirt, skillfully removing the next two buttons after the first two which were already off, "Hey handsome, I'm at your service," she smiled, her eyes deepened with lust for him.

He removed her claw-like finger from his shirt, "I think there was a girl here yesterday, she's not so beautiful, looking like a teenager, about this height," he used his hand to measure on air, with his little description, she knew who he was talking about.

"Oh, that one, she was fired yesterday. Such a stubborn thing... She lost such a good offer, poor her." She tsked.

"Madam threw her out, I was beginning to wonder when she would be out of here, she works at a nightclub and still wants to act like a virtue woman, bitch."

She put her hand again on his chest, "forget her, do you have any interest in that simpleton? She's nothing, I'll take you to the heavens." He brought out some money from his pocket and handed it to her, "thank you for your information. I'll be leaving." And he left.

"Drive." He ordered the driver. As the car started moving. He couldn't take his mind off what the girl of a while ago said, she got fired? For what reason?! Trying to keep herself? And once the driver Comes to a stop, he asked him to leave, giving him some amount which would fare him home, "that's alright Mr. Patrick, I will take over from here. Tell my mom I went home." He said, the driver didn't object, he got out of the car, Alexander saw him leave before turning back with the car, he had no idea of where he was going, his heart was becoming restless, seeing that moving aimlessly eased it, it decided to loosen up, as Daniel had said.

Stopping at the entrance of an unknown street, he saw the familiar figure, it was the girl from last night, and he suddenly got down, making his way to her. Alexander had no idea why he was following her, jot that he cared if she got fired from her job, or maybe because he saved her, everyday people got fired from his company, It wasn't something new, he stood in front of her, the rain started pouring at the wrong time, with the lack of light, she thought the stranger must be crazy to stand in front of her In the middle of the evening like this, and the rain was going to wet her and the cake she got from Emily' house, she wanted to run into the shade but he held her wrist. Not of them standing under the rain while it soaked them from head to toe, he wasn't saying a word, maybe It was because his brain was not able to produce the next sentence.

"Hey, who are you? What is wrong with you men. Let me go!" She twisted her wrist in an attempt to free her wrist from his strong grip.

She was used to seeing weird men, it wasn't something new, but she was damn tired of having to repeat the same thing into their damn skull.

"What Is Wrong with you mister??"

"Hey," came a word from his deep voice, it felt like velvet. She remembered him after he spoke, the rude guy who made her lose her job.

"You! Leave me!" She ordered, but it only sounded like he was deaf, he just continued staring into her eyes which was already making her feel uncomfortable.

"I lost my job due to your foolishness, and here you are-" she raised her hand in an attempt to slap him which he seized on mid-air, "Hey, You want your hand chopped off?" He brought her hand closed to his lips, wanting to kiss the back of her hand and she forced her handoff.

"Men... I knew you wanted something, saving me and pretending to be a gentleman and also making me lose my Job, nothing good comes out of men who attend these types of places." She sneered.

"Such hypocritic words from you milady. And the ones who serve men from these types of places? Huh? They are commonly known for pleasing men." He blurted out and got a slap in return.

"How dare you? You're a spoiled brat with riches, I can see. But that doesn't give you the right to insult me because I'm not so classy and I work there, at least I never held any ill intentions."

Arian held hidden agenda on his face, the sting from the slap remained, for a spineless girl, her slap was hard.

He was boiling with fury, feeling the need to rip her apart, but his mother never bought him up to hit girls, he suppressed his anger, storming away, getting In his car. He drove closer to her and slower the movement of his car, both of them staring at each other before he speedily left, splashing the water on her.

# Chapter 3

"That bitch!" Alexander cursed, he took off his shirt, drying himself clean with a towel, and then he hiccupped, ' She must be cursing me somewhere, who cares, dumb teenager.' He said inwardly.

He went to the bathroom to take a hot bath in the pool. The bathroom was the size of two large rooms combined, and the steel and glass window walls would make you think you're exposed to the outside, but you're the only one seeing the outside world, The modern window was made in a way that one could only see from the inside, not the outside.

A wide Chandelier hanging from the ceiling with its golden bulbs which produced golden lights, and large sizes of mirrors pressed to the wall.

The water helped cool his temper, all his life, no woman had ever raised her hand to him, not even his mother, and she dared to slap him with her fragile hands?!

He picked the bar soap from the pool edge, throwing it away,

"Tsk... This habit of venting your anger on everything, throw me too." A Chuckle escapes Daniel's lips.

He squatted, using his hand to feel the temperature of the water before taking off his shirt and jumping in, "Who made you this angry?"

"That filthy waitress," he growled, "And what did she do?"

Alexander told Daniel what went on between them, from the night at the club and this one, "You deserved It." Daniel stated.

"Huh?" Alexander asked, he thought he heard wrong.

"You deserved it. Seriously, you were rude to her, How could you be so arrogant after making her lose her Job? You have to find a spare time to order a heart, you don't have one Alexander."

"And also, I think she's the best option for our little plan," Daniel laughed, "I can't believe that girl slapped you. It means she will be able to tackle your mom, for her to be able to slap the almighty Alexander Pierce, wow." Alexander picked up the soap plate and aimed at Daniel, throwing it at him. "Shut up you. Dummy."

"I will, but think about what I said, She lost her job because of you and you need help, it will be a win-win situation for both."

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Alexander took some days to think about what Daniel had said, it wasn't a bad idea, Although he didn't like the girl in question for the deal, she was rude and quite stupid, there wasn't a better option out there.

"Daniel, we should give your plan a try don't you think?" He asked while he was sipping from the hot coffee, They agreed to meet at this Café, and here they are.

"I'll have my lawyer prepare the papers. I should ask her permission first, and also I don't know her name."

"We don't know where she stays Alexander, Where do we start? And we should see her together, so you don't scare her away with your attitude." He said. Seeing Alexander with a frown on his face, he apologized.

"The last time I saw her, she was entering some street, maybe she lives around there Alexander said.

That evening, he drove his car to the same spot, hoping he'd see her around, and he got lucky, she dropped by a shop at the side, probably to pick up something when he saw her, while Daniel was teasing him nonstop.

"Daniel, look, there she is?"

"Let's go then." They both jumped out of the car, waiting for her to finish with the shopkeeper as it seemed like she was talking and laughing so much with the shopkeeper, Once she finally turned to leave, they both cornered her from both sides. "Hi," Daniel waved at her, grabbing one hand and Alexander took the second.

Seeing the madman she had told Emily about not long ago, she sighed, his presence brought nothing good at all.

"Why are you here? Did you get your friend to kidnap me?"

"Let's talk," Alexander said, pulling her with him to the car even while she tried freeing herself.

"Daniel, tell her the plan." He ordered Daniel, "Hi dear, I'm Daniel, you don't need the last name, you can call me friend," he got Alexander eyeing him, "We want a favor from you."

"Err-"

"See, it is not for free, we will pay, my friend will."

It didn't look like a good offer, Thought Amelia, They both acted strangely, she was scared of what they would do next.

"Name your price, monthly, we will add that to the contract." Said Alexander, She looked at Daniel, trying to get what his friend was saying, he seemed cooler than his arrogant friend, Her lips read, 'What contract?'

"Alexander, You're exceptionally good at scaring people, Explain a bit in detail." He gestured to him what was wrong as Alexander was unable to say much.

"Miss, read and sign here." He searched his pocket and brought out a pen, "Just one signature Is needed, the contract states that you will be pretending to be my girlfriend for ten months and will get a normal salary monthly, and it gets better," he smiled,

"There shall be no relationship between us other than business, In front of the world, you will be a loving girlfriend who I'm also in love with and wish to marry, No sexual relationship between both parties, you're not allowed to hold any feelings for me as that could be dangerous and be enough to terminate the contract, if that happens, you will be forced to return all the money I have given you."

"And what If you fall for me first?" She asked in disgust, he was just too rude, and the contract read only in his favor,

"Whoa... That is impossible, I would never, believe me, Girls of your type are so quick to fall for wealthy men," he said in a sarcastic tone.

" I shall uphold your interest if you do the same with mine, In these ten months, I won't cage you, but you have some restrictions when it comes to what you do with your personal life, Do not have any affair which would tarnish my name, the public shouldn't see you with people who could raise suspicions. And the rest, I'm sure you can read missy, it's there in the papers, Now I'll give you 10 minutes, sign with your full name, and we will come to pick you up tomorrow."

This was the craziest offer she got. She had heard of girls being pets for months, and being paid to satisfy these men, but this was rare, "How much per month?" She tested, "You should pick a price, we will see if it suits you well.

"Five thousand monthly," she said, Alexander shook his head and whispered in Daniel's ear, but it was audible enough for her to hear, "Such cheap price, Daniel my mother will find out she isn't from a higher class."

"Excuse me Mr." She cuts in, "I never came to your office to ask you for a job, You made the offer, and now you're calling me cheap? If you have so much money, tell me why you would need a girl to pretend to love you?" After giving him an earful, he was silent.

"Sorry, Miss-"

"Amelia." She completed Daniel's words, "You see, my friend's mother is some sort of a vampire," She laughed at his words, he had a good sense of humor, unlike 'Mr. Cold Stones' here. "She Is quick to suspect anyone's background, and it's no doubt she would research yours, You have to demand higher, how about this, You would get a total of ten million, Five million will be sent to you once you agree and sign and then you can receive half a million monthly, and don't worry, housing, clothes, bags and shoes, these expenses will be on him, every other thing you need to know will be on him. Just sign."

"Sign now." Alexander ordered, "No, I have to read it thoroughly, I will contact you if I'm interested after reading." She couldn't get herself into any quick trouble, she had to consult her friend for this.

Alexander gritted his teeth at the words, "What will it take for you to put your signature on the damn paper, do you think I have time to waste?" His voice was cool as he tried to keep a good temperament, but the words he used weren't friendly,

"Alex bro," Daniel rubbed his back lightly, "give her time, hell knows how you flip papers back and front before agreeing to sign them, she has a right to." She stared at him for a while. She wasn't sure she could do this, with this man being rude to her at every given chance. "I'll be leaving Mr. Daniel,"

"And your number, you didn't forget that did you?" Daniel said in a meek tone, "Oh..." She wrote her number on the top of the carton with her, tearing that side and handing it to him, "I'll call you tomorrow." Daniel said.

"Don't leave with the pen," Alexander said, forcing a smile on his lips.

'Insolent.' She threw the pen, not caring where it landed, and banged the door.

"Daniel, we should follow her, What if she decides not to go through with it anymore? Or if she runs away after getting the first part of the deal?"

"You keep so many suspicions for everyone you know? Not all paupers are greedy, she said she needs to read the papers carefully, nothing more. We should celebrate with a drink tonight. To your freedom."

Amelia switched directions, she couldn't wait to ask for Emily's Opinion on this. She started having random thoughts of what to do with ten million, it was no small amount! She thought of reopening Lucas' case as her brother was innocent. He was just on his way back from work that night when he was caught by the police and dragged, she couldn't do anything as she was a minor then, Emily helped her arrange a family, saying they were her relatives, else she would have been sent to foster parents.

"N O, No! Amelia." Amelia followed her to the room, "Give me reasons Emily?"

"I said no. You won't do this, do you realize they will scam you? All the supposed clauses will be broken when the man feels like? I know this kind of person, you are not doing that job, throw that trash away." Emily picked her clothes from the floor, and Amelia assisted, "I told you not to worry about a job, I will talk to my boss tomorrow, and we will fix you somewhere in the cafe."

"But Emily, I-"

"Shh... You're putting your life at risk just because you need the money to reopen Lucas' case, but this is not right." She already knew her best friend so well.