Chapter 8

• EMILY POV
• Shocked at seeing Brad again made me stand still like a statue.
• It's been a year, a year since he left me for his rich boss' daughter.
• Why is he even here? And what is he expecting from coming back into my life, I thought as I kept on staring at him.
• "My love "he said and before I could stop him, he kissed me.
• I tried to pull away from him but his hold on me is too strong.
• He let go of me and took both my hands in his.
• "Have missed you, you don't know how much have missed you"he said and feeling so angry with the darn way he kissed me, I pushed him away
• "Get out of here before I do something bad to you"I said
• "You can't still be mad at me, I only left you to make money for us" he said
• "And did you make that money ?"I asked
• "Yes, I did, I got a lot of money" he said
• "Really? Then it's best that you spend it on someone else, cause I don't think I want you or your darn money "I said
• "Please Emily, you have been the only girl have ever loved"he said and I got so angry that I slapped his face
• "Get out of here before I do something worse to you "I yelled at him and headed back in but he wasn't about to let things go.
• He came in after me and held me tight in his arms.
• "Let me go!"I yelled at him
• "No, I love you and I won't let you go, have realised my mistake Emily and I want you back " he insisted
• Just then a memory came to haunt me, I saw myself, a teenage me yelling for help while a guy who was wearing a mask tore at my clothes and he........ he..........I couldn't get to see what he did because the door barged open and Cade walked in.
• "What the hell is going on?"he asked looking so angry
• Cade's angry face was the last thing I saw before fainting.
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• I woke up to find myself in an unknown room, what happened and why am I here ?
• I sat up only to see Cade by the window looking at me.
• "What happen and where am I "I asked him but he didn't answer and he kept on staring at me with an angry look
• "Who is Brad Clifford?"he asked and suddenly everything that happened came back to me
• "Brad?"I said softly
• "Yes Brad! The man I saw had you in his arms "He yelled at me
• "It's not what you think, I can explain"I said
• "You better!" He replied as he sat on the only sofa in the room.
• "Brad is my ex, he left me for a wealthy lady a year ago, I haven't seen or heard from him until today "I said
• "I got a different version from him" he said
• "And that is?"
• "The both of you never broke up and that you had given him your consent to get married to some else and that in a year he will come back to you " he said
• "What! That's a lie"I denied immediately
• "Am not sure about that, is he the reason why you were hesitant ?"he asked
• "He is not the reason why! Ever since I found out that Brad was having an affair with his boss daughter I left him, I hate cheaters and liars"I said
• "Really? Are you sure"
• "If you don't believe me then get the hell out of here, I don't want to have a deal with a man who mistrust me"I said
• "That will be impossible my love?" He said softly
• "What do you mean by that?"I asked
• "You have agreed to pretend to be my wife and I will see that you own up to it"he said and went to open the door.
• A man with a briefcase walked in giving me a wide smile
• "Who is he?"I asked
• "He is my lawyer, Mr James meet Emily"he said introducing us
• "Why is your lawyer here?"I asked interrupting him
• "He brought our contract"
• "What contract?"
• "A contract that bonds you and I together"he said
• "Bonds us ? I thought you said it's all going to be fake?" I asked
• "And it will, believe me when I say that I also don't want to be tied down by a woman"
• "Then what's this contract all about?"I asked seething with anger
• "Its a contract that will legalise that deal we made, a contract that will have a consequence if any one of us breaks it"He said and I stared at him in horror
• "What will this consequence be?"I asked
• "For the benefit of you two, Mr Cade has decided to pull up a contract and this is what the contract says" the lawyer began
• "Party B which is you Miss Emily must never break her word, she must do as party A which Mr Cade says ".
• "Party b must never resist any of party A advances, she must play her part dutifully and under no circumstance must she question party A for what he does outside of their deal"
• "That's absurd?"I yelled at him
• "Let him finish" he silenced me
• "Party B must never be seen with other man apart from Part A, If any of this fails to be done by Party B, Party A will take all get back his money and if party B can't repay him back, she will be sent to jail " the lawyer finished staring at Cade to give the final verdict
• "Now is time for you to sign"Cade said
• "I won't be signing, That is not a contract, it's a blackmail"I said
• "Call it whatever you want but all I need from you is to sign it"He said bringing the paper to me
• "I won't!"
• "Then you leave me with no choice, James stop the financial help we are giving to Emily mom and throw Emily father in jail, His daughter owes me a large sum of money and right now she is Ill and she won't be able to take the blame herself" he said having a smirk on his face
• "What are still waiting for James, go and do what I asked you "he yelled at James and James began to walk off.
• Feeling totally defeated , I yelled at James to stop
• "You win Mr Callaghan,I will sign the papers" I said and immediately it was brought to me and I signed it .
• "Now all we have to do is to go to my island and start with this charade,"he said, giving me a smile.
• I gave him an angry glare in return and I knew that my life will never be the same once this charade begins.
• T B C
• Will her life never be the same after this