She did not need the complication of putting love in the equation. She just wanted to treat this as if it was a business transaction. After six months, and the contract expired, she would be back to her normal life while he would be out of her life for good.
“Of course, I have not forgotten that. I hope you will also keep it in mind.” The last thing he wanted was to put emotional drama into their arrangement. “Just make sure that you will not fall in love with me.” He warned her, but based on Marcus, it was not likely to happen.
Maybe Marcus was correct, he had seen her in action and she could freeze an entire city with her iciness. He laughed remembering what Marcus called her. The Ice Queen.
“I assure you that it will never happen. You are certainly not my type.” She reacted to his statement and his laughter with annoyance.
She suddenly regretted agreeing with the arrangement. But it was her fault for acting so impulsively. She blamed it on temporary insanity. She was undergoing a lot of stress lately that her brain malfunction for a few minutes and made some stupid decision for her.
“That’s good to hear. It would not be a problem then.” Although he was not entirely convinced with her claim, he was willing to ignore it in the meantime. The important thing now was that she had finally agreed. The only thing left was for her to sign the contract so that it would be official.
“So, what now?” She questioned, having no clue, what would happen next.
He discussed the full extent of her obligations as her fake girlfriend. He would need her to be available to him on important social functions, which she thought was reasonable. He also told her about going on occasional dates for public exposure.
Because he was sure that either his father would be monitoring his action or someone else in the palace. If they would pass as a real couple, they would have to play the part correctly.
“I will let you discuss with Marcus whatever you wished to add to the contract.” He instructed as finished the remaining wine in his glass. “One more thing, during the duration of our arrangement, we can’t date anyone else.”
She already read that clause on the contract and she had no issue with it. “Don’t worry about that because I don’t date. I think you should be telling that to yourself.” She felt it was him who needed to listen to his directive.
He was not sure why he felt satisfied after hearing her answer. “I assure you that I will only have eyes for you.” He winked at her, giving her, his boyish grin.
She disregarded his last statement because she was not about to believe his charms.
“Then, if you have any more questions, this would be the best time to ask them.” He continued.
He needed a guarantee that there was no misunderstanding in their roles in this farce relationship. No one should suspect that it was all a lie. But based on Tyra’s reaction earlier, they seemed to be doing great so far. They just had to keep up with the fa?ade.
“I think we covered most of what we needed to know. If ever I have further questions, I’ll just ask you later.” She checked her phone, looking at the time. It was getting late and all she wanted to do was go home.
She remembered him, taking her home after that dinner, with his arm possessively holding her in her back as he guided her out of the restaurant. As he insisted, they had to appear to be together when they were in public.
Her attention went back to the present when her phone rang. It was a message coming from her fake boyfriend. He just sent him a temporary itinerary of their schedule for the week. In five days, it would be his birthday according to the planner.
That would mean more of what just happened earlier. Could she keep up with the act? Was she capable of fooling her family and his? She began to question what she just entered into. Then, she began to imagine what they had to do during the six months of their contract.
She was beginning to doubt her decision. She was not sure if she could act as if they were lovers in front of people. Because that would certainly include some public display of affection.
“Dani, Mr. Anderson is here to see you.” Jacky stuck her neck on the door, informing her that the managing head of the firm was outside, waiting to see her.
She had met Mr. Anderson in several of their meetings and seen him along the hallway or around the office. But she had not gotten the opportunity to talk to him on a one-on-one basis before.
This made her look up at Jacky, raising her brows at her questioningly, silently communicating with her. Jacky shrugged her shoulders, implying that she also had no clue why he was here.
“Please, let him in.” She instructed as she closed the file she was working on. The only way to find out was to meet with him.
It was rare that the managing head would directly deal with the help. In this scenario, being a junior partner, she was considered to be included at the bottom of the food chain.
Usually, it was Evan who directly talked to her when she had a new assignment. Therefore, her boss going down to her office to talk to her was a big deal. It could mean several things, but it must be very important. Whatever it was, it got her excited and on edge.
She wondered if it had something to do with her new case. Or maybe he was giving her a bigger case to handle. She could feel her hand tingling with anticipation every second that she waited for him to enter her small office.
“Good morning, Ms. Hamilton.” He tapped on her glass door as he greeted her by the door.
“Good morning, Mr. Anderson, please come in and sit down.” She offered the vacant seat in front of her, straightening in her seat as she waited for the purpose of his visit.
“You are probably wondering why I am here.” When she nodded and said nothing, he continued. “Can I call you, Dani?” Since that was what he usually heard the others called her.
“Dani is fine, Mr. Anderson.” She replied, smiling at his friendly gesture.
“Then, just call me, David.” It had been their practice that when it was just them in the office, calling by their first name was normal.
“Ok, David. What can I do for you?” She finally could not wait to know why he was here in her office, instead of her going to his, which was the usual practice.
“Yeah, about that.” He paused as if he was watching her reaction to what he was about to say next. “It came to my attention that you have recently been involved in a relationship with one of our clients.”
She suddenly felt alarmed, thinking if she had somehow broken a rule or something about getting involved with a client. Although she could not recall anything about it. “Is there something wrong with that?” She questioned, wary that she might have made the mistake of getting involved with Alex.
“No, no, no. Nothing is wrong.” He quickly assured her seeing that she was a bit concern with his statement. “I came here because I just had a conversation with Alex and he informed me about your current arrangement.”
“He did what?” She slightly yelled at her boss, unable to control herself quickly enough. She quickly placed a hand across her mouth to stop herself from saying more. She was temporarily stunned but quickly recovered. “I meant, he told you.”
“Yes. Alex is a close friend and he trusts me to handle your arrangement with him since Marcus was tied up in another situation at the moment.” David explained to her as he showed her the folder that he was holding in his hands, putting it on the table in front of her.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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