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Sign the contract

Josephine POV

I couldn't believe that its my senior, back In high school, the man who attempted to rape me, back when I was in junior high.

I just couldn't believe my eyes, I wanted to run back, but my feet was unable to move.

"Come closer Miss Cooper, so we can start the marriage ceremony" he said, I started shaking my head violently, because I can't accept the fact, that he would be my husband.

" No...no I can't marry him" I shook my head violently, even from his gaze, it shows he planned it all along with my father.

He then came closer to me, before he held my hand, while looking at me in the eyes.

"Is ..is you?" I stammered evidently shocked.

" I know you will be shocked, please just agree to be my wife" he pleaded.

I found myself staggering back, trying to wrapped my head around the whole ordeal, I was still finding it hard, that he was actually the one person I least expected.

I then turned my gaze towards my father, before I held him firmly, then I stared at him right in eyes.

" Father I can't marry him, please I can't, he's... he's"

"He's what?" My father asked impatiently.

"Nevermind sir, she just wanted to say we knew each other before" Jacob interjected, I took one last breath, trying to wrap my head around the whole situation.

"Can you give us a minute please" he said to my father, before he held my hand, then he led me outside,I then came to realize the reason why he never told me who I was getting married to, Because he knew very that the person I was getting married to, was someone that I hated most.

I remembered when he attempted a rape case with me, the way he tried to force himself on me, back when I was in school.

" Why are you back in my life, what would you achieve by doing this?" I started, feeling so hurt.

" I'm not back in your life, is just that you are the suitable person for this job" .

"Which job?"

" I'm not getting younger and my parents are forcing me to get married, for that this would just a marriage in name, but we wouldn't be literary married like how real couples does" He said to me, which made took a deep breath, before I thought about it for a while.

"But there are other ladies out there, but why me" I asked, because I want to understand something here.

" Because... I never really forgot about you " he said with so much emotions.

"What did you mean by that?"

"I.. I..."

" Josephine, the marriage officiator is waiting for you" the voice of my father resonates.

"Remember what I told you, just go with the flow okay " he said to me, I then nodded, still thinking about what he said.

After that, I Went inside before I sat down while looking at the marriage officiator, I just hope that everything would end as planned, I don't want to be stuck with him for long, this is not what I have planned.

After we have finished the marriage vows, I then stared at him, especially when I heard the officiator said he should kiss me.

I don't want to feel his lips, i actually craved the lips of Aiden , not his, I took a deep breath while waiting for the kiss, that's when I felt a peg on my cheeks.

Immediately I heard the sound of applause, before I noticed the happy faces of my parents.

"Oh, I'm so happy for you sweety" my mum said, before she hugged me, I forced a smile on my face, before I went to hug my father, when I was close to him, he had that smirk on his face before he said .

" I know you will eventually love him, is just takes the matter of time" he said, before he kissed my cheeks.

" Thank you" was my candid reply before I left with my newly wed husband. When we were inside the car, I immediately folded my arms while looking at him with my brows furrowed..

"I'll like to start asking you, why you make my father to refused telling me who I was getting married to?" He took a deep breath, before he held my hand.

"I'm sorry, I know that If you know whom you were getting married to, you will hate me"

"What! So you are doing this to reconcile?" I took a deep breath, before I removed my hand from his tight grip.

" I can't believe you could stoop so low, you know I have always hated you, after that incident,even back from high school, you made me the bad side of you." I said as my eyes blurred with unshed tears, before I asked.

" So what are you planning to do now?" .

"I'm planning to make a contract with you, I want to use six months of our marriage, I'll make use of that time to make things right, and if doesn't work out then I'll let you go, I won't force you on me, I just want to reconcile..." He took a deep breath, before he took my hand.

"After that day, that I attempted to rape you, I was never myself, I was overpowered with nothing but guilt, for that reason I want to ask for forgiveness, I'll make sure I do anything to make you forgive me" he said, which made me plaster a smile.

" Okay six months, after six months then we would part our ways" I said confidently. He nodded before he plastered a smile on his face, which made me oddly pleased.

I have always wanted to be a free girl, and this is the right time to be free.

When we reached home, I immediately rushed to the bedroom, I was about to change, only to hear a knock from the door.

I noticed he was still wearing his suit, I plastered a smile, before he walked in with some documents then he said.

"Here is the copy of the contract, Sign it, and we would make it contractual".

He handed the documents before he left.

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