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CHAPTER 3 He Needs A Bride

Alexa looked at the man's serious face, and she wondered how he could keep a poker face when cracking a joke.

But can anyone look that serious while cracking a joke? Alexa thought and she decided to ask.

“Ohhh, Mr. Heather is so funny!” Alexa says clapping her hands together, but she stopped her crazy acts seeing the men in front of her were not laughing, and she knew that they were not joking around.

“Does my proposal sound like a joke to you?” He asked and Alexa shook her head.

Does she just get a marriage proposal from Maurice Heather? When does her life turn into a fairy tale?

“I just need a bride, and you would also benefit from it…..my money becomes your money for the stipulated time,” he says, and that's when Alexa knew it was proposing a marriage contract.

Of course, it is a marriage contract. What was she thinking?

“So you want me to get married to you?” Alexa repeats, but the man does not take it upon himself to answer her. Alexa knew the man must be a man of few words, so she decided not to push it.

She would rather not do it, even though the offer sounds tempting, she still found it absurd and most, especially when he says his money was her money…how can she believe that?

“I do not want to do it, sir,” Alexa says with a serious face, and the man stares at her without saying anything. “If I were you, I would just look at the benefits of the contract instead of the cons,” he says and Alexa's jolted to her senses.

She needed money for her mother's surgery. How could she forget that? She decided to make some inquiry knowing she should just be shameless to ask him about the contract terms.

“How many months is the contract?” She asked. “12 months don't worry about it, the contract will be sent to you,” he says and Alexa nods her head.

12 months is not a long time.

“Do we act like a couple…. I mean, like a real married couple?” Alexa asked to be sure of what she was getting into. “If you are asking me if we would be sleeping together…. Don't worry about that, you don't appeal to me a bit,” Maurice says nonchalantly and Alexa scoffs at his words.

“Can I think about it?” Alexa asks and Maurice nods his head, telling her that she can use the suite, and they would back the next morning.

Alexa watched the man's retreat back, and she knew there was nothing to think about, but she did not think she was ready to spend a year with an unknown man.

The man walked out of the room, but the assistant couldn't help but get worried.

“Shouldn't we keep an eye on her, Boss?” The assistant asked Maurice, and the man smirked dangerously. “Did you know the kind of people that don't go back on their words?” He asked, and the assistant shook his head.

“Someone with integrity and someone who is desperate,” he says, and the assistant wondered what category Alexa falls into. “What category does she fall into?” He asked and Maurice turned to look at him and the man bowed slightly.

“She is both," he says, walking away without saying anything anymore.


The morning sun seeped into the suite ahead was staying in gently, but the girl was just looking at the room plainly. She had not slept a wink the other night.

She had been considering the offer, and she weighed the pros and cons. She has nothing to lose except a certificate that she was once married after the deal was over. Furthermore, she could deal with the fact that she doesn't even care to get married, so she doesn't need to worry about that.

He says his money was her money, that means she could also get the money for her mother's surgery. What more could she ask for.

She did not need to even think, it was the best offer?

The door to the suite opened and Alexa seated up waiting for the person to enter and when the person's face was revealed, Alexa's throat parched and her heart skipped.

Why was the man looking this handsome?

She could not see his face well the other night but looking at him at night she was dumbstruck.

His face was well sculptured with definite features, his blazing green orb eyes that could melt souls, his brown hair that looked silky, and his taunting height that was suppressing. He was the perfect definition of a Greek god.

“Pictures do you no justice,” Alexa said absentmindedly, and she gasped hearing the words left in her mouth. Was she sick? How can she say that out loud?

She was lucky that Maurice did not hear what she just said, and she was also happy about it.

“Did you have a good night's sleep?” Maurice asked, looking at the woman, who looked like she didn't have a good night sleep. “I am fine,” Alexa replied curtly.

“So what's your decision?” Maurice asked, going straight to the point, and Alexa sighed hearing his brief question, the question that was about to change her life.

“What if I don't agree?” Alexa asked, and it wasn't clear to her why she was curious. Maurice stared intently at the woman, who looked like she had already agreed to the deal, and he wondered what the fuss was all about.

“Then I don't think we should be having this conversation then,” Maurice says, turning around and Alexa panicked seeing that. “I am going to do it! I will marry you!” She yelled, seeing that the opportunity to save her mother was escaping her grip.

Maurice's steps halted, hearing her words, and he turned around to look at her, smirking in his mind.

That was easy, he thought.

“But before that, you will give me something…” Alexa trailed off looking at the man and the man just looked at her plainly. “How much?” He asked, and Alexa was surprised to hear his words.

How does he know she needs money? She didn't have the time to inquire about that, so she brushed it off.

“1 million dollars,” she says slowly, expecting the man to flare in anger and call her names. “Ok, it would be transferred to you,” he said and Alexa jolted up in joy. “Really? You are not lying, right?” She asked, and the man hummed in reply.

“Thanks so much,” she bellowed, but she kept her distance from the man because she would not want to jump on him, and he would go on taking off his shirt.

“Since you accepted the offer, then I think we would be heading to the marriage office immediately,” Maurice says and Alexa gasped wondering why the man was in so much rush. “What? We are getting married today?” She asked, not believing it would be that fast.

“Yes, what did you think? You are getting your part of the bargain today, why can't I get mine today,” he says nonchalantly and Alexa nods her head trying her best not to lose her mind because of the turn of events

looks like she was going to be the first woman with the fastest marriage register in the world. She doesn't even need to break a sweat for signing…

Get dressed, we are going now,” he said, leaving the suite for her and Alexa sucked in her shaky breath.

She was getting married?

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