ZACHARY'S POV
Congratulations filled the air, I looked over at the number of people who paid their respect to Olivia and her fiance.Olivia was really doing charity, I don't want to compare but I was way better looking than her fiance. What did he have that I didn't.He was an employee of mine and somehow he managed to get engaged to my secretary. I didn't even know he worked for me until Olivia introduced us to each other.I called Olivia to a corner and handed her an envelope. She held tightly held on to it but shook her head. "This is an early wedding gift." I said, she opened it to see a hundred dollar notes in 250 pieces. "Mr Zachary, this is 250 grand." Olivia muttered wide eyed."It's your early wedding gift and also my thanks for being my secretary. Flora told me you were resigning, I know you were going to tell me but I was hurt hearing it from Flora." I faked being betrayed right in front of Olivia who pressed her palm over her eyes. I instantly realize she was trying to hold back her tears."You're a good man Mr Zachary. Thank you for letting me work for you. Thank you for everything." Zachary smiled and nods."You better stop crying before people think I fired you on your engagement. Besides we still have one month left together." I said as she immediately cleaned off her tears. "I'm sorry I got emotional." She said still cleaning off her tears, I helped her wipe her cheek as she focused her gaze elsewhere."I'm going to miss you Liv." Olivia looked at me in bewilderment, I haven't called her that ever since we made an agreement not to be in a relationship, she pressed her palm against mine wearing the most alluring smile. "The feeling is mutual Zach." My heart skipped a beat, not because I felt something for Hannah but her reply just confirmed that she didn't see me as a man. She saw me as a close friend.I smiled letting go of her face, a group of friends ganged up on her and dragged her to drink.I hissed looking around at all the happy faces, I came here to give her a gift anyways I needed to get back and finish work.I left the venue to my company, I went straight to my office and began working. In the heat of the moment I took a break and called for Olivia and realized she was at her engagement party so she couldn't answer me.Fustrated I decided to get some air and return to working. "After that stunt you pulled you returned to working. Tsk I thought you'd be a man once and fight for your woman." Jacob said infamously holding two bottles of energy drinks. He handed me one and kept one to himself."Olivia is not my woman, she's someone's else woman." I corrected gulping an ounce of my energy drink and feeling the energized."And that someone else is your employee. You are aware they are resigning to go run some business together." Jacob said, I ignored him that was the reason I gave Olivia that amount so they could start comfortably."So what did you get Olivia ?" I asked Jacob to change the topic, it wasn't much of a change."An early resignation. Olivia doesn't work for you henceforth." Jacob said, I got up almost immediately. "I am not aware of this so I don't accept." I said."Well then you'll have to answer to mom, it was a present from both mom and I." Jacob said as I glared at him. Why did mom had to get involved."You owe me a new secretary." I yelled."And that's why you're going on a blind date tommorow. Who ever shows up is your new secretary." Jacob said like this was a joke, going on a blind date won't immediately replace Olivia."I'm not going." I said annoyed. "You better be going or I'll tell Dad you made Olivia cry, I filmed it." Jacob held his phone up high like some prize."Fine I'll go but I'm not picking a secretary. You better find me a good secretary by the end of tommorow." I said returning to my work.The next day I had to attend to work before going to that blind date that was set up. Honestly I could have ditched my date but I would have felt bad doing that to her.We were supposed to meet in some cafe. It was located on the first floor of a cafe building. It had different cafes owned by different entrepreneurs.I walked in and my eyes immediately locked with someone I wouldn't expect to be there. I looked around to see if there was another person who matched the description Jacob gave to me.I was furious, why would Jacob set me up with this witch when he had feelings for her.I walked up to her, she glared at me and go lost in thought."Are you Kerry's blind date ?" She asked."Who's Kerry ?" I asked."The woman you were supposed to meet." She said."I don't have time for this, this date is over. How dare you impersonate ? That's fraud." I said."It isn't fraud if I was paid to do it. Besides be glad Kerry asked me to impersonate you. She's known to injuring her blind dates I just saved you ungrateful workaholic." She said drinking what she ordered."You talk much for an assassin." I hissed."Besides I came knowing you're her date I have a proposal to make with you. Seducing you is a waste of time so I'll get straight to the point." She said having this business minded aura around her."Why would I discuss business with you ?" I asked before she could speak a loud bang was heard. I looked around to see a man dropped to the floor with a hole on his head.Everyone went into pandemonium, I ran to the man but he was already dead. I picked up my phone to call 911 but Hannah gripped hold of my hand and had me duck under a table with her.I could hear footsteps vibrating as we remained hidden. "Aren't we supposed to be running ?" I asked."What shot that man was a sniper. The sniper can't hit what it can't see." Hannah said pulling out a gun from her skirt. "Back to our deal." She said."You are making a deal when we're in danger ?" I yelled. "Well you're in danger. Shall I prove it ?" She says getting out, I tried to drag her back in but she kicked me back in.Minutes passed a she wasn't shot.I was about to come out but she ordered me to stay hidden. "If you're seen you're good as dead. I can help you get out of here but you need to help me Zachary." She said."What do you want ?" I asked."I want to sign a contract marriage with you." She said. "What ? " I mummurs in disbelief."I'm not repeating myself. Listen closely. My uncle wants me to get married and I'm choosing you as a candidate. We'll be married for 18 months after that I'm serving you divorce papers. Do you understand ?" She asked like her request wasn't garbage already."Why would you pick me ? I'm sure I'm not the only candidate." I said"You're not. You're the only one that probably won't try to kill me." She recites."What makes you think I won't ? I haven't forgiven you for killing Javon." I said. "Then let's get married shall we ? Or do you want to meet Javon ?" She rehearsed, I sighed. "Fine, I'll sign a marriage contract with you." I agreed.She ducked under with me pressing her gun to my head. "Hold still."HANNAH'S POV"You didn't have to hit my head so hard." Zachary whined the moment we exited the building. Sirens blurred the atmosphere. Police cars surrounded the building, they already taped the building. I watched as they extract the man that got shot.Zachary watched my eyes move and focused his gaze on the man also. What a night.Me and Zachary moved past the tapes as a medic walked up to the both of us. "Are you alright any injuries ?" He asked. I looked at Zachary and left him with the Medic. "Hannah." I turned on the mention of my name. "Do you want me to escort you to the hospital ?" I asked."Absolutely not." He yelled. "You're unbearable." He added. "Then don't waste my time just so you could tell me that." I hissed at him. "You better get patch up we don't want you having some brain injury of some sort." I winked at him, he got pissed."Remember our deal Zachary, oh before I forget your number please." I walked over to him and exchange numbers quickly. "I'll contact you tom
ZACHARY'S POV"Can you lend me 1.2 billion dollars ?" I knew I should have hanged up on this gold digger when she called. I had to check if this was real and pinch myself unfortunately it was actually her.For goodness sake I just got treated."I'm pretty sure I was the one who got hit to the head five times. Have you gone mad ?" I half yelled.I heard an audible sigh from her end."You deserve another hit on the head. It's urgent." She claimed. "Sinclair, a candidate from my uncle's recommendation just bribed my uncle with a cheque of a billion dollars for my hand in marriage." She explained. "Who's Sinclair ?" I asked."Sinclair Asher, the current prime minister son. With your connections I don't expect you to be this daft." I tried to play calm so her words wouldn't get to me."I'm not obligated to know some prime minister son's name. Besides this is a good thing we don't need to get married anymore. Problem solved." I said."Problem not solved. Sinclair is a murderer." And her poin
HANNAH'S POV"I've sent you the money miss Hannah." Zachary's secretary informed me with a phone call."Thank you." I said about to hang up. "You must be very important to mr Zachary for him to lend you this amount of money at this hour." The nosy secretary pestered. "Of course but I'm sure this affair should be non of your business." I said irritated."Of course, good day miss Hannah." The call ended with her hanging up. Who the hell was that anyways?I thought Olivia was his secretary.It didn't matter I had the money and I was done with a job anyways. I looked at the cold body of Iris Miggens on her bedroom floor. Her eyes were lifeless and her hair was starting to dull, the poison I gave her had spread and it would take a few hours before it evaporated from her body. The poison is known as neqor one of the most deadliest herbs that the Mendova's dealt on. Uncle had a farm that secretly harvested them so we did not only use it to get what we want, we also sold it to the highest bi
ZACHARY'S POV"Mr Zachary, you seem distracted." Tammy voiced out of concern. "Should we go back to your office?" Tammy suggested.I was buried in the rumors of Hannah Victoria and Sinclair Asher's engagement. Ever since Sinclair went on that interview people kept talking and it irritated me to some degree, mostly since my employees were supposed to be working but they had time to get their mouths busy with rumors."Yes, let's go back to the office." I said thinking being closed by the walls of my office, it will be a better feat for me. i didn't have to hear anything about Hannah.On my way to the office a few employee's greeted me and Tammy, I couldn't help but pay attention to the group of three banter."Sinclair Asher revealed what ?" One of them gasped. "He said that he proposed and she accepted.""I thought that they broke up ?""Guess they made up. I'm so glad I shipped them so much. Sinclair is such a sweetheart and Hannah is so beautiful. They make a good pair." Zachary tsked
HANNAH'S POV"The customer you're contacting is not available." The line went down again for the last hour now.I've been trying to get a hold of Zachary but the bastard wouldn't pick up.Just great, when I just got Sinclair off my back he begins to torture me by just disappearing.I was in the hallway leaning against my bedroom door when I see James with two of his infamous friends. "Dude your sister is way hotter in person" One of them complimented. "She's not my sister." I grinned, he didn't agree that I was ugly, it wouldn't matter if he said such though but come to think of it James never once called me ugly. Though he called me unbearable, not fun and a whole lot of awful names so it didn't matter if he didn't have ugly in his vocabulary."Well she's way hotter than Lilly." One of them muttered to James. They were all clad in black. Only James wore a suit though, he was probably back from aunt's funeral and met them along the way.The funny thing is Aunt Beatrice death was annou
ZACHARY'S POVAfter getting a slap from that crazy woman, I pretty much sobered up. "What the heck was in that slap ?" I whispered under my breath still feeling the stings dancing on my left cheek. I got out of the pool following Hannah inside the building. We both got a spot together and were offered different drinks. Hannah got cocktails while I just got water, I didn't want to earn another slap.We both finally discussed what happened admist the rumors Sinclair spread. Hannah apparently struck a deal with the devil. Hannah isn't allowed to clear up the rumors because she's helping Sinclair with his election so to stir up the rumors she has to keep quiet and might be regularly seen with Sinclair."So to make this clear you can't have a say in the rumors because of the deal with Sinclair ? Why in the world did you make the deal in the first place ?" I asked watching her judge everyone from our spot."Because no matter what amount you have Sinclair might have had the last say. I did
HANNAH'S POVThe moment Zachary sped off my phone rang again, I was hoping to hear from Lilly again so I could easily air her calls but it had to be the one ID I could barely ignore.I thought twice about it, why not air it like Lilly's ? I could just lie I was busy with a mission but it's not like he'll care.Normally Christian never calls me but when he does I never fail to answer it maybe it was an unknown fear ingrained in me to avoid being confronted by him in my bedroom when I was younger, the assumption is ridiculous but it had to stem somewhere."Were you about to air my call ?" I froze when I turned to see Christian standing a few steps away from me. He still held his phone close to his ear lobe wearing that devilish smirk he inherited from his father. "Did you follow me ?" I questioned trying to hide the terror in my voice, he's not even an assassin and somehow he was able to stalk me without me noticing.My palm traced my forehead, am I getting stressed ?How did I not noti
ZACHARY'S POVMy mind dallied on the image of Hannah clasping her hand onto my face. Her hands were glacier cold. It could be as a result of us having a swim earlier, but the feeling of her hands on my face wasn't unpleasant to say the least. Didn't I hate this woman ? Why was I welcoming the idea of us going on dates. And what's up with her uttering those damning words of not being under the influence ?Was this her tatic ? To make men obsessed with her ? Was this how she got Jacob ?I brushed all those irrelevant thoughts, finally I recalled her conclusion, it's not really a conclusion since I didn't confirm if I'll attend Lilly's birthday party. If I remembered clearly I and Lilly weren't that close. She dated Javon and that's how we were once mutuals to each other, I never thought anything about her but Javon's girlfriend until one day I saw her strangling a junior, this was someone who I thought was as dumb and harmless as a butterfly. The Juniors offense was because she was s