A Contract Marriage

A Contract Marriage

By:  Alle Denva  Ongoing
Language: English
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Lena is bankrupt, her entire family fortunes completely dwindled due to the poor financial choices made by her father. At the age of 23, her family’s future completely depends on her. For a while now she has been closely watching David, the top eligible bachelor in the city of Hue, not only is he the most eligible bachelor in all of Hue, he is also the richest man in Hue. David is the CEO of Spark Enterprise, most people call him proud and haughty, but those that are close to him know it’s just a wall he has learnt to put around himself to protect himself from others. Afterall to be a CEO you need to be careful of people, especially of women who want you only for your status and money. Imagine the shock on everyone's face when the news of his marriage surfaces. Will Lena approach him and change her life and that of her family? Will he accept her or make a public ridicule of her for having such a thought?

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17 Chapters

Chapter One

“Lena, we’ve lost all our wealth, all of our fortune’s gone” mom sobs loudly. “Another nightmare” I mutter under my breath as I sit upright in bed, grabbing a glass before pouring myself a glass of water.It’s weird that I still have these dreams, seeing how long ago this happened. Every night I cried and hoped my parents were just playing a cruel prank on me. But as time passed by, I realized that this was our reality.My eyes roam across the room as I take a sip of the water. My sisters Carla and Dora are softly asleep on their beds, causing a sigh to escape from my lips. I wouldn’t want to wake them up, they should sleep some more seeing the amount of chores we had to cover yesterday.Dragging myself out of bed, I place my feet into my worn out cotton slippers, nothing like how it looked when it was first purchased. Another sigh escapes my lips as I remain transfixed on my slippers, my thoughts running wild.“Another day” I shake my head, pulling myself out of my thoughts. “Snap ou
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Chapter Two

“Don’t forget to turn off the lights, you know we can’t afford the bill” I shout to Clara as I run out of the gate not waiting for her response. I have approximately 5 minutes to get to the train station in time or I’d be really late for class.Coupled with my skillful running, many years of ballet and the fact that the train station is a short distance from my house, I make it to the station in three minutes. The sight that meets me is nothing I haven’t grown used to, hundreds of people clamouring as they wait for the train to arrive.Eww, I’ll never use a train. The only means of transportation I use by road is a private car. Why will I use a dirty train when my family is rich enough to hire a driver and a car for me.My lips form into a smile as I remember the stupid things I said when I was much younger, before the world slapped me right in the face. “This must be Karma” I mutter in a daze as I watch the crowd.Someone rushes past me, hitting me in the process which causes me to s
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Chapter Three

The school is in a buzz, there’s more chatter than there usually is. You can literally feel the energy on campus, people are budding with excitement.“Do you know what’s going on?” I ask Ella, turning to face her. She shakes her head silently chewing her cinnamon sticks.“Give me a second” she says, running off leaving me all by myself. I sigh, “I’ve told her several times to stop doing that” I mutter, remaining rooted to the spot knowing she’ll meet me back here in some seconds.Glancing up I notice her running towards me, “David Carter is having his 35th birthday today” she manages to say in between breaths.“Here” I say, handing her a bottle of water, “you really should stop running around campus. You’re a grown woman, and grown women walk not run” I scold.She rolls her eyes, “didn’t you hear what I just said, David Carter is having his 35th birthday today”“Yeah, there was so much bustling around the house today” Rita says, joining our conversationElla crosses her arms, “how cou
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Chapter Four

David POV“We are heading to my parents place” I say to the chauffeur before signalling to him to wind the glass up, creating a private space for me as we head to my parents place, one of the many perks of owning a limousine.My phone buzzes, my assistant Raymond reminding me that today is my day off. He must think I have dementia because this is the fourth time he has reminded me in the span of two days to not come to work. Some can even classify it has a subtle warning, but he’s the only one I’d accept that from, seeing how far we have come together.The glass rolls down, Edward peeking behind the wheel, a rigid smile on his face as he faces me, “we have arrived at your parents home”.I nod, “thank you Edward” I say, stepping down from the car as he holds out the door for me. “You don’t need to wait for me, I’ll see you later this evening at the event” I say, walking towards the door, without waiting for a response.“Good morning Sir” the maid says, smiling from ear to ear, “happy b
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Chapter Five

David’s POV“Hi David” an unfamiliar voice says, my eyes scan her face for any sign of recognition, but nothing comes to mind.“I’m Daniella” she says, her hands obstructing my view as she pushes her hand out in the hope of a handshake. “David” mom calls out, waving me over, “come here, there’s someone we want to introduce you to”.I smile, grateful for the interruption, “please excuse me, I’m needed elsewhere” I say, leaving her hand hanging in the air as I walk away from her.“Is something the matter?” I ask, joining the group. Asides my parents, I notice two ladies, one who looks to be in her late 20's, her face ringing a bell though I can’t place where I know her from and the other in her early 50’s.“Hello” I say, exchanging handshakes with them, acting like the gentleman I was brought to be. “I feel like I know you, is there a chance that we’ve met before?” I ask, my eyes pinned on the lady in her late 20’s. Mom chuckles, “Don’t tell me you don’t recognize her?”. I smile, turn
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Chapter Six

Lena’s POVMy eyes are fixed on the gate of “The Manor” the estate owned by David, as I nervously chew my lips awaiting the return of David.Though I’ve meticulously thought out my plan on addressing him I can’t help but feel nervous at the reception I’ll receive. Anyone would feel nervous in my shoes but I have no other choice but to take this opportunity. If I miss my chance now, I may never get an opportunity to approach him.The black limousine drives towards the gate and like a person possessed I run towards the gate, my hair flying in all directions. In a state of panic I stand in between the car and the gate and in that moment I realise that my thought out plan is not as thought out as I’d like it to be.For starters I’d like to look presentable in front of Him, not that I’d like him to take an interest in me but he should at least think that I’m sane.The glass rolls down and David’s face is revealed, a look of anger and disgust is etched in his face as he looks at the thing
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Chapter Seven

“I want to get married to you” I blurt out, his eyes widen and his lips curl up into a smile not a usual smile but a mocking smile, “you… want to get married to… me” he chuckles.I nod, ignoring the queasy feeling in my stomach, “I want to get married to you but it’s not in the sense you’re thinking. I’m proposing a marriage of convenience” I say, nervously biting my lips.“A contract marriage?” He says, I nod, “yes, a contract marriage between the two of us”. He smiles, “I understand what you’re trying to say, but why do you think I need to get into a contract marriage and if I did, why will it be with you?” He asks.“Well, I know that your parents want you to get married in the span of two months. I also know you’re not dating anyone, please don’t ask me how I know, I just know. I also know that you need to get married to inherit your parents business and you need to give your parents a grandchild in the span of a month of your marriage. How I know is left to my discretion” I smile,
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Chapter Eight

David’s POVThe evening of David’s Birthday “Why would my parents do such a thing?” I think to myself on the ride home. “They know I have no interest in marriage or love. I just want to get to the top of my career and get to my rightful position, the position I was trained for. But now they tell me that I need to be married and have a child before I can be considered for that position”A part of me feels angry and the other part feels understanding; I can’t help but be rational after all I was trained to be rational. A business man is always rational.I know the real reason why my parents took this route, and it was definitely not because of pressure from shareholders. They had pressured me to try dating some time back, they continuously compared me to my brother who’s married with two kids; two kids that I love so much, but I’ve never thought much of having a family of my own.And I guess they noticed that because they resorted to this. In their defence if they didn’t do this, I mig
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Chapter Nine

Lena’s POVMy eyes flash to my phone screen, the name David Rome appearing on the screen. Without thinking too much, I pick the call. “Hello” I say, suppressing a smile, still feeling excited at the decision we reached yesterday.Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’ll be marrying David Rome of the Rome family, yes I closely watched him but I never thought it’d really happen.I know it’s not a love marriage, but that’s what make me even happier. I didn’t have to deceive him into falling in love with me, though I doubt I can and he knows my conditions and I know his, conditions that I don’t mind fulfilling.“Good morning” he replies, his deep voice resounding from the other line, “we need to meet up at the marriage office today, to get our marriage registered”“Today?” I ask, completely shocked. I knew we were going to get married, I just didn’t know it’d be this quick. I was expecting family introductions, then a wedding being planned.“You don’t want to?” He asks, his voice sound
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Chapter 10

I spent the entire time at school thinking about how to bring up the subject of my marriage to my parents. Different ideas have come to mind but the end results aren’t too good. I’ve even imagined my mother slapping me right across the face though she’s never raised a hand to me but I’m pretty sure this is good enough reason to get slapped.“I’m home” I sigh, pushing the large door at the entrance as I walk into the dimly lit sitting room. “How are you honey” mom says, a smile lighting up her face at the sight of me.I force a smile, “I’m good, there’s something I need to tell you guys” I say, taking a seat opposite her. She looks at me inquisitively like she’s going to prod further, but she looks away and calls for the rest of the family.“What’s wrong” dad says, walking into the sitting room, “yeah I was just about to get some sleep” Daniel says, rubbing his eyes.I stop myself from rolling my eyes, seeing that I need all the support that I can get. My sisters Carla and Dora walk
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