BRIDE FOR A YEAR

FLAVIA'S POV

"It's a good thing we are meeting at your office today because I was beginning to think you wanted to scam me." Louis my new client said as soon as he entered the office.

I am excited about the prospect of having a new client and I am glad that he finally made it for our appointment but it's so upsetting that he showed up late. I hired this office for just an hour and he already wasted forty five minutes.

"You are late." I pointed out.

"That's funny, I am the one paying you, so I can decide to show up anytime I like. Anyways, show me what you have put together." He sat across from me and if not because I need the money so much, I wouldn't have worked for him because he is so obnoxious and randy, just like I remembered and I am even more upset that he can't remember me or maybe he is just pretending not to.

"Well, this are the designs I was able to come up with, have a look." I turned my laptop to his direction, so that he can see the samples I came up with.

"This is a joke right?" I stared at him flustered about what he is talking about. "Of course it has to be a joke, you don't expect me to like any of these nonsense right?" He asked and my blood boiled, why will he refer to my work as nonsense.

"I beg your pardon, are you suggesting that you don't like any of them?"

"No, I am not suggesting. I am telling you that I fucking hate them, everything here looks cheap and below my standard, do I need to remind you that I am a billionaire and my wedding needs to be massive and the talk of the town for months?" Oh gosh, I hate the fact that I am in desperate need of money.

"Well, maybe if you have given me a budget, I would have known how big I should go." I pointed out because at this point, I am honestly confused.

I hate that he is making me feel incompetent, I mean I know I haven't planned a big wedding before but I can do it, I am really good at my job, so he has no right to bullshit my efforts.

"I said there is no limit, go fucking wild."

"Look Mr Frederick, you have to be specific because my wild might be small compared to you and saying unlimited budget is not helping me and don't forget that the wedding is in two weeks, so the earlier the better." I explained because the unlimited budget is driving me crazy and I really don't know how large I should go with the planning.

"Fine, what about fifty." Is he pulling my legs because what the hell does he mean by fifty?

"You mean fifty thousand dollars?"

"Don't be ridiculous Miss, I mean fifty million dollars. Let's start with that and see how far it can go." I have never seen that amount of money before, by the time I am done with this wedding, I will be made for life.

I will probably be a millionaire, I will finally be able to pay my house rent and I can also set up a proper office space for my business. Oh my goodness, I am so happy. Now I have more reasons to tolerate his bullshit till after the wedding, I am finally going to have financial freedom.

"Okay that's fine, I will work on the designs again to fit your budget and I will get..."

"Excuse me." He interrupted just as his phone started ringing.

I watched as he struggled to get his fat body out of the chair and I couldn't help but wonder how he got into the chair in the first place.

"Hey honey, I have been trying to reach you for days?" He said as he started pacing around the office.

"Well I am glad you are okay, how have you been?" It's hard to believe that the same guy that has been so rude and arrogant to me is the same guy talking sweetly over the phone, well I guess he just doesn't like me just like I don't like him. "When are you coming back because I am with the wedding planner and she's driving me crazy with her bullshit, you should be the one handling this."

I guess he is right about that, I will prefer to deal with her than with him. He is too annoying for my liking. "What, what do you mean by you are not coming?"

"That's a joke right? The wedding is in a few weeks, you can't do this?" I know it's wrong but I am getting anxious and I really wish I could hear what she's saying to him.

"You can't do this to me Emily, please. The wedding can't be off." Off? Did he say off?

Hell no, I am just about to be a millionaire, there is no way I will lose this opportunity, oh God I really need this money.

"Please, you can't leave me Emily, the wedding has to go on. Emily, Emily Emily. Fuck." He cursed as soon as the call ended and that's when it became clear that I just lost my opportunity but at least, he is a billionaire, so he should be able to compensate me for all the wasted effort.

"Ummm, sorry. I have to go now."

"Oh no Mr Frederick, you can't just leave like that. We just finalized on the fifty million dollars, so you have to make some deposit." I mean he can't just leave without paying me anything, I rented this office space because he insisted on knowing my office and I have spoken to a few vendors already, what am I going to tell them now?

"Are you blind, deaf or plain stupid? I know you listened to my conversation but just in case it wasn't clear enough,my fiancee just broke up with me. So what deposit are you asking for, am I going to get married to myself?" I was about to reply when the door flew open and the security guard stepped in.

"Miss Flavia, you guys have to leave now. The owner of the office is back." Shit, he should have just called me aside instead of saying it in front of Louis.

"This is not even your office, I guess I was right after all. You wanted to scam me, well your gig is up, the wedding is off."