Chapter 4

Valerie.

"It's good that you are here Greg. Your brother has a new bride." Collins's mother revealed after we broke away from the hug.

I looked away as Greg took steps further into the living room.

"Bride?" He asked and then chuckled. "This isn't a bride. This is a whore." 

"Watch your mouth, Greg!" Collins warned with anger laced in his tone.

"Come on Collins. Stop pretending like you don't know what I am talking about." He said and turned his gaze to me.

"That woman is my former wife and somehow she has managed to guilt-trap you into believing she is the best thing in your life." 

My head was buried in shame and more than ever I wanted out of this agreement with Collins.

"What is he talking about Collins?" Their father questioned.  

"Father. My choice has been made and I certainly hope everyone will respect that and not try and interfere." He said.

"Good luck trying to get a child from her," Greg said and laughed.

Collins' face was red hot in anger and before anyone could react, he stepped forward and grabbed Greg's cloth, giving him a punch right across the face.

They had to be separated from their father as the brawl between the both of them became intense.

"Stay the hell away from my wife!" Collins barked.

"She was my wife! I am trying to prevent you from falling into her trap but you are too blind to see it!" Greg replied angrily.

"That's enough from the both of you." Their father warned.

Collins walked forward to me and helped me back up to my feet. "Let's get out of here."

"Collins, don't you dare walk out that door!" His father warned.

"No one was here to talk down on Jasmine when everyone knew she was cheating on me. I found happiness in Valerie and she is going to be my wife!" Collins declared and walked out the door, while I trailed behind him.

We got into the car and before he turned on the ignition, Collins turned around to face me. "My apologies that you had to see that embarrassing behavior." He said.

His apology took me by surprise.

"So you are not angry about the things Greg said about me?" I asked.

Collins chuckled and pulled out a napkin from his pocket to wipe off the sweat on his face. "When Jasmine was still around, Greg had sex with her. He doesn't have the morals to talk about anyone being a whore." 

Collins's revelation left me dumbfounded.

So Greg had been cheating on me way long before I even knew it. 

Thinking about it, I slowly began to realize that Greg never even loved me in the first place. We met by chance and took things further from there.

Collins drove away from the house. I didn't know where we were heading to or what could be the next plan, but deep down I believed my time with him was slowly coming to an end even without knowing it.

We arrived at his mansion later in the night and it was the first time I would ever step foot into his place. 

  

The mansion was mind blowing and above all was the interiors which seemed to have developed a certain type of design in it. 

An astounding beauty.

"No one should be subjected to what you had to endure this morning," Collins said, after taking his place on the couch.

"Greg had always been the type of guy to be cocky and arrogant, so I am not surprised by his attitude," I replied.

We continued discussing other things and soon enough, I was beginning to get comfortable around him.

"When does this agreement end?" I asked, changing the entire fun conversation.

"The question should be do you want this relationship to end?" Collins asked with a smirk on his face.

"Collins. We both know that I am pregnant for Greg." I said to him.

"Then allow me to be the child's father. It is clear Greg isn't man enough to handle a woman. But I am sure that I can handle everything." He moved closer to me.

"When you convinced Mr. Wong with just your words to sign the contract, it was at that moment that I knew that there was something different about you." 

His words struck a chord within me.

It hurts but at the same time, I felt a spark of hope within me. 

Yes, I wanted revenge for Greg but at the same time, my feelings were stuck in between.

How is it even possible to catch feelings for a man I barely met just yesterday?

"You have always looked for a job. I can assure you that working in my company will never be something you will regret, trust me." Collins said.

"So you are going to give me the job?" I asked.

"I will give you everything that is needed. I will make you so powerful that Greg will regret ever letting you go." Collins offered.

  

The offer was too tempting to resist. Coupled with the fact that Collins wasn't bad-looking himself.

It was a win-win situation.

  

"The baby will stay under my custody when he has been born and I am sure that we can conclude somehow to show everyone that we are truly married."  

"Can I ask one question," I said to him and he gave me a nod. 

"If I accept this offer, will you be able to keep me away from Greg? We both know how possessive he can get." 

Collins hissed and shook his head. "Greg is my younger brother. He remains a kid to me. I will protect you from whatever antics he tries to bring." 

I stared at him for a moment thinking through the entire situation again.

My judgment didn't fail me after all.

I take in a deep breath. "Fine, I accept the deal." 

"Excellent. You will resume work tomorrow as Mrs. Collins." 

Mrs. Collins.

I couldn't deny the fact that I liked the sound of that name.