Chapter Five: TRAPPED IN THE CONTRACT

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"So what if I'm here?" She thought.

She couldn't bring herself to understand a thing he'd just said. "Look, what matters now is that I'm here to resume my duty as stated in the contract." She spat and Richard seemed to like that.

"That's the spirit girl. Now follow me so I can show you your office." He spat and she gazed at him like he was stupid and walked behind him.

Alex watched as she left and couldn't help but chuckle.

Was he hallucinating? He thought even though he knew that what he had just said was right.

"I will figure this out." He muttered.

"Did you say something, sir?" Julia was confused as she looked up at him.

"I didn't say shit. You can leave." He replied and she bowed and walked away, fuming. The shit she had planned to stir couldn't even get close to the roof.

Emily got into her new office and nodded in approval. At least he didn't treat her like shit. She thought with her fingers crossed as she sat on her chair, feeling the seat. "So I won't be paid for this new job? How long will this shit last?" She couldn't help but ask.

Richard was still stuck studying her. He couldn't tell what was going through her head, or else she speaks up. "Well, it's a contract, and the damn money I gave you is the price."

"Hadn't I given all that to the hospital?" She retorted.

"Yeah, you threw it all." He spat.

"I spent it on my mother. I needed to." She said.

"And it became a waste. If there's one thing you need to know, it's the fact that I always get what I want. Nothing stops me. Well, all that is over now. She's dead! I knew that would happen anyway." He muttered as though he lacked a heart.

Those words dipped into Emily's skin, she couldn't help but frown.

"What the fuck is he saying?" She thought. He was weird as hell.

"I hate it here. When will the fucking contract expire?" She asked.

"Maybe the day I drop dead." He spat in cruelty.

Emily's heart almost stopped beating.

The day what?

She got up, feeling fed up. "I'm done. I don't care what happens but there's no way I'm watching myself waste my precious life."

"Your mother is dead remember."

"Don't speak about my mother." She was on the verge of losing it as she got up and walked towards the door, about to leave the company. There was no way she was willing to put up with this. The moment she got to the door, two hefty guards appeared, blocking her path. Tears threatened to spill at the sight.

"Would it interest you to lose your father too?" Richard threatened and her heart almost dropped as she turned to face him, her eyes misty.

"You're a demon! I can't believe I sold myself to you. You're beyond evil, Satan himself." She cried and he walked towards her with a grin.

"Exactly. How do you think I managed to get everything I crave?" He spat in laughter and suddenly turned cold, the smile disappearing like it was never there. "Now get to work." He ordered and strode out of the office.

"What?" She couldn't believe her eyes as she watched him leave, leaving behind the guards who seemed ready to throw her back into the office the moment she attempts to leave. "Gosh, how long?" She whispered and then turned to stare at the table.

She turned back to the door and shut it, slamming the door on the guards' faces as she then went back to her seat and studied the pile of files on her desk. It was as though they had been skipping files just for her presence.

She picked up the first one and opened it. She rolled her eyes. She's always hated the thought of company businesses but now she has to put up with this. It took her hours to go through just two files and by the time it was lunch, she threw the files on the table and placed her head on the table, feeling exhausted.

Then there came a knock on the door forcing her to lift her head. "Who are you? Come in!" She had to say and when she saw the person coming in, she rolled her eyes.

"This bitch!" She spat in her head.

"Hello, Assistant Emily, sorry to bother you, but your attention is needed," Julia said to her acting all nice but fake

Emily had the urge to rush her up and give her the beating of her life, but she couldn't bring herself to cause chaos on the first day of work, so she stared daggers at Julia until Julia turned and walked out, fearing disappearance.

Sluggishly, she got up and then made her way into Richard's office with Julia's direction. "How's the day going?" He asked as she walked in. Julia excused herself and left

"It's pathetic. There's nothing cool about being here. I thought being your contract wife would be enough for you, but clearly, nothing satisfies you," she spat.

"Well if you don't try, how will you have the chance to know if I can actually get satisfied?" He shot back and signaled that she sit, but she wasn't in the mood. "And yes, you have the opportunity to be a wife now so come on..." He said spreading his arms. "Please me."

She scoffed, causing him to put down his arms.

"I should have known you're also shameless." She said and went to sit.

She looked around the office and couldn't help but sigh in relief. At least she didn't have to walk into another explicit scene. "Here, join me for lunch." He offered the moment a chef showed up minutes later and filled the table with food. She then watched as he winked at her before she left.

Rolling her eyes, she decided to start eating. It was better than watching a pervert do his thing.