Hired Bride

"This is all of it." Hilda, Kelsey's mother, said softly. Kelsey and Hilda both stared at the money they had on the counter by the kitchen. They regarded the small amount of money that they had saved in case of emergency. "Maybe, I should just find another job.""No, mom, you are not getting another job. It's bad enough that you're working already, I don't want you to tire yourself out. Besides, if you get another job, who would take care of Ace and Kyle? They need you here, mom." Kelsey said as she counted the money on the counter. There was around five hundred dollars and it was just enough to pay for their ramshackle apartment."But what are we going to do? sweetheart, Kyle is getting another chemotherapy by the end of the month. I don't know if we are able to pay the fees. And what about his medicines. Then there's the groceries, and the apartment and the electricity and the-""Mom, mom, mom!" Kelsey interrupted her mother. "Relax." She said as Hilda took three deep breaths. "J

Ace regarded the two ladies in front of him and tilted his head on the side. He looked at Kelsey who was waiting for him to answer. "Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions. Cells also contain the body's hereditary material and can make copies of themselves." He said as he continued to munch on his cookie and stated all the facts without batting an eyelid. Kelsey was completely flabbergasted. She stared at her brother in awe with her jaw dropped open. She couldn't believe that Ace was blurting out facts out of nowhere. She couldn't even memorize a sentence of what he just said by only reading it once. He was absolutely a genius! "See, photographic memory." Paulina said grinning widely at Ace. She let out a chortle and waited for Kelsey's reaction. "T-tha-that is nearly i-impossi

The next day, Mason was once again sitting on his office chair and looked through the pile of résumés. He separated the files from men to women then from women to gorgeous women. When he had three résumés in his hand, he called Nina in."Nina, I want an interview with these three. They seem to be the only women I'm interested in hiring." He said bluntly as he handed the folders to Nina."Yes, sir, right away." She nodded her head and headed back to her office. Nina was a beautiful woman. She had golden hair, fierce green eyes, and slim yet sexy body. It was one of the reasons why Mason hired her as his secretary. Not only was she smokin' hot, but she was also intelligent and punctual. She worked professionally and diligently. She never complained about any of the crazy jobs that Mason asked her to do. She would always say, 'Yes, sir.' No questions, no complains!Mason stared at the screen of his desktop where the pictures of the three women were plastered on. The first one had blon

"Yo-Your what?!" She stuttered. She tried to clean her ears and rubbed her eyes. She even tried pinching herself waiting for the moment that she would be waking up on her bed. Unfortunately, she was still seated on the comfortable seat staring at the amazingly looking guy in front of her."My hire bride, Ms. Parker. You will be posing as my wife." He repeated with the same firmness on his voice.She stared crazily at him for a few seconds before harsh words exited her mouth. "Are you crazy? Me, get married, to you? Is this some kind of a sick joke?!""Look, I know it might be a little overwhelming and too much information for a day, but I need to find myself a bride and get married within the next three months." He explained."So you mean to tell me that we are getting married? In three months?!" She asked flabbergasted."Fake marriage, and that is, if you are willing to take this job. It's one in a life time chance, Miss Parker." He stated as the phrase kept ringing in her head.

Kelsey shook her head firmly and took a deep breath. When she felt like she was ready, she went inside the glass door and made her way to the booth."Good morning, Mr. King." She greeted formally with a tight smile on her face."Ahh, you're five minutes early. I'm impressed." He said nodding his head in the process. "Have a seat." He ordered as Kelsey sat on the connected booth across from him."Mr. King, I would-""First of all, if you're going to agree to this arrangement and accept my offer, I think you have to call me by my first name. It would be weird calling me so formally, is it not?" He asked with a raise eyebrow.Kelsey shot him a weirded look and shook her head. "Okay...Mason. I would like to hear your terms and see the contract, please.""Here." He said handing her a folder. "Everything is explained in there. How you would act as my wife, the story of how we met, and other relevant details. Do you need time to read the contract over?" He questioned as she started rea