Married to pay the debt

"Sorry for the wait, I had no idea it would take this long," I said as I took a seat at Mr. Ackerman's table. "No problem," he replied as he placed his near-empty glass on the table."What did you want to chat about? It's the weekend, and there are a lot of customers so can we make this quick?""I'm not one to beat around the bush too. Let's get married.""Wait, what?""You need money to get out of debt, correct? If you marry me, I'll help you do just that.""I don't get it. Wh-Why are you asking me to marry you?""My company is in bankruptcy and I need the family property to get back on top, but my grandfather set up this stupid will that won't allow me access unless I'm married. Everyone that I interviewed was more interested in my company and property than the money I offered them.""Okay but what made you choose me?""For the past week, I've been watching you. Even when your customers were wasted and offering money, you stayed honest. That's what made me think that you'll be more

Lucinda's p.o.v;"Why are you quitting your job?" Mrs Smith, who's the manager at the nightclub I'm working in, asked me.'How can I tell her I should quit my work at the bar because it was mentioned in the contract I made with Mr Ackerman?'"It's just a little change of career," I answered calmly. My manager didn't look convinced, but then again, she never did. She was like an old lady who believed that everyone had their own story to tell. "I'm just getting away for a while.""I see," Mrs Smith said with a sigh, her eyes twinkling. "When will you be coming back?", she asked me, and before I could even answer. Since I couldn't tell her about Mr Ackerman, I said, "Soon. I promise.""Well if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me," Mrs Smith said earnestly before walking out of the room.I watched her leave, my lips slightly curled up in a smile as she left. Her smile was contagious. It warmed my heart a bit when my manager smiled like that because it reminded me how lucky I w

Lucinda's POVWhen the clock striked eleven, Mrs Smith and I closed the club. Mrs Smith thanked me for helping her and left. While I was cleaning the glasses, I got a call. I looked at the name on the display and ignored it. It rang for some time and stopped at some point. After cleaning, I turned off the lights and walked into the room behind the manager's room. This is where I stay whenever I run out of money to pay the rent. I set the bed and tried to go to sleep. My phone rang again. Doesn't he know when to stop? I answered it, he said, "I'm waiting for you at Fifth Main Street." And he hung up. What does he want now? I put on a coat and headed to the street, he told me. When I arrived, I saw Mr Ackerman waiting near his car. I walked to him and asked, "What did you call me here for?" "I went to your house. You weren't there. When I asked around, they said that you vacated.""I paid the rent money to shadow so the landlord asked me to move out.""Where are you going to stay the

Lucinda's POV;I knocked on the door and waited for Mr Ackerman's permission to enter. When I heard a "Come in" from inside I pushed it open, stepped into the large room, and closed the door behind me. He hadn't looked up from his laptop when I had entered, so I took that as my cue to start talking. "Mr Ackerman," I said. When he didn't reply, I continued, "You called for me?" When he finally did look up at me, his eyebrows were raised in surprise. "Yes, come sit down,'' He set aside his laptop and said, "My grandfather is very hard to convince." As I took the seat across from him he added, "So we should tell him a story which will convince him.Listen to me, stop me if something seems off." I raised my eyebrows in question. After an uncomfortable silence, he elaborated, "We met because your brother is one of my clients and while having a company dinner with him, I met you accidentally.""Mr Ackerman, I don't have a brother. And, I don't understand what you're talking about.""We ca

Tyler Ackerman's POV;When the office hours ended for the day, I got ready to leave but when I saw Lucy sleeping on her desk, I stopped in my tracks. I wanted to go wake her up but seeing how she looked so comfortable, I decided not to do that. I grabbed my phone and took a picture of her face while looking at her peacefully asleep. I shouldn't have let Daniel into my cabin while you were here, I didn't think he'd flirt with you. How dare he flirt with you? but I was too busy getting annoyed. I'm not going to let him get closer to you if he'll just try to hit you again. I sighed and looked at the cute face in front of me. How could anyone resist this beautiful face? I shook my head trying to clear my thoughts. no need to get jealous over something that doesn't exist yet. I carried her in my arms and brought her to my car. I placed her inside and buckled her seatbelt then started the car. She was sleeping very well like that. I started driving home hoping that she wouldn't wake u