Chapter 4 - Another contract

Paige arrived at Cedric's office with the men Cedric sent and after being left alone with Cedric, he threw folders of paper that landed on her feet and asked her to read through them.

Paige rolled her eyes and picked up the paper, ignoring the heated gaze of Cedric on her face, she was tempted to ask why Cedric was staring her down like she was prey but she didn't. She just picked up the papers and skimmed through them.

She looked up at Cedric in disgust, 

The paper folder was a contract, a very ridiculous contract and Paige was not having it. 

"I'm not interested in this contract offer!" She declared and left the office, which took Cedric by surprise once again.

Why was she being so difficult, he thought?  Cedric was aware of Paige's job hunting, he had tried sabotaging every interview she had been to and made sure she didn't end up getting the job. 

Even though Cedric had no idea why Paige was so in need of money, he knew she needed money desperately, he had made one of his boys look into the reason why Paige needed money so, but he had yet to receive feedback. Cedric was curious about it so much because it was suspicious to him, after the amount of money he paid for the compensation, Paige shouldn't be needing money again, but here she is job hunting from one office to another.

Anyway, Cedric was going to make Paige agree with the contract, he just needed to play his cards well. So many things will fall into place if Paige accepts the contracts,  especially with his grandmother's birthday coming up, Cedric couldn't afford to offend the grandmother on her birthday. 

"Is there anyone there?" Cedric called out, and one of his security men came running in, 

"You called, Sir," The man spoke,

"Yes, make sure you have someone follow her at all times, and let me know when she returns from her next interview, that will be her last." 

"As you wish, Sir," The man responded,

"Go!" 

The man bowed and left the office. 

Paige didn't feel bad for rejecting the contract, it was a very ridiculous offer and she found it downright annoying that Cedric would even think of making such an offer to her, he was really out to make her life hell and he just makes it more obvious every day.

Anyway, Paige was free from him now and didn't have any intentions of going back to him again. 

The most important for her had been to pay for the surgery bills of her mother, and thankfully that had been settled, she wasn't desperate anymore. 

The subsequent hospital bills that were coming up were bills she could afford if she finds a job, and she had enough time to find a job, so Paige was determined to find a job instead of signing away her life again to a contract that could ruin her life. 

 

She had one last interview for the week and it was over until the next week, she would spend the rest of the week in the hospital with her mother.

She hoped for the best.

She failed again.

Paige was sad, she had attended interviews in different companies, and all of them had borne the same fruit of failure, more than ten interviews, and none of them favored her. 

She was downcasted as she left the company building just to find Cedric waiting for her outside the company building, 

Was he stalking her, she thought?

"Another failure?" Cedric sneered, his tone was cold and his face was expressionless,

"What do you want, Cedric?" Paige asked,

"To convince you to accept my offer, I know you need the money and I also know all of the interviews you went to have been a flop, " Cedric shrugged, "You should consider my offer, the payment is more than the salary all these companies would offer anyways."

Paige eyed Cedric suspiciously, there was something else in his eyes, Paige had thought that Cedric made her that offer just to humiliate her, but looking into his eyes right now, she saw something else, his eyes held some kind of uncertainty. 

What was he uncertain about? Paige was curious,

"Why are you doing this,  Cedric? You wanted this divorce for so long, don't you want to be with Marlynn again? Why are you doing this to me?" Paige questioned, 

"It's because of Grandma Tonia, she loves you, Paige, she asks for you every single day and I have no choice," Cedric admitted, "I promised her that you will be there for her birthday, so I have to convince you to agree to my offer, I don't have much time, Paige." 

"You could take Marlynn with you, I'm no longer part of your family, we are divorced. There is no need to lie to her," Paige said, 

Cedric shook his head, "No, you don't understand Paige, she only accepts you as her granddaughter-in-law, and she wants to see us together for her birthday and family get together, can you just put up this font for me and grandmother," 

"You are a heartless jerk, Cedric!" Paige swore, "Why did I end up entangling my life with a jerk like you?"

Paige thought hard about the situation she was in, Grandma Tonia had been the only member of Cedric's family that had been nice to her, she was the only one who had been nice to her and Paige would feel so bad if she made the woman sad when she could have helped it. 

But then, something clicked in her brain as she thought deeper, her failed interviews…Cedric!

"Cedric, answer me a question before I give you a final response, please tell me the truth, did you have anything to do with the consistent failure at my interviews?"

"Hmmm," Cedric hummed in agreement. 

Paige closed her eyes to calm herself down because she felt so angry, she wanted to strangle him. Maybe she should move away from the city, but what about her mother, maybe she could get into the hospital to write a transfer document for her mother…?"

Unfortunately, Cedric saw through her thought, grinning evilly, he confronted her..."Don't even think about it, Paige, I can find you wherever…"

"What are you talking about?" Paige feigned ignorance and confusion, 

"I know exactly what is going through your mind, don't even think about it, I'll find you wherever you go," Cedric spoke up, "You cannot escape from me, I'll hunt the whole earth to find you if you think I'm joking, try leaving this town," Cedric added quietly, his hoarse voice penetrating Paige's senses and sending shivers through her body. 

Paige knew Cedric meant everyone he said, he wasn't the type to make empty promises, he had the connection and the ability to find anyone any way he wanted to. He was a dangerous man and had been trained from childhood for situations like this, his domineering and cold expression didn't falter even when he was on the negotiating side. 

Maybe, I should just accept the offer, there was nothing she would lose, maybe a little bit of her sanity but it wasn't a bad offer and maybe she could ask for more things and she could also make some adjustments to the contract since Cedric looked desperate.

"I really have no other choice, do I?" Paige inquired, Cedroc nodded, "Then before I agree, do I have the right to readjust the contract to be more favorable for me?"

"Yes, you can do that." 

"Okay!" Paige agreed,

"Okay? What do you mean?"

"I mean Okay! I agree with your offer, I'll be at your place later to check out the contract," Paige said,