*BENNETT*"Mr. Bennett, I'm sorry. Mr Da Silva is out of the office, perhaps you might consider coming back another time."This is the fourth time this week, and of course I know it's just an excuse for Mr Da Silva to avoid me. I had practically dreamt of working with him for years and finally,the opportunity presented itself but it turns out that the man was old school.His condition to partner with me was only if I was married.He believes he can only trust the judgement of men who are married because that was what stability meant to him. That was absurd. I thought he was just bluffing.But he told me with his actions that he was serious...So I have to do it now..."No problem, I'm not here to talk to Mr Da Silva about work. I just wanted to tell him that I'm getting married soon. Please pass it on." After I finished, his assistant was obviously a bit shocked; after all, the news was indeed my impromptu decision.Getting married would not have been a problem for me because I alread
"Okay, go to his room now." There was no more time to backtrack, and I was asked to move into the strange husband's room immediately.I was in awe as we rode into the big gates of the mansion.I couldn’t stop looking out the window. I followed Madam Valentina into the house.Another maid which I had become friends with,Skylar had come with us. “Follow me,I will show you to your room.”Skylar said to me.Wordlessly,I followed her up the white stairs and through two hallways before we came to a big door.She pushed the door opened and I gasped.The room was so massive.“This is Master Bennett’s room but I was told you are to sleep there.”Skylar pointed at a chaise lounge.I pouted. I had been eyeing the huge bed. Since the man rarely wanted me to be around him,why couldn’t he just give me another room to sleep in?But I know I'm not qualified to ask. “Skylar, Could you please tell Madam Valentina that I need to go home and get some of my stuff.”Skylar nodded.”Sure.” I could see she
*BENNETT*I was about to start eating when my phone started ringing.I smiled seeing it was a call from Charlotte. “And my fiancé got married today.Should I congratulate him?”She began,sarcastically. “Oh come on,babe.We already went over this.” “Is she someone I should be worried about?” “We trust each other,Charlotte.That’s all that matters.You do not need to worry about anything.”“Put it on speaker,I want to talk to her.”Grandma said,excitedly. As I did just that,Mason let out. “It’s been months,Charlotte.I miss you.”“Awwn.I miss you too.Tell me about the girl,is she beautiful?”I shut my eyes,briefly.Again with this.“She is not and I will make sure she stays ugly.”Grandma replied.Yeah,my grandma has always been like this.She talks down and look down on people from low society. “Has she eaten?”I asked my grandmother who shook her head.I blinked,incredulously.”She’s not completely a slave in here.If we do not treat her right,how do we expect her to cooperate in front of
*MALIYAH*"No, no, no! I can't..." It's not in the contract! It's not what I expected!I kept struggling to get him away from me, but he wouldn't let me go. I just climbed off the bed and he held my ankles and wouldn't let go no matter how much I kicked him.He grabbed my hand and pressed me against his body. His erection prodded my buttocks.“Can you feel it? Feel how nice I can make you feel.”He growled. I don't want to feel this, I just agreed to be his temporary fake wife, I'm not a whore!“Let me go!”I thundered,struggling with him.“I can already feel how sweet you will be.”With that,he pushed me to the floor,slamming my head against it.“Argh.”I groaned,holding my head.That hurt so bad.“Please…please…”I tried to sit up.“No need to beg for it,baby.”He unbuttoned and unzipped his pants.He pushed me back down onto the floor and lifted my hands above my head,holding them firmly in place.As he began to kiss my neck,I gathered all the strength left in me and kneed him in the gro
*BENNETT*There were still tears that had not dried in her eyes, that set her off even more innocent and pitiful. Just like a simple little dove, one cannot help but want to protect and comfort her.Was this what unattractive meant to my grandma?I couldn't resist touching her face, but she quickly avoided my hand, still trembling continuously.“Please…please don’t take me to him.I don’t want that…I…won’t tell anyone he tried to do that to me.Please,just don’t take me to him.”She cried.Him? Who was she talking about? What did that man do to her?"Who..." I was just about to ask for clarification when I noticed her messy clothes, and she wasn't even wearing shoes. And with the hostile look in her eyes, I was almost sure of it. Someone was trying to bully her!I clenched my fists and kept filtering through my mind for possible people. I don't know why I'm so angry, maybe it's a man's nature, even if it's a fake wife, she can't be treated casually!"You get up first, I will investigate,
*MALIYAH*He completely ignored my surprise, dressed and headed out the door, and ordered the maid.“Esme, get her breakfast now.”With that,Bennett walked out of the bedroom.I stared at Esme,the middle-aged woman.“Good morning.”I greeted with a smile but she didn’t smile back.Instead,the look on her face hardened.“What will you like to eat,ma’am?”She asked,with a straight face.“You don’t have to call me ma’am.Maliyah’s fine.And I’m not a picky eater.You can serve me anything.”“Okay.”Bennett walked into the bedroom again,now clad in a suit.Oh boy.This man is hot.Too hot for my eyes.He handed me a picture.”Is that him?”I stared at it and dread filled me to recall the previous day.I slowly nodded.“That’s my cousin.I apologize again for yesterday.” He has apologized countless times, but it really has nothing to do with him."You'll be staying in this room from now on." He gave me this guest room to stay in, perhaps as a gift of apology.I nodded and smiled at him,gratefully.
Caleb walked into his son’s office to meet him looking gloomy.He eyed Mason,tentatively.Caleb Graham was one of the board members in Imperial Group,he was Bennett’s uncle and Mason’s father.It had never sat well with him when his elder brother took control over Imperial Group and when Bennett’s father died,he saw it as an opportunity to take back the group but then his mother,Madam Valentina kicked against it and instead made Bennett the CEO.“You still haven’t given me any feedback.”He began staring at Mason.Mason glanced at him and announced.”Well,the feedback is that I got kicked out of his house.I can’t believe he had my things sent to the company.”“What did you do?”Caleb scowled.Mason sighed.”I...I only tried to…”“That’s not even important.I warned you to follow his rules and do everything he wants.Then again,you spent months in his place,you must’ve discovered something.Any weakness of his?”Mason shook his head.”He has none.”Caleb scoffed.”What do you mean he has none?Ev
*MALIYAH*Kiss?Kiss him?That felt overly intimate to me.Bennett stuffed his hands into his pocket.“Do we really have to?”“Yes sir,this has to be seen as a happy and romantic union,right?”Running a hand through his hair,he turned to face me.I stared back at him wondering what to say or do.“Acting.We’re just acting.Consider this as part of the act.”He said,coolly.I’m not sure if he’s trying to convince me or himself.The camera men started moving around again,taking different shots from different angles.As he moved his head closer to mine,I felt a wave of heat hitting upon my cheeks.This was my first kiss.I can’t believe I’m getting kissed for the first time like this.And I’m supposed to consider my first kiss an act?!He wrapped his arms around me again.Boy,he is really good at this.He was staring at me so intensely that one might think we had some passion between us.His lips were almost touching mine now,his gaze seemed to fall on my lips as he looked down.My lips tre