Chapter 6

Vienna turned and turned in bed until almost two in the morning. She had just promised her sister to take care of everything without having any means of doing so.

Her mind went back to her meeting with Kellie. Every one of her needs would be met, and her dad might be freed from prison if she asked for it.

It was a very tempting offer for her, and also, she would be able to get money to help Nisan for all his help over the past three years.

She thought and turned again.

Vienna weighed the thoughts of a fake marriage in her heart, with someone she so much despised, and sighed heavily.

"Vienna, can you please stop turning around every second? The bed is small enough as it is," Vanessa complained sleepily.

"I'm sorry; go back to sleep," she said and closed her eyes to force herself to sleep.

In the morning, Vienna decided to inform them of Alan's proposal and her meeting with Kellie.

"He wants you to be his fiancée because of his condition? No, don't," Vanessa rejected, her face twisted with disgust.

"Nisan, what do you say?" Vienna turned to him. Nisan was silent for another five seconds before answering her.

"I don't know what to say, but I'm sure he has a reason for asking," he said. He only met Vienna after she left Alan and came to the countryside.

"Then I will have to go to the last resort, Dad," she thought and went to meet her father at the prison. She was given five minutes to speak.

"Vienna, how is your mother and sister?" her father asked. Vienna explained everything going on with them to him immediately.

"How is she right now? Have you gone to meet my sister? I'm sure she will help," he said anxiously and went into a fit of coughs.

"Dad, are you alright? Are they maltreating you in here?" Miner did not want his daughter to know how much he was actually suffering in the prison, so he just smiled and lied that it was fine.

"Aunt refuses to help at all. She doesn't even want to see us," she answered after being reassured by her father that he was okay.

"Then there is only one thing—go meet Grandfather Clinton. I'm sure he will help," he suggested.

Vienna gave a wry smile and left, disappointed.

She received a call from the hospital on her way and rushed there thinking it was because of her mother, but getting there, she saw that it was Vanessa.

She had gotten into an accident while trying to give fliers to people on the road. Luckily, it was a minor injury.

After checking up on her to see that she was okay, she went to meet the doctor to ask about her mother's condition.

"I told you that as the days go by, the rate of success for her surgery will also reduce gradually, but I haven't heard anything from you since you brought her here. When are you going to bring the money so we can start? You also need to pay for her hospital bed and other things; the bills are seriously piling up," the doctor said, annoyed with her.

"I am very sorry; I will get the money very soon," she said, more like trying to convince herself.

She walked away from the doctor and sat down, then she unconsciously dialed Kellie's number.

She placed the phone on her ear and waited for her to answer it.

"Hello," she heard her say. Vienna cleared her throat before responding.

"Hello, this is Vienna Miner. I'm calling you about the offer you made the other day; is it still valid?" she asked with a mixed mind.

"Yes, do you agree?"

"I agree with whatever it is, but first, can I get the money needed for my mom's surgery and for my sister?"

"Sure, you can. I will take care of that immediately," Kellie replied and cut the call.

"Sir, Miss Vienna just called; she agrees and wants the money for her mother and sister right away," she told Alan, who was sitting with his back facing her.

"Give it to her," he simply said and Kellie went away to get it done.

After a few minutes, Vienna received an alert on her phone. She was surprised by how fast it was, and she quickly went to the hospital cashier's office and paid for her mother's surgery, including all her bills, along with Vanessa's.

Then she headed to the doctor's office to discuss more, and her mother's surgery was scheduled for the next day. Then she went back home with Vanessa.

"Where did you get the money to take care of my hospital bills? Did you take money from the little we were able to gather?" Vanessa asked somberly.

"No, you don't need to worry about it. And also, I will take care of your school bills very soon, so you better start reading for your final exams and also quit every part-time job you have and just concentrate on your studies," she replied instead and rested her head on the arm of the chair.

"What are you saying? Where did you get the money from?" she asked.

"Let me guess, Alan?"

Vanessa answered her own question, and when she still received a silent answer, she knew that she had guessed right.

"You really collected money from him? But..."

"Trust me on this, okay? I know what I am doing. And besides, it's not marriage with him, just to pretend to want to marry him for a short period of three months."

"But what if something goes wrong?" Vanessa said worriedly.

"Look, Vanessa, nothing will go wrong."

"But are you sure you don't have feelings for him anymore?" Vanessa asked with a sigh.

"What are you saying? Of course not, not after what he did," Vienna answered sharply.

If anything, she will take this opportunity to repay him back in his own coin and ride on his misery.

"Remember back then when you came home crying that you would break off your engagement, but it took a message from him for you to forget about what he did."

"Then I was young and infatuated with him. But now it's different," Vienna asserted.

"Okay, fine. Then what about Nisan?"

"I will tell him myself," Vienna said.

"Just be careful," Vanessa told her before going inside to rest.

Then Vienna received a message from Kellie to meet.

She got up immediately to go meet her and arrived at the same café in a short while. She met Kellie already waiting.

"Mrs. Kellie," she greeted.

"It's Miss, I'm not married yet," she replied.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she quickly apologized.

"No offense taken. Here is the contract, please read and sign," she told her, and brought a pen for her.

Vienna took it and signed immediately without reading. Even if there was anything unsatisfying, she had already taken the money and spent it.

Kellie took the document from her and read out the condition in it.

"First, you must never reveal to anyone about my meeting with you or the contract. Your family will be allowed to stay in one of Mr. Alan's houses for the period of three months while you stay together with him," she said and Vienna nodded.

"You will need to act like his fiancée on different occasions and especially in front of the whole family and ensure you push off the wedding until after three months," she finished.

"Understood."