CHAPTER 5_ Deal

~Arya~

It's been months since I had a deep and relaxing bath like this one. I completely submerged myself into the bathtub, every tense nerve in my body relaxed as the warm water soaked my skin.

“Ahh, that's more like it..”

Back at the prison, there wasn't a choice for a warm bath, the water was always freezing cold and you get barely enough time to wash up properly.

In the bathtub, I kept on thinking about Karl's offer, it wasn't a really bad deal but i still couldn't help but wonder why he wanted to marry me, I wasn't anything special.

I'm very certain that a lot of rich heiress were desperately trying to get his attention. He could easily marry one of them but he chose me. This wasn't a tough decision to make.

Who doesn't want to be a billionaire's wife?

After my long bath, I wore a robe and returned to my bedroom where I had kept my phone, I was very sure that he must be waiting for a response. I hesitated before I dialed his number. My heart thumped wildly as i stared at the screen.

He picked up at the third ring, the other end was silent for a while and so was I. Only our breath did the talking until he cleared his throat.

“Arya, are you okay?” His worrisome voice came through which pulled me out of my thoughts.

“Uh.. yeah, I'm alright thanks to you.. actually I'm calling because I have something to say..” I could hear my tense voice and I'm not sure it didn't miss his ears either.

“You've made your decision..” I heard him speak calmly.

“Yes, I already did. And I think it's a fair chance, I'll marry you..”

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When I gave my answer last night, I didn't think that I'd be getting married to him sooner. His large arm pulled me closer for an embrace as we smiled for the camera.

“I kept a part of my deal, now tell me where Alicia and Simon are hiding at..” I mumbled through clenched teeth, the camera clicked once more capturing our pose.

“Are you that eager to see your ex fiance? Our marriage procedure is still on..” he whispered back. His hands settled on my waist and without warning, he pulled me in. Our chests collided softly. “And I'm also looking forward to our wedding night..”

A cold chill ran down my spine, I spared him a glance but he didn't meet my gaze. I bit on my lower lips in embarrassment. I really didn't prepare myself for our wedding night.

After we were done registering our marriage, we were given the marriage certificate. It's official, I'm now the wife of a wealthy man.

The journey back home was long and silent, I didn't have the intention of breaking the silence, I wasn't so sure if he truly meant what he said about our wedding night. He looked too responsible to demand intimacy with a woman he barely knew.

“I'll be staying with you for two days and after that, we'll both go visit my family. I want to introduce my new wife to my family..”

Maybe it was just me overthinking this but it seems to me like he's happy about this marriage.

“How pleased will they be once they find out that you got married to an ex-convict?” I threw my question at him. He didn't speak for a while and I took silence as my response.

“Your slate has been wiped clean, you're not an ex-convict..” he finally spoke.

I shot my brows up in surprise, my slates were clean? Who exactly was this man that held so much authority and power?

“My wedding made the headlines last year, everyone knows me. The bloody bride, as some may call me..” I continued.

A lot of media attention was drawn to the incident that happened a year ago, what should have been my happiest day on earth turned out to be my worst nightmare.

“People will know you as Mrs Adams from now on, the wife of Karl Adams and the real madam of the Adam's family, your name holds so much power. With time, you'll find out..”

I pursed my lips unable to utter a single word, what angel did I help in my previous life to be able to get so lucky? Just a few days ago, I was locked up without any way to escape, I've given up hope of ever coming out until my sentence is over.

But here I am, the wife of a wealthy man. I'm gonna rain down blood on those who contributed to my misery. I'll make them regret ever choosing to betray me the way that they did.

The countdown to their doom has just begun.