CARMEN"It is really important to me and I have to appear there this year. I can't let this chance pass me by. That is where you come in. I need you to pose as my wife so that I can get it. I don't want to deal with the hassle of getting married. Truthfully, marriage isn't for me at all. Just do a good job and you'll walk away with a guaranteed one million dollars and if you do a good job, I might just give you other benefits" Andres told me. I wanted to ask him what he wants to be on the list for. I mean, he doesn't need some yearly list that's published as a sign of his wealth right? I mean, he's really rich and I am sure that he knows. He doesn't look like someone who's that vain...I have a lot of other questions that's on my mind but the look on his face told me that he won't be entertaining any more topics on the reason why he needs a wife. I decided to just drop it there. Since he's not doing anything illegal or going to use me for illegal purposes, then I don't think that I
CARMEN"Wow!" I gasped. We haven't entered the boutique yet but I could already tell that I won't even be able to afford a handkerchief from this place. I turned to Andres. "What are we doing here?""What do you think we are here for? Of course, it's to shop for clothes for you! We need to change your entire outlook but we'll be doing that lately. I think that I'll get a personal stylist for you but for now, I think that we should get a few stuff and give the media something to talk about don't you think?" He asked and winked at me. He turned and gestured to a car packed a few feet away from us. It seems that the reporters and paparazzi who were at the restaurant with us had followed us here too. So is he doing this to give them a show? To announce that he's going to get married to me? "Don't look like that Carmen. We need to change the clothes that you are wearing for now" he told me. I looked down at the clothes that I wore and I could not help but feel extra poor today. "Hey
CARMENI looked over at the woman who had snatched the earring from me. I didn't want to cause a scene but I didn't appreciate the way she was looking at me as if I am some kind of dirt beneath her feet. It annoyed me to no end. "Excuse me Miss, but I am the one who got that first. You are being rude right now!" I said to her. I don't go looking around for trouble but that doesn't mean that I'll let someone look down on me and bully me. She looked at me and scoffed. "And who do you think you are to stop me from getting it? So what if you have it first? I said that I want it and I am going to get it. There's nothing that you can do about it. Besides, look at the way you are dressed. You clearly won't be able to afford anything in this boutique! Stop making a fool of yourself and just get lost!" She said to me. I had never been so insulted in my life. I've had a lot of people look down on me, especially in art school because of my background, but this is the first time that someone
CARMEN "Andres! What are you doing here? Do you know her?" Nadia said as she looked at me. I waited for Andres's reaction. Where does he know this woman from? She said that she's a senator's daughter so I guess that he knows her from their circle right? I was waiting for Andres to acknowledge her but he just glanced at her and looked away from her as if he could not be bothered with her at all. I had to admit, after the way she treated me, I felt happy to see Andres ignore her. "I said who wants to throw my girlfriend out?! Who'd dare to do that? It seems that your manager is tired of working and wants to retire at an early age?" Andres asked the salesperson. She was already shaking in fear immediately she saw Andres. Something told me that Andres wasn't just threatening her. He'd close down this place. "Mr. Blackwood, I am sorry.....I have no idea that she's your...." The salesperson immediately started to apologize but Nadia interrupted her. "What do you mean Andres? Ar
ANDRES"You'll beg? And what do you think that you begging is going to solve? You've insulted my girlfriend publicly and even told her that you're going to kick her out of this place just to please some body else. If this gets out, people are just going to look down on me. Do you think that I, Andres Blackwood can stand to be looked down on by others?" I asked her. I was doing this as a statement, letting everyone know that I care about Carmen a lot. This will make our relationship a lot more real. There was also another reason.... however, I don't want to think about that for now. "I am so sorry....I had no idea who she is....I am really sorry....I know I have a bad attitude but I am going to fix it. I will be nice to every customer from now on. I won't ignore anyone who comes here so please just forgive me this one last time " she continued to beg me. But I did not feel sorry for her. I know for a fact she won't have said all of these things if she wasn't in trouble right now. T
CARMEN"None of them are good people anyway so you should not feel guilty about getting a bit of benefits from them. It's not as if they are saints " Chloe told me. "I know that she's just saying this because she wants to look out for me but I really don't know if I'd be able to take advantage of someone the way she said. I think that I just don't have it in me to do something like that. "What did you say you were doing in that boutique anyway. I know that place and the way they treated you isn't really suspicious at all. All of them have always been like that. They look down on customers who they think is not up to their standards and they think they can get away with it. I think they target the very rich in the society so they don't have to be polite to people whom they consider poor" Chloe said. I bit my lips. "He bought me some clothes. He said that he didn't want be embarrasing him if we had to appear out together. Take a look at today. I was humiliated and it reflected on him
ANDRES"So are you satisfied now? The social media is in uproar because of you and everyone is calling Carmen a Cinderella. Is this the effect that you wanted?" Derek asked me .I nodded my head. This is what I want. It's going to seem suspicious if I just get married to her without any news at all. I need to build up a romance with her. "Yes. This is what I want. Just think about it. The council will be suspicious if I show up with a wife out of nowhere. They are not stupid. Someone will definitely point it out and they will find a way to kick me out of the competition. I can't let that happen. So this is the only thing that I can do. I have to let the public get to know her," I said to Derek. "That's actually quite smart..so what are you going to do from now on?" Derek asked me. "I am going to propose to her of course. Besides, my marriage with her is going to help the company with a lot of public relations. Although this is an old tale, many people actually do like the story of
ANDRES"A lot of women are in love with me. Should I love all of them just because they love me? If you're delusional, go and be delusional at your own home! Don't come crying to me!" I yelled at her. This is the reason why I chose Carmen to play my wife for one year. I know for a fact that she won't be kicking up a fuss and that she will never expect anything more from me. It is clear what I want from her and she won't go overboard and ask for more. But for women like Jenna and Nadia......they are all the same no matter who they are. Jenna is a celebrity and Nadia is a popular socialite. All of them want to be with me not because they care about me but because of the fame that they are going to get from it. I am already tired of this."Audre! How can you say this? You know that I am different from all of those other women. All those women just wanted to be with you because they want your money! I am not like that! I love you! I do love you! Don't compare me to them!" She said to m