C5 Contract Marriage??!!

Jake's POV

"Jake no! We've come too far for you to do this " Malory , my soon to be ex girlfriend half yelled.

"It's over , get that into your dumb skull " I snapped , placing emphasis on *over*.

"No Jake! You can't just dump me anytime you want"

"This is me dumping you ,the earlier you get over it , the better"

" Jake , I still love you , please don't do this to us " she pleaded

I picked up the telephone totally ignoring her pleas.

" Sir " The person at the other end said.

"I have an intruder in my office, come get her out " I said and hung up .

"Please Jake " She pleaded

I ignored her and focused on my laptop.

Few seconds later ,the door opened and two men in uniforms came in.

"Take her out " I simply said.

"Yes boss"

They walked to Malory and began to drag her out.

"You would regret this Jake , you would regret leaving me ! I swear you would " she yelled as she struggled to free herself from the securities hold.

"Get your hands off me " She snapped and stormed out.

I smirked immediately the security slammed the door shut

One trash taken out! Boom!

Malory is the first girlfriend I had for three years straight, and then I found out what? She was cheating on me! After all I had done for her ,she had to repay me by sleeping with some random guy.

I heard a knock on the door and I looked up.

"Come in "

The door opened and Daniel , my personal assistant walked in .

"Sir , someone wants to speak with you "

"Who ? Speak to the person , I'm busy now " I replied with slight annoyance.

"It's Michael West sir and he refuses to speak to me , he says he really needs to talk with you personally " Daniel explained.

After thinking it through I decided to take the call.

"Okay "

He handed the phone to me and walked out immediately.

"Hello "

" I would like to talk to you about my debt"

"Your deadline is the day after tomorrow , are you ready to pay now?"

" Actually, I do not have that money now so I thought you'll take something else" he replied.

I arched my brows.

What does he mean by something else?

"Then as what? Our agreement was money or you go to jail"

"I was thinking if you could accept something different "

"Go straight to the point Mister , you're pissing me off " I snapped.

"If you could accept my daughter instead " he said, rather whispered.

I chuckled.

" Wow"

" Why would you think I'll accept your daughter?" I asked .

I mean , why would a father easily want to give out his daughter as a payment for his debt. Probably she's his step daughter or something.

"She's pretty ,and is turning twenty soon " he added.

"So what point exactly, are you trying to prove? " I asked slightly annoyed.

Does he think I'm some person who'll jump at such offer immediately.

"Maybe you could take her instead or marry her or do anything with her instead of money " he asked in a low tone.

"Like an arranged marriage, huh " I asked , playing with my pen.

"Anything you want " he replied.

"If I'm interested I'll be at your house early tomorrow with the contract papers " I replied

"Thank you so much " he said.

"Keep your appreciation, we see tomorrow if we see " I said and hung up immediately.

I placed my phone on the table thinking about the offer.

Maybe she'll be a good replacement for Malory, it wouldn't hurt right? Besides it's just for some time , good idea.

I picked up my phone and called Daniel.

"My office right away".

Ella's POV

I woke up after sleeping for as long as I could .

Gosh! Sleep is good , too bad it's underated .

I got off the bed and headed to the bathroom to wash my face .

I felt a little uneasy , like something was about to happen.

I wanted to ignore it but it kept on persisting .

Sighing, I slipped my feet into my slippers and walked out of my room.

I decided to make a cup of coffee for myself .

As I headed to the staircase , I caught sight of my parents room. The door was slightly opened and I could hear my dad talking on the phone.

I made to descend the stairs but stopped. It wouldn't hurt to know what they are talking about . Maybe they want to sell the houde hehe! Not even possible.

I tiptoed to the door and placed my ears by the open space.

"She's pretty and is turning twenty soon " Dad said to the person on the phone.

He paused before continuing .

"Maybe you could ,take her instead or marry her or do anything with her instead of money "

He paused again probably listening to what the person at the other end was saying.

" Anything you want "

"Thank you so much" he added and hung up.

'Who was he talking about?' I couldn't help but wonder.

"Are you sure you want to marry her off " I heard mom ask.

"Of course , Ella's no use for us " Dad replied with a shrug.

Wait! What!!!! Marry me off ? Why?? For what ?? To who??? Why would they even want to marry me to a total stranger?!

These questions raced through my head as I struggled to stand steady.

"We can't afford a hundred thousand dollars right now and the deadline is the day after tomorrow , at least he's twenty five and Ella would be twenty soon , you won't even notice their age difference, he's coming tomorrow to sign the contract " My dad said.

"Okay " Mom replied.

I broke down in tears at that word

'okay?'

That was all she was going to say

'marry me off' that was how easy it was for dad? For her?

I know they hate me but I didn't realize they did to this extent, I mean which parent who love their child will just send her to get married to a stranger just cause of some freaking debts???

I cupped my mouth to avoid them from hearing my sobs and hurried away silently to my room .

'How could they do this to me?' I asked no one in particular.

I locked the door immediately I ran in.

Marrying me off?!I thought that only happened in movies and novels?!

I need to do something , I can't let them ruin my life.

I paced my room thinking of what best to do.

Maybe I should report to the cops? Nah!! That's not gonna work!

There is only one thing to do.

" Run away for real , finally to a very far place, where no one can find me "

I never thought I'll be saying the same words "Lisa" in my novel said . But a girl gotta do what she's gotta to do.

I'll see how they sign a contract without a bride.