Contract Marriage; Fated Love

“You haven’t signed it yet?”

“Give it to me. I was meaning to sign it,” he defended. He took the paper, endorsed his signature on it and returned it to its original position.

“These conditions are outrageous. I won’t accept them.”

“Then, would you prefer the former?”

The former was drafted in Noah’s full rage at that time. He was mad at her for framing him. His mindset hadn’t changed even at that time.

“I’m only being lenient. You wanted to dent my image, I proposed a contract for you, since you wanted to have me so badly. Yet, you had the effrontery to send me divorce papers, how dare you!”

“I… you… we are divorced now, let me have my peace.”

“Only after you fulfil the requirements of the new contract will I let you go.”

Emily stared at him speechlessly.

“Be at my office tomorrow, Ten o’clock in the morning. You can leave.”

“What for? Why do I need to be at your office?”

“Do as I say. You must obey my biddings from now on. Leave my house.”

“Do you mean you still haven’t found out who she is?”

“We have, sir. She’s a foreign fashion designer on a contract with Donmack companies.”

“I see.”

Xavier had searched for Emily after that incident. He swore not to rest until he found her and had his way.

“Bring her before me as soon as possible!”

“Yes sir.”

His men trailed her and found out about her movements. She was cornered at a quiet street and was forced into a car.

The man who was holding her was suddenly dealt a tremendous blow. The second man became fully alert and ready to fight but her ‘Messiah’ conquered him too.

“Davis?”

“Let’s quickly leave this place.”

She followed him back to her car and he drove off. She stared at him with a thousand and one questions on her mind.

“How did he realize she was in trouble and come to her rescue without her asking for it? How did he know this place? Was he following her?”

“I saw you at Harbour restaurant with a dejected look on your face. I was with a client and before I could dismiss him, you left. I followed your car at a safe distance, to make sure you get home safely and also find out what the problem is. That’s how I was able to save you from those men,” he answered the questions before she asked. He focused on the road and the look on his face clearly stated that he was tired and didn’t want any more questions.

“Thank you, I’m grateful.”

He rubbed her hands tenderly and smiled at her.

“We are here.”

“Thank you so much, thanks for saving me.”

“You don’t have to thank me over and over. What are friends for? I have another meeting tonight.”

He took her hands and pressed the keys against her hands.

“Go in and rest.”

“You can take my car to the meeting, and go back to get yours later.”

“My driver will take care of that. He will bring the car here, don’t let it bother you.”

There was something about Davis that was different that night but she couldn’t place her hand on it.

“Alright. Thank you again.”

Davis pulled her into his embrace and planted a kiss on her forehead. He left afterwards.

Emily lay on her bed in silence. Noah has finally found her and she knew it wouldn’t be easy to work as his assistant for three weeks as he requested. She didn’t want to be around him at all.

“If I ever find out that you did something wrong, or you did something to tarnish my public image in those eighteen months, I will make you pay double!”

She remembered what Noah said and it made her shiver. She had to hide her son from him.

“Get me a cup of coffee,” Noah said without raising his head from his laptop.

Emily looked at him in annoyance. Why will he ask her to get him a cup of coffee when he has a secretary?

Hearing no sound from Emily, he turned to her.

“What stops you from going? Is there a problem?”

“Not at all.”

“You will attend a meeting with me at two.”

“But.. I still have to go to Donmack to draft you a new design.”

“You will draft the new design from here. Have you gone through the files?”

“Why are you doing this? You have a secretary, don’t you? You have no reason to keep me by your side. While we were married, you left me all by myself but now I have divorced you, you are keeping me as your assistant. Why is that?”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“The success of my new project is the only thing that will make me let you go. Do as I say for two weeks and I will let you go. You will agree with me that it’s a minor thing compared to our initial agreement. You dared to divorce me before the contract period was over.”

“I don’t…”

“Go through the files and let me know what you think. You can leave after that but be back at two.”

Noah sipped his coffee with relish and went on with his work. Emily took the file and went to her office which was next to Noah’s. Only a glass wall seperated their office. From where he sat, he could see her clearly.

It’s going to be a slow process but he will make her pay for what she did five years ago.

“And you accepted?”

“Yanxi, I had no choice. The initial contract we signed is horrible. He was filled with rage when he first proposed the contract to me, hence the consequences of a breach of contract was terrible. I had no choice when I got pregnant, that’s why I divorced him.”

“I understand that you had no choice but you can’t submit to him. I will not have anyone treat you as they like or make you do their bidding. I am coming to the USA.”