A LOSER, TODAY. A BILLONAIRE, TOMORROW

TWELVE

Issac barge into the company like someone being chased by a wild cat, his face crumpled down in a deep frown as lines settled on his forehead.

The receptionist was taken by surprised, he was here few hours ago looking calm and gentle but now he look like an angry cat. How come he changed all of a sudden? Is everything okay with him? 

 The receptionist is not sure if every thing is okay with him or not but unless she ask him. She see nothing bad if she asks, the last time she checked, he was her boss’ guest.

 "Mr Issac, I think." The receptionist smiled warmly at him trying to recollect his name clearly. 

 "What my name is, does not matter to you, okay?" Issac snapped at her angrily. "I need to see your boss this very moment. Tell me if she's still here!"

 "Is everything okay with you?" The receptionist asked in a concerned tone. "You are here few hours ago and you were not behaving this way. Is there some thing wrong, Mr. Isaac?"

 "How does my behavior or mood affects your salary?" Issac was almost yelling at her, angered by her question. "I said I need to see your boss right now."

 "Let me place a call to her to let her know you are here again."She said as she quickly grabbed the landline, that moment Isaac looked like a total different person to her even though she barely know him before hand.

 Issac watched her call her boss and in a twinkle of an eyes, she dropped the landline after few words and nods.

"You can go in." She said using his hand to direct the office to him and forgetting the fact that he is here some hours ago.

 Issac see no point in knocking before going in, if only he could barge in and bang the door so hard. He creaked the door open and went in, his face still crumpled in frowns.

 "I know you will be here again, my dear Zik." Evelyn address him with a smug grin on her face. "You have no option than to come back to me because you can't run away from me."

 "What do you want from me, old hag?" Issac questioned, his voice irked with demand.

 "You can go ahead to call me all sort of names you want to but it will all end soon, Isaac." Evelyn told him in her usual plain voice. "I can assure you that."

 "Why have you saved my mother?" Issac demanded, still perplexed. "I never asked for your help and I don't know why you did. What did you really want from me in return, Eve?"

He clearly remembered how he had declined her offer but she still went ahead to clear the bills? There must be some thing attached to the marriage stuff and he is yet to figure it out.

Any thing it turns out to be, he had a strong feeling he don't want to know about it and never want to be part of it too.

 "You seems to have known me too well." Evelyn said, nodding her head in a curt manner. "And that's good of you, I must say."

 "You better tell me another favour you need in return because the marriage stuff is clearly out of line." Issac said in a stern voice that sounded like he's passing a warning to her.

 "Are you the one who is going to tell me what I want in return?" Evelyn asked with a long hiss, slightly getting pissed of. "I will have to decide what I want and not you deciding for me. You have no say in it, your part is to do as requested."

 Issac know what she is going to demand in return and he is not ready for any stupid marriage. Did she ever care to know if he's ready to get married or not?

She can ask him for any other thing but the marriage is clearly out of the option. He is not going to get married to her no matter what, she doesn't seems like an option for him.

"...In three months time at least." Evelyn continued after a few seconds of silence. "Just three months time, I want to change my surname. Bearing Evelyn Anderson should be erased and then Evelyn Issac would be my new name."

Issac give out a small laughter at Evelyn's choice of word. She must have gone nuts for her to be dreaming about bearing his own name as her surname. 

Such a stupid wish that won't be fulfilled. Who does that any ways? Is she trying to force herself on him, using the medical bills as an excuse?

Is there some thing he is yet to know about her? What if she fell for him already, is that her reasons for all these escapades of hers?

Isaac let out another chuckled at his own thought. ‘Why would a billionaire fell for a guy with no single penny like him?’

That sounded like he's been feature in a fictional world to him, things like this only happen in books and movies. Right?

 "Is my word funny to you?" Evelyn demanded, her anger rising. She felt she had had enough of his insolence. "I am being serious and here you are laughing about it."

 "Of course it is really funny. Every thing you said and thinking about it over again makes it funnier." Issac replied trying to suppress his laughter. "I did not know how you managed to be a firm owner instead of a skit maker."

 To Evelyn, it sound like an insult but she decide not to sound offensive since Issac is already in her captivity. To her, he has no where to go, no matter how hard he try.

Very soon, he will start dancing to her tunes and Evelyn could patiently wait for the day to arrive, it's only a matter of time.

 "What if nothing happens after three month between us and we happen to skip the marriage?" Issac countered in a gruffy tone. This time, his face was reflecting no expression at all as it appear blank with no emotion to pin point.

 "I did not give the money out for free." Evelyn told him. "I lend you the money but if you had decide to marry me, I have no problem with that."

Issac stared at her in amusement, waiting for her to continue her speech with out interrupting her. To him, lending him the money sounded a bit better compared to the marriage stuff.

Evelyn understand his silence and so she continued. "That is if you are willing to marry me on your own but if you feel like you can refuse the marriage, you are paying my money in threefold of what I lend you in three months time."

"What...?" He blurted out, almost choking on his own breathe.

"—and just so you know, I already cleared your debt of twenty thousands dollars too." She added, not minding his shocked expression. "Do the calculations, Zik. You are owing me a fortune in return, did you get?"

 How is he ever going to get that such huge amount in just three months? He is sure he won't be able to gather such even in a year but Evelyn here is demanding her money back in just three months time?

 Did he even ask her to help him pay the hospital bills in the first place? He never ask of her help but now she had, choking him really hard in return.

 "Where did you expect me to see such huge amount in just three months?" Isaac asked almost yelling at her, sounding more like he has gone nut. "You and I know that for me to gather such even in a year is impossible."

 "That's why I have given you two options, Zik." Evelyn replied with a dirty smile. "There are two option laid down for you and you have to decide on the one much suitable and convenient for you."

 "There's no one to decide among the two and I never ask you to help at the first place." Issac told her in a rough hoarse voice. "Who gave you the permission to with out my order? I told you already, I don't want to have any thing to do with you or your money."

 "You are right though, you never asked for my help or permit me to." Evelyn said, agreeing to his words. "But then, the deed has already being done. We can't turn back the hands of clock, you know. Now, you have no choice than do as requested. Just like I told you earlier, Zik, I make the choice, you follow the orders."

Issac know he is already in a big mess and unless he had a divine intervention,   he won't be able to get out of it. What is he going to do about this now? He's declining the marriage request but has no money to pay her in return.

 "I'm not ready for marriage, Evelyn." Issac found himself almost wailing, his voice was already cracking and he is at the verge of breaking down. "And even if I am, it won't be you."

She frowned, finding his words less entertaining. "Then to who? Amy? The same girl, who left you for Evans?"

 "It matters less to you about who I am going to marry, if I'm getting married or not." Issac snapped at her.

 "You know you won't be able to get married to one of these ladies." Evelyn said. "No lady would ever want to end up with such a wretched man like you. I am offering you a golden opportunity and you dare not decline, Isaac."

"I'm sorry, Evelyn Anderson. I have declined this already." He muttered slowly.

"Then be ready to pay me the fortune you can never own in your life time..." Her voice was cold as it send chills down his spine. "...not even a one-third of it..."