The cab driver dropped Amanda outside her home and she reluctantly got out of the car. The gate door was open, much to her pleasure because now she could avoid small talks with the gateman. But unfortunately, her mother had already sighted her coming back and couldn't wait to eat her alive. "Amanda Cash, where are you coming from?" Amanda sighed as she saw her mother rushing down the small stairs that led to their lawn with an angry look on her face. "Mom, I spent the night at Bethany's place." "And that young girl is the type of thing you run by me and your father first before you do.""Why? Mom, it's Bethany. Not a stranger.""I don't care if it's your aunty. You do not leave this house without telling us where you went and not caring so much as to pick up your calls. Do you understand?" "Yes, mom," Amanda said as she hung her head low. "Now, your father is very much upset with you. Mostly because he wanted to tell you something last night but you were nowhere to be found. So
Amanda slammed the door to her room as she jumped on her bed and cried. She cried till she was sure that her eyes were swollen shut but still she cried. She could hear someone creep into her room and she didn't need any soothsayer to tell her who it was."Honey, I know it sounds bad but it's totally accomplishable," her mother said gently. Amanda scoffed and finally removed her head from her pillow. "Seriously mom? Where am I supposed to find a husband in the next two months? Dad is just doing this because he wants me to come work for him at that stupid company and I will not. I will never do it, mom.""Listen, I will have you know that that stupid company is what is paying for your bills and funding this rich lifestyle of yours. So if you were to learn how it works, it won't be a bad idea." Amanda couldn't believe the words coming out of her mother's lips, she was used to the woman being lukewarm about working like she was. After all, she was a full-time housewife who had gotten lu
Jake smiled as he saw the exact reaction he wanted to get out of her. He needed her to feel the pain that he was sure she dished out to people on a daily basis. He removed his phone and sent a text to Sebastian.Hey dude, I'm about to be arrested. Can you find the station they are taking me to and come bail me out? I have plans of eating sushi this evening and you know how much I love Chinese. So please hurry up. Thanks.Immediately he pressed send, he heard the sirens coming and he saw a victorious look on Amanda's face. She was very beautiful, he couldn't deny it. He hoped that maybe they could be closer, but she would have to change that ugly attitude of hers first. But then again, maybe he was the one meant to change it. He would still love to be with her despite her rude behaviour. He knew that he could tame her and he wanted to. "Yes, officer please take him away. He assaulted me," Amanda said while faking a tantrum. The men wasted no time in taking him away but the smile that
Jake looked at Amanda and he couldn't believe what she just told him to do. Was she that desperate for a man that she would force a total stranger into getting married to her? "You're joking right?" "Did I stutter?" She responded to his question."So you want me, a stranger who you hate, to date you and then get married to you? Why?""You are not in the position to be asking questions. Are you going to do it?" "Can I have some time to think about it?" Jake said after he had looked at Amanda sceptically and knew that she was up to something."Yeah, you only have five minutes. And your time starts now," Amanda said, looking at her phone. She knew that if she left him there, he would find a way to leave on his own. She couldn't take the risk. He was her only hope but he didn't have to find that out."Okay, times up. So what have you decided?" "First, nobody can make such an important decision in less than five minutes and second, I'll get to date you but I'm not so sure about the mar
A month flew by and Jake and Amanda had gotten close and learnt almost everything there was to know about each other. But Jake didn't inform her that he was a billionaire and she didn't inform Jake that he wanted to get married to him because of her inheritance. Spending so much time with Amanda had made her realize that Jake would never get married to her if he didn't love her and she won't be able to force him to. After all, the words he spoke when he was in jail were only heard by him and her. There was no witness. Amanda then knew that she had to make Jake fall in love with her. "It's opened babe," Jake screamed when he had heard her knocking for long."How did you know it was me?" Amanda said as she walked into the room. "Your perfume gives you away," Jake said as he went over to her to hug her. Jake had gotten used to her. He had also grown very fond of her. He finally figured out that she wasn't really a bad person, she was just having a bad day. The next day after their date
"I can't believe we are getting married," Amanda said with a giggle. "Yeah, but I need to meet your parents first. They need to love me as much as you love me.""Yeah." "So when can I meet them?" The long pause that Amanda gave was frightening to Jake. "Honey, when can I meet your parents?" "Ummm, we can go meet them right now if you want." "Oh really, I would love that. But why don't you look happy about it?" Amanda couldn't explain everything to him. The fear of him finding out about her secret scared her. She was so close to having what she wanted and she wasn't going to let anything ruin it. Putting on her prettiest smile, Amanda hugged Jake, assuring him that everything was okay. Jake was sceptical about her strange behaviour and his guard went up. Still, he pushed the ill feelings aside and ordered a car to take them to Amanda's house.Amanda had never needed to study the surroundings of the house she grew up in until today. She was fazed with how beautiful the trees were a
Amanda could hear the roaring from the engine of her father's car and fear gripped her. She wasn't scared of what her mother could but she knew her father to be a vile man."Daddy's home," she said while looking outside the window. Jake had gotten comfortable on her bed but Amanda was so wrapped up in her own world that she didn't care to figure out why he was acting so cold towards everything that was going on"We need to go greet him," she said as she closed the window and advanced towards the door."Don't you think that we should let him rest first? I mean, he just got back.""No, if he meets mom before we meet him, my mother will brainwash him. We need to meet him first and get him to like you. Now, stand up and let's go," Amanda said as she pulled Jake off the bed and they raced downstairs."Hey, dad. You're back," Amanda said as she hugged him and collected his briefcase. It was a new thing to see her acting like a lady and Mr. Cash knew that she wanted something. "What's going
Amanda stood and watched as he walked out the gate. She wasn't in a haste to leave. After all, that wasn't something a proud fiancee would do. She waved him goodbye as her gateman closed the gate. She was about to climb the patio stairs when she heard her name being called. Turning around, she saw Bethany walking toward her."Was that Jake I just saw leaving here?" The woman asked with an urgency in her voice. She had gotten used to Amanda playing with Jake's feelings without his knowledge but she wouldn't have believed that she would actually go through with her plans of ruining him. "Yes, yes it was," she said while smiling."Amanda, why is that smile on your face?" She asked with fear in her voice. Bethany knew her friend, she was planning something and the only thing she could do was hope that it won't backfire on her. "I can't tell you out here. Let's go into my room," she said as she took a hold of her hand and dragged her into her room with her. Immediately they were inside,