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,
Scrambling to find a hiding spot, Jake tumbled into a room that was not locked and he thanked his stars that he had found it. Immediately the door close, he froze on the spot and stared intently at the door but his thoughts had teleported him into a different world.How could she do that to me? I cannot believe that I ever fell in love with her. She can't get away with this. No, I won't let her. I will not marry her anymore. It would be a crime to give her the satisfaction that she desires. Oh, thank God I didn't tell her about who I really am, if I did she may have taken everything that I have and made it look like it was done out of love. "She is just a cruel, wicked and inconsiderate person," Jake said as he walked backwardly into the room."And who exactly are you referring to?" He heard a voice from behind him and hastily turned to look into the angry eyes of Mrs. Cash."Umm, ma. I'm sorry, I didn't see you there.""Well, how could you? You were busy cursing somebody that I hope
"What evidence are you talking about?" Jake asked out of confusion and anger at the smile that didn't leave Amanda's face."You know Jake, I am so happy that you found out about my little secret because now I don't have to pretend anymore. In fact, I was praying that you'd find out but because of how slow you are, you couldn't catch up earlier. But still, you did. Congratulations!" Amanda clapped her hands in mock celebration of Jake's discovery."Can you stop being a bitch and tell me what it is you are talking about?" Jake could feel himself getting riled up and he was so close to breaking the promise he made to his mother to never slap a woman."Or what, Jake? What are you going to do? We both know that you are a pussy who can't do anything manly. For Christ's sake, your girlfriend broke up with you because you were broke and you couldn't even get her back but you allowed yourself to be fooled into selling drugs."*"Is that what this is about? Are you trying to blackmail me for dru
If there was a truck coming toward Jake, he wouldn't be able to see it. His eyes had become blurry from trying to fight back tears. He wished more than anything that he had informed his best friend, Sasha about the whole events as they progressed. At least, she would have been able to find a solution but he didn't have. He heard the sirens coming from behind him as he approached the company his aunt left for him and all thoughts of Amanda flew out the window. He had been to the company a couple of times and he had never seen so much commotion as he just did. His eyes flew from the men who were running out of the building. Jake rushed up to one of the men and touched his shoulder to get his attention. "What's going on?" he asked the dark-eyed man. "I don't know but I think somebody was stabbed." "What?!" Jake exclaimed as he attempted to run into the building but was stopped by the police on the other side. The man was well built and Jake's attempt to break free from his block pro