y, startling me. I pushed a li

the street to the restaurant. I s

ke a bad fever dream, One I wish

alked in. One look at my face a

to fetch our mum. I had less t

ld happy with the news I carried,

n

ing worried, I had gained som

lips as she floode

soothing. I gave an account of

nger Ethan on seat, hiding the

sighed in relief when she did

on

rs and then he saw the food I'd t

was getting to the bad part. "Hi

then Ethan said I was going t

ed up and Miles ra

e part of the st

most of the conversation, but af

o he made a deal with me. He n

d his condition was that he woul

nd to be his fiancée for a month,

king I and Miles. She

Arroyo alone, it'll still be his

ld never have to pay rent here.

nd married." I finished quickly,

shock written

hy you in particular?" mum's e

old h

t it, and I have made my decisio

came up with this plan, mamma w

help ev

l my daughter to

just a year. The restaurant is sa

her for support. "They'd be eno

nd me...I could actually do so

the benefits he was promising

approve of this, your fathe

tell him." Mile

r sleeping with this man for

n't thought ab

part of the contract. no ..."-I

the relationship. No

aying that he knew not sleeping

d defend my honor. Who assume

n? Ethan, that was who. He made

had not whispered all those dir

ughts run again and wors

d and lo

es mamma, I am." Ethan was a horrible person,

s word

ice the next day, I was ushered

a bored expression in place. Tod

and sneakers. Nothing felt bet

I was going to be

te him and waited as he pulled

them b

y best to ignore his ruthless st

he had stated the day before, the

document after our sixth mont

hed for decades to come, and

ing th

our liking?

ily." I answered back.

sign NDAs, I need my

s...I'll sign one on their behalf.

rself. Leave the NDA,

em across the table. While he c

t them back in his desk, and to

he diamonds around It sparkl

t kept my head down. "An

h him was going to