The Contract Bride

“I'm sorry Miss Wright, we won't be able to continue her treatment”, Those words rang in her head, as she made her way toward the gate that stood right before her. 

Olivia sped off from the hospital premises. looking confused and  as random thoughts ran through her mind.

"What do I do now? I can't just let her die like that, there has to be a means to save her." She whispered to  herself like a lady stripped off of his life without a course of direction.

Her thoughts were fixated on her mother who laid on her deathbed, the doctor was requesting for the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars before he was going to raise his fingers on her case.

Even if she was to save for five straight years, it would be most likely impossible for her to raise such an amount of money.

But again, she  thought about the one person that could help him now and that the Harrington.

She had earlier saw a board placed outside and some plastered paper on the wall that states they were in need of a maid.

They were never going to consider a lowlife like her but she needed to give it a try at least.

What if she gets the job, she would request for some money and immediately pay for her mom’s hospital bills, just so her surgery can begin.

She just has to give this a try.

*”

She was doing this, she had to do this. She placed a soft knock on the door. 

Almost immediately, it was opened by a security man. "I'm here for Mr. Harrington", She smiled. 

The security man carefully scrutinized her before stepping aside. 

She held her completely faded bag tightly as she walked in. 

She could feel her mouth watery at the sight of the interior decoration before her, it was just as it was described. 

"What do you want?"" she heard a deep voice behind her.

 "I'm... I'm Olivia, she bowed her head. " That doesn't answer my question" , A reply came in. 

"I'm here to apply for the post of a maid," she replied. His eyes trailed down her body.

 "We don't hire riffraffs here", He replied. "How did you get in here?" He asked. 

“Through the door..." she drawled. "Are you also dumb apart from being wretched, and to think that you even stink, your body odor is killing and choking me!”, He yelled. 

"I'm sorry sir”, She bowed, swallowing the lump that formed in her lungs. “Don't plead with me, Get out!!", He yelled. 

Almost immediately she went down on her knees. “Please sir, please don't send me out.. I really need this job”, She was on the verge of crying.

 Do you plan on suffocating me to death here, Mr.Harrington yelled. "I'm sorry sir.. Don't send me out sir..Give me the work sir", She pleaded.

" The job had been taken", She heard a deep voice from her back. She slowly tilted her head backwards to find a young man staring at her. 

She could feel her heart skip a beat, he was a really handsome man, with his deep brown eyes, and his jet-like hair... “Get out!”, She heard a loud yell that seemed to jolt her back to reality.

 "Please, don't send me out, I can do anything, just anything, I really need to pay for my mom's treatment”, She seemed really pathetic now. 

“I sa…”, Mr.Harrington was suddenly cut off. "Anything?" The young man asked. 

“Yes anything", She confirmed. "Fine then”, He walked towards her. 

She swallowed hard, with him becoming closer and closer, he was becoming hotter and hotter. 

He suddenly stretched out a document to her. "Read it carefully, He ordered.

 Olivia slowly collected it, she swiped through the document, her eyes almost popping out of its socket.

She flipped through the passages it was a marriage contract, a contract that states he would be in total control of the marriage. 

 "A marriage contract?.." Her voice trailed off. "Yes, a marriage contract", He confirmed.

 " And it is stated there that it would be for five years, and also being the party A, I  would be in control”. 

" So you have to obey every single word I say with no objection”. " And lastly you would live in this marriage more like a maid and less as a wife”, He said. 

“Do you accept this?”, He scanned her, his face cringed in disgust. Olivia swallowed hard.