CHAPTER 9
Aurora took the bunch of papers Lucian gave her and she began to read them. They were reasonable and childish at the same time. This man didn't want anyone messing up with his money.
“Why is there no duration of the marriage?” she asked after flipping through the contract repeatedly.
“Are you planning on marrying anyone else again?” this little girl was just driving him nuts. How can she be that ambitious?
“Why not? It's not like we have good blood between us,” she was enjoying every second she gets to torment Lucian and it was fun.
“It will be a marriage for life, just bear that in mind,” he gritted his teeth as he said that.
There was no way he was going to give her freedom to go around and mess around. He was going to lock her up in a cage and make sure that she won’t leave.
“Don't blame me when you start to regret ever saying those words!” she murmured and continued to read through.
To her it didn’t matter which man she marries, they were all the same and if she ever feels like getting out, no one was capable of stopping her from doing that.
There were a few clauses she liked; she was entitled to monthly allowances and the sum was huge. She had freedom to do almost what she wanted as long it didn't bring any shame to the family and the company.
After reading through the contract she signed it and gave it to the owner.
“Are you satisfied now?”
“I am.”
“Since we have settled that issue, I would like to go back home and rest like any other normal girl out there,” she told him.
After signing the contract Lucian seemed to be at ease with her and he sent her back home. The first thing she did when she got into her apartment was to look for her gun. It was there which was very refreshing. She was going to take it to her safe house and keep it safe there.
She took a shower, made a sandwich and helped herself. After eating she retired to bed; she was tired and wanted to think and she could only do that after a good night rest.
Lucian was very proud of himself and stored safely the contract Aurora had signed. His baby wasn't home so he made a trip to his parents' house and they were waiting for him.
“Daddy!” Jewel called out to him as he parked his car.
He embraced her and they went inside.
“How was your day?” he asked her with a smile on his face.
“It was great and yours?” she asked back.
“Refreshing,” he smiled as he recalled how hectic it had been.
“I heard you are going to marry. Who will you be marrying?” she asked curiously, she didn’t want a mean step-mom who would abuse her and make her live a new version of Cinderella.
“There is this girl I recently met. I think she will make a perfect bride,” he told her as he looked at her to gauge her reaction.
“Who could that be?” she curiously asked, hoping that her dad will give her some clues.
“A friend of yours,” he said with a smile.
“Daddy, will you be marrying a teenager? That is weird, don't you think?” the news was shocking to her but her curiosity was even greater than that.
“It's not a teenager. Do you remember Aurora?” he asked as if he didn’t know that she knew about her
“You mean you want to marry her, but why?” she was shocked by what her dad told her.
“I saw how much you liked her. I want you to be with someone you can be at ease with and not those other women,” he lied with a straight face to his own daughter.
“She is young and did she agree to this?” she didn’t believe that Aurora will agree to marry such an old man, not that her dad was old.
“She did, apparently she has a thing for you too,” he smiled as he informed her of the news.
“Even when she didn't answer my calls?” she asked sadly after hearing her dad.
“You will go and see her and talk things out,” he suggested.
“I don't know her place,” Jewel said sulking making her look very cute.
“I will tell you the address and you can go and find her, deal!” he said as he rubbed her hair making her pout.
“Sure!” she was happy hearing her dad agreeing.
They joined the others at the table and shared a nice dinner.
She was really worried about her dad so she leaked the pictures to the press which made her dad to be in hot soup with her grandparents. She just wanted him to settle down. She was tired of seeing him with different women all the time.
After speaking out her mind to her grandmother they came to an arrangement and threatened her dad into marrying. What she never expected was for her dad to marry Rora the girl he was cautious about. She was a child but she wasn't a fool.
Her dad didn't like Rora especially after what she told him about what she did even though the way he looked at her back at the party stated otherwise. It was good to see that look in his eyes.
When she saw Aurora leaving, she wanted to follow her but then she saw her dad driving towards her and he took her home. Why would he escort someone he hates so much?
She knew when her dad was obsessed with something and currently it was Rora. Even though she didn't know much about her one thing was certain for sure. Rora wasn't who she said she was and the way she beat those guys, she showed them mercy.
She wondered what kind of a girl she was. She tried calling and texting her and yet she ignored her. There were numerous people who talked to her even when they hated her simply because they loved what she brought to them but Rora wasn't a person who liked pretending.