After filling two forms that the secretary handed to me, I was motioned to sit with a group of girls who I was sure were in the company for the same reason I was
I got out of my seat when it was my turn, but the secretary stopped me
"You will have to wait for some time because the Ceo is busy right now" he said softly
"Okay" I replied, headed back to my sit and waited for another two hours before I was finally called
"Miss Clinton" the secretary called
"Yes, that's me"
"You may go in"
"Okay" I said, got out of my seat, eyed the girls that were giving me the bad eyes, walked to the door and knocked
"Just go in" the secretary said from her seat
"Okay" I replied, pressed the door handle and stepped inside
The office windows were closed, it curtains down, it's lights were very dim and everything about it was extremely weird
"What is going on here" I thought, shrugged it off, walked to where the table was and greeted the man behind it whose face was in the darkness
"Good morning" I said
"Good morning" the man answered with a very familiar voice
"You're just hallucinating" my subconscious to me
"Name?" The man asked
"Candace Clinton" I replied
"Your file?" He asked while I passed it to him
The man scanned through my file in the darkness while my phone rang
"I'm sorry" I said apologetically while opening my purse to bring one my phone
"It's okay" he replied "You're free to pick it"
"Thanks but I will rather not" I replied when I saw who was calling, it was Jake
"I see that you're not a very great fan of the caller" the man answered with a very fake accent
"Maybe" I replied and smile
"According to your resume right here..." The man trailed off "You have three years experience of assistantship"
"Yes"
"And you are still working for The Blacks"
"Yes"
"Why do you want to quit working for The Blacks?" He asked "In one sentence" he added
I thought about what to say for some seconds before giving him one of the right answers
"Because your company pay more money" I answered
"Any other reason?"
"At all"
"Okay light on" he commanded and I knew who was talking before the light were turned on
"What are you doing here?" I asked angrily, got out of seat and dropped my bag in the process
"Anywhere you go I shall go" he said and smirked
"Go to hell"
"I wouldn't mind if that's where you're going. How are you feeling?"
"Fuck you" I said and bent down to pick up my bag
"I'm right here if you want to"
"You're a moron" I said as I picked up my resume on his table and started walking out of the office
"I'm a moron when it comes to you" he replied
"Fuck off" I said and opened the door
"I know about Brent" he said softly but loudly enough for me to hear and stopped "I know about him"
I stepped back in and gave him a very long and hateful stare before talking
"You have no right to be talking about my brother"
"Because?"
"He isn't someone you can talk about. Leave him the fuck alone"
"I know he is sick. I know he is on the hospital bed right now. I know your mother is running helter-skelter because of him and I know you are not happy because there is no way you could come up with such an amount"
"What do you want from me?" I asked while trying not to cry
"I want you to marry me"
"I'm not going to" I said while shaking my head
"Maybe you should take a look at this" he said and brought out a document from one of the drawers
I closed the door and went back to the table
"You can sit down and go through it"
I eyed him, dropping my bag and my resume on the table and sat down
"You're nothing but a monster" I said after going the the document "You're going to take responsibility of taking care of Brent if I accept your proposal"
"Exactly"
"And you think I'm gonna do it"
"If you love your brother, you will"
"You're a monster"
"When it comes to you"
I got out of the seat angrily and slapped him on the face with the document
"You're nothing but a monster" I said as I slapped him and started walking out of the office
"Brent is dying" he called as I was about to close the door "And you might be his only way out of this. Are you giving up on him?"
I stepped back in and closed the door
"I'm not giving up on my brother. I've always been there for him, always been there for him"
"I promise you that one hundred thousand dollars will be sent to the hospital the moment you sign this paper"
I closed my eyes and saw Chris handsome smiling face, he was the one I loved, he was the one I wanted to marry but what about Brent, my brother, I loved him too and I would do anything to keep him alive
"Chris, I'm sorry" I said and headed back to the table
"Where is the paper?"
"Here" he answered and dropped it on the table
I drew it to my side of the table, read it on more time before signing it
"Next week?" I said when I came across another information that I didn't notice before
"Yeah next week Saturday" he replied
According to the paper, our wedding was in a week time
"That is too short" I complained
"That's what I want"
"Chris I'm sorry" I thought again and took out my pen
"The only reason why I'm doing this is because of my brother"
"I know, but I promise you you wouldn't regret it"
My hand shook as I was about to sign the paper and I tried not to cry but I couldn't take it in anymore, so, two drops of tears dropped on the paper and I dabbed at my face with my left hand before others could
"I'm not forcing you to do it" Jake who I wasn't aware of behind me said and put his hand on my shoulder
"Of course, you're not" I replied sarcastically, shrugged off his hand and signed the paper