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Chapter 5 - Marriage Contract

In that marriage contract, written was his name and the other name is Jenny Do. Who the heck is Jenny Do? It looks like he is married to this girl. He looked at the date, and his eyes were wide in disbelief! The date was five years ago!

His grandfather married him off to some random girls five years ago? What the hell was he thinking?

He scanned the contract again. All the signatory is complete. He even has a signature.

Did his grandfather forge his signature?

The woman also has a signature. Does this mean that the woman knew all about this?

But how come no one approaches him these past few years? If this girl knew about our marriage, she should have come looking for me. Or maybe she did, it just so happens that he was overseas. Jacob thought to himself.

But why didn't his grandfather tell him about this all this time? He felt frustrated. There are so many questions running in his head right now that he doesn't have an answer to.

Wait. Do his parents know about this?

With that thought in his mind, he suddenly gets up. Grab the key to his car and rush over to Parker's Mansion.

At the mansion, he found his parents in the living room.

"Mom, Dad. Did you know all about this?" He asked them, raising the contract in his hand.

"Jacob, what's that?" his father asked him back.

"Take a look for yourself," Jacob answered then throw the contract at the table.

His father reached for it and was shocked when he found out what was in it. "Where did you get this?" he asked with disbelief.

"Grandfather gave it to me five years ago. It just so happens that during that time I was preparing for my flight overseas so I was not able to take a look at it. It was just earlier when I got home when I saw that envelope again and realized that it was a marriage contract!"

After hearing that, Madam Kelly was surprised. "What? A marriage contract?" she exclaimed then reached out for the paper. "Indeed, it's a marriage contract. How did this happen? You have a signature here. Did you get drunk in a bar and get married to some random girls then forgot about it? And who is this Jenny Do?" She asked accusingly though her eyes never left the paper on her hands.

"Of course not! I will never make such an outrageous mistake! And I don't even know who the hell is that Jenny Do!" said Jacob getting pissed off.

"Damn it! Grandfather, how could you do this to me? All this year I never got into any relationship because I hate commitment! Just to find out that I'm already married for five years! Fuck!" Jacob is pacing back and forth in the living room brushing his hair with his fingers.

"Jacob, watch out with your words! And please calm down." his mother warned him.

"I can't mom! Grandfather just ruined my life!"

"Jacob, I'll try to contact your grandfather and inquire about this. As for now, you should get some rest. Tomorrow check it out at the civil registrar if this marriage is real. Then find out who Jenny Do is."

His father was still calm about this. While Jacob almost lost his sanity because of this horrible news. He grabs the marriage contract then rushes out of the mansion.

"Jacob! Wait! Where are you going?!" his mother called out to him but her husband stopped her.

"Hon, did you know about this?" she looked at him. "No," he answered shortly. "Then why did father do this?" she asked.

"I have no idea."

"Something's not right. Father gave the envelope to Jacob five years ago before Jacob left to work overseas. After that, he disappeared and went nomadic. Why hasn't he told us about it every time he calls us. Not even inquiring about it?" Madam Parker thought.

"And this Jenny Do. Who do you think she is? Do you think father chose her to be Jacob's wife? Do you think she is suitable for Jacob since father chose her? Do you think she knows about this? If she did? Then why hasn't she shown up?" Madam Parker continuously asked questions to her husband while his husband was deep in thought.

Kelly Parker is the kind of person that always does the talking while John Parker does the thinking and action.

The more they talk about it the more the idea is sinking into their mind. Jacob is already married.

When Jacob turned 25, they started urging him to find a wife and have a child. But Jacob always refused. He believes that married life is not for him. He enjoys the company of different girls. But he seldom goes all the way with them unless he knows the background of the girl. Unlike other rich and handsome playboys, he is not a sex maniac. He just enjoys the company of the girls.

Let's just say that he doesn't know what kind of girl he wants. That's why every time he meets an attractive and interesting girl, he will eventually date them but later on leave them because he either got bored because the girl is not exciting enough or got irritated because the girl is too clingy.

Now that Jacob is 35, Mr. and Mrs. Parker almost gave up on Jacob getting married and having children. But destiny has another plan. It turns out that Jacob is already five years married and only Elder Parker knows about this.

Something excites Madam Kelly. She has to find out who this Jenny Do, her daughter-in-law. It doesn't matter what her background is as long as she is a good person and good to her son. She will tolerate her father-in-law's craziness.

She smiled as the thought of having grandchildren crossed her mind. This was noticed by her husband and looked at her questioningly.

Madam Kelly had been pushing Jacob to get married for about ten years already. At first, she was very picky when it comes to who Jacob will marry. She even made a checklist of standards.

First, the girl must come from a First-class Elite, if not at least from a prominent family probably from the military or politics. Second, the girl must have a professional degree. Third, she must be good-looking and elegant. And lastly yet most importantly, the girl must have good character and attitude.

She also made a list of women that matches these qualifications. She made an appointment with these women and made a promise that their next appointment is going to be with Jacob. But to her dismay and shame, Jacob didn't meet any of these women.

As time went by, she didn't care about the standards anymore, as long as it is a girl and would bear them grandchildren everything will be fixed.

Meanwhile, at an exclusive bar. James found Jacob in a corner getting drunk. James quickly approached him. Jacob recognized James standing in front of him.

"Why are you here?" asked Jacob. "Madam asked me to look for you. We can't contact your phone, no one's answering your phone at home so I guessed you were here." James answered

Jacob smirked and said "Congratulations! You knew me very well since you know where to find me. But not enough. If you knew me that much how come you didn't know that I'm already married? Oh crap! I didn't know I was already married…damn it!" Jacob laughed sarcastically at himself.

Then suddenly anger appeared on his face. "Damnit, James! I'm married!"

"What happened?" James worriedly asked.

Jacob takes out an envelope from his pocket and shows it to James. "This.." pointing at the now opened contract. "...this is what happened."

James looked surprised at the marriage contract in his hand. It has Jacob's name and a certain Jenny Do. It turns out that they married five years ago. He looked at Jacob questioningly knowing that his friend is not someone that would settle down into a marriage.

"My grandfather married me off to some fucking Jenny Do five years ago without asking my opinion! Fuck! What's wrong with him! I don't get it!" Jacob said then he emptied another glass of whiskey.

"Just when I thought that I was jealous for the first time because a woman just received a call from some fucking Lance! I even fired an employee because his name is fucking Lance! Just when I thought...." he stopped mumbling to himself and stared at the empty glass of whiskey in his hands. "It turns out, I don't have the rights cause I'm fucking married!" he then smashed the glass in his hands to the wall in front of him.

James just looks at him. How unfortunate. Jacob is now drunk. His hair and shirt were now a mess. He doesn't usually curse but this time his temper got control over him. It's a different Jacob that he is looking at. He is raging. Is it because he is married or the fact that he doesn't have the right to be jealous? Whatever it is, he has to do something.

Jacob looks at James and says. "Find out if this contract is real, check it out on the civil registrar. Find any flaws in it. And more importantly, find this Jenny Do... I want to file a divorce."