"Where are we going?"Flora asked Ludwick who was driving the car. This was the third time she had asked that question but she still didn't get an answer from him.He just looked at her with a smile in his face, which made Flora feel uncomfortable and a bit scared. "Stop the car."She said.
"Why?"He asked.
"I want to go back home."She said. She didn't think that going with him to who knows where wa a good idea, he didn't even want to tell her where they were going.
"Okay okay I'll tell you... We are going to my house."He said, Flora looked at him, she didn't understand why they had to go to his house just to discuss business, it's not like he wanted her to be his maid, did he?
"Why are we going to your house?"She asked.
"The contract that you are supposed to sign is there."He said rolling his eyes, it almost sounded like he was being forced to do what he was doing.
"Why didn't you just bring it with you?"She asked. Ludwick sighed seething. He was already stressed put because of the pressure that his family has been putting on his, so Flora asking questions that he found to be meaningless only made things worse for him.
"Can you please stop talking, you are even more annoying than I thought."He said.
"Excuse me? Look asshole I have a right to know where you are taking me and why, so don't you dare-" Ludwick suddenly stopped the car, Flora kept quiet noticing the look on his face. He looked both annoyed and frustrated. He turned his head abd he looked straight into Flora's eyes, she could see the fire burning in his eyes, a fire that would burn anyone to ashes in just a blink of an eye.
"Did you just call me an asshole?"He asked. His voice sounded darker and even more scarier.Flora swallowed whatever it us that she had stuck on her throat. She normally wouldn't be scared, but this man made her feel like she was about to wet herself. She tried not to look scare in front of him, sge tried to fight back ghe fear that was starting to overcome her body, she tried hard not to shake. She looked outside the car thinking of running away from him but her knees were already weak.
"What do you expect me to call you, 'Oh dear almighty' is that what you want me to call you? Just because you are rich abd attractive doesn't mean that you'll can do or say whatever it is that you want, asshole."She said. Ludwick tightened his grip on the steering wheel. He was trying hard not to snap. He closed his eyes abd he took a deep breath, he didn't want to let anger control him because he knew just what he was capable of doing when he is angry.
"Flora... Please calm down, I won't hurt you, we are just going to my place to talk abd sign the contract."He said calmly. The darkness in hisceyes had disappeared just like thar, he didn't look scary anymore. Flora thought that maybe she was seeing things, a second ago he looked like he was about to explode but now a second later he looks calm and harmless. is he some kind of robot that has a switch? Flora asked herself. Flora didn't have any words left in her mouth so she just nodded her head in response.
After what seemed like forever the car finally stopped infront of two giant steel gates. There were two tall statues that were facing each other and they were holding swords. Flora looked at him, 'I just hope that those statues are not alive.'Flora thought to herself. Ludwick too out a small round object that had a button at the center of it. He pressed the button abd the statues turned abd looked in another direction and the gates opened. 'Rich people.'Flora thought tk herself.
Ludwick drove into the place. There were a room of gum trees on the sides and there was a pavement in the middle. Hevdrove until.the reached a huge mansion. He stopped the car abd ge then got out. Flora got out too. To Flora it looked more like a palace than a mansion There were two men in black suits thar were standing on the door that led inside the house. Flora looked at Ludwick. "It's okay they work for me so they won't hurt you."He said. Flora nodded her head, she had a faint smile on her face.
They both made their way inside the mansion. Flora looked around, this place was just huge. They made their way up the stairs that had a gold carpet on them. "It's beautiful isn't it?"He asked referring to the mansion.
"Yeah, it's not that bad."She said. For some reason she did not want to admit that it was the most amazing place she had ever seen.
After a few moments they made their into Ludwick's study. It had a crystal black floor tile, a silver chandelier hanging on a white ceiling. There were two huge bookshelves on both sides of the wall and in the middle there was a table and two black leather chairs. Ludwick sat down on the chair and Flora sat down onthe one that was right across from him.
Ludwick took a file that was on the table and he opened it. "Here you go, and here is the pen. Sign it first don't read it and I'll tell you what it sis all about."He said.
"I am not stupid you know. Who in their right mind would sign a contract without knowing what it's about?" She said.
"Just sign it, I promise you you won't regret it." He said calmly.
"Sorry dude I ain't signing this, first tell me what it's all about and if I am still interested then I will sign it."Flora said, folding her arms.
"Fine just read it."He said. Flora was too lazy to read things, she couldn't even read one page on a novel without getting bored and falling asleep.
"I think that it's better if you tell me, I don't want to take too much time reading it."She said scratching the back of her head. This was a habit that she had, she did it everything she lied about something.
"Okay fine...I want you to be my brother's temporary fiancé."He said. Flora looked at him shocked.
"Excuse me?"She asked.
"I want you to become his fiancé, but it will only be for a short period of time." He said. Flora looked at him like he was crazy, but in all those romance novels that she read the male lead would hire the female lead to be his temporary woman, but this man right in front of her was hiring her to be his brother's woman.Did she just jump into another dimension where they do things differently?
"And exactly why should I do that?"She asked.
"I want you to enter his life, make him believe that you're the one, you take everything that he has and you then leave him."He said. This time he had a wicked smile on his face.
"Look dude I don't know what it is that you have against your brother but I am not the kind of woman that you are looking for, go and find someone else."She said standing up from the chair.
"The benefits are more now, this time you'll get 1 million dollars a week, you abd your daughter will leave in a mansion and she will be sent to a proper school, all your expenses will be taken care of by me, and I will also find a doctor to cure your daughter's disease."He said. Flora looked at him, just how much information did he know about her. "Think about it. all you've ever wanted was to leave that place, for your baby girl to be healthy again and to have a job. I am offering you all that."He said. Flora knew that refusing this offer was not a good idea, but accepting it was not a good idea too. But isn't she all about taking risks?
"Why do you want me to be the one to destroy your brother, shouldn'tyou be the one to do it since you know him better than i do?"She asked.
"I'll give you a file that contains everything about him, and don't worry you are just perfect for the job."He said. "Here sign it. there are a few conditions that you have to follow, but the most important ones are the first, fourth and sixth condition."He said giving her the contract. She signed it without hesitation knowing full well that she had no choice. If she refused then that meant that she would have to start over abd look for a job, and there was no way that she would find a job that paid this much.