Alexander's POV
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Alexander rushed up to his study room after they returned from the marriage reception, he just handed Olivia over to Maria the housekeeper to show her around.
On getting into the study room he opened the small fridge and took out a bottle of whisky and pour some in a glass.
He was still very conflicted within him about the whole marriage thing.
His grandma and grandfather have been putting on pressure on him lately to get married coupled with the ridiculous family tradition which mandates him to get married before clocking thirty years to inherit the family fortune.
Most times he wished he had a young sibling who would have shared the burden with him, he doesn't mind leaving the family business to him or her while they just focus on his billion dollars tech company.
He was very doubtful of everything when Collins his closest buddy suggested a contract marriage, at first he was very skeptical about it but having only two months to his birthday he has no other choice.
Alexander has had three failed relationships in the past and since then has given up on love and romantic affairs to focus on his businesses and running the family empire. Something in him attracted him to Olivia although it was not love he thought that she would be a perfect candidate for the marriage contract looking at her humble background.
He had come to the hospital for his monthly checkup when he accidentally ran into Olivia, he saw how disheveled she looked and unlike him, he was prompted to find out more about her.
After his finding, he discovered Olivia's sad predicament and decides to follow her, out of an impulse he proposed the marriage contract to her.
The ringing of his phone woke Alexander from his thoughts, he checked the caller and it was no other person than Collins his buddy "Xup bro hope am not interrupting your honeymoon, you have to be very gentle, don't scare or hurt our new chick ok" Collins giggled."can you stop messing around" Alexander scorned, both of us know the truth about this marriage how can I sleep with her and for your information, we have our separate rooms" he added.
Alexander hung up after a few minutes of chatting with Collins," he can be very annoying sometimes" he muttered.
Speaking of which he opened his phone to check up on Olivia through the CCTV cameras connected to his phone and he found her fast asleep.
He kept the remaining bottle of whiskey back into the fridge and made his way upstairs towards his room.on getting to his room he went into the bathroom and turned on the shower, he had a quick wash after which a dried his hair and put on his night robe.
Alexander laid down on the bed with his thoughts wandering, he remembered the car accident that claimed the lives of his parents and he sighed in sorrow. "Mom and Dad your son is married now but to a woman, he hardly knows and doesn't love, I just wanted to fulfill your last wish of me taking over the family business".
Alexander felt very emotional over the remembrance of his parent's death, part of the reason he was drawn to Olivia was that both share a similar history, they lost their parents at a young age although he was a teen when this happened.
Alexander thought of how he was going to cope with Olivia, what does fate have in store for him, and his paper marriage, Deep down in him, he still hope for love and having a family. Will he ever find love in this lifetime? A question he currently has no answer to.