Contract Marriage; Fated Love

“Good day, sir,” Emily greeted.

Her words stuck in her mouth when she saw who she greeted.

“Here, president Noah, that’s the famous designer. You will surely like her designs, they are grand and unique,” the manager took pains to explain but Noah wasn’t listening. He was staring at Emily. He walked past the manager and stood right in front of her, facing her squarely.

“You? Butterfly Designs?”

Emily swallowed and said nothing.

“Have you lost the ability to speak?”

“Baby, do you know her?”

Noah didn’t take his eyes off Emily even for a second. The manager looked on as well, hoping that Noah would answer Benny’s question which was coincidentally the same he had in mind.

He turned to the manager,

“You may leave.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“Can we see your designs?” Noah questioned.

Emily showed them her lovely designs.

“Wow! This is so beautiful!” Benny exclaimed. She loved the designs so much. She imagined Tessy filled with rage when she sees her in the gown. The dress will be the talk of the town for a very long time. What more could she ask for?

Within him, Noah knew those designs were the best he had ever come across. He too wanted to exclaim and say aloud how nice the design was. But he wasn’t going to let Emily off so easily.

“This isn’t well done. You will repeat my own clothes. I don’t like it.”

“Baby, this is perfect.”

“Benny, it needs a little more work and it will be perfect. It won’t take time to get done.”

“Alright sir. I will work on it. May I know what exactly you want me to change or adjust?”

“Everything.”

“Huh? Pre.. sir?”

“Yes, everything. Is there a problem?”

“Not at all sir. I will work on it soon.”

Noah smiled in his heart. He would give her no rest.

“See me in my house tomorrow.”

“Why?” she blurted out.

Noah looked at his fiancée and back at her.

“Unfailingly too.”

“Let’s go, Benny.”

Benny followed him with a puzzled look.

“Do you know that designer?”she asked but got no response.

‘Why did he react that way when he first saw her? Is she another of my rivals? No! She can’t be, she’s a foreigner. Ohhh! Silly me. He told her to come to his house and didn’t give her any address. How is that?’ Benny questioned herself endlessly.

Noah on his own part was disturbed.

How did Emily, who had gone missing for five years be right at his fingertips? It infuriated him all the more that he couldn’t catch her. She dared to divorce him and still made him look for her all those years without any achievement. Now that she was back, he will make her pay for her sins for the past five years.

Emily was sweating profusely even when the air conditioner was on and buzzing away. Noah has finally found her. He must have been searching so hard for her all those years as she rightly guessed. She has no escape, she will have to go to his house the following day.

She was allowed into the compound and ushered to the garden as Noah had pre instructed. She sat down thinking about any possible reason Noah had to invite her.

He walked into the garden a few minutes later. He smelt fresh from the shower and a servant was beside him, carrying a file. She dropped the file on the table and left them alone.

They both sat in silence for three minutes. Emily was in great discomfort but Noah was unperturbed.

“Where did you get the guts from? How dare you!” his calm expression was changing slowly to a fierce one.

“I… I…”

He took out a paper from the file and pushed it to her.

“You signed a two year contract with me and ended up sending divorce letter after a year and half, huh?”This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

“We are no longer married, and I won’t answer to you.”

“Huh? You don’t answer to me? So you realize it’s a breach of contract and read these consequences again!”

Emily recalled that there were consequences stated in the contract when she signed it nearly seven years ago.

“Whatever is the case, the two years are already over and we are divorced now.”

Noah stared at her in surprise. She was now brave. Seven years ago, she couldn’t even look him straight in the eyes, but here she was exchanging words with him.

“It doesn’t change the fact that…”

“It does, we are no longer together.”

“Don’t you dare interrupt me next time!” Noah was still the same. He hated interruptions and counter opinion.

“If I ever find out that you did something wrong, or you did something to tarnish my public image in those eighteen months, I will make you pay double!”

Emily remembered her son. What would Noah say if he finds out that she got pregnant for another while still married to him? How will he react if he finds the son?

“I didn’t do anything out of place. What do you want?”

“I see. You are now brave, strong and outspoken. Sounds good.”

Noah opened the files and went through the papers gradually. He found what he was looking for and gave it to her.

“Read carefully.”

She took the paper and opened it.

“What? Why will you make me do this? I won’t!”

“This is only minor compared to the consequences which you agreed to.”

Emily saw that he wasn’t lying. She had signed the contract that year because that was the only hope for her and was also all that could save her from a terrible marriage with Jayden.

She looked up at him and met him staring at her with a bit of anger and hatred in his eyes.

“I won’t accept these conditions!”

“Do you by any chance want us to go by the former?”

She looked at the papers on the table and spotted the divorce papers. She raised it up and screamed,

“For goodness sake, we are finally divorced.”

She turned the paper and observed it carefully. Noah’s signature wasn’t on it!