Chapter: 06

ELENA

"Elena. Here me out." The way my name rolled off his tongue did something stupid to my stomach.

Did I just relish the sound of my name from the mouth of the person who had offered me a marriage contract?

Yeah, I was worried for myself.

I sat back down and tilted my head to the side, waiting for him to get on with it.

"You would get a job here and I'll offer you thrice your current salary. You won't have to work two jobs. We need to be married for only a year. After that we can go our separate ways." I replayed his words in my mind. Yep. He did miss the part where he explained what he would get out of it.

"What's in it for you?" He seemed to be reflecting on his answer, stroking his chin in the process.

"My grandfather's will. I need to get married by the end of this year or I'll lose the business to someone." The first thought that came to me was that this 'granddaddy' must have been demented while alive. Mom always thought that we should