FIFTY SEVEN

“You want it to be a marriage arrangement?” Mara squealed.

She had agreed to sign a contract with Lucien to be his girlfriend not his wife and sitting across from him now, she could hardly believe her ears.

“Just being my girlfriend will not be enough to satisfy the ravenous crowd seeking for news about us but the announcement of you as my fiancée will be enough to shut them up.” Lucien said, watching her face.

She appeared shocked and it was fine because he knew not what he was doing asking her to enter a contract to be his wife.

“You are treading a really thin line, Mr Rodrigues. I really do not see the big deal in just stating it out as it is. We are friends and the kiss was exactly what it was; just a kiss.”

“You know what the media will do with that news? They will eat it up, spit it out as trash and then proceed to turn you into a gold digger. Your business will be in ruins and I will remain untouched because I can do no wrong to their eyes.”

“I cannot pretend to be getting marri