Chapter 4

Alex chuckled. He didn't expect Clara to still call him that, now that she was back to her senses. 

Clara identified the man to be the person from the club. How can she have such a coincidence? she asked herself.

Alex stared at her in the eyes.

“Ms. Clara, why did you leave so early that day? I woke up and couldn’t find you.”

Clara remained speechless, kind of shy that this was what she got to discuss with her employer.

Alex could dictate the embarrassed look on her face so he tried to make her feel better. “You are the first applicant to make it to my office. You have passed the interview.”

“But there are still people outside,” Clara replied abruptly to him, confused about whether he was trying to say she had been picked.

Alex quickly called out to Andrew and instructed him to dismiss the remaining applicants and he complied. He turned back to Clara.

“So you see Ms. Clara. This Job is for you, you fit in perfectly for that.”

Clara didn’t feel so convinced by his words. Maybe because they had sexual connection so she doesn’t want it to seem he was paying her for the moments they have together.

“So did he tell you about the job description?” Alex questioned her deliberately.

Clara shook her head. “He only mentioned the pay to me.”

So Alex folded his hands and placed them on his table, he was readying himself for what he was about to say.

“This job won't have anything to do with the office premises, it would be done in my home.”

Clara didn't interrupt him but she silently wondered what kind of work would be done at home. Maybe he needed a chef or a household worker. She stayed mute while Alex continued.

“I am hiring you as a wife. It's just going to be for two years and you get to be paid monthly. After two years, we can file a divorce.” His tone was indifferent and his expressions were ordinary.

“I don't get this,” Clara said, still in wonder. How can hiring a wife be the reason for an interview? He is very handsome and wealthy, if he wanted a wife, he could have done that easily. Why did he go through the long process and why did he pick her? There were over a hundred people better than her, she gazed at him confused.

“Ms. Clara, I meant every word I said earlier. Your job is to be my wife for two years. Within that period, you will live with me and do everything under my permission. You will bear my surname and we will attend social events. You will be paid five hundred thousand monthly and also be paid at the end of two years when the contract is nullified.”

“Also Ms. Clara, you don't need to worry, there won't be room for childbearing or intimacy. All you need to do is answer my wife.”

Although the offer seemed mouth-watering, Clara could not imagine what Alex was asking of her. It sounded odd to her.

“And why do you think I will accept that?” Clara asked with some gutsiness.

“Didn’t you call me an Angel and say you needed my help?”

Clara couldn't believe she said that. She must have said a lot that night. How much of herself did she expose to him?

“Ms. Clara, if you won't accept the offer. You can as well leave, there are hundreds of people waiting for this offer.” Alex said harshly. He didn't mean those words though, he just wanted to remind her that it was a rare opportunity.

Clara thanked Alex and left the office. Even though she needed the money for her mum’s bill, it wasn't an offer she would consider or want to accept. She went back to Sophia’s apartment.

Alex didn't expect that Clara would leave but he would not let go either, he summoned Andrew immediately and told him to get the car ready as they were going to Clara’s house. 

Andrew never anticipated his boss to still be interested after Clara had left, it was the first time he seemed so interested in a lady. He had tons of women he carried from the club and slept with but never got to call them back.

They drove to Mr. Robert's house and within a short period they arrived and knocked on the door. Selene was the person who opened the door before Elizabeth joined her to know who that was. They acknowledged who he was immediately because his Dad was popular.

“Mum it’s Alex Peters, one of the billionaires in Peter’s household,” Selene said, trying to use her gestures to seduce Alex. They wondered what brought him here.

“Come in,” Elizabeth declared, motioning her hands toward the living room.

“There is no need for that, I’m here to see your daughter,” Alex said directly, cutting their pretence off.

Elizabeth smiled so hard that she wondered why Alex wanted to see Selene. She did some eye language with Selene but from their communication, Selene was confused too and also didn’t know what was happening.

Mr. Roberts came out too and when he saw Alex standing, he was delighted to have him in their household.

“Please Come in.” Mr. Jackson Roberts said to Alex.

Alex repeated the proclamation he made before that he was just here to see his daughter and nothing else.

“This is my daughter, Selene,” Jackson said to him, holding Selene on her shoulders.

“I mean your other daughter,” Alex said to them, aware that something like this was going to happen.

It was then Elizabeth spoke up too. “This is my only daughter, Selene, I don't have any other daughter.”

“I am speaking of Clara.” Alex spoke confidently. 

Immediately, they all glanced at themselves disgustedly at what business Alex had with Clara.