Lena’s Point Of View.
(Contract rules; Now Mine)“Good. I will invite you over for dinner, we will talk about the contract and by the morning of tomorrow, we will get married.” As he said this, my heart skipped a bit.“We would get married tomorrow? It’s so early, don’t we have things to plan?” I asked him and he only smirked.“We are signing a contract, the rest of the marriage rites, I do not care about.”“Contract rules and you are mine” he walked closer to me, touched the tip of my chin and sighed.“That’s all for this morning, you can go to work now. Mrs Theresa, good day.” He gave a smirk then walked out.”The moment he walked out I released the breath I didn’t know that I was holding.Mom held me. “It’s okay baby.”“Mom, how on earth did I get here? I'll be getting married to him tomorrow. Why does he need me, I need him to tell me why he needs to get married to me.”“You should talk to him and find out about it." As she said this, my heart fell. I really am doing this. I will be getting married to a man I barely know."I walked out of mom's sight and walked to my room, I didn't have the zeal to go to work, besides what would I do there?I sat in my room for a while and I laid on the bed, why was this happening to me? It was a good thing, wasn't it?This was the longest time I had stayed in my room, I was always at work, I was always occupied with a lot of things and I didn't have so much time to myself this was the first time, i had time to myself and it was all because I was at home and wasn't going to work anymore and it was because of that strange man Dante.I stayed in my room and refused to come out to eat food, I think I needed the time. I stayed in my room until mom told me that Dante had sent a driver to come take me to God knows where.>>>>>"You look very pretty, Lena." Mom said and I sighed.I do not want to look good for him, I do not want to do this. When I said nothing, she sighed,"Lena, I know you do not love to do this, I hate to see one year of your life go by without you being happy. This is for your father's good and as much as I hate this for you, I want your father to live." She cried. I understood her.I walked out of the house after getting a lot of comforting words from mom.Getting out of the house, I saw a car packed in front of the house and immediately, the driver climbed out of the car and opened the door for me.I said nothing to the man and only sat in the car and waited for him to take me to wherever he wanted to take me to.He drove for a while and we stayed in the quietness until the car came to a halt. "We are here now." As he said that, I held onto my bag and opened the car door but it was opened before I reached for it.As I climbed out, I met a body guard and a lady dressed in a beautiful work outfit."Follow me Miss, I will take you to Mr Roma. " she said and I nodded following her wherever she was going to take me to.We walked into the very big mansion until we were in a room that looked like it was set up for meetings“Please have your seat, Mr Roma will be here soon.” As she said this I nodded and pulled a seat out softly then sat on it.She left me alone to sit in the big room which was filled up with empty chairs, as I sat there tapping my feet slowly on the ground, the door was finally opened and Mr Dante walked in, I wanted to stand on my feet on seeing him but I didn’t, I stood my ground and didn’t let his size intimidate me.“You kept my driver waiting, Helena.” He didn’t raise his voice at me, it was very low, it was intense and carried a lot of authority. I gulped hard and immediately tried to peel my eyes off him.“This will be the last time Helena.” He didn’t have to say it again, I knew it would be the last.“We will talk about the contract before we eat.” As he said this, only then did I notice that he had a file in his hand, he walked to where the chair was and pulled it out.“These are the contract rules. Go through them and sign them.” He placed the document on the table and moved to the other end of the tabel to pull a seat while I opened the file and started to read through it.‘A Contract Marriage Between Helena Manchester and Dante Roma’ as I read this line, my heart sank deep because I knew that this was the beginning of hell, I was losing my free life for a year.I started reading through the contract and most of the rules were very scaryParty B is not allowed to tell anyone of the contract, party B is not allowed to have physical contact like touching or intimacy with party AParty B cannot leave the premisesParty B cannot make contact and is not allowed to contact anyone outside the house, not even family members. I paused while reading this.“Why? Can I not talk to my family, how do I know if you really are keeping the other side of the deal?”“We will keep you updated.”“I'd need to talk to my mother.” I batted my lashes.“We will not discuss this again.” he said and I sighed, why would he be so cruel.Party B cannot reveal her identity, Party B must go by the name Gwendolyn Roma. As I read this I felt scared, it felt like was planning to keep me as a hostage with all his rules and he was using me.“What do you want from me, why do you need me?” I asked, my voice shaking, I looked at this man with such demeanor and I trembled.“You will find out as time goes on. If you want your father to be safe then sign the contract, tomorrow we will get married.” His voice was so authoritative, I was scared of him.“Why should we get married tomorrow? What is the rush for, tell me what you want me to do!”“Do not talk when I am talking.” He banged the desk, you have a few minutes to sign this documents else it’s over, your father would die.“No!” I cried.“We will get married.” I didn’t look at him as he spoke, it is safe to say that I am sacred of this man.Lena’s Point Of View(Married)It was finally the day, it was my wedding day to a man that I didn’t known.We were at the court and the wedding proceedings were about to start but I need to be with my mother at the moment.She held me like her baby, I am her baby.“Mom I cannot do this, I will not be able to.” I tried to wipe my eyes but the more I did that the more I cried, Mom pulled me into a hug and I stayed in her arms for a while, I didn’t want to let go.“Go with him, Lena.” She cried. I watched my mother cry for me and I felt weak.“I am sorry that I couldn’t have found a better way to save your father, my dear. I am so sorry.” Mom cried as she wiped my eyes.“This is for your fathers sake, you are doing it for him, for us.” “Go with him.” She let go of my hand. We were outside the courtroom and Mr Dante stood waiting for us.“I love you baby.” She kissed my forehead and I looked at her. As I tried to hold her, Mr Dante stepped forward. “We do not have this time.” He stood ta
Chapter 5Lena’s Point Of View(Mr. and Mrs. Roma)My eyes fluttered and the ray of sun perched on my face and I sighed. I heard the curtain open and I grunted. What was happening? I was too tired to open my eyes, I was used to it, it was mom trying to wake me up for a new day of work."Good Morning Gwen!" I suddenly heard and was so shockedI was forced to open my eyes when I heard a very unfamiliar voice.There were a few women in my room, some of them cleaned the room while a few of them stood by my bedside."Good Morning Ma'am." They all beamed with smiles."Mr. Roma has asked you to join him in his private dining for breakfast."The woman who seemed to be the oldest and the head of all the maids in the room said…I dazed out for a while thinking back, what the hell happened?"Mrs. Roma?"Another maid tapped me softly.What the hell! Gwen, Mr. Roma, Mrs. Roma, crazy beautiful room, Italian accent, private dining?"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"I screamed my lungs out.It was all a joke until t
Lena's Point Of View.(364 days more)"You walk this way to the dining."He said and I nodded"Serve the food." He said and I nodded, there were different varieties of food on the table. So I took what I wanted to eat.I took the basket filled with soft bread and he muttered, I heard his voice but I couldn't understand what he said."Do not take the basket up. Start over."He had this demanding tone and damn I hated it.I picked a few slices and placed them on my plate."Guest first, Gwen." I should get myself ready, this would be my name for a month. I nodded and placed five pieces on his plate."Two. Not five, do you even know how to eat properly? "He asked ."Yes I do."I had experience in serving in restaurants. Maybe that experience was not enough.I had served him his food and he seemed to be impressed as he said nothing.I placed some bread on my plate and used the butter knife to cut it open before rubbing a good amount of garlic butter in it."Gwen, that food is too much, take
Lena's Point Of View(The wife of a Billionaire)A knock was placed on my door and before I could wake up from my slumber to tell the person to come in, my door was thrown open and the person walked into my room.“Good afternoon Mrs Roma, Brunch is served and Mr Roma wants you in the garden now.” It was Irene.“I am not hungry Irene, tell Mr Roma..”“Hmm?,” her eyebrows raised like I had said something stupid.“Tell Dante that I am not hungry and I will not have brunch thank you.” I laid back on my bed.“I am sorry, Mrs Roma, you cannot skip brunch, it is not optional. Mr Roma wants you down in 10 Minutes.” She further explained and gave reasons why I could not skip brunch.I hate this man so much and I wish that he would rot in hell, I cussed him mentally.I stood from the bed and wore my flip flops.“You cannot dress this way Mrs Roma, what’s happening with you?” She asked and it dawned on me that she thought that something was off with me and this is not what I want happening.“I k
Lena’s Point Of View (She Is My Wife)“Pull your dress up,” his voice was stained with authority and I hated it so much, I hated how he could say a thing and I had no other choice but to listen.“Why?” my legs grew weak.“Just do as I say.” I didn’t have to look at the mirror to know that I had a very despicable look on my face. He pulled me out of the dining room and made me stand staring at him.“Do not think that I want to see your fat body.” His voice carried hate, I watched him stoop to the ground then slowly pull the left side of my dress up.“This is the reason why she stared at you that way and until I get this fixed, you shouldn’t have your bath or go naked in front of anyone.” He stood up as he said that.What was he talking about? I opened my mouth to say something but shut it, and he nodded.“Good. Keep the trash to yourself.” I nodded.The man had such great demeanor and it made me scared of him.“During dinner, I’ll tell you what your schedule would look like,” “What
Lena's Point Of View(Bad Anxiety.)"How many times would I tell you that you are freaking me out! I have very bad anxiety."I stayed on the ground for a while trying to get myself to relax.This was what I faced all the time and as much as I hated him to see me in such a state I couldn't stop myself. I was shaking and needed to calm my nerves down"This is bad!" I heard him mutter before turning to look back at the picture. Dante dipped his hand into his hair, ruffling it, while I tried to stay calm. All this was happening because of him, how would he want me to be someone else?I was not comfortable with it as I felt that there was more to his cold and silence than neath the eyes." This is bad. You cannot have anxiety, this will not work." He banged the table that was pushed to the wall and had some cases on them. He turned to the picture of his wife and looked at it. He stared at the picture for a while before turning time."Get up from there."His voice was more authoritative.I ma
Lena's Point Of View(From Lena to Gwendolyn Roma)"Can you please let me eat peacefully? It is hard to eat when you always look at me like I am a criminal, I want you to call me Lena when it is just us, I like my name and it gives me strength to keep fighting."I explained to him hoping that he would understand."Calling you your name would be bridging the contract, but to satisfy you I would call you Mrs Roma when we are alone, after all you are Mrs Roma as we are married. Isn't it?" He asked and I nodded.What a way to turn the tables and still do what you want to do Mr Roma."Now that this is done, I will wait for you in my private dinning area."As he said this I nodded and watched him walk out.I didn't need Irene's help to pick out what to where, I picked a simple dress.I got clad in the new my clothes then made my way to he dinning area.Mr Roma was already seated but he wasn't eating. I joined him. I didn't need him to tell me that I was going to serve the food, I served him
Dante's Point Of View(The counsel.)I do not know how to say it but meeting Lena has changed a lot for me. I have hope of getting what belongs to me back.She isn't anything like Gwen, she just happened to have the face of my wife, there are lots of differences but she still has the face of my wife. Even with that Lena is nothing like my wife, Gwen, she is weak, she doesn't have etiquettes and I know that it's because she didn't grow up in the same environment as Gwen, she is so different from Gwen.I hate the fact that she looks like my wife. The first time I saw her, I thought that I was dreaming but when she told me that her name was Lena, even her accent showed off that she wasn't my wife.I saw her that day in the cafe and I knew it was a chance, a second chance to get all that I was losing, I needed her face if I ever wanted to pull this through.That day, I had carried out an investigation about her. I found out about her sick father and mother, the loan they owed the bank, I