Favo Novel
A Contract?
The old man took out papers from the briefcase which was already opened on the glass table. Each of them had a paper in hand as they busily arranged some while conversing among themselves now and then.
Gina couldn’t understand anything they were speaking about. She felt the butler’s presence behind her and calmed down a little.
Silence engulfed the room, and the only sound was the flipping of papers. The three men nodded to themselves and one of them took out a pen and handed it to her.
“You can read through the contract now miss, the young master had requested that before you could sign the marriage certificate.”
‘Huh?’ Gina’s brows knitted together and her head flipped back to the butler who was staring back at her calmly.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Apart from Butler Donald, only the lawyers knew about the contract which the young master had brought up at the last minute.
Gina’s eyes lit up and she grabbed the contract from the old man’s hand, completely forgetting her anxiety.
A contract?. She knew what it means. And if she wasn’t mistaken, this marriage was not going to be a real one.
But why a contract marriage?. She couldn’t mind, and without bordering to read through the contents, she took the pen and signed it.
If it wasn’t a real marriage, then her father’s mind would finally be at ease when he finds out. And she wouldn’t be caged to a strange man forever.
Butler Donald, who had noticed the change in the girl’s demeanor sighed.
After putting down the contract, Gina signed the marriage certificate and handed everything back.
The butler walked forward, secured everything in a suitcase, and left for the stairs.
The lawyers did not linger, and after finishing their jobs, they bid the bride goodbye and walked out the door.
Gina’s eyes surveyed the vast room, her expression was now calm, unlike the anxiety she has been feeling for the past few days after the news was broke to her.
The huge chandelier above the ceiling shone the room brightly. Everything looks new, including the furniture, and she wondered if anyone had lived here before.
Hearing sounds of footsteps, her gaze darted to the stairs and she spotted the butler coming toward her.
“Young master will be back any moment” The butler stopped in front of her, glanced down at his wristwatch, and said, “Please allow me to show you to your room young miss.”
“Oh… Okay,” Gina stood up and followed him upstairs. They passed by many paintings on the way, and Gina couldn’t help but marvel at the site of the paintings.
Although the designs were simple, constituting mostly flowers, and nature, she could tell that they were so expensive. ‘What else could not be expensive in this place?’
She chided inside, and let her gaze fall on the butler’s back who had been silent all along. She wondered if any other servants were living in the mansion apart from him and the driver who looked more like a bodyguard.
Just as she was about to strike up a conversation, he suddenly paused.
The butler pointed to the right wing and said, “This is the way to your room, and that way is to the young master’s room. But I doubt if he would be using it from now.” He gave her a knowing look and Gina blushed.
“I’ll take my leave now.” The butler bowed and left.
Gina glanced at the left wing where the man had pointed at and looked back at the right wing where her supposed room was.
She walked toward her room, and after walking up a few more stairs, she finally stopped at a door.
Pushing it open, she entered inside and gasped. The room should be three times bigger than the one she had back in the mansion. And it seems like everything had already been prepared for her because when her gaze landed on the mirror, all the cosmetics and everything she would need was arranged on the table.
She stared down at her beautiful wedding gown and chuckled, feeling herself as a joke. Thinking back to the contract earlier, she wondered if the wedding gown was to delude her father.
She walked toward the large floor-to-ceiling window and watched the beautiful lights of the city, as the night had already fallen.
Dropping the bouquet on the bedside table, she walked toward the door which she made out to be the bathroom, and stripped out of the wedding gown.
After taking her bath. She came out in her bathrobe and walked toward the closet.
‘Huh?’ Gina was shocked to find out that the closet was only filled with men’s clothing.
She rummaged through the closet, and apart from the pile of suits which were all dark in color, she couldn’t locate even a shirt.
Gina rushed out of the closet after searching for a long time, and she glanced at the cosmetics again. “This is weird.” Her frown deepened.
What if the butler was mistaken and had pointed her to the wrong room? Everything was supposed to be arranged for her right?
She sauntered toward the door, still in her bathrobe. Just then, the door opened, and she stumbled onto a very tall figure. Her forehead hit his chest, and she let out a yelp.