Chapter 4 Flash Marriage

half an hour later.

Octavia was brought to the top floor of a luxury office building in the city center where the land is very expensive.

Ever since her parents divorced, she and her mother were kicked out of the house to live with others, and they have never been to such a high-end place again.

Just downstairs, she noticed that the people here were all dressed as business elites.

The indifference emanating from those people was somewhat similar to that of the man not long ago.

It's just that the man's aura seems to be more fierce and cold.

Thinking of that night in the clubhouse a week ago, being pushed behind the door by that tall and straight man.

Octavia's hands clenched together awkwardly.

She didn't even know who the man who took her first night was...

Suddenly, a huge shadow cast in front of Octavia, blocking all light sources above her head.

Octavia froze for a moment, subconsciously raised his eyes.

Without warning, his line of sight crashed into an unfathomable iceberg.

The man who appeared in the office at some time, with delicate features and sharp lines, was staring at her with cold eyes.

The man's figure was extraordinarily tall and straight, just standing in front of her was enough to exude a sharp sense of oppression.

Octavia's heart beat suddenly quickened.

She was inexplicably afraid of the man in front of her, and had an indescribable feeling.

I seem to have seen it somewhere...

But after thinking about it, if she really met such a man, how could she not remember it.

"Cough..." She coughed lightly, straightened her back and sat up a bit, "This gentleman...do you want to see me?"

Octavia looked at him with a sincere expression.

Although one cheek was still embarrassingly swollen, her eyes were clear and bright.

To some extent, she would like to thank the man in front of her for sending someone to take her away from the embarrassment of being ridiculed by neighbors.The man didn't seem to expect that she would take the initiative to ask questions, and raised his brows with some coldness.

The cold gaze paused for a few seconds on Octavia's slightly swollen face.

Later, Octavia heard him say.

"What, Miss Octavia is pretending not to know me now?"

The man's deep and magnetic voice was deep and deep, with a strong questioning tone.

Octavia froze for a moment, his heart skipping a beat for no reason.

She didn't understand why this man asked her such a question.

Should she know him well?

"Did this gentleman mistake someone? I really don't know you..."

The man lowered his eyes, narrow and cold, looking at Octavia's perplexed little face.

The woman in front of her was very beautiful.

With black hair like clouds, a bright nose and red lips, her small face is only the size of a palm, even if her cheeks are slightly swollen, it doesn't affect her soft and delicate beauty.

Especially those eyes, as if they could speak, shone with a watery and innocent luster, reminding him of someone inexplicably.

Pity......

Khalid's face darkened slightly.

Octavia stood up, her chair scraping sharply behind her. "Sir, I think there's been a misunderstanding. I was forced to come here-I have nothing to say to you."

She turned to leave, but the man's voice stopped her cold.

"Octavia Jones. Age 22. Expelled from university under questionable circumstances. Former middle-class background. Currently working shifts at a nursing home to cover your mother's medical bills."

Octavia froze mid-step. Her breath caught in her throat.

He continued, calm but cutting. "So, tell me. Was it desperation or blind ambition that made you agree to this marriage?"

She spun around. "What marriage! I never agreed to anything! I don't even know you!"

Khalid's eyes narrowed. He leaned back on the leather sofa with practiced arrogance. "Yet, your aunt showed up at my office two days ago with your ID, a signed consent letter, and a sob story about a dying mother and a loyal niece willing to 'do anything' for her family."

Octavia's heart sank. "She... sold me off?"

"She doesn't know me," Khalid said bluntly. "She thought I was some desperate rich old man willing to throw money around. She didn't realize she walked into the hands of Khalid Lee."

Octavia's s lips parted slightly in shock.

The Khalid Lee!!

He stepped forward now, closing the distance. "My grandfather is dying. He's insisting I settle down. Marry. Be a man with a future, not just an empire. I need a bride-fast. And thanks to your aunt, he thinks you're 'the one.'"

Her voice trembled. "You want me to pretend to be your wife?"

"You'll be well paid. Thirty thousand yuan per month. In return, you'll play the doting bride for a year. Then we go our separate ways."

Octavia looked away. Her hands were shaking.

Everything felt like a trap. But she had no job, no money, and a mother still on a hospital bed.

He added coolly, "You don't have a choice. Walk away, and your mother's oxygen tank gets pulled. I've seen the hospital records. You're already three months behind."

Her knees nearly gave out.

This wasn't a proposal. It was a cage, disguised in silk.

The man's words made Octavia's blood freeze.

There was a buzzing in her head, but she suppressed the tingling in her throat and said in a hoarse voice, "Sorry Mr. Lee, I'm not interested in the agreement between you and my aunt, I'm leaving first."

Skyler couldn't stay for a moment; She picked up her bag and was about to leave.

"After you get the marriage certificate, I will give you another one million. When we get divorced in the future, we will give you an additional apartment based on your performance. During this period, the pocket money of 50,000 per month will remain the same."

Octavia, who was approaching the door, stopped.

one million......It happened to be the full cost of her mother's surgery.

As long as she has this money, she can arrange surgery for her mother, without worrying about being pulled out of the oxygen tube, and she can save her mother's life immediately!

As for the man who promised twice to be responsible for her but disappeared...

There was a flash of bitterness in Octavia's heart. She shouldn't believe that kind of man at all.

"I don't want the rest...but I want one million in cash now."

Skyler turned his head, and the dots of water flashed in his eyes.

"I can marry you and get the certificate now. The condition is that I must get one million cash before the bank closes today!"

***

At this time, the Jones family.

After driving Octavia away and selling her out to an unknown man, Luke, as her own uncle, couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and kept pacing back and forth in the living room.

"What are you doing walking around, it's disturbing my admiration of the ring!"Cynthia called out to Luke impatiently, "Look, this ring has so many diamonds on it, it must be very valuable. That damn girl has no money long ago, where do you think she got this ring from?"

Luke impatient: "Who knows, maybe my sister left it for her."

Cynthia: "Huh, it seems that Ava still has a lot of good things hidden in her hands. No, I'll go to the hospital now and let them spit out the previous medical expenses..."

Cynthia said as she walked out, just as she opened the door, she ran into the oncoming daughter.

"Dad, Mom... why are you at the door? That little bitch Octavia, I heard she's making trouble again!"

Isabella, the eldest daughter of the Jones family, stepped out of the sports car on a seven-inch stiletto heel, with famous brands all over her body.

Seeing her daughter, Cynthia changed her expression just now.

"It's okay, that damn girl has already been chased away by me, we sold her out for marriage Isabella, look, what is this!"

Cynthia took out the obsidian ring she had ripped from Octavia's's neck.

"This is......!?"

Cynthia raised her eyebrows triumphantly: "I pulled it off the neck of that damn Octavia girl... The little bitch has lived in our house for so long, the ring just pays off the debt!"

"This ring looks so delicate...Mom, I like it!"

"Take it if you like it!" Cynthia handed out the ring without the slightest hesitation.

Isabella took the black diamond-set ring with a beaming smile.

She just knew that Octavia stuff was always the best.

like, that bottle of unique perfume in the world, holy tears.

She heard that the bottle of perfume was an orphan that Ava bought back at a big price abroad.

This is the only bottle of Quanjincheng, no other semicolon.She found this bottle of perfume in Octavia's room the other day, and she snuck it away to keep it for herself.

Now, the perfume has long been sprayed up.

Thinking of this, Isabella couldn't help feeling even more fortunate.

Fortunately, h aunt Ava was abandoned by the White family, and Skyler became an unwanted bastard, otherwise,Fortunately, his aunt Ava was abandoned by the White family, and Octavia became an unwanted bastard, otherwise, she would not have such a good thing to use.

Isabella goes shopping with her best friend and wants to wear a ring to show off.

But she found that the ring was too loose to wear, like a man's style.

So, she had to settle for the next best thing, like Octavia, who hung the ring around her neck like a pendant, and drove away.

***

On the other side, the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Octavia has already obtained a marriage certificate with that Mr. Lee, and is hurrying out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

She looked down at her phone as she walked.

After receiving a text message indicating that the account had been credited with one million cash, she hurried to the hospital to pay the hospital for Ava's scheduled surgery.

Khalid took a few steps back, and when he went out, he saw Octavia's petite and thin back.

The man's face was still cold, but a dark light flashed across his deep eyes.

He thought that after this woman used her means to marry into the Lee family, she would definitely be eager to move into the mansion and start enjoying the life of the wealthy Madam.

Unexpectedly, she left without saying a word.

At this moment, Noah's voice came from behind.

"Master Lee, the girl who rescued you at the Night Charm clubhouse a week ago has been found. Our people discovered that she just appeared in the jewelry store wearing your ring."