Chapter 3 Meeting Alexandro

Alexandro was very pissed after having a terrible day at the office.

And now he was also required to pick up his Dad's meds from the hospital.

Alexandro drove up to St Charles general hospital and stormed into the lobby.

The stupid receptionist was giving him a form and telling him to wait patiently. He was already losing it and slammed his fist on the receptionist's table which made her flinch in her chair.

The elevator then dinged at the same time and Kylie came out.

Her jaw dropped immediately she saw the familiar man staring at her but she quickly collected herself.

She went over and gave him a nervous hi which he responded to.

"I'm so sorry for bumping into you the other day, I had so much going on so I needed some space" she nervously apologized.

"It's fine. No offense taken".

Kylie was about leaving when Alexandro said "can we meet up and talk later today?"

Kylie was taken aback then he quickly added "it's completely fine if you don't want to ,I understand".

Kylie thought about it for a few secs then she agreed to meet.

She gave him her number so he can text the location to her.

Finally,the receptionist called in Alexandro for his Dad's meds.

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Kylie had already gotten home when she received a text from Alexandro.

"Meet me in my office at the Castillo Enterprise by 2 pm the next day".

Kylie couldn't help but feel curious as to why he wanted to see her so urgently. She couldn't sleep the whole night thinking about what he could possibly want from her.

She already had a lot on her plate as her Dad's health was deteriorating and they were running low on finances.

They were barely surviving.

And now yet another problem was about to show up,she guessed.

Around 1:30 pm,the next day, Kylie hurried out of the hospital and flagged down a taxi to Castillo Enterprise.

She knew the company because it was very popular. Anybody that didn't know it was definitely a newbie in the town.

She eventually got there and said to the secretary "umm...excuse me. I'm here to meet Mr Alexandro Castillo."

"Do you have an appointment with Mr Castillo?" The secretary asked.

Kylie affirmed and the quite young secretary asked again "Can I get your name?" "Kylie Smith". She said

The secretary nodded and pressed a button on the phone and spoke to someone,she then hastily kept the phone down and said "Mr Castillo is expecting you" then she ushered Kylie into Alexandro's office

Kylie marveled at the furnishings in his office. The whole damn place was literally screaming stinking rich. She would have drooled over the expensive interior decor if not for the urgency of the meeting

"Umm,hi,good afternoon"she nervously greeted Alexandro.

Alexandro gave her a warm handshake and offered her a seat.

"So do you need anything? Water, coffee, champagne?" Alexandro said.

"I'm fine,I don't need anything" Kylie declined.

"So why did you want to see me"?

She asked.

Alexandro sighed then said "I'll go straight to the point,I want to make an alliance with you. You'll be my pretend wife till when I get the will and I'll give you the sum of ten million dollars and you'll never have to pay for anything in your life".

Kylie almost had a heart attack as she just gaped at him.

What the actual fuck!?.

This was definitely a dream.

There was no fucking way it was gonna happen.

She had so many questions but her mouth couldn't form actual words.

She was in shock,her brain was trying to process the bombshell Alexandro just dropped on her.

She finally collected herself after several minutes.

All she could say was "I'll think about it". She then stood up with so much force that the chair almost toppled over.

Could she survive a loveless marriage even if it was temporary and fake?.

She quickly made a call to the hospital calling in sick and she couldn't make it back.

She hurried into a taxi and went home

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Alexandro sat in his office wondering if he had done the right thing.

What the hell was he even thinking?

What if she finds out who he really is?

Imagine dragging Kylie into that ridiculous fake marriage scheme!

If only his grandfather hadn't been so unrelenting then he wouldn't have had to resort to such measures.

And what would Kylie think of him?

What would she do when she finds out the whole truth. He was also doing this as a way of helping her out....at least financially.

Alexandro had hoped to God that Kylie would accept his offer. He needed her as much as she needed him.

He tried to keep down the guilt weighing him down at the back of his mind. He would face that when the time comes and he really hoped that it would never come to that.

Only if he hadn't lost his cool and drank so much that day.

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Kylie was sitting alone in her room thinking about the life changing discussion she had with Alexandro. She knew deep down that she really needed the money for her father's surgery.

Jayden had a bad case of prostate cancer and was barely holding up while the medications. They obviously couldn't afford the surgery and she knew it.

But it was a matter of her pride. But then,was her pride more important than her father's life?

But her father must never know about the contract. It could literally kill him.

She picked up the phone and called Alexandro's number before she could have second thoughts and change her mind.

He answered on the second ring but didn't say anything.

"Hi,can we meet tomorrow?" Kylie said.

"Yes,of course. Please at my office by one pm".

"Deal" Kylie said and ended the call.

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The next day at his office,Alexandro picked up a file on his table and gave it to Kylie.

Kylie's eyes widened as she scanned through the paper realizing that everything was real. She was actually required to sign the marriage contract.

So this was fucking real!

She was gonna be his wife for one year till when he inherits his will.

"I also have my conditions" Kylie said.

"My father must under no circumstance hear about this" Alexandro nodded and she continued.

"And we will never have sex" she said a bit shakily.

Alexandro's mouth curved into a smirk at this declaration which made Kylie raise a questioning brow. Alexandro flashed her a cocky grin and said "we won't.... unless you want to". He smirked

"I would never". Kylie scoffed . Humor danced in Alexandro's eyes and he almost laughed out then.

"Never say never, honey. Kylie had a sudden urge to smash a nearby coffee mug on his head.

Christ! How could she survive one year of that? And they would have to live together in close proximity to keep up the lie.

Kylie finally signed the contract after looking for ridiculous conditions like being required to provide an heir immediately.

Her head started spinning with doubts as soon as she set the pen down. She was suddenly thirsty and helped herself to the glass of water on the table while being all too aware of being watched under Alexandro's scrutinizing eyes.

Would she regret this later?

"Now that's all settled,we need a story" Alexandro said.

"A story?" Kylie asked confused.

"Of how we met, honey. The engagement is in three weeks and we need a cover plausible story on how we met".

Kylie almost went into shock. She was getting engaged in three weeks?! Alexandro continued "we met at the lobby in the hospital and it was love at first sight. Sounds good?" Kylie nodded "that should do. Can I leave now? I have a job I have to attend to". Kylie asked as she glanced at her watch.

"Oh that,you don't need to work as a part-time waitress anymore. Alexandro replied.

Wait....how did you know....you did a background check on me? Kylie was pissed.

"I'm sorry but I had to make sure you were the right person for this contract. Just go home, we'll be meeting someone tomorrow .

Kylie didn't say a word. She'd already had enough and all she wanted then was to go back home,a nice warm bath and some much needed rest.