Irene takes Marcellus" arm while she shares the news of her pregnancy, radiating with happiness as she beams at her new fiancé.But Marcellus isn"t happy. He didn"t love her. Only Katrina had occupied a big s.p.a.ce in his heart and mind. No one can change it no matter which girl his mom likes. He only got together with Irene to take responsibility for their one-night stand. And now the only reason he is marrying her so quickly is that she got pregnant. He does not want to be irresponsible for a mistake he has made. And his mom also forces him to pursue Irene for the sake of what had happened between them, since this woman is from the known clan.
The sudden news of their marriage leaves Farrah feeling dismayed. Although she knows that Marcellus and Katrina can"t get back together anymore, she doesn"t expect Marcellus and Irene to get married so quickly. Somehow she still felt some sympathy for Katrina. Because the two just got separated recently.
Farrah forces a smile and tries to be happy for them. "Congratulations! I"ll definitely let Katrina know!" Not wanting to stay any longer, she adds, "I have to get back to work now. See you soon!"
As soon as she turns a corner, she takes out her cell phone to call Katrina. But before she dials the number, she hesitates. It hasn"t been long since Katrina and Marcellus broke up.
What if Katrina"s not over him yet? Will the news upset her? I don"t want to make her sad… I"d better tell her next time. I don"t want to see Katrina sad at this news. It would not be right for me to tell her what I discovered immediately.
In the afternoon, Katrina finds Aaron"s luxury car waiting in front of the police station. Aaron is standing next to the car, drawing everyone"s attention with his elegant suit and striking features. Girls pa.s.sing by are visibly gawking at his presence. Everyone stares at Aaron, and even her colleagues suddenly banter her again.
But Katrina grits her teeth at his ostentatious actions. He"s obviously here to pick me up. It"s bad enough that my colleagues saw him, but now everyone is going to know that he"s pursuing me! This idiot really annoys me. She screams in her mind.
This b.a.s.t.a.r.d is doing this on purpose! He wants to be seen as my boyfriend! No one will believe me no matter what explanation I give them now! This guy did this intentionally. He wants the people around us to see how he courted me.
When they get home, Aaron pulls out two pieces of paper from his briefcase and hands them to Katrina. "If you don"t have any objections, let"s formally sign the contract."
Katrina accepts the contract and reads through it carefully. It"s what we discussed this morning. Even though I"m not good at handling contracts, this looks pretty clear to me.
She reads through the contract twice to make sure that Aaron isn"t setting a trap for her before she nods. "Okay."
"I want to add a clause to the contract," Aaron says, "If either one of us breaches any of the terms, he or she must promise to unconditionally do something for the other as punishment. What do you think?"
She was surprised by his clause. Katrina takes a moment to think about it and nodded. "I agree, but I also want to add that n.o.body must know that we live together. I don"t want any gossip from anyone."
"Okay, no problem." A wide smile spread in Aaron"s lips.
The agreement goes smoothly, and Katrina and Aaron sign their names on two copies of the contract. Katrina takes her copy back to her room and locks it in a drawer as a precaution.
He promised not to do anything to me. If he dares something later, I"ll slap this contract in his face! I don"t trust that rascal because I"ve suffered so much when I was with him.
That night, Aaron uses the dinner table as a working table while Katrina watches TV on the sofa, to avoid disturbing Aaron the volume is so low that it"s like she"s watching a silent film.
After watching two episodes of a TV drama, Katrina yawns and goes back to her room to prepare to go to sleep. To avoid making Aaron wait for his turn to use the bathroom, she already took a shower after dinner earlier.
When Katrina turns off the TV and gets up from the sofa, Aaron also finishes his work and shuts down the computer.
"I"m going to bed now. Remember the contract you signed, don"t you dare enter my room!" she threatens and turns to her room.
"Wait," Aaron stops her in her tracks.
Katrina yawns and looks at him in confusion. "What?"
"Help me take a bath."
The demand instantly snaps Katrina awake. The thought of looking at his naked body and getting close to him in any capacity is horrifying. I tried so hard to keep him at arm"s length, but now he wants me to bathe him?
"No!" she shoots him down without hesitation, glaring at him before she turns away.
Aaron doesn"t scramble to get her to agree. Instead, he says calmly, "According to Article 5 of the contract, since my wound has affected my daily routine, you have to help me do things that I can"t normally do on my own for the time being. Since I can"t lift my arm, I can"t wash certain places in my body. You are contract-bound to help me."
Katrina is ready to take her copy of the contract out to remind Aaron of his place. Unexpectedly, he uses the contract against her. Her face turns pale in horror.
This manipulative b.a.s.t.a.r.d! He planned to take advantage of me all along! There"s no loophole around this!
Katrina feels as if she is swallowing a bitter melon. She asks slowly, "What if I refuse?"
"Then, according to the contract, you must promise me something unconditionally. How about… going to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning?"