Chapter 2

　　Bella suddenly halted in her tracks.

　　Did she hear that clearly?

　　What the f*ck was he saying now?

　　"Let's go." He grabbed her hand and made it to the car while she watched dumbfounded.

　　"Drive to court." He ordered Dave.

　　"And why do I need to be there?"

　　"Because we are getting officially married." Austin muttered and she flared up in anger.

　　She didn't run away from her wedding only to get married to a stranger.

　　"You know what, I'm done here just drop me now!" she yelled in frustration.

　　"I'll draft a contract, and you'll be my wife until Grandfather gets done with his surgery. I'll compensate you well, and that's also to payback for the help I rendered."

　　Bella got more confused.

　　A contract marriage?

　　"And if I say I'm not interested?"

　　"Then I'll have to destroy your family. I'll make sure whatever your family does goes bankrupt and loses everything until you have nowhere to go but to still run back to me."

　　"So this was a trap, like I set my own trap? Amazing!" She was damned overwhelmed.

　　She really was going to regret her decision, but then, he was going to compensate her and how long does she need to act? It was time for business.

　　Somehow, it was better than letting him trace her family and tearing them apart, it looked like something he could really do.

　　"How long do I need to act?"

　　"I'll draft a contract now that'll be legally bounded and you'll sign it."

　　"Hh.." She sighed having no other choice.

　　"Is there still a need to go to court? You can just summon your lawyer or stuff. Sh!t I hate those places." She muttered and he signaled to Dave to take the route to his house.

　　Bella's forehead creased, her brows raised and her eyes widened at the building in front of her, it was too majestic.

　　"You might lose your jaw if you don't close it..." He muttered making Bella deeply embarrassed, she never knew her mouth was open too.

　　"Don't faint at the inner decorations." He voiced with a smirk.

　　"Bragging hun? Why should I? We've got decorations too y'know."

　　"Still defending your family that almost sold you off?"

　　Bella cleared her throat, she realized she could never lose a fight to him.

　　When she got in, she tried to control her reactions.

　　Austin suddenly chuckled.

　　"Don't worry you can complement."

　　"Whatever, but why is everything in here almost white and grey?"

　　"Why question my taste?"

　　"Because your taste is boring!"

　　F*ck, she did it again, bruising his ego.

　　"Well, when you get to your own room, you can have it designed to your taste."

　　"My own room? Why will I have a room here?"

　　"Isn't husband and wife supposed to live together?"

　　"A contract marriage?"

　　Within a few minutes, Dave arrived with the contract.

　　His face bloomed with unexplainable excitement, anyone could think it was a real marriage.

　　"You can go through it, and have it signed."

　　Her eyes moved here and there on the paper and suddenly stopped, then opened wide.

　　"For two months?!"

　　"No I can't reach that long, look it's not like I'm abandoning my family, I still need to go back home soon, two months is too long for me."

　　"That's it, either two months or no contract and you know what that means."

　　"Are you threatening me?!"

　　"See it however you like."

　　Sh!t, her face got red in anger.

　　Austin smirked and nonchalantly walked away.

　　"Dave, cancel all my scheduled appointments for today and tomorrow."

　　"But Boss." He whined, amused and angry at his sudden change.

　　"Look man, what has come over you!" Dave suddenly dropped the honorifics and walked fast beside him into his room. Aside from being his manager, and his driver, he was also his best friend, a friendship they've kept since childhood.

　　"Like she isn't even the one you've been waiting for!"

　　"Mind your words, Dave!"

　　"I'm not f*cking going to mind anything until you get back to your senses, the company had always been your priority, why changing it cos of some bitch!"

　　"Watch your tongue!"

　　"I won't!"

　　Austin breathed in heavily, he knew he had to calm down now, else this was going to go on and on for as long as Dave wished.

　　"Look here man, I think she's Isa."

　　Dave suddenly paused.

　　"What do you mean?"

　　"I mean Isa, my Isa, can't you see it?"

　　"What makes you think it's her, she could be another person."

　　"I was the one who had adored her for many years, if I see my Isa, I'm going to recognize her even while asleep, do you think I'd pick some random crazy girl that ran off her own wedding from the street if it wasn't Isa?"

　　"Do you know how joyful I was to have finally found her? And do you know what's more joyful, she ran away from her wedding, just a moment to losing her forever and I found her."

　　Dave was speechless.

　　Everything made sense now,

　　This explained why he was so persistent in picking her off the road.

　　If she were Isa, then why didn't he recognize her himself? He had also done the same for the past several years.

　　He walked slowly downstairs.

　　"Gosh, what sort of room is this for the love of God. Grey everywhere and how am I supposed to sleep in here? It's too big! Since I'm paying for being helped, shouldn't I be comfortable?"

　　"What and what do you need for your room miss?"

　　A voice suddenly came through into her room.

　　His eyes focused on every part of her, while his mind was in utter chaos.

　　Was she truly Isa?

　　Those Hazel eyes, the plumped and well-shaped lips, even though they became more beautiful now than in high school days, and f*ck the tiny scar on her pinky finger.

　　"Mister?!" Bella suddenly yelled and hugged herself, overwhelmed by Dave's intermittent gaze at her. Almost at every part of her body.

　　"I'm, I'm sorry.."

　　Bella shook her head at him.

　　"Will you get the things I need for this room?"

　　"Hun?" Dave who was still in a daze muttered.

　　"I'll get all the things you need for your room, Happy now?" Austin suddenly butt in.

　　"And Dave, what are you still doing here? You are supposed to be at the office right?" Austin was surprised to see him there.

　　She looked between the two,

　　If he was supposed to be at the office, why then did he come to her place?

　　"Boss, I need to speak with you." He muttered, excusing himself outside and Austin followed.

　　"Boss, she's not Isa, I mean, can't you just forget about Isa and move on? She must have moved on somewhere else. It's been so many years."

　　Without a word, Austin turned around and left him there.

　　Dave breathed in anger as he watched him leave.

　　"Isa is back and I wouldn't let you have her! She was mine to begin with." Dave declared and dashed off.