prologue

Every woman has a love story they dream of.

Every woman has a fantasy and imagination that, for them, will never be fulfilled.

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There are different types of contracts. But the one Francheskha signed that day was the only unusual contract. A contract that even the slightest idea of what might happen to her life once she signed it, she did not have.

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The year 2008. Francheskha, together with her family, were on their way to attend her sister's wedding. The whole family was delighted, riding the white van. Excited to see their sister in a wedding gown.

His father was the one driving the car. Her mother was sitting in front, beside her husband. Behind them were Francheskha holding her flower girl basket, her elder brother sitting on her right side wearing his black suit, and her twin sitting on her left side while holding the rings of the groom and bride.

The radio is playing music so loud, it gives them the energy to hype up out of excitement. The whole family was vibing with the music. They were laughing together. When suddenly, just like their chance to attend the wedding, the van lost its brakes. A car carer trailer was in front of them. It was a gigantic truck with lots of cars loaded. The smile on their faces faded away. It was a very terrible feeling.

And then, bam!

Francheskha's flowers were scattered everywhere, just like their blood. Her dad's face could no longer be recognized. Her sister and elder brother's face has pieces of broken glass from the van windows. Everyone inside the car was no longer moving, like a dead, as good as a corpse. Francheskha was the only one who managed to get out of the van. But she had no idea of what she'd see after getting out of the vehicle. Her loving mom, the sweetest person in her life, was out there, with her broken neck, covered in blood. Francheskha could see the windshield of the van broken as well. She knew her mom was thrown out of the vehicle through the windshield.

She wanted to run away from such a tragic scene and thought that maybe she'll wake up from the nightmare if she runs away.

But the sound of the ambulance siren, wailing, made her realize that the wedding must continue without the whole family. Her dad, her mom, her twin, and her elder brother.

-- 11 years later --

The innocent 7-year-old little girl who lost her family after the accident has grown into a beautiful, 18 years old, fine-looking young lady. Year after year, her pain made her grow tough and braver.

With her eldest sister, who guided her back. Who stayed with her for all the years since the accident. She survived. Not only the accident but also her miserable life after losing her family.

Her sister, Fiona, who was supposed to get married within the day of the accident, has her own family presently. A loving husband with her two adorable daughters. Her sister, having her own family to live with. This wasn't the reason why Francheskha decided to do everything on her own. To live by herself, to leave her sister happy with her family.

She became a working student for the remaining years in her college.

She lived in a small renting room with only her study table, closet, and bed inside the room.

There were no other types of furniture and things.

The house was not so empty, unlike Francheskha's life. She feels so hollow without her family's presence.

But she managed and graduated. She finished college with a bachelor's degree. But what's the reason why she can't find a professional job?

She thought she was having such a good life when her parents died and didn't even have the chance to walk their daughter in that aisle.

Her twin didn't have the chance to give the rings to the groom and bride.

His brother didn't have the chance to play the role of a bridesmaid with his girlfriend.

She lost her hope. And with that, she wasn't able to give out her best and what she's got. She wasted all the years of studying and suffering.

Of course, everyone knows the feeling of losing a family. But not everyone had already felt that pain. No one knows better than Francheskha how painful it is to lose a family as early as seven years old. And no one can understand her except herself.

As she grew older, her fantasy grew bigger. And, of course, her hopes that those imaginations and phantasms will make it into reality became smaller.

With her thoughts that her world had already collapsed, she wanted to have someone like a charming prince who's willing to do everything just to save her from resentment and misery.

But all of that was just living in her love story she dreams of. And to her, that was very impossible to happen.

But then, like a speck of dust that fell in her eyes, a contract landed in her hands. Waiting for her signature.

What's really in that contract?

How will that contract change the flow of her story?

Why did she receive such an offer from one anonymous guy?

Who wanted her to sign the contract?

And so she signed the contract. With that, did her life become more miserable? Or did that contract give her the directions in life?

Francheskha could not even imagine her life if she hadn't signed that contract. For her, even though she didn't have the slightest idea of what would happen to her life once she signed those, she didn't hesitate.

Life is indeed full of twists. Full of unexplainable happenings and unpredictable days.

You may lose someone, but you'll undoubtedly have another one.

Lots of twists.

Romantic excitement.

Different emotions.

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Welcome to the relationship under contract: Contract Romantic