chapter 0011:Fall In Love Or Ten Billion Dollars?

It says.

Ariana opened it further to find a picture of a beautiful lady, but she looked closely at the photo and picked it immediately, look up at Harry when she figured something out.

"You were chosen for this because of your uncanny resemblance to her. She's the lady you will be imitating, from her head down to her toe. I will assign a maid to get you started on how to be the perfect replacement for.." Harry was still talking, before he was rudely interrupted by Ariana.

"Why? Where is she?" Ariana asked, out of curiosity.

"That's none of your business to know." Harry snapped at her, making the young lady keep her head down, and stayed right at her place. She fully understands how this is going to work out. He gets to make the order and she obeys.

"You have a week to learn everything about her.  After that is done, you will get settled in on your new place.." Harry said, and watched the way she looked at him. "You can't be working for me and still live in that trash." 

Ariana bit her tongue, as it took everything in her not to talk back at him for calling her house that she paid with her hard earned money trash.

"For this to work out, you will cut every ties you have…" 

"Woah! Wait, I'm not abandoning Grace for your stupid proposal." She said immediately, who does he think he is?

"It's not abandoning,miss. It is weighing the cons and pros to know how better things would be, if you get to accept this contract. How do you expect to play your role as Selina, when you are still tied down as Ariana?"

"But i can't stop seeing Grace" she said, this time it was more of a request than her challenging him. "Please, she's not going to stop looking for me if i just get up one day and leave."

Harry sighed. 

He understood her plight.

"Fine, you get to see her once a week since it's obvious that you had already made her know about my proposal. But it would have been great if this was a secret between the both of us."

"Don't worry, Grace can be trusted." Ariana vouched for her friend.

"She better be." Harry mutters under his breath, he won't want to go through the corners to make sure that Grace isn't going to be a problem in the future.

"You will be paid every month with a sum of five hundred dollars.."

"What!!" Ariana screamed in shock. 

Five hundred what?

It was embarrassing for Harry, but thankfully they are the only ones here. 

"That is once everything is stabilized and you passed the test. I will be there to do the judging at the end of the week. That is all for now, for the rest you can read the rules of what is expected of you once you are married to Alexander."

Ariana's stomach recoiled at the mention of that name. She has not seen him yet, but she knew that starting from now on, her life is going to be intense.

"You will learn everything on how to be a good and perfect wife for him. Although, at the moment, you both are just a normal couple, arrangement about the marriage will be discussed until further notice, is that understood?"

What's this?

The 1900's

Who the hell talk about an arranged marriage nowadays?

"Yes sir." Ariana said, half enthusiastic about the whole matter.

"You can ask any questions, I'm all ears, but it will be better after you are done going through the contract." Harry said, picking up his glass of water to his lips.

"I…actually do have one." Ariana said, she doubt if he will be willing to answer this, yet she still wanted to ask anyway. "About the boyfriend.. Alexander?"

"What about him?" Harry asked, amused. Her facial expression was everything. He has actually been waiting for her to ask him,about why he didn't bring up the conversation about Alexander.

"He's not old right? I mean, you can't possibly be marrying me off to some rich ugly man right? I can't if he's that old, how will i  be able to look at him without recoiling at the sight of him?" Ariana blurred out.

Harry chuckled at her statement. It was clear to him right now that she didn't search Alexander up after their first meeting. She's not like other girls, which bothered him because it was obvious that Alexander would see through her act once he woke up.

Alexander would know that she's a fake.

How the hell did he think that this was going to work out?

What?

Fifty year old?

Ugly?

He cleared his throat. "This arrangement is valid until the real Selina comes back and your service isn't neded anymore, until then it's your job to search up your intended husband to know whether he's ugly, or crippled, who knows?"

"Sir?" Ariana whined. The crippled part? What exactly has she gotten herself into?

"After your training is done, I will let you in on the kind of man you are to get married to, but let me make one thing clear to you." Harry said.

The room temperature turned cold, including his whole demeanor. "This is the last important clause stated in the contract that you are holding with you, but i must talk about this now. You must never fall in love or have any feelings whatsoever for Alexander."

He looked directly into Ariana's eyes for her to know how serious he was with his warning. Although, he doubts if she will be able to fail him. She needs the money.

"If i figure out as much that you have the slightest affection for him, the contract gets terminated and you will lose the final payment of ten billion dollars. So, bear it in mind, which is more important to you before signing that contract. The money you get at the end of our deal or getting the contract terminated if you fail to meet up with its requirements. I trust that you are a smart lady, miss Ariana."