8. Ring ring
*Ring Ring*
“What the hell! I won’t sleep in peace anymore.”
marina cursed, she was sure headache was on her way.
“Hello Daddy, what’s the matter?” she asked.
“You unfilial child, you dare ask me that? am I your father or not? It’s been weeks but you didn’t bother to come visit me? do you want me to die if loneliness?” Mr Santos in the phone.
“Dad can’t you speak so loudly, I will go deaf if this goes on.” Marina replied.
“Are you trying to change the subject, I am telling you, that won’t work on me hump! ” he said humping in discontent.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.
“Change what subject?” Marina feigned ignorance, she was indeed trying to divert her dad’s attention.
“Hump! am telling you, dinner at my place, come with your boyfriend, I want to meet him. If you don’t bring him along, I will arrange your marriage immediately.” he threatened.
“Dad!” Marina called frustrated. what boyfriend? that was just a ploy to keep her dad off her shoulders back then! Now where on earth was she going to find a boyfriend?
“Don’t dad me. I am warning you Marina, don’t play smart with me!” He declared and immediately hung up the phone .
While Marina was pulling her hair out of frustration, the man on the other hand was grinning from ear to ear.
Hah! that useless daughter of his was finally bringing home a man. He was very happy. His fox tail was wagging from left to right happily.
Marina has always been the apple of his eyes. His wife was unable to give birth but one day, few months after their marriage, she had brought Marina home and said that she was their daughter.
He loved her just like he could have loved his own flesh and blood .
Before his wife passed away, she had revealed to him that Marina was his daughter with that woman. She was his flesh and blood. He was very happy. She was the daughter he had sired with her… The woman he had loved for almost half of his life. She had left him few months before he got married. His parents had informed him that she had run away with another man presenting him the evidence and he had believed them.
She was the woman he had swore to spend the rest of his life with but after that instance, he decided to marry the woman his parents had arranged for him.
His wife had also told him that that woman did not leave him, she was instead forced to leave him and threatened to stay away from him. She also told him that she was pregnant with his babies, yes, he was a father to a pair of two lovely daughters.
imagine the pain he felt after learning that he had been deceived all his life.
According to his wife’s word’s, she had found her and begged her to take care of one of her babies and because, Mrs Santos knew she couldn’t give birth, she readily agreed. She had found somewhere for the woman and her other daughter to stay but One day, she went to visit them only to be told that the daughter and mother were burned alive when the house caught fire.
Hearing this news, Mr Santos sobbed. He had lost a daughter and the woman he loved due to his parents.
Since that day, he decided to treat his daughter Marina even better. He would shower her with the love he could have given his love and other daughter.
Since she was the heiress of the Santos group, he would find the best husband for her. A husband who would help her in managing the business since his daughter was more interested in maintaining law and order .
Marina slumped in bed wondering what he could do. An idea suddenly hit her mind.
“Yes, I can just hire a fake boyfriend for now!” she said.
“How brilliant Marina!” she praised herself.
“Terry will be the best person to help me .”
With that thought in mind, she took her phone and directly gave Terry a call.
Terry was on the site doing inspection. she was accompanied by Lucas and his personal assistant Stephen.
Her phone in her pocket rang and she picked it.
“Hello Marina, is that you missing me?” she went straight to the fan girl mode as always.
“quit joking Terry, I need your help.” replied Marina.
“ooh! so what kind of help do you need?” she asked half joking half serious.
“I need to hire a fake boyfriend for tonight.” she seriously said.
“What! you must be kidding me Marina.” Terry literally shouted.
“what are you so surprised about. Dad just said I must go home tonight for dinner with my boyfriend .” she explained helplessness laced in her voice.
“Okay, let me get this straight Miss. uncle asked you to take your boyfriend home and you don’t have one, so now you want to hire a man to pretend to be your boyfriend! sweetheart do you take uncle for a fool? That trick won’t work on him girl.” She told her the bitter Truth.
“what should I do then? I don’t know what to do!” Marina whined.
“Think girl think!… oh wait, I remember you told me that you had kissed a random man at the airport just to keep your Father off for some days, why don’t you ask him to be your boyfriend. I am sure with your charms he won’t resist? You might as well keep him as your fuck buddy.” Terry said laughing. she could picture the expression on Marina’s face now.
David who was just standing close by clenched his fists tight. fuck buddy? is this woman insulting him.
He had investigated that woman and found that they were best friends with Terry.
“Are you kidding me? that man is a total scumbag!” declared Marina angrily.
“A scumbag? but the other day, you said he looked decent.” Marina asked. she couldn’t comprehend her best friend anymore. Today she says this, tomorrow she says that.
“Decent, he is a pervert!” continued Marina.
“A pervert? What did he do to you to call him a pervert?” Terry questioned .
Stephen who was standing nearby couldn’t help but shiver at the frosting temperature that covered the whole place even though the sun was still shinning.
His president’s expression was darkening each passing moment.
He could tell the woman on the other side was their legal advisor Marina Santos and they were obviously discussing his president calling him names .
He really had to give it to her for being so brave .
David took long strides and snatched the phone from Terry’s hands only to hear the little woman cursing him.
“Don’t even talk about that man, pretending to be a gentleman yet he is a pervert. Besides he’s ugly like a duckling, fat like a pig and his face looks like that of an old man. Thinking about it, I feel like vomiting.” Marina continued cursing
“keep him as my fuck buddy? what a joke. He isn’t even good-looking why would I consider him, I better keep afew young and pretty boys as my concubines. That way when I get home, I’ll have one to take off my coat, one to remove my shoes, one to massage me, another to…”
“so between the two of us who is more perverted.” David calmly cut her off .
Marina was surprised, why was there a man’s voice coming from Terry’s phone, besides why did that voice sound so familiar .
She removed the phone from her ears and checked if she might have accepted another incoming call while on Call with Terry but on closer inspection, that was not the case.
Her heart started racing, if it was who she was thinking he was, then she was doomed.
“Who are you?” she asked
“hah! you forgot so fast? ugly like a duckling, fat like a pig abs and looks like an old man ” replied Lucas calmly.
“Mr.. Mr Morgan?” she asked stuttering.
“Yes. do you have something to say?” He arrogantly asked.
“Oh. how comes it’s you sir? I was wondering how to call you to ask for your help.” she said
“Go on.”
“I was wondering if you could accompany me to my father’s house as my boyfriend .. I mean a fake boyfriend just for today?” You couldn’t tell if it was the same Marina from just a minute ago with her words now.
“And why should I help you.”His arrogance could not be hidden.
“Have pity on me, I don’t know who else to ask for help. let me be indebted to a favour to you in the future.” She tried convincing him.
“Why would you want to take an ugly, fat and old man like me to your father?” he asked her taunting her to the core .
“Nonsense, who said you are ugly, he must be blind. You are the most good-looking, handsome, young and capable man I have ever seen.”
heh! her bootlicking skills were very upgraded.
“Okay, send me your address and time, I’ll pick you up.” He said pleased by her description of him .
‘Ofcourse I am the most good-looking, handsome, young and capable man ever.’ he thought.
Narcissist..