Alexander hissed in frustration as he put down the docunts he was reading. Unfortunately, that woman’s face was an utter distraction, causing him to read the sa line over and over.
Thankfully, a knock at the door distracted him. It was Eric Crawford, one of his good friends and his lawyer. He had arrived with the marriage contract Alexander requested prior.
"This... What is going on, Xander?" Eric questioned as he handed over the contract.
"It’s nothing," Alexander replied tiredly.
Eric’s face twitched in frustration. Alexander had never liked to explain himself, but Eric needed to voice his concerns.
"First things first, did you know that your Rain Clayton actually topped the recent bar exam? So at least you’re not marrying an idiot."
Alexander’s eyebrow twitched at Eric’s words. Rain Clayton was not ’his’, and if he had things his way, she would never be. His heart still longed for Carla.
"Our law firm wanted to hire her, but she chose Smith Law Firm instead because she was dating Paul Smith! Are you sure you want to stay married to her? She could be using you as a substitute to get over her feelings! Don’t beco her rebound!"
Alexander rolled his eyes, trying to ignore Eric’s blabbering. Instead, he focused on reading the contract to see if it t his strict requirents. Everything seed to be in order, but before he could sign it, Eric stopped him with a worried look in his eyes.
"Xander, I know Uncle Rock has been nagging you nonstop about marriage, but I think sothing is off with this woman. Four months is a long ti - she could do all sorts of things to you! I’m speaking not just as your lawyer, but as your friend. Please think twice."
Alexander put down the docunts and looked at Eric, feeling grateful that he had friends who cared so much about him. "It’s really nothing serious, Eric. Don’t worry," he reassured him. "I know what I’m doing, and it’ll be over after four months. Just keep this matter between us."
Eric sighed deeply. He knew he couldn’t convince Alexander to change his mind. "Alright."
The door then swung open, revealing Tyron and his news.
"Boss, the Gentleman’s Club manager called. Twilight will perform tomorrow night," Tyron reported. "Do you want to book her?"
"Yes," Alexander said, and Eric’s mouth fell open, surprised that his friend was actually showing interest in a woman other than Carla. "Get us a private room at 8 pm."
Eric frowned as he questioned, "What’s going on? Since when did you start enjoying nightclubs?!" His eyes shifted between Xander and Tyron as he added, "Who is Twilight - a stripper?!"
Alexander ignored him and grabbed his phone instead to give Rain a call.
"I have the contract. et tomorrow night at the Gentlen’s Club at 8 pm. If you fail to et , we’ll cancel this arrangent and get a divorce instead."
He would reveal Rain Clayton’s true nature tomorrow night.
*****
’I have the contract. et tomorrow night at the Gentlen’s Club at 8pm. If you fail to et , we’ll cancel this arrangent and get a divorce instead.’
Alexander’s words echoed in her head. "Is he serious right now?" she murmured, sitting at her desk. Everything seed to be going well with her day at work since Paul had been sent away yesterday, but of course, a wrecking ball had to co and ruin everything.
"Who was that? Was that Director Paul?" Leah asked bluntly. She was one of the paralegals in their departnt who always loved to snoop and stick her nose into everyone’s private life. The woman was a legit gossipmonger! It was just Rain’s bad luck that she had overheard the call with Alexander because Lean was handing her docunts to look over.
"No," Rain replied.
"Attorney Clayton, I’m curious, why didn’t you choose the Corporate Law Departnt?" Leah asked. "The work there is easier, and not to ntion how you’ll be closer to your boyfriend, Director Paul?"
"Leah, thank you for the docunts. You can leave now. I’ll call if I need anything else," Rain said with a poker smile. Leah’s shoulders dropped, and with a twitch of her mouth, she turned around to leave.
As she put down her mobile phone, Rain sighed. "He’s doing it on purpose to corner ," she mumbled, her mind going back to Alexander’s ssage. He wanted to et tomorrow, and she bet he would set it at the sa ti as her performance at the Gentleman’s Club, or worse, at the sa place and ti to force her to reveal the truth.
She reached for her mobile phone to call Brandon but decided against it since everything had already been prepared for the night tomorrow. The operation was crucial, and Brandon had stressed the urgency of their plan this morning.
Rain needed to go to the club tomorrow night and start implenting their strategy. Five young won had been reported missing yesterday, and Brandon was growing increasingly anxious about the case. Ti was of the essence.
Her head felt like it would burst from the stress, but she still had work to do.
"What should I do?" Rain murmured. "I can’t really make demands since I’m the one who needs him to keep this marriage."
Rain was still nursing a headache from Alexander’s call when her office door suddenly swung open. She inwardly cursed as she saw Paul enter her office.
"Rain, I gave you enough ti. You should stop throwing temper tantrums," Paul demanded. "What’s this I hear about you trying to destroy my car?"
Rain quickly grabbed her bag and stood up to leave. "Don’t make attempt it again. I got the wrong car before, but I won’t miss this ti," Rain seethed.
"Co on, there’s no need to overreact like this," Paul said, rolling his eyes.
"You slept with my sister, Paul!" Rain retorted. "I’m not overreacting, I’m behaving as I should be!"
Paul brushed his face dismissively and fired back, "Stop being so dramatic about it already. Aren’t sisters supposed to be fine with sharing? Dina is fine with it so why can’t you? Besides, do you think you can find a better man than ?"
Rain gritted her teeth as she tried to move past him, in case she lost her temper and hit him, but Paul grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"We’re not done talking Rain! How dare you be so rude as to ignore ! You’re just an illegitimate child and you should be grateful that I even paid you any attention! If you want back, perform better in bed than Dina, and maybe I’ll stop seeing her."
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