Chapter 2 02

Later that night, Devon opened his laptop to make sure there's been no emergency that he missed. He always checked....always.

He was on the verge of checking when an advert popped up. He started clicking on the 'X at the top. of the screen but the content of the ad stopped him.

𝗔 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗗! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧.

A groom needed? Seriously? Devon can't begin to imagine such. Who would wanna run an ad like this?

He found himself clicking on it and was redirected.

The next twenty minutes he spends reading from the site and knowing about the ad.

Her name is Raniella. No last name. Twenty-eight years old. No pictures.

She needs a man to pretend to be her man, escort her to her sister's wedding, spend the weekend with her family and act like they're very much in love.

Devon's brows shot up when he saw the ridiculous amount of money the woman was offering as payment too.

"What the hell...?" He went ahead reading.

She provides accommodation for the man to stay and practice getting to know her and all the other shits.

He sat back and thought about this while eating his crackers.

"Wow, whoever this woman is must be as ugly as an ape and as fat two fridges joined together with a head attached in between." He groaned aloud.

She must be because a beautiful presentable woman wouldn't need to 'hire' a man to get such a job done.

He looked around his big empty living room. The house screamed 'boring' and 'barren' so loud it's not even funny.

He needed the fun and the 'different' experience. Hell, he needed the change of environment and scenario too. What better way to spend the remains of the month than this?

Even if it means hanging around a plump ugly twenty-eight-year-old who can't bang a man naturally without paying for him.

He seriously hopes there'll never be a condition where he'll have to hug the woman or—God forbid—kiss the woman because while he's tired of boredom, he isn't ready to die from revulsion.

What the hell will he tell his God when he gets up there?

He threw another cracker to his mouth and click on the 'Apply' button. He went down to put all the necessary details....

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Yenna took in the man who sauntered into her office that early in the morning and decided that she made a good choice picking him.

She'd put up that advert on the net, and it was really crazy. She'd just done it impulsively. She didn't know anybody would turn up, but lots of men answered the Ad.

The man that stood in front of her now, staring at her so casually is so handsome, Yenna didn't know she was staring blatantly until the man smiled knowingly.

"So, you're Raniella?" The man spoke for the first time, his deep voice blatant and oh-so-sexy. "I'll have to say that you're nothing like I expected."

Yenna restrained herself from checking him out again, instead, she arched her brow. "What did you expect, Mr. Carter?"

He grinned, showing a white set of teeth. "Plump. Ugly as a dunk. Face like a horror movie character."

She let out startled laughter. "Well, that's blunt enough. You, Mr.. Carter is a funny character."

Together, they laughed about it. Yenna wondered what this man would think if he sees Ella. Too bad, she wouldn't be there.

"Actually, I'm not Raniella. I'm just her manager."

He frowned immediately. "You aren't?"

"I'm not. My name is Yenna." She confirmed, smiling.

Devon looked regretful. He should have known that it's too much to expect the woman to look as hot as this one sitting behind the desk.

"Well, it's nice meeting you Yenna. Where can I find your boss?" He might as well get it over with.

On the bright side, he can always take the next flight back to Texas if the sight of the woman turns out to be too much of a nightmare.

"Oh...!" Yenna picked up a card from the desk and handed it over to him, "That's her house address. It's Friday today. That's the only day she comes in late, so can go right to her place."

"She's expecting me?" He took the card and put it in his breast pocket.

Yenna smiled easily, "Definitely." She lied.

"Alright, thanks." He shook her hand, "It's nice meeting you again."

"You too, Mr. Carter." Yenna watched the man leave and she sighed dreamily.

Too bad she's engaged to the love of her life, she thought with a smile. She would have given him her best shot.

The truth is that Raniella is unaware of all these, and she can just imagine her friend's reaction when she finds out, which is soon enough.

She grimaced at the thought of it.

Well, on the other hand, her friend gets to spend time with an incredibly handsome dude. That's definitely a bonus.