Chapter 4

“HI, Miss Marla! It was good and I was able to reach here in the store now, ”said Marla to one of her representatives, Agatha. He works as a secretary in a large company and makes part time job as a dealer in MDG products. It also has a lot of customers in its business so it is often on the toplist of high sales.

"Hello, Agatha, nice to see you again," he greeted with a smile.

“It doesn't seem like I slept well. Is something bothering you? ” curious this question while sitting and listing what is on the side of the MDG main store where he works.

“I went out last night. It was a bit drunk so it was a bit messy, ”he ignored.

“Wow! It's good that you are going out now, ”Agatha said with a smile.

"It also doesn't matter. I also can't find a man who will betray me, ” he said jokingly. That's how he talks to his representatives and even to his store staffs.

“You don't have to be patient with a man, Miss Marla. The luck of the man you love. You are beautiful, sexy, smart, successful and very smart. What else is he looking for? ”

"We're having an affair, Agatha," he said with a smile. It's good and someone still appreciates him. It's not just a man but it's not bad either. Somehow it boosted his personality.

"Oh, wait!" he said as if he remembered something. He even gently tapped the ballpen he was holding to his forehead. "Can we talk in private, Miss Marla?" almost whispered this question.

"S-sure," he said, wondering. He was already in front of his office and Agatha followed. He assisted her to one of the two receiving chair 's in front of his desk. "How important is it that you want to be in private?" he asked the woman in astonishment.

"My boss gave me an assignment ," he began. "He needs a wife."

“Wife? Why ? N ahahanap just know that somewhere? " he asked laughing.

"Well, he was willing to pay someone to marry him," he said hesitantly.

He raised one k in his curiosity. "He was that desperate?" he asked. She is not like her boss who will buy a man to marry her. There are such people.

“I don't know the reason for him, why he needs a wife but the reason seems to be serious. He said what he wants is for you to need money to easily deal. He also wants to be willing to undergo the annulment process after a few months or years, it depends on him. ”

"So, why are you telling this to me?"

"Maybe you just want to try to be the wife of my boss," he said shyly.

He laughed. Sometimes Agatha is also crazy. "I don't need the money, Agatha."

"That's not what I mean," he insisted. “You may want to try the feeling of being married, the feeling of being married and having a family. My boss has twins as a child. It is also one of her strict criteria that you are kind to the children that I find her to marry. ”

"I'm not that desperate, Agatha."

"But think about it, Miss Marla."

"Yes. I'll think about it. You know I'm crazy tonight and I can realize there is nothing wrong with your offer, ”he joked here.

"I'll wait for your call," he joked.

In the afternoon, Bettina came to her office with variations of some of their products. “This is the tester, I am sure of the quality of that. I've tried that and it's really effective. That is ready if you want to be released in our catalog next month. But I know that you will try the products yourself. So, you will take care of those. All you have to do is wait for the go signal to be included in our next catalog, ”said Bettina then sat down on the receiving chair.

"Yes, I will try first," he replied then sighed.

“What is that sigh for? Will our business go bankrupt? ” Bettina asked worriedly.

“Are you crazy? It looks like I am not sending you weekly sales reports, ”he said then glared at his friend.

"So, what is it?"

“I gave up when you told me who I was. I was blessed with nothing but a headache and a slap in the face. My date last night was the worst. He almost called me sugar mommy! The thickness of that animal's face too, eh. Where did you find it? ” he rants.

"Bernard and I are friends," he replied reluctantly. Bernard is his youngest brother.

“What ?!” his eyes widened. “Are you dating me in your brother's troop? I am no longer surprised that that stupid Matteo behaves like that. ”

Bernard is not unaware of his black sheep knowledge of Bettina's family. He was a fraternity boy who didn't know anything about life. That boy is in a lot of trouble and now the family is tired of catching him so he has been rejected.

“I thought that Matteo was okay. I'm sorry, Marla. I did not know that your date would be a bad one. I just thought maybe you want a child and handsome because I only dated mashoshonda with you, ”Bettina said apologetically.

“Okay, Betty. Just don't do it again. I'm tired of dating nonsense people. If it was my fate to be alone all my life, I would have accepted it with all my heart and soul. ”

"That's really the drama, isn't it?" it seemed like a question.

"Just stop, okay?"

"Okay, not anymore," he said, raising both hands as a sign of surrender. "But don't think there is no hope."

"Actually, Agatha had an offer for me earlier, remember her?" When Bettina nodded she continued what she was saying. "He said, requires a pretend wife said to the boss. I don't like that. ”

“That's good! And at least somehow you will experience marriage. Grab that offer, Marla. That's a pity, huh? ”

"Didn't you even fantasize about the idea of ​​her boss looking for a pretend wife?" he asked his friend in disbelief.

Often in such cases, those in "pretend" relationships stay together. Why not give it a try? ” he said with a smile.

“Where did you read or did you not watch that, Betty? My life was not a romance story, okay? I no longer believe in happy everafters, maybe once upon a time, ”he replied bitterly.

“There you are again, eh. Just imagine that it is an adventure to marry a man you do not love but you are willing to marry. Whether or not everything works or expires, at least for once in your life you tried walking in the aisle wearing your dream wedding gown. That's cool, right? ” excited Bettina said.

"Marriage is sacred, it should not be played with."

Then make sure that your marriage with your "groom" does not expire. Attract or threaten not to divorce you. I have a strong feeling that the outcome will be good and your life will be exciting when you accept Agatha's offer. ”

"I don't know about you," he said indifferently.

"Just try, eh."

When Bettina left her office, she went home. He is also not in the mood to work because he still feels bad about getting drunk last night. Honestly he no longer knew how he got home. He even thanked God when he learned that he had returned home safely.

"Marrying someone without love?" Marla asked herself as she sat on the edge of her bed. He took off his black stiletto and then walked barefoot around his room . Why does he have to consider that offer? He can only answer "No".

She really wanted to walk to the altar wearing a grand wedding dress while a man was waiting for her. But is that right if he does it for the wrong reason? She wanted to get married but with the man she loves. It is not for a man who is willing to pay money to just get married.

But he doesn't believe in fairytales, does he? He no longer believes in love so why not? He took off his white blazer and dropped his body on the bed. "Yeah, love doesn't matter." You no longer have meaning in his vocabulary.

With that in mind, he immediately searched for the cellphone and d-in-ial Agatha's cellphone number. "It's Marla, Agatha," he introduced the woman on the other line.

"Oh, Miss Marla, have you thought about it?" seems excited its question.

"Why do I get this feeling that you'll benefit from this?" he asked jokingly.

He heard Agatha's crisp laugh. "Yes," he admitted.

"A promotion?" he asked with a smile even though he could not see her.

"No. He said the boss will give me a bonus when I do the task he gave me. ”

“ Okay then. Get our meeting ready. I want to know your boss. I still do not agree because I have not seen him yet but I'm interested with the offer. ”

"Okay, Miss Marla!"