Chapter 3

《Lisa Pov 》

I called my lawyer about the marriage agreement papers, and then I remembered that I didn't know James' surname.

I took my phone and dialled James' number.

The phone rang a couple of times, and I was going to give up when suddenly he picked up the call.

Hello, gorgeous."

Hello, Mr. James!"

Please, you don't need to be formal around me; call me James."

"Imm, I called you about your full name; my lawyer is arranging the marriage agreement,

And I don't know your full name."

“Harper, James Harper"

Okay, and if you don't mind, my family wants to see you next week over dinner on Sunday."

"Yes, I don't mind, and please don't forget to send me the contract before we officially sign it; I want my lawyer to revise it”

"Yes, sure. Thank you, James. Have a nice day."

"No need to thank me, my lily."

I hung up the phone.

Hmmmm.

James Harper.

Could he be the famous James Harper, the billionaire?

I googled his name, and my doubts were true.

He's a fucking billionaire!

But why did he pretend that he was an average man.?

I will confront him about this later.

I continue with my search; he's a famous playboy, and there are pictures of him with different women on dates.

He's good at covering up his sexuality.

But I think he's not ready to come out of the closet yet.

《James Pov》

"I'm getting married, boys, " I said to my friends Conor and Graham.

We are at one of my clubs on a boys' night out.

Are you high? The drug you took must have been super powerful. They all laughed hysterically.

“I'm not on any drugs, nor am I drunk, you leashes."

“So you must have hit your head or something.”

"I'm all serious, guys; I'm getting married."

"Fucking no way, the almighty James Harper, the famous womanizer, is getting married."

“Actually, I'm gay now."

"What the fuck, men! Is this some kind of joke? Graham shouts.

“Are you getting married to a man?” Connor

asked

"Nooo!"

And I told them everything that happened, including my meeting with Liza in my brother's gay bar.

And that she thinks I'm gay, and she offered me a marriage contract.

“And how will you convince her to have sex with you?"

"Don't worry, I have my way.” I winked at them.

"Let's make a bet". Conor takes his phone out and starts to record a video.

“If you succeed in fucking her, I will give you my Ferrari; if you fail, you will give me your brand new Bugatti.”

“Okay, I'm in." I shook his hands.

“What if you fall for her all the way and she finds out?

"No way I will love that girl; I'm after her body only, and I don't care if she finds out after I get to her pants."

"I need one of you to take on the role of my boyfriend."

"Hell no, I will agree to this," Graham said.

"So, Conor, you're my boyfriend now, and if you don't accept it, you can kiss goodbye to the bet. "

"Okayyyy"

He huffed annoyingly.

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"How come you didn't tell me that you are the famous James Harper, the business tycoon?" Liza asked.

We are having dinner together to discuss the marriage contract.

"Like you said, I'm James Harper, the multi-billionaire. I don't need to introduce myself to anyone," I smirked.

"Cocky much," she snickered.

I chuckled

"You're really good at hiding your sexual identity; I'm impressed. You're a total womanizer in the tabloids. Why don't you come out of the closet? It's normal nowadays to express your sexual preferences in the eyes of the public."

"My parents are very religious and uptight. About the LGBTQ community, they will disown me if they know about my liking men.

"I understand that, as I come from an old-fashioned family too, they don't believe in sex and having kids before marriage; they believe marriage comes first. They have been trying to arrange my marriage since I turned 19 years old. You should have seen their faces when I told them that I'm pregnant with your baby," she chuckles.

I looked at her bantering about her family, and a small smile curved around my lips.

She really likes provoking her family and annoying them.

I really like her smiling face and her joyful self.

"If you don't mind, I told them that we would have dinner tomorrow; they have been insisting on meeting you."

"No, I don't mind."

"Thank you a lot for helping me; even though I don't know why you did that in the first place, likely, you don't need my money."

"You seem so desperate for my help; I'm doing you a favor."

She rolled her eyes playfully.

I chuckled at her childishness.

She rolled her eyes playfully.

“No, seriously, this fake agreement is a benefit for the two of us.You need a fake fiancé and future husband to save yourself from an arranged marriage to someone you despise. For me, I get to keep my sexuality hidden from my family and save my heritage,“ I winked at her.

"This is the marriage agreement; if you are okay with the clauses, we can go ahead with marriage procedures.". She hands me the contract.

"Okay, I will give it to my lawyers to check."

She nods in agreement.

"Can we head home now? It's getting late, and I have early morning work to do.”

"Of course, let me accompany you to your home."

"Okay."

We drove her to her building.

"Thank you for the evening; I really had a good time."

"Me too; I enjoyed your company."

"So goodnight; see you tomorrow."

"Allow me to walk you to your apartment."

"No need; I can go by myself."

"I insist."

"Okay"

We got to her apartment, and she unlocked her door.

"Thank you again, James, for the evening,"

and she kissed my cheek.

"Goodnight"

"Goodnight, angel."