Scars Of A Broken Bond

Again, Mrs. George was left floored. “What? Are you sure?”

“Of course.” Richard flashed a smile.

For a minute, Mrs. George wondered if her men had brought the wrong person. She pulled out the photo and scrutinized it, comparing the man in the photo to the one standing before her. Of course, her men hadn’t made a mistake.

“This is the contract. Have a look.” Mrs. George retrieved the contract she had already prepared in advance from her stack of documents and placed it on the table in front of Richard. This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Richard walked over and checked it carefully. It was a companionship contract and detailed his benefits as well as what was expected of him.

By signing the contract, Richard was promised a sum of fifty thousand dollars upfront. In addition, he would receive anywhere from five to one hundred thousand dollars per month and other perks. Once their partnership ended, Richard would receive another fifty thousand dollars as compensation.

When Richard saw these terms, he became elated. Staying with Mrs. George for a few months would surely bring him great wealth.

Mrs. George’s lips curved upwards into a smile as she stared at Richard. When she spoke again, her voice was firm. “I want to make something explicitly clear right now. I am possessive. If I catch wind of any involvement you have with another woman, I will reclaim all the money and properties I have given to you. You will be held liable for a million dollars in damages.”

Richard nodded quickly and promised, “I understand. I will keep to the terms of our agreement.”

Once he signed the contract and received the fifty thousand dollars, he planned to go to Sabrina and terminate their contract.

“Alright, let’s finalize the contract. You’ll belong to me this month.”

“Okay!” Despite Richard’s efforts to contain his enthusiasm, a small smile managed to creep onto his face.

Richard took a seat and carefully wrote down his name, details, and personal bank account on the contract.

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

Mrs. George smiled as she examined the signed contract. “Very good.

You’ll receive fifty thousand dollars in your account shortly. Now, someone will take you to get some decent clothes.”

“Thank you.” Then Richard followed Mrs. George’s subordinate to the shopping mall. During his journey, he received a notification from the bank. Richard smiled from ear to ear when he saw the balance in his bank account.

Afraid that Mrs. George would find out about his previous contract with Sabrina, Richard resolved to handle it as soon as possible.

Richard didn’t want to do anything that would lead to the termination of the contract he just signed with Mrs. George. She had given him a lot more than he hoped for and he knew what was expected of him.

Richard told Mrs. George’s subordinate that he would be back in a minute and quickly went to the bathroom. There, he called Sabrina.

Sabrina was working when she received a call from Richard. She answered the phone with one hand and continued working with the other.

When Sabrina heard that Richard wanted to terminate their contract, she was shocked. For a second, she even convinced herself that she had misheard him. She set the mouse down and transferred her phone to her right hand. She was suddenly no longer in the mood to edit photos. “Why? Why do you want to terminate the contract all of a sudden?”

Richard said quickly, “I’m sorry, Sabrina. I can’t continue with the contract because of personal reasons. I’ll pay the liquidated damages per the contract.”

“You… This…” Sabrina took a deep breath and asked, “Richard, can you please reconsider your decision? Tyrone has already seen you. Now that you want to terminate the contract, then I…”

“I’m really sorry.” Then he abruptly hung up the phone.