Chapter 3 – Once Upon a One-night-stand

Chapter 3 – The Marriage

Stuart, that was the name of the man who Edie spent the night with, hugged Edie’s waist as tight as he could. They could no longer see anyone outside. She breathed a sigh of relief and fell weakly to his feet. Stuart quickly picked her up into his arms.

Edie could not forget what had happened to her last night. “Let me down! Leave me alone! Don’t touch me! “These were her last words before she passed out.

No one has ever told him to get out. Stuart gave a low smile and picked up the woman in his arms. “That’s impossible,” he whispered in her ear. When Edie woke up, she found herself in the hotel room again, although it was the same decoration, it was a new room.

Thinking of last night, she examined her body warily and found that the ripped dress had been changed and she was wearing a decent meter white dress. “Don’t worry, the maid changed it for you.”

Edie suddenly looked up from hearing a familiar voice. He was sitting on the sofa. The man sat lazily, his hands crossed behind his head, with such a relaxed posture. Edie thought he looked like a King. His eyes were sharp, but beautiful and he was staring closely at her.

Edie was too afraid to look at him, she panicked and looked away. Then she found someone else in the room. She saw an old man standing behind him, Mr. Bates. He was a generation housekeeper trained by the British aristocrats.

He saw her and then he nodded slightly, “Miss Edie.” It scared Edie, she had no idea who he was, but he seemed to know who she was. Her hand trembled slightly in the bed. She clenched her fist and forced herself to calm down. “Who are you? What do you want with me? ” she asked.

“Is that your attitude towards your saviour?” Stuart spoke quietly. Edie forgot about how afraid she was and said angrily, “Excuse me? You r***d me last night, you stand up in front of the paparazzi and you kidnap me. Who the hell are you my lifesaver?”

Stuart raised his eyebrows slightly, “I saved your career. Wasn’t that what you wanted?” Edie was stunned, “What are you talking about?” “None of today’s photos will go out and there won’t be any bad reports about you. Was I not helping you by doing this?” he said. Edie stared at him in disbelief.

“Are you serious?” Edie said. Stuart closed his eyes; obviously, he disdained to answer such a question. Edie thought about how she lost her virginity last night and started to get angry, “You r***d me last night and now you are just trying to make amends? What do you mean by saving me?”

Mr. Bates peered quietly at his young master’s side and saw that he was at a loss for words. He knew that he did not want to answer the questions, then it was left up to him to speak for him.

“Well, Miss Edie, according to our investigation, you were supposed to have been sent to producer Lance’s room last night. Instead, you were sent to my master’s room because someone had made a mistake.”

Edie was stunned and after a while, she asked, “Producer Lance?” She knew this man very well. He had been pestering her since he meet her three months ago. He had harassed her many times about going out with him. If she had been sent to producer Lance’s room, it would have been the end of her entertainment life.

Edie’s eyes shifted to Stuart’s handsome face, wondering what kind of man he was. At least he looked better than Lance, she thought to herself. “Yes, and my master was drugged last night as well. So he obeyed his mechanical behaviour and did something that was out of his control.”

My master is very sorry and regrets how everything happened last night. So, he has decided that he will marry you and you can go get your marriage license and go to the courthouse and be wed.” “What? You cannot be serious? I have no idea who this man is and you want me to marry him? No, thank you.” Edie looked around at the two men and saw that they meant business. That it definitely was not a joke. They were very sincere.

“We are serious, Miss Edie,” Mr. Bates said respectfully. “You’re crazy, I don’t even know him! How could I marry him?” Edie felt like she was going to lose her mind. It was causing her, so much turmoil to even think about having had s*x with a stranger.

Now, this person who she barely knows want to marry her. They must be Crazy! She did not want to be with this stranger forever because of one night? “My name is Stuart. I’m the president of the L.N. Group.” A cold voice suddenly appeared. Edie was wondering if he was introducing himself? What does he think, that if he introduces himself, they can go and get married and live happily ever after?

“Don’t do this, okay? We are adults and we slept together. It was a one night stand and it was a mistake. Let’s just forget about it, can’t we?” Edie said. There was no expression on the man’s face. She couldn’t figure out what he was thinking. “This just doesn’t make sense!” she thought.

Edie got angry, she jumped out of bed and looked at her bag. She grabbed it as she was about to leave, she felt powerless and almost fell to the ground again. Stuart, who had been careless, rushed over to her and stretched out his hand. He clasped her shoulder and hugged her in his arms before she fell. “Just let me go!” Edie shivered with anger.

Stuart looked down unwittingly and saw her big deer eyes staring at him. Her cheeks were red with anger and her eyes were dark. He loved looking into her eyes. “Breakfast.” Stuart stared at her. He glanced at Mr. Bates and Mr. Bates nodded immediately and respectfully said, “Yes.”

Stuart despite her struggles, picked her up and put her in bed. He sat back on the sofa and looked at her with his eyes. He could feel all these emotions stirring inside of him. Feelings that he had never felt before.

“While you were resting, I got the doctor to come in and he checked your sugar levels. It appears as though you have hypoglycemia, which is why you are shaky and weak. Are you hungry or would you rather eat something later?” he asked. “I won’t eat! I just want to get out of here!” Edie bit down on her lower lip. Stuart smiled and said “Since you won’t let me take charge, then let’s talk about a deal.”

“What deal?” Edie’s big eyes stared at him cautiously. “My family wants me to get married. I don’t like it and I am not ready. If you and I stay married for six months, after that I will set you free. I will give you a good reward.” Edie frowned. “Why me?” Stuart suddenly smiled.

---