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Now Gran’s forcing me into the same dilemma she forced my ex-wife into.
Fake it. Get the money. Live a miserable life.
My pride lashes out.
Makes me want to tear this office apart.
Strip that will into tiny pieces and scatter it all over the city.
Screw Gran’s money.
Screw the puppet strings I cut off the day I lost everything to the fire.
But there’s one string left.
It’s holding me down.
Tying me to a reality I wish I didn’t have to face.
I fist my hands. “Three days?”
“To get married.” Levy nods. “Seven days and you can divorce to your heart’s content.”
It’s a terrible deal.
I wouldn’t take it if there were any other choice…
Pushing up, I rise to my full height and stare Levy down. “Have the papers ready on my birthday.”
“Yes, sir.”
I stride out of the office and head to the elevator. Once inside, I pull out my cell phone and call Lucas.
He answers on the third ring. “Hey, buddy. What’s—”
“Ina’s friends.”
“Huh?”
“The matchmakers.”
“Ah, right.” Lucas’s jovial voice rings through the phone. He’s a lot more cheerful now that he’s found love. Or what he thinks is love. I’m hoping the ruse lasts a long time for him though.
“Amina, Venus and Kayla,” Lucas says. “What about them?”
“You said they worked at a place called Make It Marriage?”
The elevator doors open.
I step into the lobby of the building that my grandmother built, filled with the people that she hired.
“Yeah…” Lucas says hesitantly.
I check my watch. Shift my phone to the other ear. “Good.” I pause. “Is there any chance they actually arrange marriages?”
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Elizabeth
