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At this, Matt let out a laugh. “Stole your money? A bold thing to say when you handed everything over to me out of your own volition.”
“I was drunk!!!”
“Everyone is drunk here at night, love,” he said.
“Don’t call me that. I am not marrying you. This is absolutely absurd.” She huffed her chest and walked over to her bag. She rummaged a few seconds into it, took out her phone again, and seemed to be pondering over something.
“You want to call someone?” Matt asked.
She was silent. She stared at the phone for a few more seconds, and then put it inside the bag again and looked at him.
“Let’s say I do agree to your proposal. What’s in it for you?” she asked.
“Oh, not a thing, save for one very beautiful lady by my side,” he said with a grin.
Jessica’s cheeks grew a faint shade of pink, and she took in his flirtatious comment. She looked like she was seriously considering his offer.
Yes. You’re on the right track sweet thing. Just say yes.
“Why did you arrest me when you could have just simply asked me this and let me decide on my own?” she asked instead.
Matt was lost in his daydreams of her saying yes, so it took a few seconds for him to realize she had asked another question. “Oh, that’s just a ruse. You’re not actually under arrest. I only gave that order to mess with you. The men who caught you aren’t the police. They’re just members of my protection team. Any debt of $50,000 and under gets handed to our collection department and handled internally. We only involve the authorities for debts over $75,000.”
Again, Jessica gave a priceless look of astonishment. Matt could get used to these looks. She grabbed the flower from the vase and threw it at him. Matt ducked it and laughed at the top of his lungs. He was really having a lot of fun with this woman.
13
Jessica felt like someone had splashed her face with ice water. She wasn’t sure she had heard him right.My family owns this hotel. I’m the heir.This man standing in front of her, to whom she had lost all her money in the most impulsive gambling spree in the history of impulsive gambling, and the man, who had proposed to her to save her from this mess, was the owner of this grand hotel? No way.Oh my god, it’s true.He did look like he came from old money. He had this air about him that suggested a natural confidence that only came from years of success. If there was anyone who could help her out of this debt, it was Matt. “But at what cost,” she asked herself. The offer of marriage was too absurd to even consider, but it also was the only option out there that seemed possible and within reach. She racked her brain again for any other way she could pay back the hotel. Should she call Spencer? Her dad’s stern voice came back to her warning her against calling the man who had left her at the altar.
No, I shouldn’t do that. I have that much dignity not to ask him for help ever. Matthew Millers…should I actually consider marrying him? Was it truly the only way out of this?
Jessica couldn’t find any other way. She remembered her dad telling her that he would try to manage some money and wire it to her, but she knew it would be hard for him even if he did try to manage it. $50,000 was no joke, and Jessica didn’t want to put her dad in a bind. She felt a wave of guilt hit her because not only had she made her parents worry, but now, her dad must be going out of his mind to manage the money, all the while keeping it secret from her mom.
Jessica sighed heavily. She guessed she didn’t have any choice. Her life was ruined anyway. Through this marriage, at least she could live a decent life. All marriages didn’t have to be from love. Look what love got you, she thought darkly, recalling Spencer. A marriage of convenience was better than the alternative for her, which would be being stuck in jail for God knows how long.
Matt was on the other side of the room, laughing his head off. He seemed to be having the time of his life. She had just thrown that stupid flower at him, and it had nearly hit him. She couldn’t believe he had the audacity to find this whole situation funny when she was going crazy trying to find a solution.
“Okay,” she said after staying silent for a few moments.
“Okay, what?” Matt asked, his voice a little breathless, the last bits of laughter lightening his tone.
“I’ll marry you.”
For a moment, Matt seemed to be at a loss for words. It was as if he was a bit taken aback by her agreement, but then his face returned to his usual cool self, and he smiled up at her crookedly. He was extraordinarily handsome. He held his tall frame with self-assurance, as if he was aware of his good looks and was proud of it. He had some scruff along his jaws but not too much. It was done in a way that looked almost careless as if he woke up looking this way. Jessica supposed he was good on the eye. He was, in fact, the most striking person that she saw in the whole casino two nights ago. They might even have had a night together if things didn’t turn out this way…Jessica quickly shook the blush from her cheeks.
Matt got up and walked over to her. “Let’s get you back to your room. Sorry about this whole ordeal, but you know I’m not guilty about it.” He said.
“Matt, I want to ask you something.”
“Yeah?”
“What do you get out of it?”
“All in good time, baby.” That was all he said.
She rolled her eyes, grabbed her bag, and let Matt escort her out of the holding cell. They took the elevator to her room, and Matt seemed to be in a good mood. He was someone who loved talking.
“I’ve already made a lot of arrangements, so you wouldn’t have to worry about that. I know women have a lot of expectations when it comes to their wedding, and I’m afraid we didn’t have much time for wedding planning, but I can promise you that it will be spectacular,” he said. He walked by her side all the way through the corridor. There was a skip to his step as if he couldn’t wait to get to work.
