Ex Husband, Please don't chase after me

I remained silent for a while, trying to process what I heard just now. I then raised my eyes to meet his gaze for a second before adding," Sir, please! Don't make fun of me. Your Grandma is sick. There is no time for joking around."

His eyes turned dark as he said in a deep voice, " Miss Green, look into my eyes and tell me, Do I look like a person who cracks jokes?"

His words made me speechless. He seemed pretty serious about the words he said to me. But, it was too much for me to believe. I still protested, saying," I-I don't get your words, Mr. Walton. Why would you want to marry me? You love Izzy Watson. She is the love of your life. For her, you always argue with your Grandma. Then, why change your mind all of a sudden? Besides, even if you are not to marry Miss Watson, there are a million girls who will want to marry you and are worthier than me. Then, why are you asking me instead?"

"In response to your first question, I can't marry Izzy because she rejected me. As for your second question, you are right. There are millions of girls who are a better option for me but my Grandma likes you. Besides, I have only one day. And at this time, I can't find any reliable girl other than you. That is why you will be my bride." He replied calmly.

So, I was just an option for him!

"What if I refuse you?" I asked, looking deeply into my eyes. He smiled faintly before saying, " You can't!"

"And what made you think that?" I asked while raising my eyebrows. He added," It's because I have investigated you before offering you the marriage. Your Foster mother is sick. She would die in a month if you don't arrange money for her surgery. No job is going to let you earn the money you need for surgery. But, I can. Only if you agree to this marriage."

This is how I got married to Christian Walton. Despite falling for his charm in our first meeting, my marriage to him was only for money. At least in his knowledge, I married him for money. But, only I know that it wasn't all about money no matter how much I try to convince my heart conversely. It still had feelings for such a money-centric person who thought he could buy anything in this world with his money.

The next day, we registered our marriage and returned to Walton Villa to seek blessings from Mrs. Rosaline. She was overjoyed with the news and immediately agreed to take medicine. She gave me a home to live with Christian. According to her, newly married couples should live separately.

We were chatting with Grandma while Christian's phone rang. He went outside to receive the call. Just then Grandma winked at me, saying," How was my acting? Did you see any flaws in it?"

"WHAT?" I was surprised. Grandma laughed before saying in an excited voice, " I left a spy on Izzy and I found she has received a film offer and she can't marry anyone according to the contract she has signed. That is why I created all this drama. I knew she wouldn't agree to marry my idiot grandson and in the end, he would have to marry you."

"Grandma, you shouldn't have done this. This is not right." I said, didn't know what to say on this. She made me speechless. I never thought she could do something like that.

"Oh please! Everything is fair in love and war and this is my love for my grandson. He will understand later that a woman like you suits him best, not that greedy Izzy."