Mysterious Night Stand With A Pimp Turned Mogul by John Rice (read my book TXT) 📕

There was a moment of silence and then Ida spoke, "so you can't fall in love cause it will make you feel week?"

"Don't put the question that way, people who believe in love are those who fall in love . Only weak people believe that love exist," he said.

Thinking about what he said, Ida thought he may be right. Afterall, her family never showed her love and her ex husband whom she had loved since she was young broke up with her and even killed her baby, "I also think that love is just a mirage, it doesn't really exist."

Ben took his gaze away from the television and set it on her, "Is that so?"

"Yes. I think people only deceive themselves to think that love exist but I think it's just a word that exists in the dictionary, it doesn'tt exist in the heart of humans," she said.

He sat upright and said, "wow! Ida, I adore your mentality. Not many women are like you. Other women who has come to act as Beau's mummy always breach the most important part of the contract by claiming they fall in love with me , I immediately throw them out of my estate."

"Your estate?"

"My boss's estate, I mean." He quickly corrected himself.

Ida hummed, "so your boss owns the most expensive estate in the country?"

"Yes. My boss is very powerful." He said and after a few seconds of silence, he said," I think we can work together for a long time."

A long time? Hahah...Ida laughed inside of her cause she knew she has less than twelve months to live yet Ben was talking about a long time.

"I think so." Ida had already made up her mind a long ago not to fall in love too. So if Ben says they could work together, then they can. Afterall, their mentality is just the same 'love is a mirage and it doesn't exist.'

"I should check the food on fire," Ida said and stood while Ben simply nods.

While Ida was away, Ben received a message from Perry that reads, "sir, I saw Olga and Wayne together. "

His twin brother and Olga had met?

He texted back, "find out what's going on between the two."

Perry's message immediately came through, "okay, sir."

Ida went to serve her food on the dinning table and then thought it was right to offer Ben food too. Though, he clearly doesn'tt look like one that will accept to eat her food.

She walked over to him and said, "my food is ready and I'm ready to eat. Will you like to eat too?"

"Yes."

Ida was stunned, she had actually only prepared food for herself but nonetheless, she will be happy to eat with him. If it was not for him, she would probably still be depressed right now.

They both appeared at the dinning table in no time and sat before eachother, "erm...I think I should get a separate dish." Ida thought that he may not want to eat from the same dish as hers.

"Not necessary, just get one more spoon," he said.

"Oh!" Ida nods and walked back to the kitchen. She picked up another cutlery and walked back to him, she then handed him over a cutlery.

"I hope you like my food?" She asked.

"Hopefully."

The duo soon began to eat, after they were done eating, Ida asked nervously, "how was it? Did you like the food?"

"No."

Ida felt like a cold water was poured on her, she angrily spoke, "you didn't like it yet you ate it ,huh?"

"I obviously ate it all cause I liked the food so the question is unnecessary," he said.

"Ouch! Don't you know that most women are like that? We like to know what our husband thinks of our food. Even if you eat it all, I still want to know what you think of it."

"Your food is delicious," he said and Ida blushed.

"Aww...thank you ," she stood and carried the empty dish on the dinning table to the kitchen.

When she came back, she saw that he was already standing.

"Are you ready to leave?"

"Yes, but I hope that if my son comes a couple of minutes after I have left, you will be able to play with him, right?" He asked.

"Yes but... Are you doing all these for your son?" "

"I already told you that I'm not sweet. Whatever I do is to indirectly make my son happy." He said and Ida felt kind of bad but she quickly cheered up.

She needs to prepare her mind not to expect love, care nor attention from him as stated in the contract.

"Well, you are a good husband nonetheless."

"Don't be deceived by what you see me do, I'm not good."

Ida walked over to him and held his shoulder," hey, don't be too hard on yourself, okay? You are not so bad."

Ben smirked," you don't know anything about me. All you know about me is that I'm Beau's father, I'm your nominal husband, my name is Ben and that I work at B corporation. Is there anything else you know about me?"

"Yes, that you have a twin brother and that you served six years in jail for a crime your brother committed."

"Is that all?" Ben asked.

Ida thought so hard about him, "that's all. "

"But I'm more than that. So don't judge me by what you know only. I'm too dangerous, don't feel to comfortable around me. Good day, Beau will come soon," he said and began to walk out.

Ida began to think about what he said. Indeed, there would be more to this man. A man with a dragon head tattoo and a scorpion tattoo will be mysterious. Ida had seen these tattoos on his body five years ago when she kissed him.

She watched as he got inside his Bugatti Veyron and drove off.