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Urgh. I couldnt help but let out a groan as i slowly felt my senses coming back to me one by one. The first thing i felt was pain and when i say pain i meant like a whole truck load of it. And it was all coming from the side of my stomach and my head, which felt like a woman in labour.

The last sense to come back of course was sight i tried to open my eyes slowly of course, not being stupid enough to try and open it up all at once. But even this small action made my head pound a thousand times harder. So i gave up and decided to go back to sleep and wait for the heavy anesthesia to wear off.
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After sleeping for what felt like a day i finally felt the pounding lesson leave and i managed to open my eyes slowly to be met by a bucket load of white light. After my eyes were finally able to adjust to the brighter environment i came to the terms that i was actually in a hospital room.

Ugh I absolutely hate hospitals they reek of death and drugs. To make it worse I could tell that there were at least 5 needles sticking out of my body, a heart rate monitor beside me and an oxygen mask on my face.

Wait how did i even get in here in the first place? Thats when i remembered how my 'husband' had stabbed me and i had attempted to get to safety. Lifting up the rough blanket around me, and taking a peak into my hospital gown, i found that my whole right side was covered in a thick layer of bandage.

Damn am probably gonna be here a while. I thought to myself. I might as well look around. This place was fancy putting it mildly the whole room was bigger than some of the apartments i had stayed in. Whoever brought me here must have been loaded.

A twist of one of the door handle alerted me that somebody was about to come in so i tried my best to cover myself up as much as i could in a hospital gown. I was sure it was a nurse probably here to check my vitals .

Woh! That is no nurse but if he was he would make one fine nurse. Rebecca snap out of it you just met the guy he was tall over 6ft 3 and it put my 5ft 4 to shame. I watched him like a hawk as he strode towards me in carefully calculated steps. He looked so stiff and all business like.

But i couldnt help but wonder what the heck he was doing here in my hospital room. All my thoughts went out the window when i heard his rough voice speak.

"I see you have finally woken, that stab wound really must have taken a toll on you seeing as you have been out for a week. I was getting tired of waiting for you to wake up. I would appreciate it a lot if you would avoid the knives next time" he spoke with all seriousness in his voice.

Wait what! I have been out for a week! How hard did Samuel hit me? And wait! He was waiting for me why the heck would this random hot dude be waiting for me for a  week. I smell something fishy already and its not this disinfectant.

"Not to be rude here or anything but why have you been waiting for me to wake up for a week and how do you know me anyway."i asked.

"My apologies i forgot to introduce myself my name is Jackson Lancaster and i am the director of finance and housing at Lancaster corp. I come to you on behalf of my brother Derek Lancaster current CEO of Lancaster corp. with a proposition."he said with a hand stretched out for me to shake but i would rather pass. Am not big fan of all these rich ass people who think they are better than us i would rather pass on all their drama.

But i had to admit i was a little but curious as to what his proposition entailed. "What sort of proposition are we talking about here and what makes you think i am interested in anything your rich ass has to offer".

I saw his expression change to a shocked one for a second. What? Its not my fault my mouth has no filter. But then he surprised me by letting out a soft chuckle then i heard him mumble something along the lines of she would be perfect for him.

Wait what! I must be hearing things though must have been the concussion. Thats when he started to become on easy and started to rub the hair at the back of his neck with his right hand. Telling me he was nervous and had just registered my previous question in his mind. He seemed almost afraid of how i would react to his offer. But why?

"Well uhm, you see the thing is my brother is not the best of men he was before we hit college but then he just changed. He started shutting me out and pushing everyone away thats when the girls started coming in he changed girlfriends as many times as the maid changed the sheets on his bed. And it-" i was really starting to get impatient where was this story going and what did it have to do with me?

"When does it get to the part that concerns me in this story about your brother that cant keep his junk in one trunk. I have a really short attention span." I said as i had already started wondering what colour i should be painting my nails. White with black spots or black with white spots?

I heard him mumble something incoherent and try to calm his rising temper before he continued."As i was saying, and it has reached the point where he is the head story of the social media every week. And those stories have started to reach the ears of our business associates marking him as a reckless man who is too young to run such a big company. Our parents and i finally decided that he needed to get into a serious relationship with someone for at least 6 months to show that he is worthy of his position. Or else they would have no other choice but to hand the company over to me. The thing is he still wouldnt care so i sort of came up with a plan to find a girl that wasnt more plastic than human that could maybe change his mind and make him want to settle down."

"The thing is the minute i saw you lying there half dead on the sidewalk i knew that there was something different about you and that you could possibly be the girl that i have been looking for. Seeing as to how you have already treated me within the 10 minutes we have known each other i am now sure you are that girl.

Geez! I dont know whether i should be flattered or offended. This is a lot to take in really he sure has said a mouthful i need to digest this. Did he say Derek Lancaster as in the Derek Lancaster?!

Dont take my reaction the wrong way cause i have no idea who that guy is,not that i care but i do remember reading a newspaper one time about some rich playboy whose father recently handed him a multi-million dollar company. Must be this guy, he sounds like a real pain in the ass though.

So why does this guy think that i would ever agree to do something as crazy as this. Besides am still sort of married to the psychotic version of tom from tom and jerry.

" I have one question. What makes you think that i would ever agree to any deal you would have to offer?"i asked quirking an eyebrow.

"Well for one i know that that"pointing at my abdomen as he took a seat on the chair next to my bed "was not self-inflicted and it was probably done on purpose. So am gonna guess that your in danger and whoever stabbed you wanted you dead. What if i told you apart from the two million dollars that i assure i will give you when this is over in 6 months, the accommodation, feeding and clothing that will be given to you during that time. I will also help you get away from what ever demon is hunting you. As you may not know, i am a lawyer one of the best around and i can make that devil go away."

Ok now if i didnt take this offer i would be pretty darn stupid. Dont judge me its actually not the money part that sold me cause i dont give two shits about his money it was the fact that he could make all my Samuel problems disappear. Thats when i knew whether i liked it or not i had to accept this deal. Come on i didnt trust this man but at least i owed him this after he saved my life back at the apartment.

Then i started thinking..." Ok i am considering your offer just this once, but dont complain when your brother isnt the least bit interested in me. Because as you can see i am not much of a looker. But am very sure your brother wont accept me as his girlfriend. Just by hearing about his character i am sure i have an idea on the kind of girl he wants. He probably wouldnt flinch if you said you were giving the company to his dog."

Thats when i saw the same fearful expression from earlier come back to his features. This cant be good am certain." Well thats the thing i was wondering if you could work as his PA at first and then i would drop the hint of the girlfriend thing within the first month. Dont worry the conditions of the six month relationship also apply for this first month."

What?! Did he just say PA as in personal assistant what do those people even do. I had no job experience as a PA so this was gonna be hard i always just thought that PAs were simply people who followed the main guy around and carry his coffee like his personal coffee table.

So how was i suppose to act as the coffee table of such an important man when i had no idea how to do it. I guess i could always learn . It wouldnt hurt to try though i had more to gain than i had to lose.

So i didnt even realize when the four words slipped out of my mouth causing a sly grin that fit Mr Lancaster perfectly to appear on his face.

"I will do it"
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It had been a week since the hospital finally released me after much begging from my side for them to let me go they finally caved in.

I always knew i was annoying but this was a new high for me. Mr Lancaster or Jackson as he told me to call him came to visit me a few times while i was still immobile and i realized he wasnt as terrible and boring as i first made him out to be. We actually had some laughs and enjoyed ourselves. That was after i told him to 'get his shit together because he was stuck with me for the next 7 months', when he was acting formal at our first encounter.

I found out that he was 24 only a year older than me and a year younger than his brother i was supposed to seduce . Seduce. Hearing the word alone made me want to laugh till tears came out.

Well after i was discharged from the hospital and many threats on killing his babies without him even budging . He took me to a hotel that their company apparently owned and gave me the fanciest room he could find much to my dismay. He said i would be staying here for a while until things got settled or as i like to call it till i got my first paycheck.

Jackson could be a real ass, i simply asked him to take me to a motel and he ended up taking me to the fanciest place in town. I dont even know how to act fancy,the closest thing i had to fancy was when Samuel let me have a few spoons of his left over caviar.

Yeah my husband was rich but he never let me live in any place nice because according to him i didnt deserve any thing good in life.

I had finally gotten settled into living the fancy life until Jackson had to ruin my mood yesterday night by dropping the PA 'bomb' on me.

I was already thinking of 20 legal ways to murder a guy and make it look like winnie the pooh did it. Yup i was really messed up. I was comfortably munching on a snickers bar. Best things in the world. And i was so annoyed i through the bar at the wall making it all mushy.
I still ate it though.

But that was yesterday and today here i am in my best navy blue pencil skirt and baby pink top that accentuated my chest standing in front of this 50ft mountain in front of me. I checked the card with the address on it that Jackson had given me to make sure i go the right address and that i was at Lancaster corp and not Manhattan's very own mount Everest.

I was reassured though when i saw the big blue letters at the top of the all glass building reading 'Lancaster corp.' Jackson had told me that the CEO or the big bad Boss as i like to call him recently fired his 20th PA this year and was in need of one. So he had gotten me an interview with both him and his brother.

As i made my way through the glass doors i opened my mouth in awe as i dont know how it was possible but the inside seemed to be even bigger than the outside. I quickly made my way to the reception seeing as i didnt want to be late and seem tardy. I saw a wrinkly old lady behind the monitor on the big oak desk with skin more crisp than quavers.

Mmh i could really go for some quavers right now . Snap out of it Rebecca this is no time to be thinking of food. I quickly composed myself wiping off the little drool hanging from the side of my mouth and plastered on the best smile i could muster.

"Good day, my name is Rebecca Howard and i am here for an interview with Mr Lancaster for the personal assistant opening" i said smiling some more.

She shook her head letting out a soft chuckle probably after seeing the drool on my cheek. I could already feel my cheeks grow crimson from embarrassment she quickly told me that Mr Lancaster had been waiting for me by the elevators for some time and that he would show me the way to the CEOs office.

I followed her directions to the lift and sure enough i saw Jackson standing there tapping his foot impatiently.i shook my head at how easily annoyed he got. I quickly ran up to him hugging him tightly a little too tight for what he did yesterday.

"Sorry am late, there was just so much traffic and the bus didnt arrive on time. And before you say anything no you can not and will not buy me a car just know i am heavily armed with a bag of snickers." I warned.

"Ok! Sheesh! Woman ! Who weaponizes chocolate for Gods sake. Anyway Derek has been waiting for you in his office, wants to see if your up to the cut which he will if i have anything to do with it"he said with a wink.

I simply just rolled my eyes we were already in the lift and he had pressed the button for the 50th floor .Damn this place is huge!

When i heard the ding of the lift and the doors open thats when my nerves started to kick in. Jackson sensed it and told me not to worry his brother doesnt bite. Well at least i hope so. There were three doors on the floor and Jackson told me one was for him, his brother's PA and the large double doors ofcourse were his brother's.

We started heading towards the double door and i didnt know what to expect. I was sure his brother was a fine specimen from what Jackson had told me . But i found no pictures of him on the internet so i couldnt be sure.

As he opened the doors for me to walk in i saw that the CEO was on the phone and his back was to us but from hearing us come in he sharply turned around to look at us.

The moment my eyes locked on him i felt my breath hitched and not in the clichè way i mean i could actually feel the oxygen rush out of my body. From what his eyes held i also knew he recognized me but i couldnt believe it.

It was him!
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Yo!Yo!Yo my people. My lovely fans today's chapter is the longest chapter i have ever written and i hope it was interesting to you all i really tried on it considering the fact i have snot shooting out of my nose every 10 seconds. That is not a pretty sight at all.

But do please comment vote talk or do something i hate it when everyone is quiet even if you just wanna come and insult me its ok at least i know you read that chapter. I do hope you enjoyed it even if it wasnt really interesting i have to go now the word count just keeps increasing.

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