My boss called me to his office, once I arrived from the airport. I guess he wanted me to tell him about my studies and see if I graduated with honor's since he paid for my classes. I didn't know why he bothered with me. After all, I was just one more of his workers… I open the door and he was laying on the bed. He looked sick.

"Hello Alex."

"Hello sir."

"You got your diploma?" I nodded.

"Yes sir. I gave him the paper." He dismissed it, coughing.

"I trust you." I frowned at him. "I need to talk to you." I sat by the chair next to him.

"Ok?"

"I'm leaving everything on your name." I stood up not liking it one bit. I knew he had no son or descendant, but leaving everything to me-

"Why?"

"You're my son." I glared at him putting my hands into a fist.

"What?" I said thru gritted teeth.

"I took care of you…"

"As your servant!"

"I paid for your college, I'm recognizing you as my son, I'm leaving everything to you.." He stared at me with pleasing eyes. Then he had a fit of cough and died. I grabbed him by the shirt and shook him.

"NO! You cant die! How did you became my father!" I was taken out, so the doctors could try to save him. I walked out of the ranch towards the lake closed by. I was staring at the water when someone hugged me from behind. I turned to find a petite, deep brown long curly hair, brown eye women smiling at me. I didn't smile back.

"Your back!" She hugged me again. I awkwardly patted her back.

"Yes… I- I need to be alone though."

"I could accompany you." I looked at her, and shook my head walking away.

"No. I need to be alone…."

Two weeks later.

I was now one of the riches guy in town… I finish the paperwork to that declared everything in my name, and buried…him… I refused to call him my father. I needed to go to the city to get some supplies, and I though I love the country… I like visiting the city… I wasn't use to traveling a lot. It felt new to me to do it. I stayed at an expensive hotel then walked around the grocery store. I was buying stuff for the house in the country went I bump into someone that always treated me like less of a person, because I didn't have money.

"Well hello there." She gave me a big fake smile. I raise an eyebrow at her.

"Would you like to come over to my house for dinner?"

"Why?"

"I custom between people like us." I was going to say no, when spoke.

"Please?" I sigh.

"Fine." I finish buying the stuff I needed I was leaving soon back to my beautiful country. Dinner time came to fast for my liking and I went towards the witch house. I press the door bell and stared bored waiting for her to open the door. But who open the door was a beautiful girl. She had long blond hair. Her eyes were emerald green eyes. Her lips were plump and full made for a man's kiss. She was wearing a long black strapless making her body looking breathtakingly beautiful. I couldn't find my words she frown.

"I'm Alex Melrose." Understanding hit her features, she wave me in. I walked in and she close the door. We walked to the dining room we sat down and ate, I couldn't help but kept staring at her… I never seen someone so beautiful. Did she had a boyfriend? Would she like me? Could I court her? After dinner me and her mom walked side by side.

"Thank you for joining us to dinner."

"My pleasure." I said business like. "could I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

"Does your daughter have a boyfriend?"

"No." I knew it was wrong of me, I knew I should just go to her personally, but something in her cold glaze towards me made me go to her mother.

"Why, did she caught your eyes?" She said hopefully.

"Yes." I admitted. "I know you guys have debts. I could loan you the money…"

"What do you want in exchange?"

"Nothing. I would like to frequent your daughter."

"You have my blessing." She said exited. So I did. I paid for their debt and frequent the girl who's name was Jennifer. She was cold and distant making me irritated with her mother a little bit. It wouldn't hurt her to put a good word for me.
Jennifer's father got sick and was sent to the hospital. I paid the billed and gave Anya. That was Jennifer's mother's name, money. So they could stand up back on their feet. After that Jennifer accepted to by my girlfriend. But she was timid. I didn't pushed her. I figured she was just an innocent girl.

A month later.
After kissing Jennifer I step back and took out a box opening it for her.

"Jennifer Brown. Will you marry me?" She stared at the ring something flicker in her eyes, but she hid it.

"Could I answer you tonight?" I nodded trying to hide how much that hurt me. I walked out with the box waiting impatiently on my hotel. IF she said no… I went to her house a little earlier to talk to Anya. We walked to her husband office.

"Hey!" She hugged me. "I heard you propose."

"She hasn't say yes." She kept her smile.

"She will! She's just shy." I nodded.

"Does she knows about our deal?"

"No, and you have my word that she will never know-"

"What is it I will never know." I stiffened turning towards her beautiful voice.

"Nothing honey. I planning our honey moon, and I didn't wanted your mother to ruin the surprise." She nodded and walked out. I sigh and sat on the chair. When dinner time came she accepted my marriage proposal and we would get married in another week. I told her we would live here in the city so she could be close to her dad. I was just going to let my best friend handle the ranch.

One month later.

We got married, when the pastor ask her if she would take me a tear went down her cheek but she said yes. There was something different about her. She was timid and shy before, but there was something cold to her… in the reception she disappeared. I didn't think much of it. Until my best friend Marcus called me.

"Can I talk to you in private?" I nodded and followed him. Once he was sure no one could hear us. He sigh and took on a deep breath.

"Alex. Your wife have lie to you. She don't love you." I put my hands into a fist.

"Don't talk about her like that."

"It's the truth! She was just now with another man. They are going to run away together in an hour."

"Your lying!" I grabbed his shirt about to hit him for the first time in our life.

"No I'm not. I record them with my phone." As he showed me, soon enough she was in the wedding dressed kissing someone.

"Run away with me now."

"I cant like this… meet me in an hour at the plaza."

"In an hour. My love…"

The video ended, and pain I never had before busted thru my chest. She just used me to get me to pay her families' debt, and now she was going to run away now that she was debt free… We'll she was in for a surprise.

Writer's note: i know it kept forwarding fast, but the story is more about Alex and Jennifer. Next chapters wont jump as fast.