Hired Bride - Season 1 - Episode 12

5 years ago

Hired Bride - Season 1 - Episode 12

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When they arrived in front of a
hotel, Kelsey was astounded by
the beautiful place. It looked like
a palace from the outside she just
couldn’t wait to see the interior
design. Because she was in a
trance, she didn’t notice that
Mason made his way around the
car and opened the door for her.
She gratefully smiled at him and
uttered a quick ‘thank you’. “Shall
we?” Mason asked offering his
arm to her. She looked at his
toned arm before she decided to
loop her arm around his and they
entered the grand hotel.
Kelsey was right, it was
incredibly beautiful inside. The
ceiling was high with chandeliers
on them and there were
expensive looking couches that
looked brand new as if no one
had sat on them yet. The lighting
wasn’t as bright as she expected.
In fact, it was dimly lit but gave
the room a majestic aura. Then
she saw bell carts with luggage
on them being pushed by porters.
That made her wonder then, why
were they in a hotel? She started
becoming curious and nervous at
the same time.
“Good evening, Sir, Ma’am.” The
lady greeted behind the reception
table as they approached it. It
looked like she was terrified and
intimidated by Mason. Kelsey
wondered why everyone find him
frightening. Maybe it was
because of his cold-sounded
voice or his serious looks.
“Reservations for Mason King.”
Mason said as the lady quickly
typed his name on the computer.
“Please follow me, right this way,
sir.” She announced as Kelsey
and Mason followed behind her.
The lady led them to a hallway
that never seemed to end. But a
couple more turns and they
finally saw a two-way-door and
they entered as the lady held the
door open for them. Kelsey
muttered a quick ‘thanks’ and
Mason led her to a table.
They were at a restaurant in a
hotel. The place was marvelous.
There were chandeliers on the
ceiling, the lighting was the same
as the hallway but a little darker,
the tables were set with
fascinating table clothes and
comfy looking chairs. If Kelsey
ever came here on a daily basis,
she would probably looked like
she was the waitress instead of
the customer. But since she was
wearing a beautiful dress, she
didn’t feel that she was totally out
of place.
Mason pulled out a chair for her
and tucked her in. Then he sat
next to her looking at his watch.
“Mason, why are we here?” She
finally had the courage to asked
him.
“We are meeting with a friend of
mine.” He nonchalantly answered.
“A friend? Who?” She questioned
and she started getting nervous.
She could feel her palms
sweating and her heart beating
faster.
“A journalist.” He replied as he
kept looking at his watch then on
the door. Kelsey wasn’t quite
satisfied with his answer. ‘Why do
we need to meet up with a
journalist?’ She wondered. “Make
sure that you go over our story
very well. Don’t forget any
details.” He added and Kelsey
was completely confused.
“What do you mean?” She
bewilderingly asked.

Mason sighed impatiently and
stared at her. “What I mean is
you have to remember the story
of how we fell in love.” He slowly
said and once the words settled in
her mind, it finally sank in
Kelsey’s head. “This journalist
will reveal our story to everyone.
How we met each other, how we
fell in love, and how we are
getting married in a few months.”
He furthered explain and Kelsey
slowly nodded in understanding.
“You could have warned me we
were doing this tonight. You
should have at least gave me a
heads up.” She told him.
“You should always be ready,
Kelsey. I hired you for a reason.”
He said whispering the last part
and Kelsey felt her stomach
dropped. She thought that they
were actually going on a date
tonight. She thought that maybe
he wanted to know her better.
Now, it all came crashing down
on her that at the end of the day,
she was still bought and paid.
Not very long, a man wearing a
tux came by and greeted Mason.
He looked handsome but not as
good-looking as Mason. They
shook each other’s hands and
Mason introduced Kelsey to him.
“Jonathan, I want you to meet
Kelsey Parker.” He said as
Jonathan stretched out his hand
for Kelsey to shake. She took his
hand in hers and smiled at him as
he stared t her suspiciously.
When they finally sat down, a
waiter came by and took their
orders. “So, what do you need me
for, Mason. You only call me if
you need something. Was is it?”
Jonathan asked him bluntly and
Mason wasn’t surprise how
straight forward he was.
“I need you to publish a story.”
He answered.
“What kind of story?”
“A story that goes ‘Mason King,
Finally getting married’.”

Mason described as if he was
imagining it on a headline.
Jonathan’s eyes bulged out of
their sockets and took a sip of his
drink. He looked between Mason
and Kelsey. Kelsey was nervous
and she was playing with her fork
on the table.
“You’re getting married?”
Jonathan unbelievably asked with
squinted eyes.
“That’s right.” He replied right
away. “Why do you think I
brought my fiancée here
tonight?” He said motioning to
Kelsey. Her head whipped
towards Mason’s direction and
glanced at him anxiously.
“Fiancée?” He skeptically
repeated. “Wasn’t it only a couple
of weeks ago that you were
caught in a bar with another girl?
Weren’t you the front page of that
tabloid?”
Mason was ticked-off by his
words. He knew exactly that
Jonathan would get suspicious on
him. But he was willing to do
anything just to get the word out
there that he was getting
married. “I’ll pay you.” He
announced.
“How much money are we talking
about?”
“My offer is ten thousand
dollars.” Mason responded
causing Kelsey to choke on her
drink. She furiously coughed and
Mason awkwardly patted her
back.
“I’m fine.” She said. She couldn’t
believe that Mason was just
throwing money here and there. $
10,000 was a huge amount of
money. Why would he spend it on
something so stupid?

“Make it twenty and I’ll make it
sound as realistic as possible.”
Jonathan offered and Mason
didn’t hesitate to answer.
“Deal.” He said shaking
Jonathan’s hand as a sign of
sealing the deal. Kelsey’s stared
agape and looked between the
two insane men sitting next to
her.