10 I Am Jobless

Olivia's POV:

"It's okay if you don't want to help me," I said and turned to leave.

"Are you going to ask for help from Mr. Adams?" he asked causing me to stop on my track and glare at him.

"You disobeyed me and still went to work, why are you being stubborn?" he asked and I folded my arms.

"Why should I quit my job because you said so?" I asked and he stood before walking closer to me.

"I am your husband, isn't that clear enough?" he asked and I frowned, he had forcefully married me and expected me to accept him with open arms.

He filled another glass of water before drinking, he looked pale but I was worried about my dad and didn't find it was necessary to ask if he was okay.

"It is okay if you don't want to help me, I understand," I said sincerely and he glared at me angrily before a smile curved on his lips.

"What do you need my help for?" he asked and walked to the couch, I walked and stood beside the couch before biting my lips.

"My father got admitted and…."

"So you need money?" he butted in and this got me irritated but I had to keep my cool.

"Okay, I will pay the bills. How are you going to repay me?" he asked and I put up a fake smile on my face.

"I will pay you back in installments," I said and he chuckled.

  "I don't need money" he replied and I gritted my teeth.

"What will Mr. Bennett possibly want from me?" I asked with a calm tone.

"For you to love me," he said and I found his request funny, was love bought with money?

"Can you?" he asked and I shook my head in denial.

"Mr. Bennett, I don't think love can be bought," I said bluntly and he nodded before massaging his head with his index finger, now I could tell that he was not feeling well. So I walked to the jar and poured a glass of water for him before handing it.

He glared at the glass then at me confused "Will you repay me with a glass of water?" he asked and I glared at him in disbelief.

I was only being kind to him and he thinks I did it for money "My father is in the hospital" I stated and his expression was unmoved.

"I have only two requests," he said and I nodded, I was willing to do anything within my standards to get money for my dad's treatment.

"Quit your job, I don't want a working wife," he said without any room for arguments. 

"So you don't approve of working women?" I asked and he glared at me, his gaze sharp as a knife.

  "No, I don't approve of my woman working" he replied and I nodded, after all, I was doing this for my dad. There was no time to exchange words with him, right now I was at his mercy.

"What is your second request?" I asked as my heart skipped, I got nervous when I thought of the unimaginable things he could ask me to do.

"Let's have breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner together, every day," Mr. Bennett said and I found his words funny.

"I approve of breakfast and dinner, but how are we going to have lunch together when you are at work?"

"You bring it to me," he said and retracted his phone before dialing a number, the sacrifices I had to make to save my father's life but I will do everything to end this forced marriage of mine.

"Okay," he replied before turning towards me.

"You can go see your father now, Bruno has taken care of everything and he has been transferred to the best hospital" he explained and my heart jolted in joy. When did he do all these things? I was so happy and needed to see my father immediately, I quickly hurried out of the room without saying thanks.

Then I remembered that I didn't ask for the hospital's name, with an embarrassed look I walked back to the room and took a peek at the door then our eyes met, I blinked and looked away.

"Uhm, which hospital is it?" I asked and he sneered, he must probably be wondering what type of ungrateful person I was.

"The car is waiting for you downstairs," he said and walked back to his desk, I smiled sheepishly before leaving still without saying thanks.

When I arrived downstairs, the receptionist from earlier hurried towards me as she folded her arms "Please don't get me fired" she said I had forgotten about the incident already, so I didn't make things difficult for her, and who was I to fire her?

"I don't have the power to fire you, I mean I am now a jobless lady while you are a receptionist in this big company. I understand where your pride comes from" I said with a sarcastic tone and she glared at me confused.

With that said, I walked out of the building where Bruno leaning on a black Bentley and he waved at me. I quickly hurried towards the car and got in, Natalie was already in the car as Bruno drove away.

"Your mother just called, your father is being taken care of by the best doctors," Natalie said and I nodded happily. 

Then she held my hands and whispered to me "What happened upstairs? You were able to make Mr. Bennett do what you want…tell me your secret" she said shamelessly and I pushed her hands away from me.

"Behave" I warned and she rolled her eyes.

  "Bruno, what do you think happened upstairs?" Natalie asked Bruno who was busy driving.

He glared at me through the rearview mirror and I glared at him angrily, he smiled "I don't know, they are a couple so a lot of things might have happened" he said and Natalie laughed hard.

"Exactly my point"

I decided to ignore them both as I glared out of the window, why did Mr. Bennett help me without asking for s*x like other men, I had expected him to ask that and my mind was prepared for the type of reaction I was going to portray but he only wanted to have every meal with me and also wanted me to quit my job.

Now I was confused, what was the reason he chose to marry me?