The Billion Dollar Contract

Chapter 32

 

The day of the wedding finally came, Gabriel woke up early because he was nervous about the wedding. He never imagined that he would be getting married after Ashley broke up with him. All of this was only meant to give the impression that there was someone in his life now things were mixed up and complicated.

He hadn't seen Nicole for the past three days. She was being serious when she told him he wouldn't be seeing her until the day of their wedding. They only talked on the phone since she now did everything in her bedroom.

He had missed seeing those beautiful eyes and lovely smile, he only heard the sound of her laughter when they talked over the phone. He missed seeing her beautiful face and most of all those legs of hers that turned him on. He couldn't help but think about what she must be doing right now.

Was she already awake like he was?

He decided to give her a call.

Nicole was already awake but remained in bed wondering what today would be like. Getting married wasn't part of the contract, it's not like she had a problem with it. She was ready to do anything to help Gabriel and also make his parents happy but what if something goes wrong?

What if Gabriel suddenly changes his mind and cancels the wedding? She thought to herself.

Even though this wasn't a real relationship and no wedding was planned from the beginning, it would break her heart if Gabriel suddenly called off the wedding. It would cause severe damage to her just like it would to any other real bride.

Why was she being so negative all of a sudden? She wondered. Gabriel never gave her any reason to think that he wouldn't go through with the wedding, besides, he never said anything when his mom started making the arrangements nor did he sound reluctant about the wedding even until yesterday when they spoke on the phone.

Nicole was still deep in thought when her phone rang bringing her back to earth, it was Gabriel who was calling. She smiled on seeing his name on the caller ID and picked up the call.

"Good morning," she greeted.

"Did I wake you up?" He asked with concern.

Nicole's nervousness suddenly kicked in the moment she heard his voice.

"No no, you didn't... How was your night?"

"I couldn't sleep. What about you?"

"Same... Gabriel?"

"Huh?" He replied.

"Are we really getting married?" She asked in a small voice.

Nicole's question made Gabriel guilty. She had a life before he came and messed it up for her. He should never have gone ahead with his stupid plan.

"Gabriel, are you there?" Nicole nervously asked bringing Gabriel out of his little world.

"Yeah." He quietly replied.

"Nicole, I promise to come up with something after the wedding," He said hoping it would make her feel better.

"Okay," she replied but Gabriel noticed that there was sadness in her voice.

"You know? I never imagined that we'd come this far..." Nicole said, her voice was already shaking because she was hurt by Gabriel's statement. He still didn't see her as something more than a friend, he still saw her as an employee.

"Me too... Are you okay?" He asked sounding worried.

"Yeah. I'm just nervous so I'm having ice cream." she lied not wanting him to realize that she was already in tears. Just then Helen walked into the room.

"Okay love birds, it's time to get off the phone," She said snatching the phone away from Nicole, saying goodbye to her son before hanging up.

"Honey, why are you crying?" Helen asked with concern as she noticed the tears on Nicole's face.

"I was just thinking about my mom."

Nicole half lied because she didn't want Helen to know the real reason she was crying but she was also thinking about her mom and how happy she would've been to see her daughter getting married.

"Oh, dear. I don't know if you'll feel offended but I'm right here, I can be a mother to you if you want me to." Helen calmly said taking Nicole's hand in hers.

"Really?!" Nicole asked with wide eyes.

"Yes, princess" Helen replied with a smile.

Nicole excitedly engulfed her in a hug breaking down in tears. Helen soothed her for a while until she stopped crying.

"Okay honey, let's get you ready for your day," she said to her future daughter-in-law with a bright smile.

Nicole went into the bathroom to take a bath. When she was done, she came out of the bathroom in a bathrobe and had a light breakfast before the makeup artist and hair stylist began their magic on her.

After what felt like forever, they were finally done with her hair and makeup. Nicole looked at the mirror and couldn't recognize herself, she looked different, a gorgeous different, she couldn't help but smile at herself. She never imagined she could look this different and beautiful like a princess from a fairy tale.

When the artist and stylist were certain that Nicole was satisfied with their work, they left the room so she could get dressed. Helen called in two maids who helped Nicole into her wedding dress. Once she was fully dressed, Helen couldn't help herself, she started crying.

"Is something wrong?" Nicole asked worried, wondering why Helen was in tears when she was supposed to be happy.

"Don't pay any attention to me, they're just tears of joy... You look beautiful," she said to Nicole placing a kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you," Nicole replied with a shy smile.

Helen took her phone and typed something to an unfamiliar number.

"Gabriel got a surprise for you," Helen said causing Nicole to look at her confused.

"You can come in now!" she called to no one in particular making Nicole wonder who it was she was talking to.

Her bedroom door opened revealing Rick and Vanessa to her utmost surprise. They both came in and engulfed her in a bear hug and congratulated her. Nicole was still in shock. She wondered how Gabriel was able to get them, let alone, how he found out they were her friends.

What could he have said to them? And why was he doing this for a relationship that was only based on a contract?

"You know, you could've told us about your hunk of a fiancee earlier," Vanessa teased with a bright smile.

"Now, I didn't get enough time to pick a nice dress for the occasion." she continued, frowning at the red lace-up midi dress she was wearing.

"You can pick something from my closet," Nicole said pointing in the direction of her closet.

"Are you for real?!" Vanessa squealed in excitement. Nicole nodded in reply and she immediately ran into Nicole's closet.

"Oh my gosh! Nicole, this is like paradise itself!" Vanessa said from the closet making them all laugh.

The much-awaited day is finally here!
what do you guys think?
Will they go through with the wedding or will one of them chicken out or probably confess that none of this is real?
We'll get to find out what happens in the next chapter, until then
Love y'all ❤️❤️