Bride For Rent novel Chapter 6

Six days later, Katherine walked into Felicity room at night, she had been thinking all those days concerning what both Mercy and Raymond said, Mercy was right in what she said and Raymond's deadline was tomorrow, so she really have to talk to Felicity this night if not, she doesn't even know what her boss will do.

Felicity was flipping through the pages of a picture book when her door opened, she looked up and a charming smile graced her lips when she saw her aunt "why aren't you sleeping Aunty Katy?"

"Oh my dear, I should be asking you that too" Katherine chuckled and walked closer to her bed, Felicity made a space for her to sit beside her on the bed which Katherine gladly took, she caressed her face with a sweet smile on her lips "you look so beautiful, just like your mother. I have always believed that her beauty was one of the things that charmed my brother to her."

Felicity giggled "Aunty, whenever you talk about how beautiful I am, you want to ask me for something. So which will it be this time? We are supposed to go to the amusement park on Saturday, do you want to cancel?"

Katherine laughed softly "then I guess this doesn't work on you anymore."

Felicity nodded eagerly "I have grown past that."

"Okay, I am going to cancel on our outing this Saturday but there is a reason for that."

Even though Felicity already guessed it, she still looked disappointed and lost her cheerfulness, she mumbled "what is the reason this time, you have to work overnight again or you are following your superior on an outside work?"

"No, no my dear, it's none of those. It's because " Katherine paused "you see..." She was still lost for words.

"What is it aunt? Is something bothering you?" Felicity climbed out of her bedcover and touched Katherine's forehead "are you sick? Do you want me to take you to the hospital? I can't drive but I can call nanny Mercy. Let me call her" she made to climb down from the bed but Katherine stopped her.

"No no my dear, I'm fine. I'm not sick, not at all, is just...something arose in the office and I'm found guilty and you are the only one who can save me."

Felicity sat back down on the bed, she was looking worried as she picked up Katherine's hand in both of hers "what happened aunt, tell me. I will save you, you know that."

"Yes I do and that's why I want to tell you" she paused "my boss saw your picture and he wants to marry you."

"Marry me?"

"Yes, but it will only be for a year."

"No!" Felicity shook her head ferociously "I don't want to get married, I don't want to leave you."

"Who said anything about leaving me?"

"Grace said that when a woman gets married, she will leave her parents house to live with her husband. If I should get married, I will leave you to go and live with my husband, so I don't want to get married, I don't want to leave you" tears were already forming in her eyes.

"Sweetheart, but you must get married, you are a woman."

"No, but you are not married. Since you are not married, I won't get married."

A tinge of pain struck Katherine's heart but she still smiled "but I was married. I got married even before your father married your mother."

Shock was evident in Felicity's face "you were?"

Katherine nodded "mm hmm."

"So why didn't you leave your parents home to go live with him?"

"I did do that. We were living in London, I came back after your parent's death to stay with you."

Felicity's face lit up once again as she smiled "they will like me, including my husband?" She went moody again "Grace told me that before a man marries a woman, they have to be in love with each other. Does my husband love me, is that why he wants to marry me?"

Katherine was at lost on what to say "your husband...of course he loves you which is why he is going to treat you fine. He is going to make you happy" she smiled.

Felicity pouted "if he loves me then do I love him?"

Katherine opened her mouth to speak but no words came out "Sweety, listen to Aunty okay, you must not fall in love with him."

"But why not? Grace said that in order for a marriage to last, the husband and wife must be in love."

"Honey listen, you marriage is only going to last for a year."

"Why?"

"Because" Katherine paused "I don't know if you will understand but I will tell you nonetheless. You husband only wants to marry you for a year, after one year, he will divorce you and you will come back to me. So you see, you mustn't fall in love with him. In short don't fall in love, save your love for the one who will marry you forever, do you understand my darling?"

Felicity bit her lip and nodded "yes Aunty."

"I'm sorry my dear, I didn't mean to drag you into this."

"It's okay Aunty. So if I marry him, does that mean I have saved you?"

Katherine nodded "yes dear."