Help! My Contract Husband Is Obsessed With Me Novel – ROSE’S POV “We’re going to lose everything,” I whispered to myself. I stared at the stack of unpaid bills on my desk. We were drowning in debt. Big debt, the kind that could ruin us. And to make matters worse, our debts never seemed to reduce, and I was the only one trying to keep our heads above water. My father’s disappearance five years ago had turned my life upside down.
I’d been studying floristry, dreaming of opening my own shop one day. But after he died, I had to put my dreams on hold. I switched to business school just to learn how to manage his company and keep it standing. But it seemed like no matter how hard I worked, the company was doomed to fail. The workers had gone on strike and the banks were circling like vultures. I sighed heavily as I set the bills aside. I went back to the flyer a stranger handed me earlier today.
Lilian Robert. The famous florist was hosting an exhibition in a week’s time, and I wanted to get in. No, I craved it. She’s just twenty two, the same age as me but she’s already making waves. Huge waves. The sound of the front door opening broke my concentration. My stepmother, Janet, catwalked in, followed by my stepsister, Lucy. 15 years ago, my father married Janet because he believed the house needed a ‘Female touch.’ But that touch ruined our lives.
Janet is a materialistic woman who lived for luxury. She is always partying and spending money we didn’t have. While Lucy is a social media influencer who built a fake life online. She pretends to be a wealthy heiress, but in reality, she is just as broke as the rest of us. “We’re home!” Janet trilled, dumping shopping bags on the floor. My eyes went wide in shock. “You’ve been shopping again?!” I gasped, gliding towards her to check out the overly expensive things she bought.
Things we don’t even need, “we can barely pay our bills and—” Lucy rolled her eyes and pushed past me. “Daddy’s fund will cover it.” I stared at her in shock. How can she act like she doesn’t know about our financial crisis? Didn’t they understand that we were on the brink of bankruptcy? Didn’t they care? “Dad’s company is sitting on thin ice and in a couple of weeks this house might be gone too,” I said. Then I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. “We already have a lot of debts, Lucy. Please don’t make things hard for me.” I pleaded.
Lucy turned to me and poked my head, “That’s not my problem.” She sassed, “your father was the one who died and left ‘You’ with the debt.” She poked me in the head again. “So ‘you’ have to clear it up.” She smirked. But it wasn’t only his debt that was left. Lucy and Janet’s debt alone was more than I could handle. If I wanted to, I would leave them to pay themselves, but something keeps holding me back, and I don’t know what exactly it is. Pity? That they couldn’t possibly fend for themselves.
Or the fear of being alone if I walk away from them. But won’t Father be disappointed if I did that? Walking away from family? But before I could say anything, Janet interrupted us. “Rose! Get your coat, we’re going out!” “I can’t, I have work to do.” I turned to walk away but Janet was persistent. She grabbed my arm and spun me around to face her.”This is also about work and it would benefit us greatly.” She said, “You’re coming with me and that’s final.” I knew better than to argue with her. She forcefully dragged me out of the house and into her car along with Lucy.
As Janet drove, the ride was as noisy as usual. Lucy kept making videos and showing off some accessories they just bought. With my hard-earned money. It hurts that I can’t return or sell them off. The last time I tried it, Janet beat the living shit out of me. “Where are we going?” I asked as I watched the scenery outside change from urban to suburban. But I got no answer and I just let it slide. That was until we stopped in front of a very tall building with a cross at the top. I frowned, “Janet, why are we at a church?” Janet looked surprised, “Oh, I didn’t tell you?” She chuckled, “my friend is renewing her vow and she urgently needs some bridesmaids.
I offered to help and I thought it would be lovely if you and Lucy could join us.” I almost rolled my eyes. This was typical Janet. Always doing things without asking permission, just to show off and pretend to be rich. I can’t believe she dragged me because of this when I had something important to do. “Trust me Rose, it will be over before you know it. All you need to do is stand and look like the beautiful girl you are.” Janet cooed, patting my shoulders as we stepped inside through a back door.
She took me and Lucy into a dressing room and handed us our gowns to change into. There were people already present to help with our makeup and hair. They all worked fast and efficiently. From helping us with our clothes to working on our hair and make-up. I stared at my reflection and I was impressed. The make-up was clean, my black