The Script (Liam Payne)

The Script

Prologue

"You are my princess, Tia, but right now, I'm completely helpless. Please forgive me and help our company out." My father practically begged in front me.

I knew a man who was as hard as a stone and his life was filled with morals and disciplines. His day was planned two days prior and he, literally, had the entire world on his feet.

And now, I could just see a man who was completely broken, inside out. His tears just couldn't stop flowing and there was no way he was having an eye contact with me. Yes, he was embarrassed, so was I. Yes, he was helpless. So was I. Yes, he was broken. So was I.

"But.. father. I don't even know him. How do you expect me to spend all of my life with him..?" I choked on my own words. My eyes were bloodshot, I could guess. The tears had stopped but my sobbing jut couldn't. I knew I was the only savior who could help the company out the bankruptcy. But for that..

I had to marry the most arrogant, bad-ass, and a hopelessly rich man of the town a.k.a my father's business partner's son.

The finances of our share of the company Williams & Payne's Pvt Ltd were practically draining. My father tried each and every move he practised all his life. But there was no door opening and the previous ones were shutting too soon. All our share holders were resigning and slowly, our chances of getting our company back were falling down on a large extent.

So our business partner, James Payne came up with this 'incredible' idea of getting his son and me married so our company could get together in an official relationship and he could save my father from the misery.

Did anyone ask me? No. Did anyone think that I didn't really want to get married at the age of 23? No. Did anyone even thought that I was a normal girl, and that too a Mills and Boon addict and was waiting for my Prince Charming and not some random Casanova who I last met at the age of 15 who pucked on me just cause he didn't like his drink? Definitely not.

"I get it, Princess. But you have to understand. You can't even imagine what I'm going through right now. Never in my life I thought that I will have to 'use' you in order to set my company on track. I really hate what I'm going through right now." I know what he is going through right now. For someone as strong and guarded as my father it would be really difficult for him to see his ego break in front of him in bits and pieces.

"But you know what?" He cleared his face and stood up from his knees."You don't have to do this. You don't have to go through something for my mistake. You don't have to marry Liam. I'll... figure out a way myself." Words were trembling out of his mouth. He quickly turned around and just when he was about to leave, something unexpected came out of my mouth.

"Father, wait. I will marry him. But divorce him as soon as we get our shares back.'' I said with a straight face. I was doing this just and only for him, my now-vulnerable father.

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