An agreement between heirs

An agreement between heirs

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Catherine De Castro is a young businesswoman heir to one of the UK’s largest construction companies. Owner of a strong personality, determined and successful in her task of commanding the family business, Catherine is a twenty-six year old woman, who will see her life turn upside down when her father informs her that she will marry Hector Marques. Hector is the firstborn of a powerful and respected English family, whose empire is a great architecture and urbanism company known throughout the world. However, despite being an heir of the largest empires in the UK, Hector lives his life in squandering money on big partying nights alongside women, which ends up surrendering to Hector, see his name appear in the mainstream media as the "rebel and irresponsible heir". It is precisely to try to undo this image of the son, that his father will see the marriage with Catherine the great opportunity for Hector to be the man he was created to be. Even against their wishes and without feeling, Catherine and Hector, who are completely different from each other, marry under the conditions imposed by their respective parents, without knowing what to expect from the coexistence of husband and wife living an arranged marriage. Is it possible for true love to arise between people so different and completely unknown? Would it be possible for an arranged marriage to become real to the point of overcoming conflicts and adversities that arise along the way?

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Chapter 1 - The deal

By Catherine De Castro

"YOU CAN ONLY BE GOING CRAZY!"

I could hardly believe what my ears had heard. When I was informed that we would have an emergency meeting, I expected something very serious to be happening, but I could never imagine that insanity had taken over my father’s head.

I looked to my mother for help, but all I found was a connivance that drove me crazy. In turn, my father, continued to look seriously at me while the others present, all of the Marques family, seemed distressed, except for one person, Heitor Marques. The firstborn heir to a world-renowned architectural and urbanism firm seemed as desperate as I did.

"Daughter, please calm down! Listen to what we have to say so you can reason."

I started walking back and forth not being able to believe that that nightmare was really happening. Nervousness took over my entire body and I felt like I was about to lose consciousness at any moment. The only thing my senses repeated without stopping was the phrase said by my father: "You will marry Hector Marques". And all I could think about was, How am I going to get married? Actually, the right question was, how am I going to marry a man I don’t love. In modern times and I was even being subjected to an arranged marriage?

Of course I knew the Marques family. Although the name of Hector was bombarded by the mainstream media that persecuted him and exploited daily all his endless rebellion. The heir of the Marques, was scandalous, who came back and got into trouble, and did not care to hide the many conquests during his nights in the great ballads of the country, which ended up producing scandalous matters that pointed to Hector as just another irresponsible rich man who did not even know what to do with the money he was heir.

However, they were not only successful entrepreneurs in the middle of society, but also respected for it. Being an ally of a Marques, it was fatally certain to be guaranteeing prestige. However, not even the certainty of this made me want to share a life with him. Visibly Hector and I were completely different people, and although he was an attractive and very handsome man, I could not see anything in him that caught my attention or aroused my interest. Not to mention that we never even had contact with each other, we knew nothing of each other, so there were no feelings that would lead us to the altar. So there was definitely no possibility of me being calm in the face of that news. I definitely wouldn’t want to marry a man who had the reputation Hector carried.

"I’m not marrying him. I don’t have to." I said without bothering myself with the cold look I received from Hector, who until then heard everything in silence.

"Think about it, Catherine. Your marriage is a big deal for our families. Especially for your father who’s about to vote for the presidency of the country." Hector’s father said he seemed not to care so much about the barbarity of what he said.

"Take that as a good deal, daughter. And I know you’re good at it." It was my father’s turn to say.

"Good to know that my future is a business for you, Dad. I’m very happy! I grumbled with irony.

Gradually I began to understand what was happening there. Although we had our own construction company, which I had been running the family business for some time, Dad was engaged in engaging with public life, and of course the perfect, well-founded family label, is something that is well regarded by society. Perhaps it would not be good for his political image to have a daughter of twenty-six years, without a structured family base to go out in the photos next to the man who wanted to run a country. Of course I considered all this a great nonsense, an era already surpassed by modernity, but unfortunately the vast majority does not seem to think like me. On the other hand, I could not understand what the interest of the powerful businessman Alexandre Marques, in agreeing all that.

Seeming to read my thoughts, Hector Marques finally said:

"What do we get out of all this bullshit, Dad?"

His voice was thick, icy, and his expression was visibly from someone being thrown to the lions. He was furious!

"Besides cleaning your image, which every day is deteriorated with these parties and people with whom you go out? We will unify our company with the Castros company. Together we will be one! We will become not only a large family, but also successful partners." Calmly the eldest replied the son.

I was in shock at that revelation. So Dad not only planned to give me as a bargaining chip, but he also planned a society without even communicating to me first.

"I have no problem staying with my image the way I am. To me, the media is just a bunch of pigs that feed on crumbs. Not always what they say about me, in fact, is reality."

By that time Hector had completely lost his composure and no longer hid his revolt.

"I’m not marrying a spoiled brat because you think it’s better to be done. Well, frankly, Dad."

The look indignant!

"Spoiled little patriot?" I asked facing Hector who looked at me with disdain. "I don’t know if you know, but I work. I’m not like you that I spend my life spending my father’s money while I live getting in trouble."

The man in front of me squinted. There I realized that Hector was the kind of man who hated being confronted, but who did not cause me fear.

"Shut up, both of you!" Hector’s father ordered and then turned to his son facing him with contempt. "Our shareholders simply don’t want you in the chair because they don’t trust your ability to run the business. They think you’re not only incapable, but a kid who can only embarrass me. I won’t lose everything I’ve earned because of you, Hector. Either you marry Catherine and live a responsible man’s life, showing you’re capable of running the family business, or I’ll disown you."

As father and son faced each other in a silent battle, it was Dad’s turn to turn against me...

"Don’t think it will be different with you, Catherine. This is not a proposal, but a determination. You will marry Hector, and this is no longer an argument."

I felt frustrated with my destiny and at the same time feared for what was to come, after all, it was notorious that living with Hector would not be easy at all.

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19 Bab
Chapter 1 - The deal
By Catherine De Castro"YOU CAN ONLY BE GOING CRAZY!"I could hardly believe what my ears had heard. When I was informed that we would have an emergency meeting, I expected something very serious to be happening, but I could never imagine that insanity had taken over my father’s head.I looked to my mother for help, but all I found was a connivance that drove me crazy. In turn, my father, continued to look seriously at me while the others present, all of the Marques family, seemed distressed, except for one person, Heitor Marques. The firstborn heir to a world-renowned architectural and urbanism firm seemed as desperate as I did."Daughter, please calm down! Listen to what we have to say so you can reason."I started walking back and forth not being able to believe that that nightmare was really happening. Nervousness took over my entire body and I felt like I was about to lose consciousness at any moment. The only thing my senses repeated without stopping was the phrase said by my fa
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Chapter 2 – One dinner
By Hector Marques"It seems that those who are moving the business world are the young heirs Hector Marques and Catherine Castro. After the news that the companies of the Castro and Marques families, would be unifying their business interests starting a new era to become one company sharing the same goals, now the news is bombastic. Hector and Catherine would be together dividing the command of the company, thus assuming the presidency and vice presidency respectively. That’s right, the administration of one of the largest business empires in the country is giving something to talk about this last week. However, the rumors that have shaken the structures and caught us all off guard, go far beyond business interests. According to our sources, the heirs Hector and Catherine were living a romance. We don’t know if the rumors are true, but they cause us at least strangeness if we take into account that until two weeks ago Hector Marques printed the main headlines where at the time the you
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Chapter 3 - A warning
By Catherine De CastroI had to admit that at least that night, Hector was showing himself different from the vain and spoiled man who used to print the main gossip notes of the country’s media. I wondered what was making him act so kind to me, although, of course, it was apparent that it seemed like a hobby for him to piss me off. In fact, I knew that Hector had agreed to participate in this whole situation exclusively for money. It wasn’t part of his profile to care about anything other than that, but still I couldn’t deny that he was striving to make it work, even if our reality was far from looking like a happy and passionate couple.As we drove to that unusual encounter, the silence in the car was fairly uncomfortable. Hector had put on a nice song to play and as we had no unusual subject, he just occasionally made some random comment about what we were listening to. The weather was strange, but it was also light, which made me realize that being with the heir of the Marques fami
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Chapter 4 - The marriage proposal
By Hector Marquesdays later"It seems the romance between Heitor Marques and Catherine Castro, is not only true as it goes very well. The two have been seen constantly enjoying each other’s company, and as you can see in the photo below, Hector is apparently able to surprise us even more, because unlike what we were used to see, he acts like a true gentleman with the beloved, showing to be completely different from the man of months ago. They say that love transforms, in the case of the two heirs is the following question: Is it love that transforms or money? Would this really be a love of fairy tales, or behind this relationship has a big move involving the society that today unites the companies of the two families? We will see! In the more, we only wish happiness to the couple."By: AnonymousAfter I took Catherine to dinner, until we got closer to each other. Let us say that we could consider that although our confrontations were constant, our coexistence was slightly tolerable.
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Chapter 5 - The time of yes
By Hector MarquesA few months laterI could hardly believe that in a few hours my ”forced” marriage to Catherine would happen. Gradually it seems that the record was falling and my heart pressed to realize that in a few hours Hector Marques would become a married man. Many men in my place would probably be anxious and happy with the moment, but it turns out that I was far from feeling this way. I was a man completely free for the opportunities that life brought me and would soon be trapped in something that did not seem to suit me. That was scary! I was definitely far from a happy man.The wedding would be held in an impromptu party hall on the outside of my house, and from my room I could hear the screams of my mother who had really freaked out about this wedding story and almost drove me crazy too. She wanted the decor impeccable, as well as all the buffet service.I heard knocks on the bedroom door and authorized the entrance without caring who would be there, but I was surprised
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Chapter 6 - Sensations
By Hector Marques The party was going on and everyone seemed to have fun while Catherine and I were going through a real photo section. My mouth was already numb from smiling. It was our parents' idea to open the coverage of the wedding to some representatives of the main local newspapers, according to them that event would mark the new era of our families that was now one. I looked at Catherine and it was notorious her annoyance before the many flashes in her eyes, but unlike me, she seemed too polite to refuse to pose for the cameras always with a smile on her lips. "Aren’t you tired of these pictures?" I passed my arms around her waist hugging her fondly as more flashes hit us hard. Photographers seemed to yearn to find our best angle and capture the best image. "You have no idea how much." She ran her arms around my neck just so they would believe that we were a happy couple with that moment. "They’re boring, and my eyes are already burning." "Great, so it’s time to say good
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Chapter 7 - Jealous
By Catherine De CastroAfter a while enjoying the company of my cousin and my great friend, I asked permission to go to the bathroom to see how my makeup was. I entered Hector’s family home and went to his room. All I wanted was to have a few minutes alone to recover from the whirlwind of emotions I was feeling from the moment I said yes on that altar.I walked around the room and looked around... I had never been there before, I even imagined that Hector’s room had some kind of macabre decor, but in fact it was quite the opposite. His room did not have that dark style that he used to like to show in his black clothes. He had a lot of books, CDs, a guitar, and pictures scattered everywhere. I was not surprised to see that in most of them the image of Kaique and Stella were always next to my husband. But I could not help but be bothered by the constant presence of Stella around her, because something bothered me in that look of the red-haired woman who seemed not to like me, although s
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Chapter 8 – Destination to new home
By CatherineWe were silent when we saw our families approach us with smiles that barely fit their lips. Everyone seemed very satisfied with the success of the occasion."Are you leaving already?" my father asked."Yes! Catherine is tired, and I confess that I am too." Hector replied calmly. "I think we can already make the traditional getaway without having to say goodbye to these boring people that you insisted on inviting."He smiles in the very delicate way that Hector referred to the guests by our parents. I had to admit, he was a brave man, and that was one of the things I liked most about him. Even knowing that he would be criticized for the way he stood, he often had the courage to do or say things that I just silenced, but fully agreed with him."Behave yourself, son." My father-in-law scolded his son, who just shrugged and seemed to care. "It was important that they participate in this moment.""I wonder how much." Hector rolled his eyes and gave him a light elbow to scold h
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Chapter 9 – Separate bedrooms
By CatherineSince we left Hector’s parents' house, a silence has settled in the car. I think it was a lot to process, besides, we were too tired to say anything, but when we stopped a red light he stared at me and asked:"You and the deputy seem to have a very deep intimacy, don’t you?""We’ve been friends since we were kids. Patrick is a special friend.""Special..." she kind of repeated to herself."Yes, special as Stella seems to be to you."His eyes became frightened upon hearing my statement."What do you mean, like Stella is for me?""Aren’t you best friends? He’s also my best friend."Hector’s expression became indecipherable. Then the signal opened and he put the car back in motion."Although the impression I have is of Stella, try to have a control over you.""Bullshit! She’s just a little possessive.""Doesn’t she have a boyfriend?" I wanted to know a little more about the redhead who intrigued me.He looked at me looking confused."No!""huuuum..." I grumbled not knowing w
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Chapter 10 - Wedding Days (Part 1)
By Hector MarquesAfter saying goodbye to Catherine, I entered my room and was able to allow myself to be taken by all the sensations that my heart insisted on overflowing. I felt strange in a way that I still couldn’t understand what was happening, but the feeling that now I’m not the same Hector as before was something that was really bothering me. All I had to do was let the days pass so I could find out what fate had in store for me at that wedding.First day after the weddingThe next morning I woke up and got scared when I saw the time. It was past eight in the morning. I felt my body exhausted and could stay in bed for the rest of the day without complaining, but I decided to get up to do my morning hygiene and go down to meet Catherine, who would probably already be awake.I felt very strange waking up on a Sunday morning in a new home carrying the status of married to the heiress of the De Castro family. Soon I who never dreamed of marrying... I went downstairs and the house
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