Endearment

Arielle Walton

When your life's currently being fucked up, it's hard to believe anything will go right. I honestly thought that achieving my dreams would be the last chapter in my life, but no. That chapter doesn't end there, there is a lot more depth to my story. Being a lawyer is no joke and especially defending your own family on courts and my family is a series of dumb nuts honestly they annoy the living shit out of me especially my three brothers. My thoughts were interrupted by someone flying my door open.

"What do you want Alex ?" I asked my second little brother in irration, not to mention he is in his early twenties but his acts can be very immature at times.

"Nothing, just came to check up on you." He gave me a sly smile, I squinted my eyebrows at him in suspicion, he isn't coming for anything good.

"Are you sure you didn't get into any to trouble?" saying I raised my eyebrows at him.His lips went into a thin line. Sighing I asked him "I'll ask you again what do you want ?"

"Sissy you know that your my favourite sister right ? Can you cover up for me so I could go to the club " Ah ha I knew he was going in circles for this.

"No, I can't" saying with a straight face I shifted my attention to the bundle of papers in front of me. There he starts whining now "Why, please do it for me I'll buy you anything you want on top of that Dad only has the soft spot for you not for me or Adam" he pouted.

"Ewww" I spoke with disgust, " Don't do that! You don't even look cute, Fine I'll take Dadda to dinner tonight, and hopefully he doesn't come home tonight and straight away goes to his work at night"

"Thank you sissy, I'll buy you many hot chocolate you want" saying he blew me a kiss. I'm convinced this man is gay.

Leaning back to seat and looking at the breath taking view through the window, another day is almost gone and the sunsets beautifully in between the buildings. Time flies so fast, it's been almost 7 years since mama passed away from a stage four lung cancer and her birthday is right around the corner in this month hopefully I won't get busy on that day. Drawing my attention back to my workload I continued working.

"Elle, care to join this old man for dinner?" Dadda came in knocking.

"Of course your majesty" I answered him, he broke into a fit of laughter, I couldn't help but smile at him. Heading to the ground floor car park, Dadda took the car keys from the driver saying he'll drive tonight. He opened for door for me even though my hands weren't occupied, fastening his seatbelt he asked " Our usual place ?" . I nodded all excited to go to our favourite shop which isn't a fancy one but a place where pleasant memories were made.

He went to grab my favourite street food, it was korean rice cakes and fish cakes. "I thought we were getting dinner?" I spoke with a hint of playfulness and sarcasm. He gave a small smile "I know how much you like the korean street food just like your mom" he patted my hair and not to mention messing up my hair.

"Dadda" I whined at him. He replied me with a chuckle. "I was gonna ask you to have dinner with me, but since you asked me for dinner is something bothering you?" I asked him cautiously.

He replied with a sigh " You know that I'm not getting any older and realising that you are 25 years old with the contract your grandpa has written it's time the best time for you to tie the not with your significant partner." I couldn't believe my ears is he really telling me to marry someone, "I don't have a boyfriend tho so probably not now" saying I shrugged while devouring the rice cakes.

"I know, it's an arrangement done by your grandpa and his very close friend" I almost choked on my food. "Say what ?!, me ? being arrange to someone I don't know to get married?" I started laughing so hard saying " You know Dadda that's never gonna happen but that's a good one you almost got me there." Well I thought he was joking until I met his face being all serious. "Oh so you were serious?" I asked with my eyebrows raised. "Ah ha dead serious" he replied with a cold face. There's no way me marrying someone I don't know, I rather be buried six feet down the earth. "Since when did you think it was a good idea to marry me off to some stranger?" I asked him by squinting my eyes at him. "Elle it wasn't my idea, it was your grandpa's and his friend contacted me today morning to inform me that they'll be flying down to America to meet us and discuss about."

"Uhm, I'm sorry what ?! why is everything going so fast? I mean at least can I reject him if his not good looking? As a response he just shook his head side ways.

" I mean what ? what if he is a psychopath? What if he's a lunatic and playboy who's obsessed with woman?!"

"Calm down Elle, he's a good man as far as I've heard of him" with a heavy sigh I asked him "Is there any way that I could convince you to change your mind?"

"No way, my mind is already set on it and it'll benefit each other's organisations to enhance more power in the future." The only answer I could give was a scoff.

I really hope this man turn me down in some way or the other.

Hey hope u guys enjoyed the first chapter see u in the next one ;)