Arielle stared nervously out of the car window as it sped off in the direction of Luciano’s family empire, yesterday, she had made a decision that would change her life forever and it took them actually heading to Luciano’s family home to meet with his grandfather for what she had done to finally sink, what had she been thinking accepting to marry him? Last night, she had been the one to suggest that they meet up with his grandfather but she never expected him to say yes immediately neither had she expected him to tell her they will go this morning, nope, now she wished she hadn’t said anything, heck? Yesterday she was so sure but today? Not so much, what would Luciano’s grandfather think of her? As far as she knows, no rich man would want their son married to a nobody, she has watched enough movies and seen enough rich people only married to know that’s how it works in the world of the rich, they marry each other and improve each other’s family by merging interest and partnership thr
“Oh, she is beautiful,”Luciano’s grandfather said more to himself but she heard him anyway and bowed politely, the old man was nice, way better than his grandson.“I have eyes out for the best out there Deda,”Luciano responded, wrapping his hands tighter around her, she let him hold her and smiled at him.“I think I am the one who had the better eyes,”She said and air kissed him, she didn’t know what got to her that made her do it and he seemed shocked by her gesture but his grandfather loved what she did because he laughed at loud.“What a perfect couple,”He said and Arielle resisted the urge to laugh out loud, the last thing Luciano and her were, was perfect, far from it, they would never have crossed part if not for her stepdad’s debt, their world was so different.“I want to know more about you young lady, but for my reserved grandson to pick you as his woman, you must be a one-in-a-million kind of woman,”Luciano’s grandfather said. Arielle swallowed, he was so far from the t
“Now that I have brought a woman, can you listen to what I have to say now?”Luciano questioned his grandfather who was still looking at Arielle who sat beautifully in the distance, even though he didn’t buy the idea of marriage much, he couldn’t deny the fact that he had made a good choice because the woman was beautiful and well spoken, the way she answered his grandfather’s questions with so much grace and class had pleased him, the way she held onto him and smiled at him while lying with ease made him respect her, no one would guess they weren’t a real couple, not with the way she has been to him since they got here, even him was close to believing they were in love.“What do you want to tell me?”His grandfather asked, bringing him out of his thoughts.“I would rather we talk in your office, Don, it is important,”Luciano stated.“Well, if it has anything to do with the family or business, I will listen once the wedding is over, it is one thing to bring a woman home, Mishka, it i
Arielle walked towards the main house without saying a word to Luciano when they got to his house, what had she thought they were that she could talk about his affairs, serves her right for forgetting her place, maybe now she would mind her business and not talk to him about things that do not concern her, his choice of words were demeaning and no matter how she tried not to let it get to her, it still did. He didn’t try to talk to her after what he said either, if he had been remorseful, he would have apologized, but it was clear that he wasn’t remorseful, he still didn’t see her as a human but something he got.“I am going to the office, we will talk when I get back,”He said as she was about to enter her room, she half expected him to say more, but he didn’t, so she unlocked her door and got in, she sat on the floor against the door.“You are such a fool,”She told herself as she dropped the bag she was holding she rested her head in her folded arms.“Know your place,”She added, s
Arielle dragged herself out of bed the next morning feeling like hell, her fault for not trying to sleep last night, she blamed the mad man she agreed to marry for her present predicament, he was making decisions for the both of them without her input and it made her feel so little of herself, she hated the feeling so much, her doorbell rang and before she could get to her door, it flew open revealing the reason for her present predicament, she hated how he looked good so early in the morning while she looked and felt like hell.“What do you want now?”She asked judgingly, hoping he would read the room and leave her alone, she was in no mood to accommodate his craziness.“Just dropping this, be sure to read through it and sign,”He said with an authorizing voice, dropped the file he held, and was out of her room as fast as he entered, Arielle eyed the file he had dropped and left it there without opening it, she already knew she would not be able to comprehend whatever is written on
“Luciano, listen to me, I don’t want a big wedding, I don’t want it, why should I agree to a huge wedding when it is all a play? I refuse to be paraded around like a clown in a circus, I don’t want it, it is either we get a quiet wedding or we can just cancel the whole thing,”Arielle responded.“What do you even mean by what you are saying, woman? It is a norm in my family, big weddings are a thing and we should not be disagreeing over this, you read the contract I gave you right?”He queried.“I did read, but I am not done yet,”She responded, which sounded stupid to even her own ears, she knew she should have read the contract.“You are not done but you signed it?”He questioned.“You wonder why? Well? A certain man came to my room so early to remind me that I have to hand it back, what would you have me do? Pick a side,”She yelled, he was so annoying and overbearing.“Well, you should have read it or told me you were not done, how hard is it to read a damn contract? It is literal
Luciano felt bad for her, it wasn’t in his nature to feel bad for someone especially not when the person is to blame for their own problem but Arielle, she was just too naïve to overlook, he should have made sure she had read the whole thing before she signed, not just that, he didn’t like the fact that she cried because he made her feel dumb.“Will you let me explain?”He asked.“Sure, what other choice do I have, I messed up,”She responded.“Yes you did, don’t ever sign anything without reading through again, it is too risky,”“I know,” she replied in a sad voice.“Good to know you know, anyway, there aren’t really any killer clauses in the contract but you should know that I won’t go into complete details, since I am aware you won’t do anything shady, you can’t anyway, I made everything as simple as it can be,”He said and paused.“I am all ears,”“Good, first thing is the monetary benefits you gain, which I am sure you don’t have a problem with?”He asked and she nodded.“Okay, g
“Oh well, this wasn’t what I expected,”He said out loud and he read through the content Yoey had sent, it was inconclusive because up until the woman had landed at the pub where Don had met her, she had no history. How is that possible? Maybe the private investigator hasn’t done his homework properly but the fact she has a hidden part of her life made his suspicion even more valid, he didn’t like her and this just proves he has a lot of reasons not to, Don was so blinded by his recently found kind heart that he lets the shadiest and suspicious people close and he wasn’t even letting him talk to him, his hands were tied until the wedding is done, he already sent Don the message notifying him that he would be married in two weeks, the way Don was trying to trap him before he listens to him was annoying but at least he chooses his bride himself, if Don had done something like arrange someone for him, it would have been worst.“That’s why I suggest ditching the family and focusing on you