LOVED FOUR

“I do hope you are happy, you finally found a way to drag me down to this hell” Ophelia said as she sat into the chair at the dining table.

“Remember the deal we made before you left to study abroad?” Carter asked ignoring his daughter. 

“That was not a deal, you wanted to get rid of me because I was embarrassing you,” she said air quoting the last two words and tilting her head to the side “So you made me withdraw from school here and go there to start over just because of your reputation” her voice carried spite and she was not hiding it. 

“I told you that you would have to do anything I asked as long as I did not pry into your life during your stay in school and I think I did a good job at keeping the end of my bargain, now it's your turn to do the needful” Carter said taking his cup and siping the water in it. 

“You are forcing this on me, this is against human rights,” Ophelia said, she had agreed when her father had forced her but now that she had to do it she was feeling a little bit afraid, she did not want to give her life away to a random man and live to produce children to take up the cycle again. 

“You can call the police if you want but I want you to know that if you refuse to do what I want you to do then I have no choice but to take you off the family inheritance and have nothing to do with you ever, you can say goodbye to your luxury living,” Carter said with a tone of finality. 

She watched him stand up and begin to walk away. “Maybe I am a hypocrite, I want the glam that comes with this life but surprisingly I do not want to live the life to get me the glamour” she muttered to herself. 

“You pretty much summed yourself up,” Green said as he walked in on her. 

“Green” she exclaimed as she jumped to her feet and watched him make his way to her. “What are you doing here?” she asked as she jumped into his arms.

“That question is for you” he said rubbing her back gently. 

“Dad finally found a way to force me back here,” She said slowly letting go of him and pushing herself back so there was a little space between them. 

“And you did not bother to let me know, I mean I thought I was your best friend in the entire world,” Green said with a pout. 

“Well, I would not say best friend in the entire world, i mean I met some pretty cool people in the last four years” Ophelia said and he put his hand across his chest faking hurt. 

“Ouch, I can't believe you would say that” Green said faking a hurt voice. 

“Look at you, I mean those pictures you send don't do you justice, you are no longer that nerd with the goofy glasses, now you are a pretty decent man, I guess you can still pick up some girls at the bar without even trying so hard” she commented and he let out a laugh. 

“I mean I am trying my best” he joked following along with her teasing. “So what brings you back?” he asked as she gestured for them to sit. 

“Take a wild guess, you should know Mr Frost better than I by now,” she said folding her legs as she sat down. 

“Are you getting married?” he asked with a worried expression on his face.

“I guess working for the chairman is causing you to think and act like him”

“What?” Green asked confusion. 

“Aren’t you going to advise me on the reason why I need to marry, it was your input that made me go abroad the last time?” she said taking up the cup in front of her and sipping from it. “Ugh that's bitter” she spat out the contents of the coffee from her mouth. 

“Who is there?” she screamed and a lady came out to stand beside her. She slammed her fist to the table angrily. Green took the cup from her hand and turned to face the staff. “Are you new” Sje let out in a shriek. She had not been away that long, how could they forget about all the things she hated? She had a lot of complaints but she let them slide, she could not understand or try to overlook someone messing up her meal. 

“She does not like anything bitter so make sure to take note of that in the future” Green said before she could go on to make the poor girl afraid. 

“I am so sorry” the girl let out quickly with a shake in her voice and posture. “The master said I should prepare black coffee that was why I did it” she explained.

“That is okay, a mistake can happen but try not to let it happen again’ Green said dismissing her, the girl left with the cup of undrank coffee obviously so terrified. “You still got anger” Green turned to her.

“You know I do not like to start my day bitter,” she said. She knew that she had probably overreacted but she did not care. 

“So go on with the advice my dad sent you here to give me” Green had been her friend and also working for her father since he was eighteen.  He first started as an intern and since Carter took an interest in him, he made him work while he studied and now was working as a personal assistant to Mr Frost. When Green first came to the house, Opehlia was just turning fifteen. She was that rich loner, and she by chance became friends with Green. 

They were close so Mr Frost saw it as a good idea to make Green help him force his daughter to do things he wanted. So far, Green has been able to make Ophelia do many things without thinking so much of it. She always knew Green was working with her father but she did not mind doing things he asked her to do. 

“Actually, I am not here to tell you to listen to your father, it is the contrary”

“What?”

“Don't get married”