Chapter 3

I slowly stepped forward Hoping that he wouldn't also behave like his mother.  "Son, meet Macey, the girl I saved last night from those men." Mr Onward said, and he just gazed at me before turning back to face his food.

Mr Onward also told me to have my seat, and I went over there and did as he had said. I was served my food almost immediately, and I started eating.

Somehow it's was really awkward being at the dining table, with Mr. Onward 's wife and son, but Mr. Onward tried to make me feel comfortable there.

After dinner, I quickly rushed off to my room, because I couldn't stand the gaze that was given to me by Mr. Onward 's wife and son.  I just need to be out of their means as soon as possible, and that was what I did immediately when I got the opportunity.

I relaxed back on my bed, as sleep took me off almost immediately.

Soon it was finally morning, and I was calling for breakfast, but I decided not to go, as I requested for my food to be brought to my room. 

I tried to avoid going out of my room for breakfast and dinner, for days, because I don't really want to see Mr. Onward 's wife and son. 

But after Mr Onwards noticed, he had to ask me why, and I told him, and told me to start coming to the dining room again, because I want me to be used to them, and feel free around them.

I actually tried to decline but he insisted, and even came to force me to the dining room. But after some weeks I finally got used to the cold attitude of Mrs Onward and her son.

It has been a year now that I have been living with Mr Onward, and until now, I still couldn't remember anything about my family before the incident that had made me lose my memory.

My head was still totally blank and I really hope to regain my memory someday. Though I was being cared for by Mr Onward, I still really want to know who my biological parents were, and I hope to remember them someday.

While living in this Mansion I try all my possible best to avoid Mrs Onward because she doesn't really like me, and I don't even know what I did to her, that made her hate me that much.

I was actually seated in my room thinking about how my life has been the past year that I have been in this Mansion, when I heard a knock on the door.

"Yes, who's there?" I asked immediately, while I remained seated in my king size bed.

"It's me ma'am," I heard a maid's voice from outside my room.

"Do you need anything?"  I asked.

"No ma'am, but I would like to have a word with you, please let me in." She said,

"Ok, the door is open, you are free to come in." I told her, and just then my room door cracked open, and she walked in slowly, as she approached me.

"So what is it that you would want to discuss with me?" I asked the maid immediately and she stopped in front of me.

"Well ma'am let me start by apologizing." She said,

"You didn't do anything to me, so why do you want to apologise?" I asked.

"Ma'am it's because what I'm about to tell you doesn't really consign with me, but I just choose to tell you about it." She said, and I sighed softly, and urged her to just say what she was here for.

"Ma'am, actually I went over to the boss library to give him a fruit juice that he requested, but when I got there, I saw him lost in thought," she said, and pulsed as she glanced at me for a while, before she continued.

"So ma'am I think something is wrong with him, and you are the only one that he can talk to, and that is why I have come to tell you about it." She concluded.

"Hmm," I exhaled. "It's Ok, thanks I will go to him immediately." I said, and just then, another knock came into my room door.

I was actually surprised, and I decided to stand up myself and see who it was at my door. Immediately I opened the door, I saw another maid standing there, and she bowed to greet me immediately she saw me.

"It's fine, but what do you want here?" I asked.

"Boss asked me to call you." She answered, and I told her I was coming, before she turned around and left.

The other maid who had been in my room before also left, and I decided to finally go over to Mr Onward library to meet him.

I slowly walked into the library, and I noticed he was still lost in thought, and immediately I became worried, because I don't want to see him in a bad mood.

Since I have been living in this Mansion he has been the only one caring and showing me love, so seeing him that way was really hurting me.

I quickly moved closer and tapped him softly bringing him back to reality.

"Oh, you are here already." He said, and smiled.

"Yes, I'm here, and I can see you are worried about something, so please talk to me." I said, as I had my seat beside him on the chair there.

He took a deep breath, and started telling me how his son was giving him concern. I tried to advise him, and told him not to be worried about his son.

"Look Macey, you don't really understand my point here." He said, 

"Ok then make me understand." I said, and he sighed softly.

"He is my heir, and after I leave this world, he is supposed to take over my business and everything I own, but he is just not responsible enough to me." He said,

"Why do you say so, because from what I know so far he has been helping you out with the business." I pointed out.

"Yes I know, but he spent too much on parties and traveling, and it's all because he doesn't have a wife, that would make him come back home." He explained, and I understood him.

"Ok, I know what you mean now, but what do you think will be best to do right now?" I asked.

"I think it would be best if we get him a wife." He suggested.

"Ok I think that's a good idea, we should do that straight away." I said,

"Yes, but I only trust one woman to do that for me." He said,

"We don't need to waste any time but go over to her immediately, and talk to her about it." I suggested.

"The woman is no one else but you Macey." Mr Onward said, surprising me.

I couldn't believe what he had just said, as I kept calm trying to digest what he had just said. 

"I know how you feel about this, but I really want you to do this for me please,  I really can't put my business that I have built all these years in the hands of anyone else but you, please accept to do this for me." He pleaded, and was about to go on his knees when I stopped him.

What he was asking of me was really something very difficult but there was nothing I could do, but to accept it. He has proven to be a good father to me, and he has also saved my life else I would be dead by now.

So the only thing I could do was to do this for him. "OK I accept, I will marry him." I said, And he thanked me immediately, while I just smiled.

After a while he finally allowed me to leave and I quickly left because I really needed some time to digest everything, even though I had agreed to do it.

Since I have been in this house, I have never had a good time with Carter, and here I am going to get married to him. I don't really know how my life with him is ever going to be, but I will just have to do it for my Foster father. 

He is really a good man, and so he deserves a sacrifice from me. But I will still have to try my best to make him fall in love with me, because it might be good if he eventually falls for me.

But for sure I know it won't be easy to get him to fall for me, but I will try my best, besides I have seen many movies that later ended with love, so I'm sure that we will all do the same. I thought as I matched my room.

              CARTER POV

I was seated on the couch in my room, having wine, when suddenly the door banged open. "Who is there, are you insane." I yelled, before I raised my head to see who was at my door.

My eyes caught sight of my father who had a frown on his face. "Oh dad, it's you, I thought it was someone else." I said, and he walked closer to me, while I just dropped the glass of wine in my hand.

"Yes it's me, and who did you think it was before?" He asked, still frowning in his face.

"I.. I.." I stuttered.

"Can't you speak again?" He asked.

"I didn't have anyone in mind." I told him, and he just sighed, and told me that he wanted to have a word with me.

I quickly offered him a seat beside me, on the couch I was seated on, and he moved closer and finally had his seat, before turning to me.

"Let me have a glass of wine first before I say anything." He demanded, and I quickly drank the wine I had poured for myself in the glass and poured another for him.

He took the glass from me, and I watched him zipped it down his throat. He put it down, and turned fully to me after a while, and I just sighed softly,as I focused my attention on him, waiting patiently for him to say what brought him to my room.

He is my father, and I know him so well, whatever brought him to my room must be something important, so I really can't wait to hear what it's about.

He cleared his throat, and swallowed hard as he faced me fully. "Well I have decided that you  are going to get married to Macey." He said, surprising me.

"What!" I exclaimed.