“Huh?“ Mari was so confused by Tony's words. She was sure she did not understand what he was trying to say.Tony sighed and unconsciously held her hand. “As long as you owe him, he will always bully you. Or worse, you have to marry him. We can pay him to cut all ties with him…Mari's eyes constricted. What the man said made sense. But, who between them was going to pay? She had no money at all.She looked at her hand that Tony was holding and her heart beat so fast. “I don't have that kind of money, right now,” she said. If she had it, she would have paid him a long time ago.“I didn't ask you to pay. I am going to do it,” Tony replied calmly. He did not know why the girl did not understand him.And Mari was surprised. “Nooo! Um… I mean, it is just a lot of money. You can't pay him. See, it is my responsibility, I will have to handle it on my own,” she said.Tony sighed. He knew that she was going to be that stubborn. He slowly turned to look at the girl. “How much do you owe him?“ M
Tony nodded hurriedly. “Mari, I was looking for someone who would be willing to marry me…” he said and went ahead to explain everything to Mari. He just hoped that she would give in to him.Mari was left speechless. “Apart from her, don't you have any other crush?“ She asked. She was feeling tempted to accept the offer. She wanted to cut all ties with Josh.Tony smiled. “I think I do. And that is you,”he said. He was not bluffing. But he thought that maybe he felt that because she was similar to Mia.“Uh! Stop joking around. I am feeling tempted to accept your offer,” she said. Instead of giving herself to Josh, she would better marry this rich man who would treat her better.And Tony felt relaxed. “Just say yes. I swear I will try to treat you the best I can…” Mari was silent for a second. “So, are we signing something like a contract?“ She had heard stuff like those where rich men signed marriage contracts with some poor girls. She chuckled at the thought.Even though Tony was conf
…Dave drove to Rodger's old mansion, while I tried to call Tony. But never even once did he pick up my calls.“Uncle,” I called once Mr Rodgers came to meet us in the living room.The man looked tensed a little. But he shook his head at me. “Mia, I know what this feels. But, Tony is not around. He came briefly at night before leaving…”“So you know about it?“ I asked. I was yet to tell him what had happened, but his statement made me understand that he knew what was going on.Mr Rodgers sighed. “He mentioned it to me. But, I think you have to find him. He will explain things to you…”“So it is true? He really wants to break up with me?“ I asked in confusion. Just a few days ago, he was obsessed about everything! How could he have changed his mind so fast?Mr Rodgers rubbed my back. “I am sorry, dear. I think he is in his house. Go and talk to him now,” he said.I nodded and stood up. But I was a bit surprised that Mr Rodgers did not say even a word to Dave. It looked like he had some
Tony looked at me calmly as I took a seat. “Mia, I want you to understand that I have never loved someone as much as I love you. You are like my life…” he said.I sighed. This time, I was a bit calm. I wasn't even crying. “Tony, is someone threatening you? You should not listen to them! We made a promise, you can't go back on your words,” I said.I wasn't even worried about myself anymore. I was just scared that my dad and his dad would be disappointed. They would be worried about us.Tony held my hand and shook his head. “No one is threatening me, Mia. I am just scared of someone…”“Who? Dave? Did he tell you anything?“ I asked in fear. I didn't know why I kept on suspecting that Dave had something to do with this. He had kept on insisting that I end things with Tony.But Tony creased his brows. “Talking about that, Mia. Is there something you want to tell me?“ He asked.And I froze. Could it be that he had found out something that had happened between Dave and I? Maybe he knew that
Zack was speechless. “You mean, Dave threatened Tony? Why would he do that?“ He asked. But he only realized that the person on the other side had hung up on him. He felt a headache coming. He did not understand why Dave would want to ruin the relationship between the two.No wonder! He always believed that Tony was a good boy who did not like a lot of dramas. He could not have ended things like that with Mia.But that did not mean that Dave was bad. He had to talk to him to understand what had happened.Zack walked back to the dining room, but he realized that the two had already left. 'Get hold of yourself, Zack. Dave must have had his reasons for doing everything…'He took a deep breath and walked upstairs. But he did not forget to send Dave a message. 'Come to the study room once you are done,' he said.…“Check up on dad. I am scared that he is worried,” I told Dave once I was done eating.And Dave looked at me like I was a fool. “Dad? It is you that we are worried about! Dad ha
Zack felt even more confused. “Dave, you know that you are the greatest of them all in my eyes. But, why are you comparing yourself to them?“ He asked.He was shocked by the look on the man's face! Dave was always so calm about everything. Why did it look like he was about to cry today?“Then? Don't you think that I can take good care of Mia?“ Dave asked. He had felt so bad when he saw his dad trying to match Mia with other men when he was just there.And Zack was stunned. “Dave, you have been taking good care of Mia all the time! What are you trying to say?“Dave sighed. He fearfully rubbed his hair and looked back at Dave with his red eyes. “Dad, do you remember about my request before I left?“ He did not want to waste any more time. He would better speak out what was in his mind and let every other thing fall in place.Zack pursed his lips. “I remember that you didn't ask for anything. You said you would ask for it once you came back,” he said. Those words that Dave left behind ha
In the past, when I called him that, I didn't feel like that. Why was my heart beating that fast all of a sudden?I saw Dave smile and he hugged me tightly. He moved closer and kissed my cheeks. “Honey, that feels so good. But, I still think it is not enough…”“What?“ I looked at him in shock. “Dave, you are not going to change your mind about it, right?“ I asked.Dave chuckled. “Nope, I just need one more thing, and I swear that I will dig up everything you want me to,” he said.I could only sigh. I really wanted to help Auntie Benta. It was not that easy being separated from her only child. Why was Dave making everything difficult?“What else do you want?“ I asked. He looked like he was enjoying everything he was doing. “Mmh, I want to be your boyfriend,” he said with a straight face. “Can you be my girlfriend, Mia?“I sighed. “Dave, I told you that I didn't want to think about relationships now…” I said. How badly did he want us to date?Dave was silent for a few seconds. Then he
Mari could not believe that Tony would ask for such a thing. They had met less than a week ago, and were married for only two days now. How could he be asking for a wedding knight?Tony saw her reaction and sighed. “Mari, to be honest, I feel that you are a very amazing woman. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and make you the mother to my kids. I don't think there is any need to waste more time…”“What?“ Mari asked in fear. Was that how fast men forgot about their exes? Or, was he truly smitten by her?Tony could not resist but pinch her cheeks. “Stop thinking about others. Now, this life is between you and me. Think about it, dear,” he said, kissing her forehead again, before getting out of bed.Mari was left in a stupor. He had kissed her forehead twice that morning. Why was her heart beating that fast?…The moment we walked into Dave's private elevator, he held my hand and intertwined our fingers.I tried pulling away from him. “Someone might see us,” I said in fear.