Sofia Hayes was a happy-go-lucky girl from a middle-class family. Life was perfect but she was fine with it. Full of hopes and dreams, in love with her middle-class boyfriend. Robert Arison is the CEO of Arison Group of Industries, the most famous self-made billionaire of twenty-first century, and the most eleigible bachelor of the country. What happens when the circumstances force the arrogant CEO with a dark secret to marry the young Sofia? Will they be able to lead life as a married couple? Or will the ghosts of Robert's past come knocking on the door every night? Can Sofia fix her stoic CEO and make her love her? Especially when no secrets can stay buried forever.
View More>It had taken a while for me to get Mia to come on a double date with me and Carl. She had no idea who Carl was and I had to break it to her slowly. But she had fallen in love herself before Clark at arranged the proposal in a way that it made it look like the families had arranged their marriage.We promised our mother to be back before the curfew, made up a lie, and left.Clark was already at the diner waiting for us. Even though he was Mia's fiance, our parents would throw a fit if they knew Mia was meeting him alone. They were afraid that she might say something that might ruin the relationship before it had begun. Especially when they had taken such a huge loan, with interest, for her wedding.We said hellos and Clark went back to his gobbling his order. Mia and I shared a look. I made an expression that said, "Are you going to wait for him to be done eating? Start talking now."Mia took a deep breath and started, "Clark, baby, I told you before our engagement that I wa
~Narrator~Mrs. Julia Heyes sat folding the laundry unhappily as her husband, Marcus Heyes, joined her and silently handed her some cash.Brightening up at the sight of money, Julia took the money and started counting but her smile turned into a frown quickly, "What is this? What will spend and what will I save in this?" Then she looked behind him to check that the door was closed before whispering, "And we have to pay the installment for our new house this month as well.""Try to work things out in this. This month I had to pay for Dad's physiotherapy. The house can't run only on Mia's salary." Marcus tried to explain."Mark, you know how much I have sacrificed for the sake of our new house. I keep myself from the blessing of being a mother so that when our child comes, he does not breathe this air of poverty that we live in now." Julia manipulated her husband the way she always had."Sweetheart, that's why I am asking to try and make things work this month. I will get a bonus next m
~Narrator~Sitting in his seat in his office, Robert's mind replayed the past events like a broken record.~Flashback 1~A young woman, with bouncy brunette curls, walked into his office with a sweet smile and placed a cactus in a pot on his table."What is this?" Robert asked surprised and amused."I thought that you must be used to getting flowers, but this suits your personality better." The girl gave a playful smile making Robert smile as well."Mr. Robert, keep smiling like that. It suits you." The girl complimented him and then brought her hand forward, "Friends?"Robert glanced at the extended hand and before he could change his mind, brought his hand to meet hers, "Friends."The girl smiled satisfied.~Flashback 2~ A few weeks after the events of the first flashback,The same girl with curls sat on the passenger seat of Robert's car as he drove. She held on to his hand and pleaded sweetly, "Rob, please, let's go on a dinner date. Please, come on."Robert didn't want to turn he
~Sofia~When Carl and I returned to the university, we were shocked to find Mark waiting for my pack up. "Didn't know your brother was picking you at pack up too." Carl thought out loud."I didn't know either." I almost hissed. What was Mark doing? What happened to the subway?We had to take a slight detour and once Carl had dropped me off at the second gate, I came out of the first one like I had just come out of my last class. "Mark? What a surprise?" I remarked as I walked over to him."Yeah, get in. I was in the area, so I decided to pick you up, " he said and started driving."Good idea." I muttered and wondered what had gotten into him. He never picked me up from university.~Marcus dropped me at home and went back to work."Sofie, you are home early." Mom said as I walked in."Yeah, Mark picked me up from the university. Saved the wait at Subway." I answered and went to help around the house."Your brother picked you up from university?" My sister-in-law interrogated me."Th
~Narrator~"Hey," Marcus attended the call reluctantly and tried not to sound as annoyed as he felt."Hey, Mark. Brother, how are you doing?" Russell asked over the phone call that he had been eager to dial the moment he lost sight of Sofia in the crowd at the Two-Lover's point."Did you call at this time of the day to ask how I'm doing?" Marcus asked while looking around and hoping that he did not get caught using his phone at work."Oh no. No." Russell laughed in a pretended light-hearted way and resumed, "I am the Two-Lover's point with some friends. You know that major tourist attraction by the cliff. I thought we could meet up if you and Sofia are here.""I'm at work and Sofia is at her University," Marcus told Russell. He was confused about what Russell was getting at."Oh, I'm sorry. From the distance, I could swear it was you and Sofia," Realization was evident on Russell's face that everything was not how it seemed. He was sure that he had seen Sofia there but he wasn't sure
~Sofia~"This way!" I pulled Carl who raised his hands in surrender, "Nuhuh. It was your idea to pray to these doomed lovers, not mine. I will sit and wait right here on this bench while you go and remind these stone statues that they are meant to grant me a job and us a wedding." Carl sat on one of the benches that lined the lane leading up to the Two-Lover's point."What do you mean, you aren't coming? I pray for both of us." I said dramatically before my eyes widened and I joined him on the bench feeling suddenly excited, "You know, I read in the horoscope yesterday that this week my wish will come true. This means, one of your interviews this week is going to work. I know it!""Wow, that's some quick service by your stone statues." He said sarcastically. I knew he didn't mean it but I scolded him anyway as I gasped, "Shush, don't say it like that. Anyway, they're crafted from marble not just any stone."I stood up, "Alright, I'll go throw the coin and you wait here, okay? Don't st
[This chapter contains mention of suicide. Reader caution is advised.]~Robert~That morning was just like any other hundreds of mornings that I had spent walking the line between living and being alive.I set my tie, glanced one last time at my perfect reflection in the mirror, walked out of my room, and down the grand carpeted staircase. I stopped at the last step, contemplating. From there, I could see an open bedroom to my right. Not a single sound in the mansion except the servants scurrying around and the stone foundation with a lion head carved out of marble as the centerpiece, dripping water non-stop into the pool around it. I took a deep breath, glanced at the open bedroom door one last time, and decided against going that way.Instead, I put my hands in my pockets, carried the usual burden on my shoulders, and walked outside where the driver was waiting with my car of the day. I skipped breakfast but none of the servants were bold enough to ask me about it. That was why th
~Sofia~There was something in the air when I woke up that day.I smiled to myself and looked around my bedroom without getting up from my bed yet. My room was everything I wanted it to be. Mia, being the responsible elder sister, had made sure all of her savings went to me having the life she couldn't have. And I was so grateful to my sister.From the storm clouds mural on the ceiling to my wall of books. And from my sweet wardrobe to the little vanity that Dad had been so reluctant to get for me because it was out of his budget and Mia had snuck in a few hundred dollars to make sure I ended up getting that antique vanity from Pinterest that I had been obsessed with. Not to mention my art supplies that she often snuck in on payday because she thought I had a 'natural talent' for painting.I smiled to myself. We weren't rich but life was great. We made it happen. We shared the house because it was cheaper than Marcus and his wife moving out. But, I had big aims. I knew that as soon as
~Sofia~There was something in the air when I woke up that day.I smiled to myself and looked around my bedroom without getting up from my bed yet. My room was everything I wanted it to be. Mia, being the responsible elder sister, had made sure all of her savings went to me having the life she couldn't have. And I was so grateful to my sister.From the storm clouds mural on the ceiling to my wall of books. And from my sweet wardrobe to the little vanity that Dad had been so reluctant to get for me because it was out of his budget and Mia had snuck in a few hundred dollars to make sure I ended up getting that antique vanity from Pinterest that I had been obsessed with. Not to mention my art supplies that she often snuck in on payday because she thought I had a 'natural talent' for painting.I smiled to myself. We weren't rich but life was great. We made it happen. We shared the house because it was cheaper than Marcus and his wife moving out. But, I had big aims. I knew that as soon as...
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