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Mavin.

"Mavin! What do you mean by that? Didn't you know that this could ruin us? And isn't she the same lady that Adam brought here to you the previous day?"

I smiled as I finally threw all the magazines into the trash bin in my room. I stared back at my grandfather and spoke, "She's the one, Grandpa. You caused this by ordering Adam to bring a woman to me. If Adam hadn't brought her to me, I wouldn't have known her and be fascinated by her."

"You need to get rid of her, Mavin. Her father won't allow you to marry his daughter. Once her father finds out, you will never see her again."

"Why, Grandpa? I don't understand. Isn't it just business rivalry between us? I will go see her family and let them know that I love their daughter and want to marry her," I said. I saw Grandpa look at me in shock, shaking his head in regret as he turned and exited my bedroom.

"Grandpa! You always wanted me to marry, so why are you now against me wanting to marry Thelma? Shouldn't you be happy for me