“What did you just say? I am sure I didn’t hear you right,”Arielle asked, she was sure he hadn’t just said those words to her, maybe she was dreaming or something, Ain’t no way that he would ask her to marry him.“I am saying, marry me, of course not forever, let’s say for two years or maybe three, we get married and by the end of our marriage, your debt to me would be fully paid and what’s more? You get other benefits, plus being known as Luciano Siegel’s wife would give you a huge status uplift,”He went on and she could only stare at him in utter bewilderment, so all this while, the reason he had her here was to ask her to marry him? He bought her to marry him, okay no need to overthink the part where she agrees that she was bought because no matter how hard she denies it, he still paid a huge sum for her, but marry her? That never crossed her mind, heck they were just talking about her not being special a few minutes ago, and now he is talking about marriage? the man was sick in
Arielle couldn’t get a wink of sleep throughout the night, she sat in her room thinking about what Luciano had told her, she still couldn’t figure out why he would ask her to marry him and what he might do if she decide not to agree with him, she knew he would do anything to make her life hell and that it would be better to just accept his offer, but she didn’t want to accept, she couldn’t do it, he was the enemy why would she marry her enemy, after hours of thinking and not coming up with a solution, she gave up and took a cold shower which helped her fall into a troubled sleep.The next morning, she woke up to a knock on her door, without even looking, she knew who it was, who else would deem it fit to disturb someone’s sleep if it is not the devil that hunted her the night before.“Rise and shine,”Luciano said in a creepy singsong voice that got her up in seconds, He was dressed in a tailored, charcoal gray suit that hugs his broad shoulders and flatters his muscular physique. His
Arielle decided to take a walk around the mansion since she spent all day in her room, it was almost six pm and the evening winds was already blowing softly, she walked in the direction she had taken the previous day, she was waiting for Luciano to get back, she couldn’t believe she was actually going to give him the answer he wanted, a week ago, she would have spat on him and told him to go fuck himself, heck even last night, she would have but today? Having thought about it, it was for the best.“You seem to like this part of the mansion a lot,”She heard his voice before she turned and saw him walk towards her, he was wearing casual clothes and came from within the mansion.“When did you get back?”She asked.“About four hours ago, I came back earlier because there is nothing much I had to do at the office, plus I rather we finish what we were talking about yesterday,”He answered walking up to her and pulling her along with him towards the sitting area, she removed herself from h
Arielle stared nervously out of the car window as it sped off in the direction of Luciano’s family empire, yesterday, she had made a decision that would change her life forever and it took them actually heading to Luciano’s family home to meet with his grandfather for what she had done to finally sink, what had she been thinking accepting to marry him? Last night, she had been the one to suggest that they meet up with his grandfather but she never expected him to say yes immediately neither had she expected him to tell her they will go this morning, nope, now she wished she hadn’t said anything, heck? Yesterday she was so sure but today? Not so much, what would Luciano’s grandfather think of her? As far as she knows, no rich man would want their son married to a nobody, she has watched enough movies and seen enough rich people only married to know that’s how it works in the world of the rich, they marry each other and improve each other’s family by merging interest and partnership thr
“Oh, she is beautiful,”Luciano’s grandfather said more to himself but she heard him anyway and bowed politely, the old man was nice, way better than his grandson.“I have eyes out for the best out there Deda,”Luciano responded, wrapping his hands tighter around her, she let him hold her and smiled at him.“I think I am the one who had the better eyes,”She said and air kissed him, she didn’t know what got to her that made her do it and he seemed shocked by her gesture but his grandfather loved what she did because he laughed at loud.“What a perfect couple,”He said and Arielle resisted the urge to laugh out loud, the last thing Luciano and her were, was perfect, far from it, they would never have crossed part if not for her stepdad’s debt, their world was so different.“I want to know more about you young lady, but for my reserved grandson to pick you as his woman, you must be a one-in-a-million kind of woman,”Luciano’s grandfather said. Arielle swallowed, he was so far from the t
“Now that I have brought a woman, can you listen to what I have to say now?”Luciano questioned his grandfather who was still looking at Arielle who sat beautifully in the distance, even though he didn’t buy the idea of marriage much, he couldn’t deny the fact that he had made a good choice because the woman was beautiful and well spoken, the way she answered his grandfather’s questions with so much grace and class had pleased him, the way she held onto him and smiled at him while lying with ease made him respect her, no one would guess they weren’t a real couple, not with the way she has been to him since they got here, even him was close to believing they were in love.“What do you want to tell me?”His grandfather asked, bringing him out of his thoughts.“I would rather we talk in your office, Don, it is important,”Luciano stated.“Well, if it has anything to do with the family or business, I will listen once the wedding is over, it is one thing to bring a woman home, Mishka, it i
Arielle walked towards the main house without saying a word to Luciano when they got to his house, what had she thought they were that she could talk about his affairs, serves her right for forgetting her place, maybe now she would mind her business and not talk to him about things that do not concern her, his choice of words were demeaning and no matter how she tried not to let it get to her, it still did. He didn’t try to talk to her after what he said either, if he had been remorseful, he would have apologized, but it was clear that he wasn’t remorseful, he still didn’t see her as a human but something he got.“I am going to the office, we will talk when I get back,”He said as she was about to enter her room, she half expected him to say more, but he didn’t, so she unlocked her door and got in, she sat on the floor against the door.“You are such a fool,”She told herself as she dropped the bag she was holding she rested her head in her folded arms.“Know your place,”She added, s
Arielle dragged herself out of bed the next morning feeling like hell, her fault for not trying to sleep last night, she blamed the mad man she agreed to marry for her present predicament, he was making decisions for the both of them without her input and it made her feel so little of herself, she hated the feeling so much, her doorbell rang and before she could get to her door, it flew open revealing the reason for her present predicament, she hated how he looked good so early in the morning while she looked and felt like hell.“What do you want now?”She asked judgingly, hoping he would read the room and leave her alone, she was in no mood to accommodate his craziness.“Just dropping this, be sure to read through it and sign,”He said with an authorizing voice, dropped the file he held, and was out of her room as fast as he entered, Arielle eyed the file he had dropped and left it there without opening it, she already knew she would not be able to comprehend whatever is written on