Chapter 4

"Yes, Carter that's my decision,so you are going to do it." My father said,

"Dad, you can't be serious about that, are you?" I asked him, still finding it out to believe what he had just said.

"Son, I'm more than serious, if I wasn't then why would I come here to tell you about it?" He asked me.

"But dad, I'm not ready to get married anytime soon, so please don't try to bring Macey into the picture because I won't do that." I told him.

"Then get ready, to lose everything, because I'm going to Will everything to the orphanage then, because I can't sit back and watch you play with everything I have worked so hard for." He said,

"Dad what are you talking about, as much as I remember? I have always been doing all the work I needed to do in the company well, so why are you bringing this up?" I asked him.

"Look Carter I don't have time to listen to all this you are saying to me right now. I have told you already either you get married to Macey or forgot about my company, and wealth." He said, and started walking out of my room.

I'm really finding it hard to believe what he had just said, I really can't help it. How can he just bring up this marriage thing out of the blues.

I'm really not ready for marriage, and I won't let my dad force me into any form of marriage that I don't want. I won't let that happen ever. I thought,as I was still finding it hard to believe what he had just said, to me a while ago.

And to think he was actually asking me to be married to Macey was something I don't want to ever give a thought to.

Though Macey wasn't a bad choice, because she was pretty, but I don't care about that, and I'm just not into her, but rather I have someone else in mind.

And no matter how long it means for me to wait for her, I will gladly do that. I thought as I immediately stood up from my seat.

I started walking around my room thinking of what more I could probably do at that moment. 

I hate this situation, and I can say I hate everything that was currently happening right now. I think I should probably go and see my mother now, and talk about what dad just told me.

Because from what I could see, dad looked so serious when he was saying all what he said earlier, so I shouldn't take it lightly too, but rather I should report it to mum, she might know how to handle it. I thought as I quickly started walking out of my room.

I was soon at my mum's room door within a few minutes. I took a deep breath before knocking.

"Who's there?" I heard my mum's voice from inside her room.

"It's me mum." I said,

"Oh come in." She said, and I quickly opened the door, and walked into the room fully.

She seems surprised to see me in her room at this time of the night, because it was really late.

"Carter what is wrong? and why are you in my room at this time of the night?" She asked.

"Well mum, something happened, and honestly right now I'm really so upset." I told her.

"Carter, please tell me what is wrong?" She asked curiously, and I told her all what dad had told me.

She gasped and said that would never happen. She promised to talk to my dad, and stop the marriage from happening, I thanked her before I finally left the room.

I went back to my room, and slept, as I hoped that in the morning everything would be ok, and fine again.

The next morning, I heard mum talking to dad, but he told her his mind was made up, so either I get married to Macey or I lose everything to her. I was even more angry, and that made me hate her totally.

To me I felt she was the reason behind all what was happening.  It was like she had told my father something, and that had made him make this decision of marriage.

I love someone else, and I don't think I'm ready to stop loving her. How was I going to cope with this girl that my father wanted me to be married to? I thought as I felt even more angry.

My mum and I tried to do everything possible to make sure this marriage didn't happen but my father was bent on making it happen.

After about a week I noticed that I really didn't have any other choice,so I decided to agree to the marriage, and my dad was so happy.

But I had my own plans in my heart. Since Macey made my father want us to get married, then I will marry her, and make her regret her decision. I thought and sighed softly as I waited patiently to start with my plans.

                 MACEY POV

After Mr James made the decision of me and Carter getting married.  Carter and his mother tried all they could to talk to him to change his mind, and they even went ahead to warn me. 

But there was nothing I could do to change the situation. I actually went to Mr James several times to plead with him to stop this marriage and allow Carter to be, but he refused and said he really wanted me to be married to him.

He told me Carter would definitely fall in love with me after the marriage so I shouldn't be worried.  There was nothing I could do than to just allow him to do whatever he pleased.

Though I really didn't want this before, I really couldn't refuse him, because I owe him my life, so I just have to do this to pay him for saving me.

After a while the wedding preparations were made, and throughout every plan, Carter never really got himself involved, and I could tell that he doesn't want to have anything to do with me, because he doesn't love me.

Since I have been in this house for the past one year, I know that Carter was in love with a lady who was abroad, and I hate the fact that I was going to get married to him, when he is in love with someone else.

But there is nothing I could do, other than to just go ahead with this plan all for Mr James.

But I really don't know why Mr James doesn't just want to allow Carter to be. But nevertheless I really hope to be able to have his love someday though, because I know it won't be easy. I thought and sighed softly.

One morning, I was just seated in the sitting room watching a movie when Mr James came into the house with a man in his early fifties.

Immediately the man saw me, he rushed over to where I was seated. "Ariana, I have missed you." He said, and hugged me.

I was actually convinced because I wasn't expecting something like that, and again why was he calling me Ariana? this question popped into my head.

After we disengaged from the hug, I turned to him fully. "Please who are you? and who is Ariana?"  I asked him immediately.

"I'm your father, and you are Ariana." He told me, and I gasped.

"I know you can't remember me right now, but with time you will." He said, and opened the small bag in his hand, and brought out some pictures.

"This is you, me, and your mother." He said, and immediately I stared at the picture, my mind kept flashing back to my childhood.

I quickly stood up, grabbed the photos from him, and ran over to my room. Mr James was shocked when I was running in, and so was the man too, but I didn't care.

I entered my room fully, and I locked the door behind me, and started checking out the photos again.

I have finally found my biological father now, and my memories are back. Now I remember all that happened that night.

I sighed softly and relaxed back on my bed. I continued glancing at the photos,as I laid down on my bed, without getting tired.

Somehow I wished my dad had come here a little earlier then I won't be in this situation right now. 

My wedding to Carter is just in a week, and right now there is no turning back, so there was no need for him to show up now. But nevertheless, I need to see him, because I know I'm his only child, and my mother is long dead.

I remained in my room for the whole day, and I didn't have lunch nor dinner. Even when Mr James came to my room, I told him I was fine, and pleaded with him to go.

The following morning, I went to him, and told him to call my dad and that I was ready to talk to him now. With a smile on his face, he quickly placed a call across to him, and in no time my dad was here.

I immediately led him into my room where we both talked like father and daughter, and he told me how much he had missed me, and how he had been searching for me for the past year.

He told me he had to even start a war with his rivals thinking they had something to do with my disappearance, but he later discovered they were innocent, and drop the battle.

He hugged and he kissed me on my forehead, and told me to always call him if I ever need Anything. I just nodded before he finally left.

The wedding day finally came and Carter and I were standing in the altar with the priest in front of us.

We were taking our wedding vows, but I could see the gaze he was casting at me, and I know immediately that this marriage was really going to be my doom, I quickly turned over to Mr James, and he gave me an assuring smile, before I turned back to the priest totally ignoring Carter gaze.

Mr James told him to smile, and I saw him getting even more again, and I wished this scene would come to an end as Soon as possible because I was already so tired of it all.

After a while we all went for the reception and it was a couple of hours before we finally went home.

Mr James was really so happy, about the success of the wedding that had just happened but Mrs James wasn't and so was Carter.

We spent the night together in a hotel room which Mr James had booked for us, and the following morning we both went over to Carter's Mansion where we will be staying.

For the first few days of the marriage Carter gave me the silent treatment, and somehow I felt bad about it. But I decided not to take it too personally, because I knew what I was signing up for from the very moment I agreed to be married to him.

I honestly feel so lonely in the house, and I just tried to understand that was the prize I need to pay for everything to fall into place.

But after about a month Carter started talking to me, but it wasn't really a friendly talk, but an aggressive one.

He would yell at me at an little opportunity he had got, and I couldn't help but feel the hatred he had towards me.

He always told me how much he hates me, and he was going to frustrate me and make the marriage unbearable for me, and I will just keep calm and listen to him whenever he was saying all of those things.