Chapter 5

One morning I received a call from my father that he wanted to see me.

I gave him an address to one nearby restaurant, and he promised to be there by noon to see me.

I sighed softly after the call dropped, and I wondered why my father wanted to see me out of the blues. Because since I got married to Carter about a month ago, I only talked to my father on the phone, and he had never come to see me or ask me to come to see him.

So this meeting was rather sudden, but he was my father, and so if he really wants to see me, I will have to just go. Maybe he has something important to tell me, so I just have to go over to him, and listen to whatever he has to say.

I thought as I looked forward to the time he had mentioned that he would come to see the restaurant.

I was home alone, so going to wherever I wanted to go wasn't any big deal to me. There is no one to stop me, so I totally have nothing to worry about. All I needed to do now was just to go ahead and get what I would be wearing out prepared.

I thought and sighed softly, before standing up. I went straight to my room which I shared with Carter, and quickly picked out some clothes which I was going to wear, and dropped them on the bed.

I went back to the sitting room, and sat there until it was time to go.

I got dressed and went out of the room, since the restaurant wasn't too far away from the house, I decided to take a cab there instead of driving.

I went into the restaurant, and immediately I saw my father already there waiting. He waved at me, and I quickly went towards where he was sitting, and helped myself with a seat.

He called the attendance, and they brought the menu to us. We placed our orders, and it was taken.

"So dad, why the sudden call?" I asked him.

"Come on Ariana, can't I call you to see you?" He asked me back.

"Yes dad you can but I just feel that there is something else that you wanted to say that was why you called to see me." I told him, and he just sighed softly and cleared his throat.

"Well Ariana there is something else." He said,

"I knew it." I said, and faced him fully. "So dad, go ahead and tell me." I urged him.

"Ariana be patient ok, I want our orders to be brought first, and we can talk while eating." He said, and I sighed softly and gave up.

The waitress brought our food, and dropped it in front of us before she finally left.

"So dad, I'm ready now, tell me." I said, and he just shook his head.

"Ariana, you are never patient, but anyway I will tell you." He said and pulsed to catch his breath. Before he continued.

"Well Ariana, I noticed you aren't really happy in that marriage of ours, Carter doesn't love you." He said,

"Dad, how did you know that, because I don't remember telling you that." I told him, surprised by how he found out.

"Well, I have my ways, and you don't need to tell me before I know anything." He said, And I just sighed.

"So Ariana, I want you to divorce Carter and come back to my house." He told me.

"No dad, I can't do that, besides Mr James won't be happy with me." I told him.

"I knew you actually did this for him, but you have done enough,so please just quit now, and come back home, Carter doesn't love you, and I also know he loves someone else." He told me. And I was about to ask how he found out about Carter's fiance abroad, but stopped when I remembered he told me he had his way.

"Ok dad, I really understand you concern for me, but I will make this marriage work, and I will make Carter fall in love with me." I told him.

"I'm convinced he can never love you no matter how you try." He said,

"Dad, never say never because I believe he would definitely fall in love with me soon." I told him.

"Hmm," he exhaled. "Ok, I will give you some time to make him fall in love with you, but if he doesn't, promise me you will get a divorce and come back home." He said, and I had to promise before he sighed softly.

"Ok enjoy your meal then." He told me, and I just faked a smile and continued eating.

After a while I finally went back to Carter's Mansion, and just then the promise I made to my dad rang in my head again.

Though I knew that Carter loved someone else, I would have to do everything possible from now onwards to make sure he would stop loving her, and come to me and love me instead.

I sighed softly as I dropped my bag on the bed,as I started taking off my dress.

What was I going to do to make Carter love me? What does he really love, and how do I get the knowledge and start doing them all? These questions popped into my head, and I sat on the bed tiredly.

I really need to do something from now onwards so he could love me, because I have already made a deal with my father to make him love me or I will get a divorce.

But I know a divorce is really not an option, because Mr James won't be pleased with me.

I'm actually in this because of him, so I really can't back out so easily. I have really come so far to ever think of backing out. So I don't even have to think about it for a minute.

I thought and quickly started arranging everything back into its place. It's almost 6pm now and anytime from now Carter will arrive.

I need to prepare him dinner specially, even though we have all the workers in the house that does all the work, including cooking, but I was a good cook, and so I really need to make him taste my food more often now.

I thought as I immediately stood up and went into the kitchen.

The cook was about to start cooking when I got there. "Hey stop." I raised my hand to her, and she immediately stood still.

"Ma'am, is anything the matter?" She asked as I got to where she was.

"No there is nothing, but I want you to take a break tonight, I want to make dinner myself." I said, and I could see she was shocked, but I don't really care.

She tried to compose herself, and smiled at me before leaving the kitchen. I took a deep breath,as I got ready to start cooking.

I moved closer to where the menu was and checked what we were having for tonight, before I started cooking.

After cooking I cleaned up the kitchen, and dished out the food. Before calling up to the cook to help me set the table, which she did almost immediately.

I left the kitchen and went over to my room immediately. I needed to have a bath, so I could smell nice to him, maybe he might like it, and talk to me in a cool manner tonight. 

I was still in the bathroom when I heard the room door open. I knew immediately that he was back, so I decided to come out of the bathroom,so I could see him.

I grabbed a towel and tied it around my chest before walking into the room. He turned over to me, and our eyes met, but he just turned around, and started taking off his clothes.

I just stood there surprised, without knowing what to do again. He didn't bother to spare me any more glances, until he was done with what he was doing. 

He walked past me and went into the bathroom, while I just sighed softly.

Somehow I felt hurt about it, and wondered what kind of a man he was, that doesn't get lost over a lady.

I wasn't really expecting something like this to happen, because according to what I know, it's not every man that can resist a woman on a towel in front of them, but Carter was just totally different.

Even though I was naked, he still won't have anything to do with me, but I won't give up, no matter how hard he tries to behave, I will definitely get him.

I will do anything possible to get him to fall in love with me. Besides this is my first time attending, so I don't need to worry too much about it, because I believe he will definitely lose up soon.

I thought and sighed softly before going to get dressed.

I left the room before he could think of coming out of the bathroom.

I was already in the dining room within a few minutes, so I sat down as I waited for him to come there.

Immediately I saw him coming, I quickly stood up, and started dishing out the food.

"I prepared this specially for you." I told him,with a smile plastered on my face, but he didn't bother to say anything but rather he grabbed his cutleries and started eating.

I felt bad about it immediately, but tried to hide my sadness, as I focused on something else.

I have lost my appetite but I just had to force myself to eat something, so I continue eating.

He didn't bother talking to me until he finally finished eating his meal and left. I was sure the food was good but he didn't give me any credit or even said anything to me.

I knew it was hopeless to try to think he would compliment my cook. I really can't think of doing something like this ever again because it really hurts.

I still won't give up on the fact that I had to make him fall in love with me, but I will make sure I don't do something like this again, because I really felt hurt beyond comparison.

I told myself, and sighed softly as I continued picking at my food. I stopped and grabbed a glass of water and zipped it down my throat before standing up.

I needed to go to bed. I thought and slowly walked out of the dining room.

Immediately I entered the room, I saw him lying on the bed, but I don't really care about him right now.

All I can think of is nothing more than to just go to bed, maybe I will be fine in the morning. But as for now, I'm broken and I need some time to myself.

This deal I made to my father is really going to be hard, but I won't give up.

Though what he just did a few minutes again was enough for me to give up, but Mr James was involved here, so I have to try harder.

I sighed softly, and climbed into my side of the bed, without wasting much time I shut my eyes, and hoped for sleep to come.

Sleep didn't come, so I just kept turning to different directions in bed. Is he sleeping? This question popped into my head.

But how can he be comfortable after hurting someone like that? Why is he just so cold,or doesn't he have a heart? More questions popped into my head, and somehow I wished I could get the answers to these questions.

But the only one that could ever be able to answer all this my question is no one else but him.