Victoria POV.
Sighing, I look at my closet not knowing quite what to do. I was feeling extremely exhausted, because I had stayed up all night, crying and thinking about what was going on in my life, with the whole thing with my birthday ruined and my marriage arranged. It's not the first time I've stayed up all night, I've done it before for school when there are exams or I have an important project, but last night was different, as I didn't stay up working or studying, I stayed up crying and lamenting about my horrible life all night.
I couldn't say that I had already decided what I was going to do, in a way I felt in the middle of a big predicament. My family is not doing well financially, but that doesn't mean that I practically have to prostitute myself to get a little more money for them, we are not that destitute. However... Not just for getting my grandfather's company back, but also for my brothers, I was beginning to consider it.
I mean, you just have to look at me, I have killed myself to study all through high school because I need an scholarship to go to college because if I don't get a scholarship I can't study. I don't want my siblings to do the same, I don't want them to go through this, so if I become the owner of those multi-million dollar companies, no one else will have to worry about money again; not even me.
Yes, I know, if I agree to get married I will most likely lose a year of my whole life, for the duration of my marriage to the heir of the Meyer family, thus losing all my chances of getting a scholarship, throwing all my effort of these years into the garbage. But if I become the owner of these companies, I won't even have to worry about getting a scholarship for myself, with my money I will be able to pay for the career I want at the university I want.
Is it wrong for me to only think financially in a situation like this? I don't think so, since, at this point, that's the only thing that interests me in this matter.
I should clarify that I have not yet accepted, I have thought about accepting, however... I have not yet agreed to get married. Before I accept, I must do something first.
So despite my tiredness, I am rummaging through my closet, trying to find appropriate clothes. The night before when I got home I was dressed in cheap baggy clothes, and although my clothes are not the "best" category or price, I do have one or two things that can pass for something elegant.
So after several minutes of rummaging through my items over and over again, I finally pick out a nice black sweater and a short skirt of the same color, which did seem to go well together. Putting on those clothes, I then go to the dresser in my room, where I take care of brushing and combing my brown hair, which I let loose in my back. Finished getting ready, I just put on jewelry to match my outfit, which gave the final touch to my attire.
Looking at myself in the mirror when I'm ready, I wonder if I look good enough, despite my face with tired dark circles under my eyes and my red eyes from crying so much, I wish I looked much more decent than the night before. When I feel ready, with a sigh, I just take a small bag, in which I put my wallet and my phone. Then I finally leave my room.
It was almost mid-morning, so my siblings had already left for school a while ago. But I wasn't planning on going to school that day, I would ask Jenny what they did in class in the afternoon. Walking down the stairs of my house to the first floor, I notice how my parents are still in the dining room of my house, talking to each other before going to work.
"Tory, dear..." Said my mother as she saw me pass through the main hallway of the house.
"No, don't talk to me" I tell my mother very angrily: "None of you. I don't want to listen to any of you."
I know maybe I'm being childish, but I can't help but still be angry at my parents, at the stupid reaction they had the night before. I'm their daughter, aren't I? Then they should have stood up for me, refused to let me get married, instead of reacting by lowering their heads and looking so weak in front of the Meyer family members. Remembering how they behaved the night before makes me so angry...
"Tory, where are you going?" my father asked worriedly when he sees how I take my house keys.
Approaching the entrance of the house, I just take the house keys and put them in my purse, turning to tell my father: "I'll be back in the afternoon."
I repeat, I'm too angry to talk to them, and if I tell them where I'm going it will surely lead to a conversation between us. But really, right now, I can't face something like that, I can't bear it or think about bearing it, so I'd rather be rude and leave to avoid it. I guess my parents think I'm going to school, so they don't say anything else, they just watch me leave, opening the front door of the house to go outside.
Today was a wonderful day, winter had already arrived, yet today was really beautiful weather, with the sun shining brightly in the clear sky and a lot of warmth in the air without a gust of wind. However, despite the lively and warm atmosphere, I did not feel cheerful at all, walking with my eyes lowered under the blazing sun, I could only think sadly about the fate that awaited me.
I knew perfectly well where I should go, I had never been to that part of the city, and however, I knew where it was and how to get there. So after having planned a good route to get there, I walked through my neighborhood until I reached a public bus stop, which according to the route I researched on the internet, would take me to the place where I was supposed to go.
Without having to wait too long, the bus arrives and picks up the passengers that are at the stop, which by the time we were not many. Already inside the bus, I choose a seat near the window, while with my phone I tried to locate better the destination I had to get to, while the bus was moving slowly through the city approaching me to my destination.
After a couple of minutes, we finally arrived at the business area of the city, where there are large office buildings, all from large companies in the city, which had their headquarters in that area. The bus was passing close by, so I got off at the nearest stop and had to walk the rest of the way. I for obvious reasons had never been to that part of the city before I never had any reason to come here, where there are only companies and buildings that belong to the companies, why would I visit a place like that?
However now it was important, and entering the main avenue of this area, with my phone in my hands, I show myself very attentive to the large buildings around me, looking very carefully for a specific place, which on the internet I found with photos as a large gray building with dark windows, which on its door had in large silver letters the name "DEyEV".
That is the company that belonged to the Meyers, and once belonged to my grandfather as well. So my fiancé was its current CEO.
When I finally find a said building, after a long sigh trying to give me courage, I finally enter this place through the front door. All the people inside obviously stare at me, because I am a young girl entering such a renowned company. But honestly, I don't care, if everything goes well, half of these people will be working for me in half a year.
Approaching the reception desk, I go straight to a lady standing there, saying: "Good morning, excuse me I'm here to see CEO Dominik Meyer."
Hearing me speak, the receptionist glares at me, then says: "Girl, I don't want to sound rude, but I don't think you're coming to see him, you must be mistaken."
"No, I'm not wrong, I'm coming to see him," I say confidently.
With a frustrated sigh, the receptionist tells me: "You can't see the CEO without an appointment, I'm so sorry..."
I wasn't about to give up, so I say: "Just tell him that Victoria Miller is here to see him, I assure you he's going to be interested."
The receptionist looks doubtful, but I am confident, and I am determined to talk to the man, no matter how much I have to insist.
Dominik Meyer, today I am finally going to meet you, my beloved husband...
Dominik POV.Very attentive, I was going through some of the documents that were left for me this morning. They were not very important documents as work has been pretty quiet these past few weeks, however, I prefer to give them a look now that I have more time, because I don't want the work to pile up for me when it is already the deadline to send in the revisions.As usual, I review the documents that talk about the sales of the new drugs that we bring to the public with the pharmaceutical area of the company, something that was beginning to be worrying, because it generated losses, at least in these first two months since its launch. In my company it is not very common to see losses, we have very competent professionals, so everything we bring to the market has a good use for us, making us one of the most prosperous companies in recent years. But I personally believe that the pharmaceutical division of the company is our weakest part, as it does not generate good sa
Victoria POVI felt like I might faint soon because I was so nervous. When I was finally allowed to go see Dominik, the CEO of this huge company, by getting on that big, luxurious elevator that took me up so many floors, I really thought I was going to faint. The emotions were too strong for me, and I was still unprepared for the unknown, fearing what I might find when I got to Dominik's office.When the elevator finally finished going up, in the middle of long seconds, I realized with surprise that I had reached the top floor of the tower, did Dominik have his office here? As I arrived, just outside the elevator, I was met by a stunning but friendly woman. I think she is Dominik's receptionist, but she really looks like a model, with a slender and well-proportioned body, wearing a beautiful light pink dress that clings to her body.Next to this beautiful woman, dressed in my most "elegant" clothes, which were just rags compared to her dress, I couldn't help but
Victoria POV.After leaving Dominik's office, I feel incredibly relieved, as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Closing the door by myself, I walk back to the elevator by which I had gotten here, remembering the way well. Lisa, Dominik's kind and beautiful receptionist offers to take me to the elevator, but I refuse, as I'm not so dumb as to not remember how to get there. So I just say goodbye and thank her for her kindness and help, continuing on my way to the elevator.My meeting with Dominik had been very quick, stupidly quick if I have to be honest. Since I had hoped that when we both met, we could talk at length about the matter of our engagement and what it entailed for us, but Dominik didn't seem interested, and ended the matter rather quickly as if he didn't care; which is irritating but reassuring at the same time.Reaching the elevator, I press the button to call it up to the floor I'm on, while still thinking about everything that happ
Dominik POV.A month passed since I signed the document that obligated me to marry Victoria Miller, and now we are less than two weeks away from our wedding.Just as I promised her, shortly after we signed the contract in my office that same night, I took care of making it legal with my lawyer, and when we finished the process of the stamps and legal validation for the document, I had her copy with all the signatures and stamps delivered to Victoria's house, along with a wedding ring that my assistant bought for her.I didn't want to give her the ring, it seemed like a silly waste of money because the contract that obligated us to get married didn't stipulate anything about a ring or any of that nonsense. But Lisa insisted, pointing out to me how important those silly details are for some women, and that even if I don't love Victoria, I should try to make her happy to have a healthy coexistence by her side when we both get married. So since Lisa insisted so much
Dominik POVAmid my mother's hateful and insistent complaints, which were about to drive me crazy, we made our way back from the outskirts of the city where my family's mansion is located to the city again where on this occasion we headed to the hall where my wedding was to take place.Thanks to the planning of the wedding planners I hired and the efforts of my mother, we had everything almost completely finished organizing, however before we could finish everything, we had to talk and finally confirm everything with Victoria's family, so we only needed to talk to them to finish everything that was left. We had already booked the date of January 4th to have the religious ceremony in one of the biggest and most colorful churches in the city, while the party would take place in the best event hall we could find for the same date, in an auditorium that belonged to a five-star hotel.We couldn't meet at the church, so we decided to have the meeting at the hotel hall
Victoria POV."Why did you do that?" my mother asks me upset, as we walk out of that fancy hotel together to go home.I didn't want to make a fuss right there, not with Dominik and his mother so close still, but my mother was very upset and scared, walking next to me to scold me for what happened at the meeting."Tory, listen to me, I'm asking you, how do you plan on buying those rings, we don't have enough money to afford something like that!" my mother says to me."It's just that I... I'm fed up" I answer truthfully, "Did you see the way she treated us? I couldn't stand her treating us that way, no more..."Stopping my advance through the entrance of that hotel by taking me by one arm, my mother tells me: "Victoria, you can't do this, you can't do something like this to us, we can't buy those rings, we can't afford that money.""I know, believe me I know, even better than you, it's not for nothing I'm marrying Dominik, I'm doing it because
Victoria POV.I always dreamed of a magical wedding because of my mother. When I was younger, my mom always told me about the wedding she had with my dad, the day my mom always called: the most important day of her life.My mom's dream was always to be a family woman, she got to fulfill herself professionally and all those things, but I knew her too well, so I knew that her biggest dream was always to have her own family and find her great love, my mom is that kind of women who dreams of having a great love story with a happy ending.I don't know if her dreams were fulfilled regarding that, to have a great and epic love story, but I do know that my mom fulfilled her dream regarding her family, because even though now with my marriage and all those other things we are in kind of a family panic, my mom was always happy regarding the family we have, her kids and her husband. And following that idea, it's very obvious that for my mother, a very important moment of t
Victoria POVNervously, I bite one of my lips softly, while looking at my reflection in the mirror."Damn... I shouldn't do that" I say to myself, stopping biting my lips immediately.It was very early, almost early morning, but I had been summoned here on the day of the wedding before the ceremony so I could get dressed up properly, doing my makeup and putting on the dress I bought with my mother for the wedding. And while all of that stuff I just mentioned sounds "easy", it really isn't, it takes way too much time and is very stressful.We are in a beauty salon in the southern part of the city, the area where there are wealthy people, and where I guess Dominik's family lives. As arranged, my parents and I arrived at 5:30 am in our car, and it was our big surprise when we saw inside the salon several women already getting ready for the ceremony, among whom I could identify Dominik's mother.If you had asked me, I would have preferred to get ready