Evelyn's POV
"Oh yes! I forgot. Will you marry me?" He asked.
What the.....?
"I'm sorry what?" I asked. I think I misheard.
"You heard me right. Will you marry me?" Man! Has he gone crazy?
"What in the hell possessed you to say that?!" I asked with disbelief. Is he for real?
"Look just hear me out. Come on you can't just reject me right away" he said with puppy dog eyes! Doesn't suit him.
"But you did" I seriously didn't mean to say it out so loud.
"What?" He asked as I got him confused. Silly me! He doesn't remember me. Well I'm sure not even my parents would recognize me with the way I look now. Actually..... he might recognize but definitely not my parents.
"Hmph.... whatever! Nothing you say will make me agree to this shit you're trying to convince me about" I said rolling my eyes.
"I said just hear me out. For once!" He said almost on the verge of pleading. I didn't say anything, but I just sat on the chair opposite his which meant for him to continue. "Look.... I know this may sound completely absurd to you. But I really need you to marry me. I know girls believe in all that fairytale wedding. Love marriage... blah blah blah... but... I may not love you now and you may not love me now. But I guess I can learn to love you. If not, my parents are going to force me to marry someone of their choice. Which I cannot and will not do at any cost. I can never accept a girl who they like. Because I can't be or live like them. So I'm sure you've obviously guessed I don't have a good relationship with my parents?" He asked and I nodded for him to continue. "So yeah... the condition is they should also like and accept the girl I choose. I know you're nothing like my mother and I'm happy about it. That is what I love about you the most. I know I can surely make this marriage work" he said.
Uufff! "So let me get this right.. you're getting married because your parents asked you to?" And he nodded. Okaaaay... "and you think I'm the one for you?" I asked. Like... I mean... from where he even got this bizarre idea about an 'us'?!
"Yupp. And let me tell you I'm serious about this marriage thing. I promise to be loyal. I don't love you but I'm sure we will, and we can learn to love each other..." he said.
"What if I don't? What if I don't fall in love with you? I'll just have to tolerate you every moment of my life?" I asked. But why am I even having this conversation?
"I'm good looking, handsome" he said making me raise my eyebrows at him. "Sorry.. I mean.. I'm not that bad looking that you have to say 'tolerate'. I'm rich. At least you don't have to raise your eyebrows at that. You can go shopping. All my money is yours. You will be my equal in everything!" He said desperately trying to convince me.
"I don't want your money. And yeah... maybe the other brainless bitches you hang out with might find you good looking. But remember I don't fall into that category. Now seriously tell me what if I don't fall in love with you. Isn't there no way out? Like divorce or something... since you say this is a serious proposal." I asked. No... actually I am interested. I really want to say a yes. But he broke my heart. I just fell in love with his eyes the moment I saw him. I want him to feel the same pain. But how.....
"Sweetheart.... I'm a traditional Greek man. I don't believe in divorce. But if you really want a way out then we can keep divorce as an option. But we'll try our best to patch things up okay?" He said and I nodded understanding him. Who would say no to such a secure marriage? Secure life....
But I still don't trust him making me look at him with doubt. "What" he asked again.
"Look you don't need to pretend okay? I know you have that playboy image. How come you have such high values about marriage and relations?" I asked... but I trailed off. Well that wasn't an appropriate question from my side.
"Don't worry. You have all rights to ask me any kind of questions. After all it's your entire life we're talking about" he said with emotions floating in his eyes.... is he really so concerned about me? I mean if he thinks I'm a stranger then.... he sure cares a lot about me.
Oh god I need to clear my mind. "So, what do you say? Yes or no?" He asked.
"What! Give me some time to think!" I said raising my voice at him.
"Don't use that tone with me women. And what's there to think about it? You already know the advantages and disadvantages from this marriage. It's either a no or yes. So, will you be my Bride?" he asked me. Seriously! This is my life he is talking about. Except the last sentence he said had some truth in it. That's what I felt.
I feel like throwing his deal on his face. But then I don't want to say a no. And a 'yes'? I will say yes. Only so that even he goes through the same pain, same helplessness I went through. Five years back my self-confidence was completely destroyed. I felt like he crushed my heart, stamped it with his shoes. I felt so dirty and violated only because I didn't have anything in my defense. This time the game is in my hands. My plot. My plan. My game.
"Fine... it's a yes. But I need time. We will not get married soon" I said.
"But I have to have my bride by my side within a month" he said. A month is not enough for me to play my plan.
"I will be by your side. We just won't get married early. I will find a way to convince your parents. And I need you to respect me and my opinion. So, remember... I can and will get out of this arrangement any time I want if I see you violating our marriage conditions" I said with a smirk.
"Conditions?" He asked, more like stated.
"You will not touch me before our wedding night. I mean not sexually though. Cause even I'm a traditional Greek girl. And you will stay loyal and I promise I will too." That much is enough for now. I need to play the nice, kind bride.
"Agreed!" He said and got up.
"Come on Kate. Let's leave now." He said and brought his hand to my waist holding me like a possession. Kate? I never felt weird or awkward when anyone called me Kate. But him calling me Kate just reminds me about the old times. The way my family treated me. The way he insulted me. The way I discouraged myself..... everything! Everything just comes back in like a flash.
"Sooo.... why don't we call your parents?" He asked.
"Mind your own business" I said. He seriously is annoying as fuck!
"My soon to be wife..... I need to know. I have to make everything right, everyone agree to have our wedding go smoothly" he said faking sweetness.
"My relationship with my parents is just like yours with your parents. Need me say more? If you want the wedding to go smoothly without any interruptions, then you better not invite them!" I said in my fake sugar voice.
He nodded and proceeded to escort me till his car and opened the door for me like a gentleman.
Gentleman huh? Wedding? We sure aren't going to go so far sweetheart.......
"Can I ask you something?" I heard him say beside me. I nodded for him continue. "Uhm..... have we met before? Like.... do I know you? I feel kinda familiar with you. Like... I've hurt you or something and moreover you're the first girl to reject me though you've accepted. You know me"
I know him....
Evelyn's POV"You do know how to be right? How to behave, how to talk... I mean they are very particular about it... wait.. uhm... Linard.... you too are a Greek..." he said.Yes... he showed me videos and pictures of his parents. Their likes dislikes. Well I don't know why he hates them. Cause when I was young, and when they used to come to home, I felt like they were good people. And even now I feel that they're kinda cool.....And we did this for almost two weeks. He kept me in disguise for those days. Wait. What Greek?"Uhm.. yaa... why is that a problem?" I asked confused."No-no... actually it's great. Well my parents are traditional Greek. Soo... it's good that you are Greek too. It's not going to take much to convince them" he said pretty excited. What is he excited to marry me? Is he happy so much?This man sitting beside me is so damn hot! Why oh why! Yes, I've had my fair share of guys, but none have got the
Nicholas's POVShe just fooled me. Bitch! I thought she was different. Different! Damn! She's like a witch from a different world."Mom? Dad? What are you all doing here?" She asked clueless."It was me dear." My mom said excitedly clapping her hands together. "I recognized you the moment I saw you that day. Your parents were so worried when you ran away five years back. We thought we scared you with the marriage proposal, so you ran away. But now everything's fine. You and my son have fallen in love. Finally! Our dreams have come true. We don't have to change our plans now. Me and Elena are so going to enjoy shopping for the wedding" My mom started rambling."Mom there's not going to be a wedding anytime soon" I interrupted."What?" My mom asked with a shocked face. But she was trying to be hopeful. Nope... I'm not going to cancel the marriage. I will go through this marriage with the same cunning women. "Oh my God" I heard my Mom
Evelyn's POV"Hey! Nick here. Come down." I heard Nick."I'm sorry what? You call me and-" I wanted to give him a nice tongue lash but he had to interrupt."Mom and Elena are here with me. And they were hoping to go wedding shopping" he said in a bored tone."What?" I screamed and got up from my bed."When is our wedding?" I asked annoyed that he might have already chosen a date just as a part of his revenge."I have no idea. You should ask them. And get ready. We'll be there soon." He said."What?!" And he cut the call....This man is getting on my nerves. I'm damn sure he would've suggested. And it's going to take 15 minutes for him to arrive here. But I need at least one and a half hour to get ready.Huh! I'm going to take my own time. I don't care what they think. I'm not the old Ev to get ready in 5minutes. Glasses and a lip balm. Now it's time to show them what I am.I got into the showe
Evelyn's POV"Katherine.... your dad and I are serious. What happened? You were very much in love with him" my mom said teasingly, on phone!Shit! I'm letting them on my secret. They cannot know that it was all just an act. I don't know why Nick is continuing with this drama but I have to. Because I can't let Rose and Peter insult me. I have never managed to get a guy for myself. Ever."Katherine!" I heard my evil Mom scream again. "Why do you not want to marry Nick? He's such a sweetheart. I wish he was in love with my dear Rosie. She wouldn't embarass us like you-" that's it! I cut the call and threw it in the floor. Thankfully it didn't break.I stood there alone in my living room about how I'd stop this marriage from happening. There's nothing I don't like about Nick. He's hot. He's rich. I know how much ever he may torture me, he will never hurt me and he'll never insult me. I already trust him enough that he'd not even spare a glanc
Evelyn's POV"Ok guys... so we'll be closed for tomorrow. It's my wedding and I want all of you to be there..... and Christine.... I have to ask you something... ok wait. Come with me" I said pulling her out of the door. I'm taking her to my house which is just a few blocks away from my restaurant, I'm going to surprise her. Yes, I have my own restaurant, Uncle Roger, you know Caroline's dad gave it me as a present, but he said it depends on me, how I'll run it.And since I majored in hotel management.... hmm... I managed it fine, I guess. It was Uncle Roger's first restaurant and then he managed to open his big business, and this had to shut down for years. He thought I deserve to have this part of his life. That's really kind of him. He's the perfect father figure I got. I always asked him why he never gifted it to Cara. He never answered but just gave me a smile saying, am I not his daughter too? I so wished for Cara to be present on my wedding. I a
Evelyn's POV"Oh, sweetheart you look so pretty. That's a beautiful gown you've chosen" Nina said with a huge smile. "I can't believe you're finally going to be my daughter-in-law just as I always wished for" she said holding my hand looking me up and down with a bright gleam in her eyes. Wow! I didn't know someone would he this happy to see me as a bride. Her eyes filled with tears and she turned away from me going out of the room. Okaaaay... too emotional. I'm too excited and nervous all at together. It's going to be a Sunday wedding at sunset. Well we've decided at six and the ceremony will take place for an hour and it will be the perfect dinner time at our reception.I looked at myself in the mirror again. I hope nothing's missing. "Something old I said looking at my cute yet simple bridal hair crown with a veil attached to it. It seems it belonged to Nick's Mom. This was her wedding hair crown. I guess I only have 'something old', no someth
Evelyn's POVWe got into the waiting limousine and.... drove to I don't know where. I didn't take part much in my wedding preparations. soo... and I don't even know if I'm going to even have a "honeymoon"! I looked to my right to see him staring right back at me."We will be staying at my penthouse today. And tomorrow we will leave tooo.... uhm. I'll tell you tomorrow" he said with a gentle smile trying to reassure me that everything's going to be okay."Your penthouse?" I asked. The one where he takes his women?"No.. no... this is a new one. It's my hotel. The one that me and Daniel have in partnership. I only bought it for you. I mean for after the wedding. Our house will be ready by the time we come back... and it's not.. thaaat penthouse.""Yeah... such a long explanation" I said chuckling at his nervous state."What I wanted to say was that there's no other women. Before? Yes. But not now. And it's a
Evelyn's POV"Where would you like to go for lunch ma'am?" My cute little personal bodyguard Oliver asked. Personal bodyguard?! I know right? Very irritating. I mean what was the need?"Stop calling me Ma'am, Oliver!" I said strictly.But no use."Sorry ma'am. We are not allowed to" Ugh! I went towards the car while Oliver was already holding the door open for me. How sweet!But my mood soon turned dim looking at the number of cars and bodyguards behind me.I haven't yet gotten used to it. It's kinda creepy with so many men following you."You're here to see that everything is of my convenience, right?" I asked him."Yes ma'am" he said in his usual clipped tone."So Livvy....." I used that name purposely to annoy him. But that has no effect on him. "I don't want those men following me!" I told with my eyes narrowed at him."I'm sorry ma'am. We cannot do that. Mr. Perkins' orders" he said with his goggle