Liam Kings
When I told mom that I was going to get married in three months, I had no idea what I was saying. Getting into my room, I lay flat on the bed. My mind is in a mess right now. I don’t even have a girlfriend, where was I going to get a wife from.Minutes pass with me still deep in my thoughts. A knock on the door brings me out of my daze. It opens to reveal Dad. I know why he is here. He knows me so well and I’m a hundred percent sure he knows that there is no woman in my life at the moment.“ Hey.” He says as he enters the room. He gives a chuckle seeing the state I’m in.“ Yeah I know, I’m in deep shit. You don’t have to let me know Dad.” I say as I adjust my position on the bed.“ I’m not here for that Liam, although it is true that you just got yourself a huge problem. I know that you did it for your mother and that alone makes me proud.” He says sitting beside me. He puts a hand on my shoulder in an attempt to cheer me up.“ Yeah, she wants it Dad, my choice doesn’t matter right now. I’ll do it for her.” I say more to myself.“ Of course, but you should know that marriage isn’t dating son. There’s a huge difference. Marriage is a life long commitment son. You should really take your time in making this decision.” He says and I can see the worry on his face.I didn’t think about that. Am I ready for this? The only relationship I ever had was a really long one and it ended on a bad note. I made a promise to myself to never get into one again, but I have to break that promise for my mother. She has just a few months to live and I will make these months her happiest. If getting married is going to make her happy then that is what I’m going to do.“ I know Dad, believe me. I don’t need more time to think about this. The only thing I need to be worried about now is how I’m supposed to get married in three months when I don’t even have a girlfriend.” I say with a low chuckle.“ I think your mom has the exact same thought right now, but since you said you were going to do it, she believes you.” He says.For a few minutes, the room is quiet as neither of us says a word, both lost in our thoughts. After a few minutes, I hear a sigh and I turn to Dad knowing he has something to say.“ What is it, if you have a solution to this, then say it, whatever it may be.” I say. Right now, I was out of options, so it would be helpful if Dad had a solution for me.“ I do son, But…, you might not like it. It is the only thing I can think of right now, plus it’s going to work.” Dad says“ It doesn’t matter if I like it or not Dad, let me hear it.” I say“ Julia Peyton.” He says and I instantly stand to my feet.“ No way Dad, we’ll look for something else.” I say still standing.Julia Peyton was the daughter to Aaron Peyton. The supposed owner of Peyton Inc. She was a spoilt child who only knew how to party and spend money. Not to mention her numerous scandals with different men, regardless of their marital status.A week after I was selected as the most eligible bachelor of the year –six times in a row by the way, Julia made it her goal to get me in her bed. She even went as far as going to my father to ask for consent. Could a woman be more cheap.Dad respectfully declined her offer knowing that I wanted nothing to do with her. She didn’t take it lightly because according to her no one ever rejected her. She started showing up at every event I went to and posed as my girlfriend, almost causing a stir in the internet, but of course, I handled it before it could cause any damage.When she saw that she was out of options, she decided to use her father. But this time around, she didn’t want a meaningless fling, she wanted marriage. Mr. Aaron Peyton paid me a visit at my office and asked for a business marriage. Offering a merger with Peyton Inc. as a gift for accepting his daughter. Marrying into our family would mean, having ownership over Kings Corp, something I knew they wanted. If we were to get married, both kings Corp and Peyton Inc would belong to the both of us, making us the strongest families in the continent. We would be indirectly merging the companies through marriage.I have to admit, the offer was a tempting one. Peyton Inc. was number one in the real estate world. Kings Corp was into hotels and investment. We bought and sold companies, although most people still wonder how we were able to become the richest company in the whole of Canada. What they don’t know is that we are major shareholders in almost every company in Canada, a strategy that I used to become number one. The company wasn’t built by me no doubt, but it’s still sailing at the top because of me. Dad is a good business man, I just happen to be better.If I had accepted Julia’s proposal, Peyton Inc would have been mine but I just couldn’t do it. Besides I could never grow to like Julia, she was a spoilt brat and I sometimes wonder if her cousin was like her. Well, they grew up together so I’m sure her cousin Emilia would be like her, but then again she was never on the news for causing trouble. Either she knows how to clean up well or she wasn’t like Julia. Not that it matters to me.Dad had left Mr Aaron unanswered, and I think it was because he knew that he was going to need their help later, they were a powerful family after all.But Julia, no, I just can’t.“ We don’t have much of an option son, if you agree to this, it will be taken care of in a few weeks and your wedding will be fixed." Dad says still trying to convince me.“ Her father already has the documents ready and signed, all we just have to do is sign them Liam then you could fulfill Lucia’s wish.” He says.He's right, I don’t have other options. It’s not like I have a girlfriend I could propose to. Even if I did, I’m sure she wouldn’t want it to be this fast. But on the other hand, I just can’t imagine a life with Julia. Was this going to be a contract marriage? If Yes, then there was no problem, I could tolerate her for a few months.“ A contract marriage?” I ask“ Of course Liam, I could never ask you to spend your life with a woman like Julia son. It’s in the document that was sent by Aaron. The marriage was going to be for a period of 2 years.” Dad says.Two whole years? There was no way I was going to spend two years of my life with someone like Julia Peyton.Wait a minute? There isn’t just one Peyton woman in that family. I turn to Dad with a smirk on my face and his expression changes to a confused one .“ The document Dad, can I see it?” I say with the same look“ Yeah, sure.” Dad says as he gets up to leave, confusion written all over him.Few minutes later, Dad walks in with a brown envelope in his hand.“ Here.” He says handing it over to me.I quickly open the envelope and a white paper comes into view. The words ‘Marriage Contract' are written in bold letters at the top. I quickly look at the names and a smile appears on my face when I see that Mr Aaron Peyton isn’t as smart as the media portrays him to be.He left out the most important part of this contract. The first name of the parties involved. Only surnames were used for identification. If God wasn’t on my side then I don’t know what this is.I smile and clutch the paper tightly.Thank goodness.“ What is it Liam?” Dad says and I turn towards him still smiling.“ I guess we can Aaron Peyton is really foolish. I wonder if he really runs Peyton Inc.” I say“ O-kay. We’ve known that for sometime now, but why are you suddenly saying this.” He asks“ There’s no clause in the agreement that states that I have to get married to Julia Peyton.” I say. Dad looks more confused.“ What are you talking about? Why would Aaron draft out an agreement and not state that you’re to marry his daughter.” He says as he moves to take a look at the contract. He flips through the pages and looks back up at me.“ Here, it says ‘ Miss Peyton’ Liam.” He says pointing at a clause.“ Exactly Dad, it says Miss Peyton, not Miss Julia Peyton.” I say trying to explain the situation to him.“ Wait so, it doesn’t state the first name of the second party.” He says“ So what if it doesn’t, what are you going to do? “ He says as he takes a sit in the sofa just across the bed.“ I am going to get married Dad. To a Peyton.” I say with a grin“ What do you mean by a Peyton. Don’t tell me you’re planning on getting married to Julia’s mother.” He says with a worried.Jesus, No. Why would I do that. She is a married woman, plus she’s like a worse version of her daughter, Julia.“ No.” I say in-between laughs.“ I’m going to get married to Emilia Peyton.” I say to himEmilia was a better option than Julia and from what I had seen on the media, she was even more beautiful. Scratch that, she was a goddess. She barely said anything on the social media but her beauty was enough to make people worship her. She wasn’t just beautiful, her body was to die for and even a workaholic like me, could never deny that fact.I wasn’t sure of her character but one the thing was sure, she was better than Julia. Her reputation with the media was perfect for my company. I am sure that getting married to her alone would cause a rise in the company’s stocks. I had just hit a big one.Dad had left to make a call to Mr Aaron, informing him of my decision to marry into the Peyton Family but of course, he had left out the part where I was going to marrying Emilia and not his daughter.I was leaving for Switzerland in a few days to inspect our hotel branch in Geneva. Since I was going to be going to be out of the country, I tell dad to fix a meeting with the Peytons when I get back but he said that they were currently on a family vacation at the same location. Well everyone apart from Emilia, turns out she had to stay behind to take care of the office.I scoff as Dad explains to me why she couldn’t go with them. Take care of the office? She knew how to handle a company? This was getting even better for me.We set a meeting with the Peytons and phone Aaron to call Emilia over as she would be needed. He wanted to know why Emilia was needed but he didn’t press it. The meeting was successfully set for Wednesday and I couldn’t waitWe both say our goodbyes to mom as we depart for Switzerland to meet our soon to be in-laws, and of course, soon to be wife.A grin makes it way to my face as I arrive at the hanger and make our way to our private jet, ready to take us to Switzerland.I can’t wait to finally meet you, Emilia Peyton.Liam KingsWe left Canada at 3pm and by the time we arrive in Geneva, it is already 11pm, so we were just going to go to our house here first to rest before getting to work tomorrow. I check my watch and I see that it is already 2pm. I haven’t been able to get a wink of sleep since we got to the house. Dad was already sound asleep but I just couldn’t. Different thoughts were going through my head.I will be getting married in less than 3 months and to someone I didn’t know. Of course I had seen her pictures but I didn’t know what she her character was like.After so much tossing and turning, I get up from the bed and go downstairs to the mini wine bar. They always helped me go to sleep whenever I had problems. The wine must have really worked cause I see my self slowly giving in to sleep. I go to my back to the room and crash in the bed with only one thought in my head.‘Emilia Peyton. ‘ “ Good morning Mr. Kings. So good to see you here.” Paula, the manager greets as I arrive at the
Emilia Peyton“ She has to be here because the marriage is between Liam and Emilia my dear.” Liam’s father says. Emilia could not believe her ears. She must have heard wrong. “ What do you mean.” She asks looking directly at Liam’s father. He couldn’t be serious because as far as she was concerned, she was not going to be getting married anytime soon and even if she were, it was going to be with someone she loved. Not that she had any.“ Exactly what you heard dear.” Liam’s father says with a remorseful look that she couldn’t quite understand.“ Okay, okay, I think there’s a mix up here.” Aaron speaks up.“ Mr. Kings, I think you have the names all mixed up. Well, it happens. Your son, Liam will be marrying my daughter, Julia, not the niece.” He says while laughing. Julia walks up to Liam, who had left her side minutes ago and attempts to hold him in the arm but is brushed aside by Liam. “ You see, Aaron, we’re not denying the fact that the initial plan was to marry Julia, but seei
Emilia PeytonAfter the dreadful meeting, Emilia had immediately booked the next flight back to Canada. She wasn’t going to stay there a second longer, not after what just happened.Since she left Geneva late in the evening, she had arrived in Canada at 3am. There was no way she was going to be at work tomorrow, she wasn’t supposed to be anyways. She was supposed to spend the night in Geneva and maybe come back the next day, so she wasn’t going to make it to the company either ways. Tomorrow was going to be more like a holiday. Instead of going back to the Peyton Mansion, she had gone to a hotel. Her uncle and his family were going to be leaving Geneva tomorrow and she didn’t want to be in the house when they arrived. She wasn’t ready to face them. It took everything thing in her to not react to what her uncle had done. She couldn’t. Not yet. She hadn’t gotten what she wanted. It was the only reason she still lived with them.THE TRUTHThe truth behind the changed will. She was goin
Liam Kings“ Nothing Lucy, send her in.” He says as he adjusts himself in his chair.A few seconds pass and a slight knock is heard before the door knob turns, indicating that someone was entering.Emilia Peyton comes into view and it takes Liam sometime to realize that she was the one. The last time they met she wore a casual clothing which made her look like a normal person.‘An extremely beautiful normal person’ he thought.If he thought she looked like a goddess the last time he saw her, then there wasn’t yet a word to describe her right now. She was beautiful.“ I see you are already back from Switzerland Mr Kings.” She says as she walks into the office. Her hips swaying without effort. ‘ God damn this woman. '“ I could say the same to you Emilia. Please, call me Liam. ‘ Mr Kings ‘makes it look like you’re referring to my father.” He says standing.She gives a small smile that doesn’t go unnoticed by Liam as she looks around his office. “ It is your name you know, whether it
Emilia PeytonThe meeting with Liam was a bad idea. She admitted it. Not only was she not able to change his mind, he somehow made her speechless.Growing up, Emilia never had a boyfriend or even hung out with boys, hell she didn’t even hang out with girls although she was loved by people because of her looks. It was part of the reasons she had no friends presently. Since her parents died when she still very young, an early age of 7, she could only focus on trying to survive without being trampled upon. So yes, she had never been touched by a man, or woman. She didn’t know what it felt like to be held by a man, well not until earlier today. She was barely managing to not loose her sanity in front of Liam Kings. Inside, she was a complete mess. Emilia started craving for things that she never gave so much thought to. When he came close to her she could swear that her breathe seizedAnd his hands on her waist. Good lord! He knew how to work his hands, she gave him that. “ Oh Go
Emilia PeytonEmilia was glad she made the decision to not check out of the hotel because it looked like she was going to be spending a few days there. She had already packed all her belongings from the house and sent them to one of the many apartments she owned. She hadn’t bothered to furnish them before, she didn’t see the need because no one was living in them. She would move into the house but it was still empty. She would have to put it in order before she could settle in and that would take a few days. So for now, the hotel was going to be her home.She was tired and hungry. She had forgotten to eat with all the trouble going on. She was staying at the royal pavilion hotel, a well known hotel. It was owned by her father’s friend, Mr Daniel McKay. The only person she trusted in this cruel world she was forced to live in. He treated her like she was his daughter and when he heard that she was staying in his hotel, he made sure she got only the best treatment despite not being i
Emilia PeytonLiam wasn’t aware that she had moved out of her uncle’s house. She wasn’t even sure if he knew how to locate the house as she had never seen him there before but then, he was Liam Kings and according to him, he had his ways.She considered calling him but after looking at the time on her phone, she realized that it was already too late and she didn’t want to disturb him or give him something to tease her with. She would have to call him tomorrow morning.**********************************************************************************“ I’d you’re calling to cancel then my answer is no Emilia.” Liam says over the phone. She had called him first thing in the morning. She didn’t want him going to the wrong house. He didn’t sound like he was just waking up from sleep unlike her. His voice was low but steady. But then, like he said, she was jobless.“ I didn’t call to cancel. I gave you my word and I don’t intend to break it.” She replied.“ If you say so. Why did you cal
Emilia PeytonHer neck snaps towards him so fast she was sure it would cause an ache later. “ Two weeks? Are you being serious right now?” She says trying to maintain her calm. “ I am. It would be better that way, for the both of us.” He says. “ And you’re telling me this now.” She says. “ You don’t have to worry about anything. All the arrangements for the wedding will be handled by my sister, Hailey. You’ll be meeting her today. All you have to do is attend the wedding okay?” He adds. She was going to be a guest at her own wedding. The idea wasn’t so bad. After all, this wasn’t a normal wedding. Nodding in response, she turns her head away from him and gets lost in her thoughts. ************************************************************ The car pulls up at Bistro Le Cep, a popular French restaurant that only the richest in the country could afford. Liam leaves the car first and goes over to Emilia’s side to open the door. A valet approaches them and Liam hands the keys over