Chapter 8

THERE MUST BE NO WEDDING

The room grew silent as I stared at the man in front of me, if this was some kind of joke it was too expensive. I didn't want to jump to conclusions even though the smirk the bastard had on his face told me whatever assumptions I had might just be true.

" What are you doing here?" I asked with spite, surprising my parents.

" What are you doing Lilian? Is that the way to talk to a man you'll be getting married to soon?" If I wasn't sure before now the confirmation was right before my eyes, it was him, they wanted me to marry him, they wanted me to go to prison.

" There would be no wedding," I said with so much confidence like nobody could utter my decision.

" Stop this madness, Lilian," My father said in anger, not liking the fact that I was disrespecting his soon-to-be son-in-law or rather business partner.

" What madness Dad? That I don't want to marry a man I don't love, that you're forcing me to do something I don't want to? Seriously, you're the one that