Chapter 65

Amir took a deep breath and gathered all his courage for this. He knew this would be a family scandal, but he had t do this if he expected his father to accept Samanta. Of course, she had no idea this crazy idea was brewing in his mind.

His sister Maher, tried to prevent him from doing this madness, knowing how picky their father is. He would not accept this dishonor. That was why he had to lie. He would have to corner him into doing this.

The Mobareks were one of the wealthiest families in the area. Ihshan Mobarek was a tough man, old fashioned. To him, tradition was the most important thing and he already had made his selection of the best suitors for his son. All, daughters of his friends or business partners. He would wait until his son graduated to introduce him to whichever young lady he should marry. None the less, Amir did not like the idea. He wanted to do it himself, pick the person he would marry and, apparently, his heart chose this beautiful lady with brown hair and amber eyes.

That was the way. The only way to escape this absurd “engagement” he had to his family, in the name of honor.

He pushed the heavy doors of his father's office and found him standing by the window. He was on his phone, talking to somebody. Amir signaled him to let him know he was there.

“Father. May I have a word?” he asked.

Ihshan Mobarek stared at him.

“I'll call you back” he said, ending his call to turn to his son. “This better be important. I was talking to the VP…”

“You're going to be a grandfather” snapped Amir.

“What?” The old man was shocked.