Master Anderson was talking to some of his business partners when someone said suddenly, "Long time no see, Anderson."
He turned around and narrowed his eyes looking at the man in front of him, "Indeed, Williams."
The man smirked and commented, "Now that you are officially retiring and handing over your business to your son, I must say you have become quite an old man having white hair. How could my sweet Mia bear to see you, an old man, everyday?" John Anderson noticed how he stressed on the word 'Old man' two times straight with him calling his wife Mia sweet with an addition of 'my'.
Hearing this, Master Anderson's right eye twitched looking at his arch-enemy. Only Archer Williams could make his blood boil in this world.
This Archer Williams had always annoyed him. From the time they were in their early twenties, he had always competed with him in everything. Whether it be love or business.&
"Hey, hey! Where are you going? Anderson!" Old Williams tried to stop Master Anderson."Somewhere. I do not want to waste Old Williams' time any longer." John Anderson replied and went away.Archer Williams glared at his retreating back. The old sly Anderson was still the same he was years ago.Amongst his all three sons, it was only Alec, his youngest son of his three children who accepted the family business without any argument. Now, he wanted to do something for him to make him happy. All these years he had gathered about his likes and dislikes from the bodyguard he had sent with Alec.His son liked the young Anderson princess who had both looks and education. It was not bad to make them a pair. He was also willing to put up with his rival for his son's happiness. He was such a magnanimous person.From the corner, Madam Williams saw what her husband was doing. She scoffed
"It doesn't matter. Narrowest minds have the widest of mouths."Amelia White nodded her head, understanding the meaning of her cousin's words. They were still talking with each other when the other guests who were silently talking with each other like the buzz of the bees, suddenly halted their mouths and turned their heads to see the pair on the stairs.Glancing at the staircase, Madam Anderson's face broke into a satisfied smile. Both her children looked so good and well-matched together like a pair of a princess and a knight as the princess' escort. She was not wrong when she decided to play a matchmaker for them."Ria looks so beautiful this evening, cousin. She will surely be a beauty when she reaches our old age," Amelia could not contain herself and said."It's alright if it's you, but I just want to ask, since when did I become old to you? I'm still young to play with my grandchildr
"It's fine if you don't want to give me your number, you can have my business card instead."A business card?He was of the same age as her, was he not?Twenty-one or twenty-two something?It turned out people of her age were successful, too."Yeah. I own a couple of bars as my side business, it would be a pleasure if you could bring your friends too with you sometime there. The more the merrier, you know. The more the people, the more the rate of earning money and profit." One thing she got to know about him was that he was obsessed with the money related things."Uh.." Another thing, he was brutally honest.No one should be this open to actually tell a stranger such things like this."Well, I have said what I wanted to say. It was nice to finally meet with the Great Anderson Princess everyone talks
"Okay, that's it. I'm tired. He's hiding on purpose. If it weren't for Alec, I won't find that despicable man even if someone bribed me with five gold mines." Archer Williams was exasperated more than anyone could imagine.That John Anderson was really hard to find. It seemed as if he was playing a game of hide-and-seek with Archer Williams.The truth was, he was introducing Elian with his business partners just to make them his acquaintances for the future."I must say you have a very capable son, Master Anderson. It'd be a pleasure to work with him. I want to invite you and your family to play golf sometimes if you like."One by one, many of the people he met with, congratulated him on having the CEO's position."Everyone, may I have your attention?" He looked at his father with an arch brow. Was the evening finally coming to an end now?H
"Excuse me, I have a call to take." His phone rang at the best timing as Elian Anderson excused himself from the guests. He felt tension building up in his whole body.This entire announcement did not seem like an actual surprise, but rather a pre-planned shocker. What he could not understand was why his parents paired him up with a person he cherished as a little partner, companion, and a friend?It was true he enjoyed her company, but it did not mean he would accept her as his bride, his wife, and the person he was looking forward to spending his whole life time with.He had never seen her in a light like this.He would never be."Speak. What did you call me for?" His frustration could be seen with how messy his attire was now with his unbuttoned collar and his removed tie. A blind could also see it.The person on the nex
<Hey, everyone! Guess what? I'm engaged.>No, no, and no.<Ladies and gentlemen, this princess is finally not single anymore!>Ah, that was such a cringe.You can do better.Remove it.She deleted what she typed for like the hundredth time and sighed, looking outside of her room's window. Last night, she just got engaged to her one and only crush, her one and only knight.She was so exhilarated that she forgot everything and talked with her aunt the whole night, listening to her parents' stories, including the childhood memories of Elian when he used to be just a toddler.About the good news..Now, how to tell it to her friends?Would they call her a bad person who hid such an important news from them?She di
"Mom, dad, what was that?" Elian arrived at the study room and found both of his parents. His mood had turned from bad to worse since last night. "What do you mean, son?" His mother, Mia Anderson confusedly asked. She was trying to understand his words. "Mom, I'm talking about the whole engagement show. What was that?" He was frowning. "It looks like a show to you?" His father, John Anderson looked at him blankly. "Then, what should I call it, dad? I was not even informed of it. You both didn't even ask for my opinion." His voice was low and calm, but his eyes had vulnerability hidden in depth. "You have always listened to us, Elian. Why are you so shocked right now?" Madam Anderson questioned with her brows furrowed. "Yes, mom. I have always listened to both of you, so why can't you listen to me for once? I don't wan
Elian Anderson did not wait for yet another day and left as soon as he informed his parents. Zaria was looking at him through her window, her hand on it as a happy sigh escaped her lips. She just had to wait for a month and then.. Then, both of them will be together as one. In a sacred, matrimonial bond of a wife and a husband. It was still unbelievable to imagine that, but dreams do come true if you wish it with the bottom of your heart. The living example was herself. Her dream indeed came true. *** "Which shop should I visit first, Sofs?" Ria asked as she saw her best friend Sofia Brown scrolling through social media posts on her phone. Nowadays, a lot of people were going and fighting for the audition to get the roles of the characters from the new movie which was getting adapted from her fa