My Marriage Is A Contract

"Mom, why did you call me here suddenly?" Charlotte asked in a severe tone, all traces of friendliness gone. "Come, let's discuss this in my room," Martha said, gesturing for Charlotte to follow her. Henry, Charlotte, and Martha all headed into her room, with Henry closing the door behind them. "Have a seat Charlotte," Henry said, making Charlotte feel more anxious. She did as her older brother told her to and sat down on her mom's bed. "Charlotte..." Her mom started. "What I am about to tell you will change your life forever." Martha walked over to her daughter and sat down beside her. "Before your father died, he had a best friend. They grew up together and did everything together. They were inseparable." Martha started. "Mom, why are you telling me this?" Charlotte asked in irritation. Talking about her father always made her sensitive as she never knew him before he died. Her mom was eight months pregnant with her when he died in a car accident. Charlotte had lived her whol

"There, all done," Charlotte's make-up artist said after he finished dolling her up. "You look fantastic," he complimented as he took a picture of her to brag about her on his social media. Charlotte looked at herself in the mirror and liked what she saw. She was wearing a long black strapless dress which showed a little bit of her cleavage. The dress hugged her body bringing out her curves.Her long hair had been straightened and it was touching her back. Her make-up artist did a bold and smoky eye make-up for Charlotte. In one word she looked stunning. She looked at the time and saw that she was already running late as the party had already started. The rest of her family were already at the party. "Wish me luck," she requested as she headed downstairs where a limo was waiting for her. Charlotte took a deep breath as her car entered the Gerano Mansion. She was finally here. In a few moments from now, she would be meeting Sebastian Gerano and just thinking about it made her anxiet

After Diego had left, Charlotte turned to face Sebastian. "We need to talk about this marriage," She said in a serious tone. "Come with me." Sebastian grabbed Charlotte's hand and took her to a quiet place as the hall was a bit noisy plus, he did not want anyone to interrupt their conversation. "What is there to talk about?" He asked. "Your father and my father signed a contract stating that we would get married as soon as you turn twenty four. What don't you understand there?""It's not that I do not understand, I just don't accept it!" Charlotte answered. "What don't you accept?" Sebastian asked, his eyes fixed on Charlotte.Getting stared at like that made Charlotte uncomfortable and she shifted restlessly trying to avoid Sebastian's eyes. Why did he have such an effect on her?"I do not accept this marriage, Sebastian. There is nothing in this world that will force me to get married to you!" Charlotte said as she looked at Sebastian with contempt. "Please go and tell your fath

Charlotte felt like killing the person who had interrupted what was about to happen between her and Sebastian. Couldn't the person have waited a few more minutes before calling? Those were the thoughts running through her mind before she came to her senses and remembered that she wasn't supposed to be getting close to any man, especially Sebastian Gerano.But what could she do, the man could make her lose her senses just by his touch. Sebastian felt really awkward after what had happened. The room suddenly became small and it was suffocating and all he wanted was to get out of there. He didn't want to leave abruptly as that would make things more awkward and Charlotte might start having the notion that she drove him crazy just by getting close to her. His phone stopped ringing and Sebastian took it out from his pocket to see who had interrupted what was about to happen. He was grateful to whoever called as they had stopped him from making the biggest mistake of his life. He hat

Charlotte parked her car opposite the tall building. On the opposite side of the road, she could clearly see the Gerano corporation standing high and tall. She took a deep breath trying to calm herself down. She was about to take a very big step in her life and it made her really nervous. She had decided to accept Sebastian's offer. She had to do it for her family and for herself. She would lose too much if she rejected the marriage. She and Sebastian would get married after which they would go their separate ways for a year. She took another deep breath and stepped outside her car. She entered the building and as usual, she was greeted with stares from the people who were present as she walked in. Normally, Charlotte didn't mind the stares as it was part of her life but it was really irritating to her right now. Would it kill them to stop staring at her? She was already uncomfortable as it was. Their stares were just adding to her discomfort. She didn't know where Sebastian's o