Sweet Seduction

"Marriage?!" Arya exclaimed. The cup she was admiring was long forgotten as it fell on the floor. Thankfully, it fell on the carpet and didn't break. "You have to be kidding…" She whispered to herself. Her knees suddenly felt extremely heavy, if not for her mother noticing her and supporting her body, she would've been sprawled on the floor. "Exactly, it's April Fool's day, it must be a joke. Don't worry…" Arya's mother tried to comfort her daughter but it seemed like she was trying to comfort herself. Both of them were a pathetic sight. "Fortunately, I'm not joking." Lillian stared at the both of them before she turned to the butler behind her. "Quickly, go and call Ryker for me." Lillian ordered the butler. "Yes…" "What do you mean you're not joking?! How can I get married just for breaking a dumb vase?! It wasn't even my fault!" Arya finally lost her cool. Her whole body was trembling, her breath was uneven as she yelled at Lillian who was surprisingly calm. Her eyes were

"How could you do this to me?!" Arya whispered loudly at her parents as she aggressively wiped her tears with her sleeves. "Don't be so hot-blooded, Arya." Her mother, extremely tired of her attitude, told her. "What?... You bring me to the last place I would ever want to be and you're telling me not to be so 'hot-blooded'?" Arya scoffed and rolled her eyes. This was ridiculous. Arya turned around and tried to leave but was dragged back gently by her father. "Yaya, listen to us, this is an opportunity. Do you want to continue to suffer like this all your life? Think about us, your parents…" Her father pleaded with her. "...Alright." she sighed. "I'll go.", Arya said after some time, bringing a smile to her parent's faces. The three of them shared a short hug before finally entering the inside of the building. The inside was even better than the outside. With clean and shiny marble floors, pure leather couches, a clean receptionist desk, and a wonderful chandelier hanging from

"Allison, why is it now that you're telling me this?" Ryker asked calmly as his finger rhythmically tapped the arm of the couch he was seated on. To his right was his mother who had a nasty sneer on her face as she played with the ring on her finger while on his left, was his twin sister, Allison, who wished she could crawl into a hole. All three of them were in Ryker's study room in his house."I knew that girl was trouble... this is what happens when you bring a poor person into our family..." His mother, Lillian hissed as she leaned deeper into the couch. Ryker on the other hand was angry, not because his soon-to-be wife had caused him some trouble but because of how long his sister waited to inform him of such a matter. Sadly, he couldn't show his anger, he couldn't give his mother the satisfaction of seeing him upset.Even though the room wasn't used regularly, it was still spotless and neat. Like most of the other rooms in the Rivera family’s mansion, this room also had an ear

Twenty minutes. Arya had been in the car for twenty minutes with Allison and she couldn't tell which part of her attitude was worse.Thankfully, God decided to end her sufferings and they arrived at Ryker’s house.Contrary to Arya’s expectations, the house wasn't as spacious as their main house. It was still bigger and better than the ones they arranged for her parents.Walking inside, Arya was stunned once more. Even though the room consisted of three main colors; black, white, and grey, it still found a way to look lively yet sophisticated.On the walls were beautiful posters and art pieces and the furniture was just exquisite.“I've already placed the clothes I bought at the store in your bedroom,” Allison said.Arya smiled in approval and nodded her head.“Ok. Thank you.” Arya thanked Allison once again.Even if the woman was rude and arrogant, she still had to be polite. After all, Allison would be her future sister-in-law; if everything goes according to plan.“Yeah...whatever.

“What..?” Arya asked with a deep look in her eyes.Did he seriously call her here just to mock her? Did he look down on her that much? He couldn't even apologize for locking her in a room! “I said; your qualifications are too low for you to get the job that you want... Should I repeat myself?” Ryker said with a snort.An action she thought he was incapable of.“I heard you the first time, is that seriously what you called me here for?” She huffed and crossed her arms as she glared daggers at his figure.“Of course not, don't be so childish and sit properly.” He ordered calmly, successfully ignoring the glares she was sending his way.Against her will, she still decided to obey him. “So, you'll be working for me instead, it's also a way for me to monitor you,” Ryker stated that it was the most obvious thing in the world.“...what?” Arya questioned, she didn't understand his train of thought.The reason she never expected him to give her a job in his company, apart from the fact that