Upon arriving in AJ City, Nancy frowned, not understanding why her parents had asked her to return home.
She had previously been studying in City X, and after graduating with a degree in business administration, her father had clearly told her, “Nancy, I want you to return home and not stay in City X.”
Nancy frowned during the phone call with her father. She knew that her father was a politician in AJ City, and she couldn't go against his orders. So, she arrived at the airport at exactly 2pm, and her father's men were already there waiting to escort her home.
“Welcome home, Nancy,” her older adopted brother, Matthew Marlon, smiled at her. However, Nancy frowned as she walked with him to the car.
She sat in the back seat of the car, knowing that the city was ruled by the popular President Nolan Alejandro and his family. The city was named after the Alejandro family. They had been ruling for years, and any opposition party that tried to oppose them was immediately silenced.
Nancy watched the road as Matthew started the car engine and drove away from the airport. Her eyes fell on the gigantic billboard displaying the city president's photos too.
''Hmm…'' Nancy hummed, seeing Matthew smiling at her through the rearview mirror.
She ignored his smile, continuing to wonder why her parents had insisted that she must return home.
Upon arriving home, the security men at her father's mansion gate pulled the huge black gate open for them. Nancy watched as Matthew drove his black exotic SUV into the premises and parked.
She saw her parents standing at the mansion frontage. Her mother was wearing a red gown, and her father stood in his black suit. The maids also stood behind her parents, dressed in their blue uniforms.
Nancy stepped out of the car and walked up to the mansion frontage to meet her parents, wearing a red top and black trousers with her black high-heeled shoes.
As Nancy approached the mansion front, her mother wholeheartedly welcomed her, “Welcome home, my beautiful angel.”
“Good afternoon, Mom, Dad.” Nancy smiled as she hugged her mother, and her father finally said to her, “Welcome home, Nancy. Good to finally have you at home with us.”
“Thanks, Dad,” Nancy replied, still hugging her mother, and the maids said to her, “Welcome home, Nancy.”
“Thank you all,” Nancy smiled at the maids, and her mother said, “Let's all go inside.”
“Okay, Mom,” Nancy replied and finally walked into the living room with her mother.
She saw that their living room hadn't changed, still painted in white with beautiful flower vases around.
Nancy walked up to a black couch in the living room, which had seven black couches in total.
“Home, sweet home,” she whispered as she finally sat down on one of the black couches.
She saw her mother standing there in the center of the living room, smiling sweetly at her.
“Mom, what's the good news? You look so excited to see me,” Nancy asked, becoming curious about the reason behind her mother's bright smile. Her mother was the epitome of beauty, still looking under forty despite being 51 years old.
Mrs. Olivia Marlon smiled and finally sat down on the black couch. She replied, “Why wouldn't I be excited to see you, Nancy? You've changed, and you look even more beautiful now than when you left the city five years ago.”
''Thanks, Mom, but I'm still the same,'' Nancy replied, smiling sweetly at her mother. She knew that her mother was right; she had changed since she left the city five years ago to further her studies abroad. Her body had matured, and she was now a charming young lady.
Nancy knew how most people that passed by her would pause and stare back at her, as she looked so adorable now.
She also knew that her mother loved calling her an angel because of her sharp pointed nose, blue sparkling eyes, and long golden hair, which was the most attractive of her features.
“Mom, I need to go upstairs now and freshen up. Then I'll come back downstairs to join you and Dad for dinner,” Nancy said as she finally stood up from the couch.
“Okay, my dear,” Mrs. Olivia Marlon replied, unable to stop admiring her daughter. She thought about telling Nancy about the arranged marriage with the president's son, but decided that could wait.
Nancy smiled and walked upstairs to her bedroom. Approaching her bedroom door, she pushed it open and entered her room.
Like the living room, her room hadn't changed either. It was still painted in pink and adorned with beautiful flower vases.
Nancy walked up to her room window to pull the curtains open. She noticed some black cars arriving. Three black cars drove into her father's mansion and parked.
Nancy saw some men in black suits exit the car at the back, and they walked up to the car at the front and pulled the car door open.
Nancy saw a man in a black suit and a red shirt step out of the car. When their eyes met, she immediately looked away and shut her room curtains.
Next, Nancy went to her bathroom to strip off her clothes and take a bath before joining her parents for dinner.
She removed her red top and black trousers, then stepped into her bathroom to bathe.
A few hours later, Nancy stepped out of her bathroom wrapped in a long white towel. She sat on her bed to apply lotion to her body.
She had really missed her family when she was in City X, and she decided to look for a new job in AJ City. Since she was already home, she wouldn't be going back to City X anytime soon.
Nancy sat on her bed, opened her bedside drawer, and took out her body lotion.
Afterward, she picked up her television remote and switched it on. She saw photos and videos of their city President being displayed on her television screen.
Increasing the television volume, Nancy heard the reporter state, “Good evening, citizens of AJ City. I bring to you the 4 p.m. news. President Nolan Alejandro has just won the recently concluded election today, scoring over 50 million votes…”
Nancy frowned, disliking the Alejandro family. She immediately switched off her television, knowing that the Alejandro family had been ruling for a long time and didn't want another family to rule.
She knew that her father was also a politician and worked under the AJ Political party group. She sighed, deciding not to worry about politics.
Moreover, she didn't like the luxurious lifestyle that her family lived. She wanted a simple life for herself, her future husband, and their children. She didn't like the security men who had been following her around every minute and second since her return to the city.
Nancy finished applying lotion to her body and stood up from the bed to search for clothes to wear.
She walked into her closet and took out a short brown gown. The gown hugged her body tightly, accentuating her figure.
Nancy smiled and walked back to her room mirror. Holding her long white towel in her right hand, she used it to dry her wet, long golden hair.
She was a politician's daughter, raised to always look cute. Noticing the time was still after 4 p.m., she wished she knew the reason her parents had asked her to return home. She would have preferred to not be there.
Charles Alejandro was at his hotel when he received the report that his chosen bride had finally arrived home. He was eager to see Nancy, as his parents had been pressuring him to settle down. As their only son, he was likely to become the future president. He had many enemies, some inherited from his parents…Charles had been at his company earlier in the morning before he decided to visit his hotel in the afternoon. He planned to spend the evening with any attractive lady there… It was no secret that he loved women. As a powerful man in AJ City, most young ladies were aware of this and also wanted to share a bed with him…Charles, a 30-year-old black man, was very attractive. He was tall, masculine, and had short black hair. His mother wouldn't let him rest, as she kept pressuring him about marriage. She had even shown him photos of some ladies that she had selected for him. However, Charles wasn't interested in any of them. He preferred his promiscuous lifestyle, much to his parent
Nancy finished drying her long, wet, golden hair in her bedroom, combing it so that it cascaded behind her back. She walked out of her room and went downstairs to the living room to have dinner with her parents.She could feel her stomach growling loudly in hunger, so she gripped the iron railing for support as she went downstairs. She didn't want to miss her steps or risk falling as she descended the stairs.Upon reaching the ground floor, Nancy noticed that some guests had arrived at her parents' home, which caused her to frown. She hated the architectural design of her father's mansion; the living room was connected to the dining room, making it easy for guests to pry into her family's affairs. She cherished her privacy and detested being under scrutiny.Among the guests was a tall, handsome man who exuded authority. He was watching her as she descended the stairs. The intensity of his gaze was unsettling, and his black eyes seemed to strip her bare with their longing.Forcing herse
"No, Father!" Nancy screamed, as her father pulled her room door open and finally exited her bedroom. She turned to face her mother and begged, "Please, Mom, talk to Dad, I cannot marry that man, I cannot marry Charles." Mrs. Olivia Marlon sighed, and she finally walked up to the bed to meet her daughter, still holding the bouquet of rose flowers in her hands that Charles had given her earlier. She said, "I'm sorry, Nancy, I wish that I could speak to your father about this. But you know that your father is working under the AJ Political party group, and even though your father doesn't like Charles nor approve of him as your husband, he cannot say no. We were only hoping for your father's rank to be promoted, which is why he sent your photos to them..." "Mom..." Nancy stared at her mother's face in shock, tears filling her eyes. She remembered the day her mother had called her when she was at her home in City X, trying to cook. Her mother had asked her to send her photos, stating
"Mom..." Charles finally approached his mother, hugging her while she smiled at him and said, "Charles, you haven't answered my question yet. I was waiting for you to return home first so that we can have our dinner together as a family." "Good evening, Mom," Charles greeted his mother, hugging her and walking with her towards the dining room. He replied, "She's the one, Mom. She's very pretty too." "Hmm," First Lady Kira Alejandro smiled, watching as Charles pulled a dinner chair out for her to sit down first. She sat down elegantly, continuing to watch her handsome son as he took the chair next to her at the dining table. He replied, "Mom, she's the one and she's very cute. Where did you see her photo? I really do like her." "Mm," First Lady Kira Alejandro smiled, watching as the maids stepped out of the kitchen and walked up to the dining table to serve dinner. They served the delicious meals while President Nolan Alejandro was away at a presidential meeting. First Lady Kira s
Charles stood up from his bed, after placing Nancy's photo on the headboard, and went into his bathroom to bathe. Afterward, he stepped out, put on his night robe, and walked to his study room to keep himself busy.Sleep was far from his eyes. He knew he would be marrying soon, but he still needed to check his company records as he was running a multimillion-dollar company in their state.Charles took his time and did his own personal cross-checking of his company records and growth with his computer.Meanwhile, his mother, First Lady Kira Alejandro, had contacted her assistant, Miller Robert, via phone call."Hello, Miller.""Good evening, Your Excellency," Miller responded."I want you to find out what this lady is up to for me. Keep track of all her movements and send some security men to follow her too.""Okay, Your Excellency," Miller responded."Is there anything else you need me to do?" Miller asked."No, that's all. And the job starts now," First Lady Kira replied."Okay, Your
Senator Logan blamed himself for organizing the business meeting in his home. He planned to rebuild a new welcoming area to receive his guests and divert their attention away from his wife and daughter. He had seen the men lusting after his daughter, and they also lusted after his beautiful wife.Nancy picked up her teacup and drank from it. After breakfast with her parents ended, she finally spoke to them. "Dad, mom, I want to go out and shop for the things I need, as you know that I just returned home and some of my things that I use in my room have run out.""Okay, Nancy, will you be using your car or have Matthew accompany you to the shopping mall? As you know, the wedding is tomorrow and some guests already have their eyes on you. I cannot take the risk of them kidnapping you before the wedding," her father said to her."But dad, they don't know me. I mean, I am not a celebrity and not everyone knows that I will be getting married to Charles tomorrow," Nancy replied. She could see
"What? How am I under arrest? Isn't it my name and photo that you're seeing on my international passport?" Nancy struggled to break her hand away from the tight grip of the security man holding her soft left hand."You cannot delay my flight, let me go!" Nancy screamed out, as she desperately wanted to get away from the security man. She knew that the airplane would soon take off in 30 minutes, yet the tough-looking security man seized her hands."I'm only doing my job, madam. Or aren't you the president's son's chosen bride-to-be?" The security man questioned her, and Nancy stared at him in shock. She hadn't known that Charles still had his eyes on her to monitor her activities.The security man immediately took out his phone to call his boss to inform him that he had finally caught Nancy Marlon. They had received a phone call earlier in the morning not to allow anyone named Nancy Marlon to leave the airport.Although Nancy had indeed concealed her looks—with her identity card showing
Nancy met Charles' sharp, deep black eyes. With her chest rising and falling heavily, she really wanted to move away from him, but Charles held her close."I cannot let you go," he said, feeling as though he was beginning to lose himself because of her.Nancy took some steps backward and Charles approached her again, still staring intently into her face. She was halted by the glass wall behind her and swiftly turned to move away, but Charles cut her off. He inhaled her sweet blossom scent, tempted to kiss her pink lips, as his black eyes wandered to them again."Why don't you want me?" Charles asked. Standing very close to Nancy, he waited for her response. However, she couldn’t respond. The words got stuck in her throat as she inhaled Charles's cologne. It penetrated and forced its way into her nostrils, causing her to splutter, "I . . . I . . .""I don't love you," Nancy finally managed to say, speaking with trembling lips. Charles replied, "But I do... Let's get married. I promise t