Chapter 02

"Why? Did you ask?” Mommy asked me with a taunting voice with raised eyebrows. She's philosophizing but also laughed when I hugged her.

 "You'll find out later, Celes," she said. "I'll go down first, huh? I need to fix myself because I need to be beautiful later. You should take a bath again and wear something fancy, we're going somewhere, baby." She kissed me on the cheek and took the empty food tray before going downstairs.

 Our house has three floors and it is in a modern style. My room is on the third floor while mommy and daddy's room is on the second floor.

 The truth is that we were supposed to be two siblings but mom had a miscarriage due to stress. We have many enemies when it comes to business, they are always competing with us.

 Mom was five months pregnant, and the enemies took that opportunity to attack us. Some pulled their investment in our company. They ruined our family name. They played dirty.

 Our company almost collapsed and my parents were in trouble. I want to help but I know nothing when it comes to business.

 Daddy once trained me because I'm the heir but I really can't do it. The business world is not for me. With so many problems arising, mom can't contain it resulting in a baby loss. My little brother died inside her stomach.

 We almost lost hope, but the Salvatore's helped us. They are the sole reason why the company that my parents worked so hard to build rose again.

 We owe it to them, until now. Thank God they helped us. Since then, dad and Uncle Jack Salvatore have been friends. They help us and we help them, so our companies are on the same side.

 My thoughts were interrupted when I remembered something. I still needed to take a shower. 

  I spent my time inside the bathroom, thinking, where we were going to go. Maybe meeting my husband's family?

  I heaved a sigh and let the hot water hug and kiss every part of my body.

 After showering, I looked for something to wear. I chose that floral dress, the length is above my knees.

 It's a bit tight and short to me so if I am going to bend down, the part of my body I'm hiding will be seen. 

  I just sighed. I'm too lazy to take off what I'm wearing right now just to look for something else, so I decided to just wear it instead. I paired it with three inches red pumps.

 I don't need makeup to look good. I ain't going to brag but I'm already naturally beautiful.

 Mommy said we were going somewhere so even though I didn't want to, I still put on makeup, just light.

 My eyeshadow is brown with a bit of maroon, my eyebrows are natural so there's no need to shave them off. My nose is straight and proudly pointed so I don't need a nose line. My eyes are hazel-colored so I don't need some contact lenses anymore. My lips are naturally red and plump, so I don't need lipstick, but I put it on anyway. My eyelashes are thick so I just put vaseline on them to make them stand up and look nice somehow. I braided my hair in two groups before covering it with a white ribbon.

 I looked at my reflection in front of the big mirror in front of me and immediately smiled.

 I am beautiful!

I took a selfie first and posted it on I*******m. In less than a minute, it earned five hundred hearts. I smiled, I'm really beautiful- just kidding.

I took my Gucci purse so I could put my card and cellphone on it before going down.

 I saw that mommy and daddy had been waiting for a while. They complimented me that I was beautiful. I know that and there's no need to repeat it to me because I'm hurting. Truth hurts!

 We rode in a limousine so I couldn't help but ask. They rarely use it so it's really surprising.

 "Where are we going and why did we use the limousine?"  

  They didn't answer me so I felt bad. Am I a wind here? Seriously?

 After how many minutes of driving, we stopped in front of an expensive restaurant. I can tell it's going to be expensive because it's obvious from the inside and we've eaten here a few times already and the price will really make your eyes water and can rip the pocket of your jeans with just seeing the food.

 When we entered there were no customers eating inside, maybe it was rented.

 This restaurant has two floors so we went up the stairs and my eyes almost widened when I saw the Salvatores sitting at the table and chairs in the middle.

 That's when I realized something. Damn! Don't tell me? I don't want to conclude.

 My eyes returned to the front, the design was fancy and there was also a stage in the middle.

 I was embarrassed to sit in front of them but before that, I kissed the Salvatore couple first. They were smiling while looking at me.

 "Good evening, uncle, aunt," I smiled and greeted.

 "Good evening to you too, ija," they greeted back.

 "Wait a minute. My son is already on his way with Loreen," said Uncle Jack Salvatore.

 Loreen is their daughter- who is the youngest among the three so the family is overprotective of her. Well, what can I expect? We're talking about the Salvatore's right now. They're elites and rich as hell!

 A few moments later, my jaw almost dropped when I saw who he was talking about.

 Damn! I can't be wrong! Why didn't I think of this?

 I almost fell out of my seat when our eyes met. I can feel my body stiffening and shaking with a mixture of nervousness, shame, and fear.

 Why... Is he going to be my husband?

 I watched him walk towards us and sit in front of me without even looking at me. I just wanted to be swallowed by the table when dad glanced at me and signaled Mr. Lexus something.

 Uncle Jack, and daddy stood up. I watched how they went to the stage together while holding a microphone.

 "Okay, mic test! Ahem! Good evening, ladies and gentleman," began Uncle jack with a smile that made me frown. We're the only ones here...

 "We are here today to gather the- it's just a joke," said daddy and chuckled. Almost everyone there laughed and I already knew what they were going to say.

 I sighed and glanced at Lexus who was unexpectedly and coldly staring at me.

 He is going to be my husband.

 I am right because later on they announced our marriage. Everyone was happy except the two of us. 

Lexus who was in front of me didn't speak. He doesn't want to, does he?

 Because come to think of it, how will our lives be? How can we live with each other? We don't even know each other very well.

 They both congratulated us. I just smiled.

 But somehow I felt relief that he was the one I would marry. At least our family knew each other.

 And….

 Yes, I'm going to marry a billionaire named Lexus Clark Salvatore.

 Good luck to me. 

  Really.