All Chapters of Mr Bellandis Beautiful Mistake : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

"You will marry him, Marlowe. End of discussion."The fork in my hand stopped halfway to my mouth. I looked across the long mahogany table at my father. He didn't even look up from his steak. He just kept cutting it into little pieces like he hadn't just dropped a bomb on my life."Excuse me?" I said."You heard me." Everett Whitmore finally lifted his eyes. Cold. Empty. The same look he gave when he talked about stocks or business deals. "The Bellandi family has made an offer. We're accepting it."I set my fork down. The clink of silver against fine china echoed through the dining room. My mother, Lenora, sat to my right. She was staring at her plate like it held the secrets to the universe. My younger brother, Nolan, was frozen mid-chew, his eyes bouncing between me and our father."Dad," Nolan started, "you can't be serious—""I'm always serious about business, Nolan." Everett wiped his mouth with a cloth napkin. "Marlowe knows this."I leaned back in my chair and crossed my arms.

MARLOWE'S POVHis car was black. Not shiny black. Not flashy black. Just black. The kind of black that swallowed light and made you feel like you were walking into a void.I stopped at the curb. My heels wobbled. The alcohol was still buzzing in my veins, but the cold night air was starting to sober me up. Just enough to make me realize what I was about to do."This is insane," I muttered."You're the one who proposed." The stranger opened the passenger door. He didn't push me in. He just stood there. Waiting.I looked back at the bar. Elowen was running toward us, her heels clicking against the pavement."Marlowe! Wait!"I turned back to the stranger. "I need a minute."He nodded. "Take your time."Elowen grabbed my arm and pulled me aside. Her face was flushed. Her eyes were wild."You cannot do this," she hissed. "You don't even know his name."I blinked. "Oh. Right. I forgot to ask.""You forgot to ask?" She looked at me like I'd just said I wanted to jump off a bridge. "Marlowe,