Chapter 4
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Daphne got off the bed in fear looking at him.
"Not…noth…nothing Max" she stammered, almost shaking.
"Daphne? What do I need to know" he asked, getting angry.
"Ariana please can you excuse us?" He said to Ariana with his gaze still on Daphne.
Ariana took the box of chocolate and left the room.
"Maxwell, please try and understand that I have no choice but to agree with her conditions" she said in tears.
"Do what Daphne?" He asked in rage as he dropped the flowers and chocolate on the bed. "Do what?" He asked again.
She shakes her head crying.
"Marry my godmother's son in order to save my family's company?" She bust out. "I'm sorry" she pleaded, walking towards him crying.
"What Daphne?" He said in shock, almost falling as he took a step backward. "What…what do you mean marry your godmother's son?" He asked again, trying to hold his balance.
"My godmother offered to help save our company on the condition that I get married to her son, Carlos" she said and tries to hold his hand but he pulls away and walks out of the room.
"Max. Max. Max'' she calls out trying to stop him but he runs out through the hallway pushing people as he runs.
She tried to follow him but he was gone already. She stopped outside the dorm and sat on the steps sobbing.
Ariana rushes to meet her there. She sits besides her and pulls her to her arms and pat her. "I'm sorry" she whispers as she helps her up and back to the room.
Daphne fell asleep crying.
The next morning Daphne hurriedly got dressed for classes and rushed to Maxwell's dorm room to look for him. On getting there she saw him getting ready to leave.
"Maxwell please let's talk about this" she pleaded.
"Talk about what Daphne?" He asked trying not to be angry. "When were you planning on telling me?"
"Please, I was going to tell you when if figured it out with my mom. I was hoping she'll change her mind, but…" she said crying holding him.
"Seriously Daphne? You thought your mother was going give up a chance to save her company because her daughter has a boyfriend? Look at me Daphne. How am I suppose to help your family?" He said in anger as he pulls away from her hold.
"Let's run away…please" she said hugging him tightly and crying.
"You know we can't do that" he said trying to pull away from her grip but she wouldn't let go…"how?"
"Let's run…on the day of the wedding let's run" she said again lifting her head to look at him.
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Carlos returns home from the club in the evening. He enters the mansion and walks to the garden where his mother always is in the evening drinking tea and smoking.
"Hello mother" he greeted her as he kissed her hand and her forehead.
"Hello my son" she replied smiling. "How was your day?" She asked.
"My day went well as usual" he said.
She hands him a file for him to sign.
"What is this mom?" He collects it and opens it. "A marriage agreement?" He looks back at her.
"Is this some kind of joke?" He asked with a scoff.
She looks at him and puff out smoke and smiled. "Does it look like a joke?" She asked and sipped her tea followed by her smoke.
"Daphne?" He looks at the paper again and back at his mother. "What sort of joke is this mother?" He asked again in disbelief.
"You want me to sign a marriage agreement between I and Daphne?" He asked in rage. "This is ridiculous mother"
"Don't speak to me in that tone young man. Be careful" she warned calmly looking at him. "I am you mother" she added and returned the smoke in her mouth.
He leans back on his chair looking at the paper again.
"Why would Daphne agree to such ridiculous arrangements?" He asked trying to be calm.
"Because she wants to help safe her family's company and reputation?" She said with a grin.
"So you left them with no choice I see?" He said nodding his head. "You are unbelievable mother" he added shaking his head.
"Yes I know I am" she said with a wicked smile as she puffs out the smoke.
"But I'm not going to sign this agreement, I won't be a party to ur wickedness on an innocent girl" he said standing up.
"Look at the kettle calling the pot black" she said with a wicked laugh.
"It's the other way round mother, but whatever" he said "I'm not signing it" he said walking past her.
"You will come back, sit and sign this papers, unless you want Bridget to be in the headlines tomorrow" she said calm taking a sip of her tea.
He looks at her in shock and disbelief.
"That is your granddaughters mother mom" he said in rage hitting his fist on the table.
"And do I look like I care about her Carlos? I am your mother and you will do as I say" she said sipping her tea.
"Gosh mother. How can you threaten me with my child's mother like that" he said taking the paper. He signed it and flinged it on the table.
"Good boy" she said smiling.
"I will make that girls life a living hell in this house" he threatened leaning forward with his fist on the table looking into her eyes.
She blows the smoke in his face and smirks. "You will do no such thing Carlos" she said looking him in the eyes as she blows another smoke in his face and smiles.
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