I climbed down the stairs to see my aunt Beth and a few people in suits in the living room.
Out of them all, my eyes caught sight of a handsome young man.
“Here is the bride." One man in a suit said gesturing at me.
Bride?.
My aunt turned to me and she smiled a big fake smile.
“Come down my lovely neice." She said to me.
“It's time to sign the papers. She's beautiful and I like her already." The handsome young man in the blue suit said standing up and taking a suitcase from one of the other men in suits, I was guessing that the other men were lawyers.
“What's going on here, who are you?." I asked.
The young man walked closer to me, I could smell his sweet cologne and his blue eyes were capturing. He flashed his diamond watch and looked at the time.
“It's getting late, I need to attend to some other things, it's already nine." He said to one of the lawyers and he turned back to me, placing all his attention on me.
“I'm sorry for not being able to introduce myself to you earlier because I was really busy, they're lots of projects that I've been working on. I'm Bruce Robinson, the CEO in charge of Omnicore and many other successful companies in the whole of North America. Your aunt knows me well and we have been business partners for a while now, there is a property that I have to take over but I couldn't because I am a bachelor, so I decided to get married by contract, and your aunt told me she had a suitable wife for me. The papers they're signing over there right now makes you my wife, and I'm your husband. “ He said with a very dashing smile.
I moved away from him and I looked at my aunt.
" How can you just sign a contract to make me get married to this man. “
" He is not just ' this man', Mr Bruce is one of the wealthiest men in the whole of the country, so I'm sure he'll take good care of you.“
“I don't want him." I said running out of the door.
I ran outside and I started running towards the street but then I felt a hand get a hold of my arm and the grip was so strong that I had to wince.
“Ouch.“ I said and turned and I saw it was Mr Bruce. His eyes were very blue, bluer than they were earlier.
" I'm sorry. “ He said releasing my hand from his grip as he noticed that it was painful to my arm.
How did I not hear him coming, I didn't hear his footsteps. At least I could have heard something, but he suddenly appeared.
" I don't want to get married to you. “ I shouted at him.
" At least don't try to run away from me, you can't run and you can't hide. “
There was almost a dangerous glare in his eyes.
“I'm not dangerous." He said as if he had just read my mind.
“Did you read my mind?." I asked him.
“Don't worry, you don't have to be scared of me. Why don't we get to know each other, we're practically husband and wife now, you have to come home and meet my family, my parents and friends are waiting for you in my house." He said and took my hand, gently this time amd started taking me back home. But he didn't answer my question.
We stopped in front of one of his cars, it was a Rolls-Royce.
“Go in." He told me.
“What about my clothes?, They're still in my room."
“You don't have to worry about any of that. When you reach the house, I'll bring some experts and they'll take you to go and get as many lovely designer dresses you want."
I entered into the car and from the window I could see my aunt standing in front of the door holding a big suit case, probably containing money, she had practically sold me to a multi billionaire.
“Take this , it's containing all of my information. Anything you'll like to find out is in there. You can know about other things later."
I took the paper from his hand.
I glanced down at it.
" Bruce Robinson, Twenty four years old, Multi billionaire, celebrated and renowned business man and CEO of various companies. Both parents, Mr and Mrs Robinson are both cardiologists, that was also renowned and celebrated.... I was going to marry into a wealthy family. I glanced at him, he looked like a prince."
" We're here already. “ The driver said and I looked out the window to see the very tall mansion. My mouth opened and I closed it.
Wow.
" This is your new home Emmaline. “ Bruce said to me.
“Mr Bruce, why did you..." I started to say but he cut me off.
“Don't call me Mr Bruce, call me Bruce, what were you saying?."
“I was asking why you got married to me?."
“It was necessary. I needed to expamd my headquaters, and also, I needed to get a property, it's a land and it's worth four hundred million dollars and I need it, I wouldn't be able t get it if I wasn't married and so I decided to get married, but you're welcome to ask me anything other thing. Also you should be happy you got married to me, wouldn't you want to work alongside me, imagine all the things you'll get, the diamonds the expensive vacations, the money to get anything you want. imagine everything you'll ba able to do now that you're married to me, so please, don't be worried. I'll take good care of you.“
I followed behind him.
There were lots of security guards in the compound, anytime we passed any of the security guard they would say
" Good day master Bruce. “ and Bruce would nod.
He opened the door and as soon as I stepped inside, I could smell a very beautiful fragrance. Everything was beautiful, the frames were lined with gold, the artworks were beautiful and grand, the tiles were expensive and beautiful.
" Hi, good day master Bruce. “ Said a man alighting from the stairs.
" Good day Tom, this is my wife, Emma. “ he said to the man.
“Good day Mrs Robinson." The man said to me.
“Good day." I said to the man.
“That's my house keeper." Bruce said to me after the man had left.
“My parents are waiting for us upstairs, let's go." He said to me and we started to climb the tall beautiful stair case. I felt like I was in a castle house. Everything was glittery and shinny.
He pushed one door open and we both walked through the door at the same time because it was wide.
I saw a woman wearing white, she was sitting in a chair and she was holding a glass of orange juice.
Immediately she saw me she stood up and she gave a big smile.
“Welcome home my daughter in law." The woman said standing up and dropping her cup on the table and walking towards me.
She had soft glowing skin, She looked as if she was in her twenties, she had a really good body shape and she had no wrinkles at all and she's his mother, how?. She looked too young, she looked like his sister.
She hugged me and the most delightful of scents enveloped my nose.
“Welcome home." I heard a man say and I turned around to see another man, very handsome and also very young, I couldn't pin his age, he had clear skin and there was no sign of a blemish, he was also dressed in white coming towards me with open arms.
" Dad, stay off, she's mine. “ Bruce saif in a possessive tone and his father raised his hand up in surrender mode.
I had a lot of questions, why were they dressed in white?.
“They're dressed in white because it's traditional, they're welcoming the new bride." Bruce said and I turned to look at him.
He had to be reading my mind.
“Don't be silly Emmaline, I'm not reading your mind." Bruce said with a smile, but I didn't ask him... I had said it in my mind.... Fear enveloped me, he was reading my mind.