Marry Me Not

FOUR

Our butler, Arman, open the door when i arrived at home. He told me, dinner is ready and mom is having Armakov for dinner tonight. I thanks him and told him to tell mom i will get myself clean first before join them.

"Here you are. We thought we will start dinner without you"

"Sorry mom. I have online meeting with Mr. Yaba and finally we closed the deal." I kiss my mom and greet the Armakov.

"That is good news to hear. Mr. Yaba can be a handful person sometimes."

"He is, all we have to do is find out what he really wants and the goal is ours"

I sat beside of Charlotte, facing Athena. God why she have to be so beautiful! She even looks more beautiful since the last time we met at the country club. Busted on looking at her, she glare at me.

"What is wrong with you and her?" Charlotte whisper in my ear

"She do not like me at all. " i simply said and i can see she passed the words to Anastasia which looking at me immediately and i just shrugged it off.

After dinner, we move to the back porch, where we used to go after dinner for sharing our day.

Ana and Charlotte talked to Athena, the mothers having a tea while me and Mr. Armakov is having our smoking time. Yea i know it is gross. Mom and the others talk a lot about how gross cigarettes are but what can i do?

"We just started our business with your father couple months before he died. He was a wise man all i can remember. And i know what my daughter did to you when you were in school and for that i am apologize. I did not raise my daughter well" that's so random conversation

"Mr. Armakov.."

"Call me Sasha, no need so formal Jordan" he offered

"Alright, Sasha. What is happened between me and Athena back in school is a long story gone. In fact i should thank her. Less beating if you want to know"

"I have my guilt in that. Your father talked a lot about his family how he wish to have a son. One day when we had a trip to Hawaii together. With Antonina was pregnant with Athena and your mother was pregnant with you, we agreed if he have a son and i have a daughter, marriage is settle then.  With your mother being a super woman raising all of you and taking care of the business, we forgot about that. But one day the arrangement slip out of my mouth and Athena heard it. She became feisty and took all the blame on you and with your condition she make it more easy to.."

"Sasha. If this arrangement is what you tried to make now, i suggest to stop it. Athena do not like me. Don't you think she deserves someone is better than me?"

"You are a good person. I can see it in you"

"Thanks. But that is in your eyes, not your daughter"

"Would you believe me if i said she never dating anyone like she is waiting for someone?"

"That cannot be true. Athena is gorgeous and beautiful. Man will line up just for shake her hands"

"True but she declined every single one of them."

"Maybe she do not see the potential of them?"

"You think so? When she heard you are coming back and you will attend the club she volunteered to come. Usually her mother have to drag her out of her office just for their mother daughter bonding time"

"Maybe she just want torturing me again?"

"Oh boy, i do hope not. But funny to think again, she seems happy lately. We think that it must have something to do with you somehow?"

"Me? What do you mean?"

"Woman is mysterious. They giving me headache sometimes"

"Yeah and you only have two to deal with. I have ten Sasha. Who have more headache now? Pity me!"