Chapter Two
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Charlotte went back home with the food, still no clear plan. She had a flashback of everything that happened, it happened so quickly that it is hard to believe.
From making passionate love to each other overnight to being treated like a piece of trash, the worst of it is she's being sent out. She lived all her life to please Christian, she ignored her mother's warning just to be with Christian, now she's been left in the wilderness.
She picked up her phone to call Christian but it wasn't connecting, this was when it dawned to her that her line had been blocked.
Meanwhile, at Westwood and son's office, the staff were stunned to see Christian showering Grace with love. He placed his hand on her lower back while they walked gently. They are almost the same height and they compliment each other's looks. The staff knew he was having an affair with Charlotte but they had never been this close. She comes to the office occasionally.
Christian was fighting an inner battle, he wasn't comfortable with what was going on but they needed the media paparazzi to send a message to both families that they are off to a start, he is doing all these just to honor the contract between his father and the Taylor's family. Holding Grace does nothing to him compared to holding Charlotte, not that he envisioned a family with Charlotte but he feels better whenever he's with her.
The path to his office was filled with photographers and journalists, he invited them of course, with a strict warning, NO QUESTION IS ALLOWED, TAKE PICTURES AND GO AWAY everything was going fine till grace asked them a question. "Aren't you going to ask us questions?"
The journalists and photographers were reluctant to answer her, they wouldn't dare, they risked losing their license if they did.
"Can't you talk?" She shouted at them, ready to send them away.
"Grace, I told them not to. Let's take things slowly" Christian replied, talking in a very silent tone to avoid the journalist from reporting that.
"We should at least allow them to ask a question" She replied to him in a voice loud enough for the journalists to hear.
Christian was tempted to look at her in a daring way but he had to avoid the cameras. His reaction will be captured in seconds. Grace being unreasonable and disobedient was the first red flag. He knew he won't be able to marry her
"There will always be next time" He said smiling while walking her away.
He signals to his head of security, blinking his eyes and entered his office.
"Hear me out, anything you publish out there should be only pictures and a video of them walking, if you don't want your license revoked or take a visit to the mafia ground, publish something different. Now you're dismissed " The security said in a loud and bold voice.
"Do you really want to marry me?" Christian asked Grace after they had settled down.
"What do you mean? Aren't we to honor the contract between two families? And who wouldn't want to marry the most handsome and youngest billionaire in the country?" Grace replied to him after taking a sip from the cup of whiskey he poured for her.
"Fairs, so take away the contract and me being a billionaire,will you still marry me?" Christian asked her, eager to know her answer.
It took a while for Grace to answer, she's also intelligent and sharp. She would have been a salesperson if not for her father's wealth, settled as an accountant just to help his father's business. She had a diploma in negotiations and human psychology. She could feel the motive behind the question. Christian was trying to size her up.
"Of course I will. Do you want me to list other things you have apart from being a billionaire?" She replied to him with a smile on her face.
Christian was stunned at her reply, he readjusted his seat and asked her to list other things he possesses. "She is more intelligent than I thought" He muttered under his breath.
"You're handsome, you're tall, you built your empire way before you took over your dad's business, have a degree, a master's and a PhD which is enough to get a high paying job in the world. I heard you're also a great cook. Only a few men can boast of that in the CV" She replied to him chuckling.
Christian stood up and clapped for her before replying " I guess the internet is full of my information. Thank you for the compliments. Your intelligence is second to none.
They flirt with each other for a while before going for lunch. Christian canceled all his plans for the day so they had enough time to spend.
At the restaurant, people were suprised to see both couples.They had thought the story circulating on the internet was either a rumor or PR.
[ Wow! So it's real? I thought the pictures were Photoshop…
"They look good together "
"Two powerful family have come together to marry each other again, this is nice"]
Christian displays his loving half here, she pulled out the chair fo her to seat, they both deliberate on what to other
Christian had jollof rice and grilled chicken while Grace had Chicken Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice.
They finished their meal and headed back to the office. The journey back to the office took ten minutes. It was quiet as both of them were reflecting on what happened in the past hours.
Christian knew he was doing this for the family, he really wanted to get married but he had a problem of picking a woman of his choice. There are so many things to consider before picking a woman who will be the mother of his children. He remembered how she displayed her intelligence inside his office and how disobedience she was when she was In Front of the journalists.
Grace on the other hand never envisioned herself to be with Christian but she knew all her father's wealth will be transferred to her as she is the only child, should she disobey her father, her trust fund would be the only thing she have. Being with Christian is a huge jackpot to her
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