Chapter 5: Unwanted guest
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Whoever walked in had obviously chosen the wrong time.
All eyes reverted to Adrian, he had a deep scowl on his face, glaring hard at the unwanted guest. Only Emilia was oblivious to the tension in the room. Except she knew, but pretended not to.
"Dad, I'm glad you came!" Emilia exclaimed.
"Of course, I have to. I can't let my princess suffer innocently" Avan said and smiled at Emilia, he took steps towards her.
The overexcited lady jumped up, she tried to run towards the man but the bodyguards were smart enough to intercept, holding her down. Certainly, their boss's deathly stare was scarier than Emilia's fierce.
The displeasure on Adrian's face was instantly replaced with an eerie smile that sent shivers down everyone's spine. Even the priest was no exemption.
"I can see you've come to give us your blessings" Adrian cooed, and placed his hands in his trousers pocket.
"If that's why you're here, then you're highly welcome." He added, snapping his fingers, some guards rushed to grab a chair and forced Avan to sit on it.
Adrian let out a throaty chuckle and muttered with obvious sarcasm, saying, "Make yourself comfortable, father-in-law."
Avan was somber this time, so he could sense the terror emanating from Adrian's aura. He took a deep breath with tightened eyelids, he opened his eyes and stared at Adrian fiercely.
"I didn't agree to you imprisoning my princess. This marriage won't hold" He declared, he stomped his feet on the ground, and Adrian scoffed.
"You failed to meet up with the deadline, so I took what we agreed on" Adrian stated, and turned to the priest who was quick to understand the stare and voiced out.
His objection is overruled" He shivered, and clutched his bible tightly to his chest.
"This wedding will hold and there's nothing you can do to stop it" Adrian declared, and gave his men a signal, the men rushed to grab Emilia and pulled her back to Adrian, she screamed until she was left to stand before Adrian.
"I hate you!" She spat into Adrian face, and clutched her dress's tightly.
"I told you to get used to hating me, my dear. You haven't seen much yet" Adrian snorted, and the priest cleared his throat.
"With the powers invested in me, I_"
"Enough!" Avan yelled out in rage, and all eyes turned to him.
"Dad, I don't want to marry him" Emilia protested, and Avan scoffed.
"Your opinion or decision is not needed here. If you love your father so much, then you'll have to be married to me for the next two years and make yourself useful by doing whatever I demand of you. That way, your father can live long." He said, and the men gasped in shock, he never spoke this long in their presence until today.
Avan spared his daughter a glance and looked back at Adrian. "Please, don't take my daughter away from me. You can have anything else, but not my daughter."
"It's too late. Two years is little, isn't it? Start counting the days" Adrian advised and waved his hands, immediately he did, some men grabbed Avan and threw him out of the villa.
Emilia tried protesting and stomped her feet on the ground. "How dare you treat my father like that?"
"I could tell them to take his life and no one will be held accountable for it" Adrian threatened, and Emilia swallowed the next words in her mouth.
The priest was urged to continue.
"With the power of God in....."
Another intrusive knock paused the wedding abruptly, Adrian was furious, and this time, he swore to behead whoever walked in next, depending on their next sentence.
A middle aged man walked in with a somber look.
"I don't believe this marriage should hold" the man stated.
"And who are you?" Adrian and Emilia asked in unison, and they glared at each other.
"Who I am is not important. What's more important is the reason why I came here" the strange man uttered.
"You're in my territory. Choose your words carefully" Adrian warned.
Silence engulfed the room as everyone waited for the man to speak, he sighed deeply and coughed slightly, before turning to Emilia.
"You shouldn't sell yourself because want to save your father. That old fool isn't who you think he is" He revealed, and Emilia's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Are you f*****g kidding me?!" She yelled.
"The care he shows to you is not real. He doesn't love you, Emilia" the man said.
"This is getting interesting" Adrian muttered, enjoying the scene, he received a hard glare from Emilia, but brushed it off.
Emilia's eyelids tightened for a moment before her eyes fluttered open. She sized the man up with bloodshot eyes. It was obvious she was enraged by the accusation.
"My father loves me. I'm only marrying this man to save my dad and he'll be fine. Don't badmouth my dad" She warned.
"I get your point. You think he loves you, but in the actual sense, he hates you to the core" the man retorted.
"This is beginning to annoy me" Adrian stated. He turned to the priest and asked him to finalize the program, which the man did.
"With the powers invested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
"Ugh.. Heaven's be damned!" Emilia scoffed.
The wedding came to an end, but the guest still remained. Initially, Emilia was already furious about the whole process, and the man's presence aggravated her fury.
"Your father isn't who you think he is. He doesn't care about you" The man said once again, and Emilia screamed out in frustration.
"Why can't you annoying freaks leave my dad to rest? Get out!" She spat.
"Throw him out" Adrian ordered, and the men obeyed.
Emilia stormed into her room and slumped into the bed, she let out her frustration with a scream and tried to get rid of the gown, but finds it difficult. The dress got stuck, her shoulders and cleavage were already exposed as she tried to pull the gown off.
Suddenly, the door opened and the clicking of boots was heard. Emilia turned swiftly to the door and her eyes widened in shock, she tried to cover the exposed part of her body while cursing at the intruder.
"What the hell are you doing in my room?" She roared.
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