Unexpected Wedding

05.40 pm. San Francisco, California. In a luxurious mansion with yellowish-white nuanced, a family gathers in a spacious living room dominated by milky white paint and equipped with modern furniture at an expensive price. "Betrothed to Aaron Nicholas Hoult....?" A beautiful girl named Brielle did not expect those words to be heard by her. Her eyes widened, looking at the several people in front of her who were her father, older brother, and also her mother...The girl whose full name is Anika Brielle Emmanuel looks like she just came back from campus because she wears black jeans combined with a gray blouse, lets her long blonde hair flow freely, wears natural make-up, and carries a medium-sized black bag. "You have to agree to this alliance because only Mr. Hoult's family can save our company from bankruptcy. He wants you to marry his son as a condition for us to get help from him," explained John Emmanuela, who is Brielle's father. He sat pensively, unable to look at his daughter who was standing nearby, staring at him in dismay. "Oh, God!" Brielle ruffled her hair in frustration, then shifted to sit on the white sofa, right next to her mother. "Is there no other way besides matchmaking? Why should there be matchmaking in modern times like this? Did Mr.Hoult's son also accept this matchmaking?" "Sweetheart, all this happened because Mr. Hoult's son wanted to marry you," said Sarah, Brielle's mother. "I have no choice….The fate of this family is in your hands now," said John sadly. "But I don't love him, Dad. He's an arrogant and cold man. How can I marry him?" Brielle continued to protest. "But you have to marry him if you don't want our family to fall into poverty!" said Michael, Brielle's older brother who had helped John to manage the company. He looks handsome, dignified, and has a manly body and jaw that has a thick beard. Brielle stood up, looked at Michael in annoyance, and said, "here you should be the one fighting to save the company, you are fighting as hard as you can because you are a son. Don't even put this burden on me, I don't want my future at stake!" "That's easy for you to say!" Michael stood up and approached Brielle. "All this time I've been working hard but our company is really weak. You don't need to lecture me, I've worked hard to keep your pocket money thick, for your pleasure… you have fun out there while I and dad are working hard. Now we can't go forward unaided... And now, only you can help us," he said with emphasis. "But I ..." "You don't love him, do you?" asked Michael before Brielle finished her word. "You can get that love after you marry him. He's not a jerk or a cheater. He's quite nice and handsome, you'll be happy with him because he wants you for a long time ago!" "But I ... .I'm not ready to get married yet," Brielle said with a crook of her face. She sat back down next to her mother and started to cry. "Ready or not you have to marry him," exclaimed John. "But I don't love him... I don't even really like him..I've seen him making out with two girls at the same time at the club. He looks like an asshole, a female player... I'm sure when he marries me, he won't be loyal, he'll still be a female player," said Brielle sadly. "That's a risk," Michael said. "If I can find another way to save our company, I can't let you be with him because I want to see you happy," said John with a tinge of sadness on his face. "No parent wants their daughter to suffer, let her marry a jerk." "I'm sure he will turn into a good man if you can serve him well. You must be able to win his heart to get happiness," exclaimed Michael angrily. "I am dizzy...I don't know what to do. It's too fast for me!” said Brielle and then got up from the sofa. She jogged up the stairs that led to the top floor where her room was. Drett... Drett... His phone tucked away in his pocket rang. John immediately grabbed the sophisticated object and saw an incoming call from Mr. Hoult, then immediately answered him. "Hello, Mr. Hoult," said John. "Tonight my extended family and I plan to come to your mansion to talk about Aaron and Brielle's marriage," said Hoult casually. "Aaron can't wait to meet Brielle. He's excited about the matchmaking." "Eh....but my daughter still needs time to think about this matchmaking," said John angrily. "There's nothing to think about because he inevitably has to accept this matchmaking or the company will soon go bankrupt, and you will fall into poverty!" Hoult exclaimed this time sounding very firm. ."Remember, my son could get a more attractive girl than yours, but what he wants is your daughter and you will benefit a lot from this matchmaking. So you don't have to think about it anymore..my son is very handsome, authoritative, and highly educated, He has everything that can make your daughter's future secure! He has nothing to lose by marrying my son!" John sighed, unable to do anything because Hoult had pushed him even more. "Alright, I'll tell my daughter about tonight's meeting." "I'll come around 8 o'clock. I hope there's no disappointing drama tonight!" exclaimed Hoult then immediately hung up the phone. John let out a shaky breath, leaning his back against the sofa's shoulder. .he looked up at the ceiling, at his mansion which the bank might confiscate if he went bankrupt. Of course, that would put the whole family in trouble. "Only Brielle can help our family...if she doesn't want to, it means she is selfish and doesn't know how to be filial to parents," Michael said curtly and then immediately left the living room. Silently, Sarah felt guilty for not being able to help her husband deal with this problem.