The Prince marriage to the Gold Digger

Chapter one. Be careful around him.

Charles POV

Charles said bluntly,without warning, " Prince William arrived in the London this morning. "

Ursula looked up, her mind blank for a moment, then she realised what I had said and smiled ruefully

" well , you did warn me, Charles. It seems you were right."

Not that she had ever doubted him , for his instincts in businesses were uncanny. he had told her that if she voted her stock in ConTech against the Williams Hilton vote , she would bring down on her head the wrath of the single largest stockholder and chairman of the board, Prince William Hilton. It appeared thay once again he had been exactly right. The vote on the Dryden issue had been yesterday. Despite his warning , she had voted against the takeover and her vote had carried the majority. Less than twenty-four hours later, Prince William had arrived in London.

Ursula had never met him , but she had heard enough horror tales about him to count herself in that respect. According to gossip, he was utterly ruthless in his business dealings; of course, it stood to reason that he would not have achieved his present position of power by being meek and mild.

He was a billionaires, powerful Prince even by Greek standard; she was only a stockholder, and she thought humorously that it was a case of overkill for him to bring out his heavy artillery on her, but it looked as though no problem was too small for his personal attention.

he had pointed out that she could have voted for the takeover and save herself a lot of trouble, but one of the things that Robert had taught her in the three-year of marriage was to stand up for herself, to trust her instincts and never to sell herself short. Ursula had felt that the move against Dryden was understanded and she voted against it. If Prince William was unable to accept that she had the right to vote her stock as she wanted, then he would just have to learn to deal with it Regardless of how much power he wielded, she was determined not to back down from her stand , and he had found that she could be very stubborn when she set her mind to something.

"You must be very careful around him," he instructed her now , breaking into her thoughts.

"Ursula , my dear . I don't believe you realize just how much pressure the man can bring to bear on you. He can hurt you in ways you've never imagined. Your friends can lose their jobs; mortgage can be called in on their homes; banks will cease doing business with you. It can even extend to such small things as repairs to your auto being delayed or seats on flights suddenly becoming unavailable. Do you begin to see, my dear?"

Disbelieving, Ursula stared at him. My word, Charles, are you serious? It seems so ludicrous!"

"I regret that I am very serious. Prince William Hilton want things done his way, and he has the money and the power to ensure that they are. Done underestimate him. Ursula. "

" But that's barbaric!"

"And so is williams , to a degree," he said flatly. If he gives you the option of selling your stock to him , Ursula , then I strongly urge you to do . It will be much safer for you."

"But Robert.......

" Yes, I know," I interrupted, though my voice took on a soft tone. " You feel that Robert entrusted that stock to you , and that he would have voted against the Dryden takeover, too. Robert was a very dear and special man , but he's dead now and he can't protect you. You have to think of yourself, and you haven't the weapons to fight Prince William Hilton . He can demolish you."

"But i don't want to fight him," she protested. "I only want to carry on as I always have. It seems so silly for him to be upset over my vote........why should he take it so personally?"

"He doesn't take it personally," he explained "He doesn't have to . But you 've gone against him and you 'll be brought into line, regardless of what he has to do to accomplish it. And don't think that you can appeal to his better nature.........

"I know," she broke in , her soft mouth curving into a smile. "He doesn't have one!"

"Exactly," he said . "Nor can he be feeling very charitable toward you; your record in voting against him, my dear, is very nearly perfect. "

"Oh, dear ," she said wryly. " I hadn't realised. But at least I'm consistent!"

he laughed unwilling, but his cool eyes gleamed with admiration. Ursula always seemed in control of herself, capable of putting things into their proper perspective and reducing crises to mere annoyance. Though he feared that this time she was in over her head. he didn't want her hurt; he never again wanted to see the look in her eyes that had been that was too deep for comforting. She had recovered, She was a strong woman and a fighter. She had borne enough in her young life.

The phone rang and Ursula look at the unknown number and answer it

"Stanton residence. "

"Mrs. Stanton, please," said a cool, impersonal male voice, and her sharp ear caught the hint of an accent. Prince William already?

"This is Mrs. Stanton," she replied.

"Mrs. Stanton, this is Prince William Hilton's Secretary. He would like to see you this afternoon.......... shall we say at three- thirty?"

"Three-thirty?" She echoed, glancing at her wrist watch. It was almost two o'clock now.

"Thank you, Mrs. Stanton," said the voice in satisfaction. "I will tell Prince William to expect you. Good day."

The click of the receiver made her take the phone from her ear and stared at it in disbelief. "Well, that was cheeky," she mused hanging up her phone.

"Who was that, my dear?" Asked he absently, gathering up the papers he had brought for her signature. Prince William's secretary. I've been summoned into the Royal presence.....at three-thirty his afternoon.

he raised his elegant eyebrows rose. "Then I suggest you hurry.

"I've a dental appointment at four-fifteen," she fretted.

"Cancel it."

She gave him a cool look and he laughed. "I apologize, my dear, and withdraw the suggestion. But be careful, and try to remember that it would be better to sell the stock than to try to fight. I have to go now, but I'll call you letter. "

"Yes, bye," she said seeing him out. he left the building knowing how stubborn she could be. The first day Robert introduces her to me , he know that there's something in her that made him to take her as his wife, he never doubted Mr Stanton because he know he's the man of integrity, being his right hand man and also his personal assistant, he supported him and stood by him. Even when most of his friends were against his second marriage. he never doubted his instincts.

Today he was very happy that the young girl he left behind and entrusted all his wealth to was doing very well and never disappointed him. wherever him may be now, he must be very happy.