To Tame A Playboy

Chapter 2

My eyes met the younger one in the suit. His green eyes stared through my soul and gave out no emotion. As if he could tell all that has happened to me and what I was feeling. His features were chiseled as if he was carved out by Michelangelo. His dark black hair were messy and despite the fact that he was sitting I could see how tall he was. He looks familiar.

"Oh... Diana. I didn't know you were coming early" my uncle sighed tiredly. Wasn't he happy to see me? Despite all the difficulties he was always happy as if nothing bad was happening.

"Nice to see too" I gave him a goofy grin hoping it would make him feel better.

"Diana, I would like you to meet Sebastian and Rafael DeMarco. They used to be your father's acquaintances" I glanced at Rafael and immediately realized that these two were the oil business moguls, DeMarco Oil Genesis Ltd. What are they doing here? I reddened as I realized that Rafael was studying me with his cold gaze. I bit my lower lip and peeked to see if he stopped but he continued to stare.

"Um... Diana I have to tell you something. Have a seat" my uncle's voice was shaking. Now I was seriously worried. I took a seat and realized that Rafael was scrolling through his phone. I hated when people took out their phones in the midst of company.

"Diana. You know that me and your aunt are trying our hardest to pay of the debt but these gentlemen have claimed that your father owed them some money" so that is what the papers are about.

"How much do we owe them?" I asked out of curiosity.

"35 million dollars" a gasp escaped me when my uncle mentioned the amount.

"But how will you and aunt pay off that much with just your ordinary jobs?" I tried to make sense of the situation.

After a moment of hesitation and internal fighting my uncle spoke up "You are right. We can't" his lips thin as he ran his hand through his brown wavy hair. "Therefore... We decided that you are..." This does not sound good. My heart thumped as if it were trying to get out and then I felt my heart sink into my stomach.

"...to be married to Rafael DeMarco "he finished at looked at me with his tired grey eyes. My heart stopped. This can't be happening. They know how much I loved university, studying, and I already had a boyfriend. And...and they liked Noah.

I silently pled to my brother or aunt to come to my rescue but they just avoided looking at me. They know. Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized my elder brother had even refused to stand up for me. The brother who had always protected me after our parents' death. No. Even before that. He always protected me. However, he had left me when I needed him the most.

And of all the people they agreed to wed me to the biggest playboy in the world. Rafael DeMarco had never been with a girl for longer than a week or have one girlfriend at a time. He had multiple. Everyone knew of his partying ways. He was even charged with s****l assault. Why me? Couldn't they fund another solution to the debt! I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't believe that the people I loved would do this to me. I ran to room, unaware of the tears running out of my eyes, and locked the door behind me.

"Di. Don't do this. Just accept the marriage and everyone will be benefitting from it. Plus it is better if you just accept it happily because it is going to happen either way, you might as well try to be happy" my brother's familiar voice spoke trough the door.

"Benefitting? Benefitting from my misery! How can I benefit from this forced marriage? I hate you and everyone in this house. What did I ever do to deserve this? I worked hard to get scholarships so I would not be a burden to you guys! I went to Laval so that I would be forced to live in a campus rather than going to the university here! All I asked for you guys to trust me and let me study. But what do I get in return. A husband, who is the biggest fuckboy in the world. Not only that but he was charged with r****g someone!"

"That was in the tabloids" my brother replied with an edge of anger in his voice.

"You can't do this to me! Anything but that. Why can't you marry the daughter of DeMarco instead. I cant imagine breaking up with Noah, leaving university and all my friends. And worst of all being married to that asshole!" I was so upset that it led me to swearing.

"Happy or not you are going to go through this marriage! "my brother yelled at me for the first time. More tears started flowing through my eyes. How could he do this to me? My uncle promised my parents to take care of me and make me happy.

"I never asked of anything from you or uncle. Then why?" I cried, air was running out of my lungs.

"He is not as bad as you think" my brother calmed down again. Yeah. He is probably worse.

"Anyways the marriage is tomorrow so make sure you get good sleep" I heard him walk out and join our guests.