Beneath The Facade

It was a beautiful Friday morning, with the sun rising and the birds singing making the day start on a beautiful note. Mira was seated close to her window but lost in thought of how to accept the proposal by Mr Greg to save her family and keep her father's company running. Mac opened the door and called out her name, and she immediately gained consciousness, with a sigh of relief. Mac is Mira's brother who took over their father's company after his death, and he is in a serious mess of losing the company to “ De Greg's Global Enterprise “ owned by Mr Greg Philips, who has promised to settle the debt of William's company only if Mira accepts to marry him. Mr Greg Philips is a well-known billionaire in the city of Amsterdam and famous in the whole of Netherlands for his gold company, despite his wealth and fame, Greg was also feared by those around him because he can be wicked and cruel, he is also greedy and never gets satisfied for what he has, and can go to any extent to get what. He desires. Mira is the first daughter of Mr and Mrs Jackson Brown, who owns a small enterprise which has been a family business moving from one generation to another. Mira is a slim-height, beautiful lady with blonde hair and blue eyes that make her so attractive for Anyone to resist; she is hardworking, just graduated from college and is hoping to join the family business. She is known for her selfless sacrifice for her family at all times; she always put her family's needs first, even before her happiness. She is really worried about the proposal before her and is in a state of confusion about what to do because this is a lifetime decision, and her happiness is at stake. Mac said to her “Mira remember what Dad had always said that family over everything and the company is the family's identity and how unhappy and disappointing it will be for the company to fold, My darling sister, I know you don't like Greg but then he’s our only solution and way out of this mess!” “Yes, I know “, Mira answered, “ but how do I start? Come on, Mac, you know him too well; we all know he's a kind of person and how ill he treats people, especially people from our class as if we are nothing, and sure, he just wants to use me to settle one of his s****l desires.” “Hey Mira, don't say so. I know Greg seems difficult, but he can be loving and caring; you never can tell. Besides, he's taking you for a wife and not a maid; be positive! And enough of this your attitude. Remember, time is not on our side; you should start making preparations for the wedding as the date will be announced during the family dinner on Sunday” He left the room angrily. Mira lying in bed crying uncontrollably, when her mum walked in and putting her hands around her shoulders called her name softly, “ Mira my baby girl, I know it's hard for you to accept a marriage proposal from someone you don't love or even have feelings for, but my darling look at it from the other side, Mr Greg is here to help, this is our family legacy we are talking about here, trust me baby it's for the good of everyone and even you, have you taught of being called the first lady of the biggest billionaire in Amsterdam, come on girl, you will have everything in your disposal. Look, Mira (looking into her daughter's eyes), I know you have sacrificed a lot for this family; this will be the last and greatest sacrifice ever, trust me my darling, we are here for you, and you are going to be just fine I promise, you know momma loves you right? Just put yourself together and think of the better part of this marriage, ok?” she gave her a tight hug with a kiss on the cheek, “ come on, girl, breakfast is ready”, said Mira’s mum as she left the room. Mira, feeling a bit relieved with the word of encouragement from her mum, stood up and headed for her bathroom to get a wash before breakfast. After a long silence at the breakfast table, Mac, still upset with Mira for not accepting the proposal, looked at her and said, “ Mira, it's either you accept Mr Greg Philips or forget about your dream of becoming a fashion designer because Greg has offered to help that dream of yours come through! So the choice is yours: help save our family legacy and have your dream come true, or sit back and watch them both crumble out of your stupidity!” “ Watch your words, Mac, you have to take it easy on your sister, it is not easy to trade your happiness for others so boy, be careful with your choice of words!” Mrs Donald, Mira's mum captioned. Mira head bow, using her spoon to play with her oath, looked up Mac and her mum with tears in her eyes she said “ will accept the marriage proposal not because of your conviction mum or your threat Mac, but because I promised dad that I will do anything to keep the legacy going, so call Mr Greg and tell him to fix a date.” She stood up and left the table, went to her room and called her friend Brida “ hey girl please let's meet at the coffee shop, i need to clear my head” Mira left the house to the coffee shop by the street to meet her best