After entering the banquet hall, I left my Dad and sister’s side, got a corner seat, and settled myself.
I still feel like I just want to hug my mother’s photo and sleep, maybe I can see her in my dreams.
As I was in my thoughts my Dad waved me to follow him. Me, my sister and Dad were standing at the stage, my Dad was holding the mic, and he announced, “Thank you, everyone, for pulling out your precious time, and attending my daughter’s engagement.”
“I would like to introduce my two lovely princesses,” He indicated to Amelia and said, “This is my first daughter, Amelia Gilbert.” Then he turned towards me and said, “This is my sweet little younger daughter, Jane Gilbert.”
I’m not too fond of his sugar-coated words; I still managed to force a small smile and walk down from the stage.
Marco’s POV
I was getting engaged to Anthony Gilbert’s first daughter today; this marriage is the biggest deal of my life, the profit associated with this deal will lead me as the second richest man in the world.
This business marriage will take me closer to my dreams; it can be said that it is a kind of short cut. For me, what matters is the growth of my business, until I can reach my goal, nothing is right or wrong.
Just as I entered the banquet hall, I heard Mr. Gilbert introduced his daughters. When my eyes fell on the girl on the stage beside him, my breath hitched.
It was none other than my angel, for whom I was looking for the past three years. I never thought I would be able to see her in my engagement.
She looked more beautiful than three years ago, but she had lost her innocent smile, it was visible that she forced that small smile, her eyes were not like they used to be, now it seems that there was no life in those beautiful eyes.
I know one thing very well, that I am not going to lose her this time, and this is also the fact that I cannot stop this engagement, because I worked hard on the project in which we are working in collaboration. The project is registered under Mr. Gilbert’s first daughter.
We had planned it for so long; we don’t want this marriage to look like a business marriage, so everything was planned.
We displayed it like it was Gilbert’s first daughter who was in charge of this project, and I fell in love with her, so the share on her name would be mine after marriage.
I will marry the first daughter and keep my angel, or should I say, my Jane, I love her name, as my mistress, in fact, I will prison her by my side forever.
I don’t like the hungry eyes of every man looking at my Jane; she is only mine. I will never allow her to step out of my house.
I asked Andrew to arrange a small meeting with Mr. Gilbert before the engagement ceremony starts.
Marco’s POV
I know that Mr. Gilbert will not deny my proposal; he is just a greedy man with no ethics.
Soon Mr. Gilbert came to my room, which was on the same floor on which the banquet is arranged.
He entered my room with his elder daughter, I frowned at first, but what I was going to discuss was something she should also know.
All I want is my Jane.
This marriage was just a business marriage, no feelings attached; I am not bothered by what she feels about me after knowing my thoughts.
He entered the room and greeted me formally, “Hello, Mr. Walter, how are you?”
I extended my hand, and we shook our hands just like two different businessmen.
I directly came to the point, “Mr. Gilbert, I can increase your share by 10 percent in this project if you agree with my one request.”
I can see the greed shining in his eyes, and he said, “Sure, Mr. Walter, what can I do for you?”
I said, “I want your younger daughter to be my mistress, and that too starting from tonight” fact was I just wanted to finish this ceremony and fuck my Jane senselessly.
Mr. Gilbert thought for a moment and smiled, saying, “it will be done, Mr. Walter and Jane will be yours from tonight.”
When my eyes fell on his elder daughter, I couldn’t read her expressions. Unlike my Jane, she is like an open book for me, but her sister is completely different from her.
I don’t know whether she was jealous of her sister or concerned about her sister; she didn’t say anything and left the room.
I turned to Mr. Gilbert; he said, “my younger daughter is a little stubborn, so I will drug her drink, and after that, she is yours, but don’t forget our deal.”
After a short discussion, we left the room to start the ceremony. I just want to finish it as quickly as I can, and then Jane will be mine.
I am sure she must have had some relationship in the last three years; although I didn’t like this idea of anyone else touching her, I cannot go in the past and change that, but from tonight I will make her mine forever.
Jane’s POV
I felt suffocated in the banquet hall, so I thought to move out of the banquet for some fresh air before the ceremony started, but I lost my way back and came to the room sections.
It was very silent here, and I couldn’t find anyone to ask my way back to the banquet, but all of sudden I felt, I heard my Dad’s voice and I strolled following the direction of the sound.
I stood near a door, and what I heard blew my mind. He just said, “my younger daughter I, s little stubborn, so I will drug her drink and after that she is yours, but don’t forget our deal.”