WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories Competitive Intelligence｜Ad Analysis by SocialPeta

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1. Basic Information of WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories

App Name : WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories

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OS : iOS

Network : Instagram,Messenger,Audience Network

Developer : ChangYi Co.,Ltd

Publisher : Instagram,Facebook

Total creative ads during the time period : 1,275

Duration : 35

Popularity : 74,200

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2. WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories’s Competitive Intelligence

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Trend of Category

There are many types of creatives. We mainly analyze the trend of the ad creative category of WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories in the recent period. As of 2021-03-15, among the WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories‘s ad creative, the Html category's proportion is 0.0%, Video category's proportion is 65.59%, Playable Ads category's proportion is 0.0%, Image category's proportion is 34.41%, Carousel category's proportion is 0.0%.

Ad Network Analysis

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Facebook's proportion is 29.71%,

Audience Network's proportion is 23.53%,

Messenger's proportion is 23.45%,

Instagram's proportion is 23.31%,

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In the date of 2021-03-15, WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories‘s network with the most ads is Audience Network and its proportion is 25.81%.

3. Top 3 Ad Creative Analysis of WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories

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Top 1 Ad Creative of WeRead: Fiction & Chat Stories

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Headline ：Book title ------- Forever yours

Text ：He has all the traits that you wished for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. But he's inlove. He's inlove with her. For him, she was the completion of his dream, a perfect wife and a mother to be with his children. He would give her everything including his own life. He would sacrifice his world for her. But she left him. She betrayed him. She broke his heart into pieces. And he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire, who would do everything to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. His heart still aching for her. And that's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfill my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. He offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "She's pregnant." He blurted out and i almost stumbled on where i am standing. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping in my heart is unbearable but i managed to stay calm. "Wow! Congratulations!" I said faking my excitement as i remembered him saying... -cheating would not be the reason to break our marriage- of course i couldn't accuse him of this as 'cheating' because she was the real reason why we are pretending as a couple. He still love her. He's still inlove with her. And that's when i made the biggest decision in my life. Taking all my strength and a piece of my heart that still hanging on a thin rope... I left him. Taking also my biggest secret in me... that i've already fallen inlove with him. And somehow i learned a lesson; 'Loving someone who doesn't love you back isn't as hard as loving someone who still inlove with his ex and who only uses you to get her back again into his life..'

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Headline ：Book title ------- Forever yours

Text ：Sophia's POV: A long and deep sigh escaped through my lips as I checked my wristwatch for I don't know how many times. I've been sitting inside the coffee shop for almost forty-five minutes, but I still can't see even a glimpse of the person who texted me yesterday. Mr. Daniel Kelley, the CEO of Kelley International Corporation, my 'so-called' fiance and a husband to be three weeks from now. He said he wants us to meet and to see me personally before they announce our engagement party next week. I agreed, so I cancelled my first practice appointment just to meet him. Maybe you're confused about the engagement party. How can be two people get engaged without knowing each other, or without even seeing each other? Well, this is just a contractual marriage, so to be intimate with each other is not necessary. We only need to be in this marriage for one year and after that, we're going to go in our separate ways again. "Ten minutes. No, five minutes. Five more minutes and if he still don't show up himself, I'm gonna leave and I won't also show myself until the engagement party." I muttered lowly while roaming my eyes inside the restaurant. And to make myself busy while waiting for another minute, I put my earphones back and listen to my new downloaded dance music from my phone, as I continued to create new dance steps in my head. I was already indulged with the music and enjoying the beat when I noticed that there's someone standing in front of me. I removed my earphones and looked up to see a tall and handsome man in a dark suit. The first thing I've noticed was his eyes, they were cold and you can never see even a single emotion on it. It's as if I am looking to an emotionless man. "Sophia." My breath hitched with the sound of his voice, so cold yet so enticing. And the way he mentioned my name sends shivers down my spine. I straightened my seat, as I looked directly into his eyes. He pulled the chair across my seat and suit himself comfortably without leaving his eyes on me. It's kinda odd and creepy but I hold my breath and tried not to look away. "Mr. Kelley, right?" I asked and got no answer. I was on the verge of asking again when he finally opened his mouth. "Tell me, Sophia. How much money did my Mom offered you to accept this deal?" I was taken aback with his question. I didn't expect him to ask me that. That was what they called NOT beating around the bush. Straightforward. Direct to the point and without even saying 'Hi', 'Hey' or whatever. "What? I-I'm sorry?" I asked to clarify what I heard. "Come on, Sophia. I just wanna know how much money did my Mom offered you for this deal?" I gulped at the way he's looking at me like I'm some kind of dirt. "How did you know her and how did you ask her to choose you to portray this act?" I chuckled sarcastically right after he finished his question. "Excuse me, Mr. Kelley? But for your information, your mother didn't offer me even a single cent from your family's bank account!" "So, what do you mean? You've just accepted this deal without anything in return? Oh, come on Ms. Sophia. I am a businessman and you can never fool me like what you did to my Mom!" I formed my fists into a ball and tried to calm my raging nerves. How dare this man insulted me with his money? But instead of shouting and giving him a death glare, I smiled. A smile that I'm sure would get into his nerves. "Is this your reason why you wanted to meet me, Mr. Daniel Kelley? Just to insult me and throw to my face that all I wanted was just your money." "Why... isn't it your reason why you agreed with this? So, tell me how much do you need----" "Then what? You're going to tell me to back out and cancel the deal?" I chuckled again while shaking my head. "Listen here, Daniel Kelley! Not all the things in this world has a price and can buy with your shining-shimmering cards, or by your precious money inside your pants!" I bring my face closer to him and I didn't miss how he was surprised by my action. "For once and for all, your Mom didn't offer me a single penny! In fact, she asked me for some help. To help his older son and portray as his wife for one year! And yes, I do have a reason for marrying you, but it's too far from money! So, just tell me directly if you don't want me to marry you and don't throw me insults and judgement! Or if you want, you can talk to your mother, because I wasn't the one who's insisting myself to this marriage!" I stand up and get my bag from the table, but I remember something and I need this to tell him. "Tsk.Tsk.Tsk. Daniel Kelley. Yeah, you're handsome, having broad shoulders, and a perfect husband material for your looks..." his mouth ajar as his eyes widened a bit. "..but you know one thing I've realized? That how much of a good looking you are, it's the opposite of your attitude! It stinks! You need to shower more than three times a day for the whole year!" I saw how he was taken aback with my last word, but I didn't wait for him to respond. I left him open-mouthed and walked my way towards the entrance of the coffee shop. I don't care what he thinks of me after this. If he doesn't want me to become his contractual wife, then fine. But I don't need his insults. I've suffered a lot of insults and judgements before, I don't want some additional this time. When I reached my car, I let out a heavy sigh and a silent prayer when the rain started to pour outside. It's like raining cats and dogs and now blurring my windshield. I started the engine as I don't have a choice but to drive under this heavy rain. If I only knew that this would be the result of my almost one hour of waiting, I shouldn't have waited for him. No, I shouldn't have agreed to meet him. What I said was true, yes I accepted the deal but it's not for money, but for his last name, his family name. I need to do it, 'cause I don't have any choice left in me when his mother offered the contract. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Flashback: I was in the parking lot of the mall and walking towards my car when I noticed the figure that's following me behind. I turned around just to stuck on my feet. I can't believe that I am seeing the last man I wanted to see or should I say, the man I never wanted to see ever again. The man who almost ruined my life in the past. Joseph De Luca. "Look who's here? Finally, I found you my love,” he said grinning maliciously. "Don't call me your love!" I shouted at him as goosebumps crept all over my body. "Feisty,” he chuckled. “You still haven't changed. How are you, my love?” "I said don't call me 'love'!” He smirked and stepped towards me, and I started to step backwards. My heart is pounding. "Come on, don't you miss me?" "I won't ever miss your face, in my entire life!” And I run towards my car. I was about to open the door when I felt a hand over my hand. And the next thing I know, I was slammed over my car door. "Let me go! Don't you dare touch me!" I tried to push him but he's so strong, so I just shout on top of my lungs. "Help! Somebody help me!" I gathered all my strength and pushed him but not without giving him a hard slap. He smirked at me... then turned into demonic laugh. I am catching my breath while watching him laughing at me. I can't believe I can see him again after a long time, and in all the possible places, here in California. Italy is too far from here, but why does fate bring this him here? "Who would have thought that after all these years, we will see each other again? Why did you leave Italy? I've been searching for you everywhere. Can you see this? Do you still remember this?" He pointed the long scar on his neck. His face becomes serious which added to the anxiety that's creeping inside me. "This is the reason why I've searched for you! I almost turned the whole Europe just to find you! But why didn't you inform me that you're just hiding here in California?" "If you're thinking that you can escape for what you did to me six years ago, then you're wrong!" "Ohh, my dear Ysabelle, but you don't have any proof of your accusations.” "Yes, but I swear to God, Joseph! When I get a strong evidence against you, you're going to get old and die inside the prison!" "Ohh..tsk.tsk tsk. It's been six years, love. Are you not feeling tired? Why don't you give to me now the gift that you refused to give me before?" I shuddered. "I'm getting married, so leave me alone!" He narrowed his eyes on me, but before he could speak, we heard someone's voice behind and three men in white uniform, came to our view. "What's happening here? Sophia, are you okay?" Mrs. Kelley walked towards us. Joseph looked at the three men in front of him and turned his gaze in me. He said something with a glare before he walked away from us. "Huh!" I closed my eyes and let out the heavy breath that I've been holding earlier. "Are you okay, Sophia?" she tapped my shoulder and I looked at her with teary-eyed. "I'm okay, Mrs. Kelley. Thank you for helping me." "But I didn't do anything?" "No, ma'am. You helped me from that man. And thank you so much." "Sophia, if you don't mind, may I ask if who's that man earlier? And what did he said before he walked out?" "He said, we haven't finished yet. And when see me again, he will make sure to get me and make me completely his." "Oh my God! Why did he say that, was he your boyfriend before or your boyfriend right now? But you said you're single?" "Yes ma'am, I'm single and he's not my ex-boyfriend nor my boyfriend, and that's not gonna happen ever. I will choose to die rather than seeing myself together with him." I looked at her eyes to see what will be her reaction if I tell her the truth. "He tried to force himself on me six years ago." "Oh my holy Christ!" her eyes widened in shock and I just give her a sad smile. "Tell me what happened, Sophia. I'll promise to help you." Mrs. Kelley said with full of determination. I smiled bitterly and lowered my head. We're now back in the mall, inside the restaurant. It's been a long time since I kept this secret. I didn't let anyone know about this, since I started to live in California. Well, except for my college friend, Rian. I felt a hand over my hand which was rested on top of the table. "I can be your mother, Sophia. I know half of your story about your mom and your dad, but you haven't told me about this story of yours. You can share to me everything." Mrs. Sonia Kelley, one of my student in my zumba class. We've known each other for two years, and she's one of my loyal customers who always recommend me and my dance studio to all of her friends and colleagues. She's like a mother to me ever since, and she knows all of my sacrifices regarding my career. She's also one of our sponsors everytime we have an international dance competition. I looked at her and let out a long and deep breath before I started to tell her about this horrible past of my life in Bologna Italy. "Joseph De luca, was my ex-fiance. I was just eighteen years old when my father's company suffered from financial crisis, and he doesn't know what to do back then. Until one day, he talked to me and told me that I was already engaged to a certain Joseph De Luca. I don't even know that man. I asked him why, and he told me it's for my future. And then one day, I heard my father talking to his guest in the living room. They were talking about the money that his guest transferred to my father's account. He said that I should get ready for our wedding, and for me and his son become close to each other, they bought the vacant house and lot a few blocks away from our house. When I first met Joseph, I immediately felt that there's something wrong with the way he was looking at me. But when I told my father about my observation, he said it's not true and Joseph was a nice man and perfect to be my husband. But I didn't believe him, so I tried to make some research about Joseph, with the help of my cousin. And then I found out that he's an IT graduated, and the most shocking news for me that time, I also found out that he's an addict and a user." "Have you informed your father regarding that?" she asked with a horrified expression. "Yes, I told him. I even showed to him the research I made, but he just shouted at me and told me not to believe in fake news!" "A fake news? But it's no longer a fake news when you have a proof." "Yup, I told him that, but he didn't believe me. Instead, he continued to sign the contract. And one day, I decided to talk to my future husband. I want to talk to him and beg to cancel the wedding. I went to their house, which was few blocks away from us. Layla, their made, was the one who opened the door for me. I asked her about Joseph, and she pointed his room. But before I walk past her, she grabbed my hand. She told me to become careful if I am going to talk to Joseph inside his room. I was confused at first, but I just nodded at her. And the scene that came to my view, shocked not just my eyes but my whole body. I confirmed my research with my own eyes. He's inside of his room with his two friends and they were using. And when they saw me watching them, I ran towards the door and downstairs. We almost played hide and seek. I shouted for help and Layla came running from the kitchen, but with Joseph's glare she turned her back away from us." I blinked my eyes to control the tears but I failed. Because it rolled down my face before I can wipe them. "What about their other maids? The guards or someone inside the house? Didn't they help you or heard you when you screamed for help?" "There was no other people inside their house by that time except for Layla and one guard at the gate, and I don't know why?" "So, what happened after that? What did he and his friends do to you?" "They pulled me back towards his room and pushed me to the bed. He ordered his friends to go home because he said he just want me only for himself. I screamed for help as I tried to push him but he was so strong. He said I was his fiancee and would be his wife so it was his right to take what's his." "But you're not yet married!" "He didn't listen even though I told him to wait until the night of our wedding. Then we heard the knock from the door and it's soon opened. He didn't notice that he wasn't locked the door. And after the knocks, it soon opened. It's Layla, I saw how her face turned shock to pale because of the nervousnes. I was crying and asked for help, but with Joseph's glare and shout, she turned away after saying that my father and Mr. De luca arrived and waiting for him in the living room. She looked at me before she disappeared, and I got it, that's the only thing she can do to help me. And because Joseph was still distracted, I used it as an opportunity. I used all my strength to push him ang kicked him. I also tried to slap him with my diamond ring that's facing my palm, and it only landed on his neck, but it still created a deep cut on it. I ran outside the room and downstairs, not bothering that I was just wearing a ripped skirt, and a piece of blouse. My father and Mr. De Luca we're both shocked when they saw me running downstairs. My father wrapped me immediately by his jacket and asked me what happened and what I was doing upstairs. But before I could speak, I heard Joseph's footsteps behind me and he told the opposite of the story. That I was the one who's forcing myself to him because of money! I tried to explain why I was there but they didn't believe me. He's bleeding, and they all believed on his fake story as he played the victim. He deleted all the CCTV footage in an instant, and the other day, Layla suddenly disappeared from their house. She was my only hope but until now, I'm still trying to find her. And that's the reason why I left Bologna. My own father, didn't believe me.. And no matter how I tried to explain my real reason, he remained deaf. He was already blinded by De luca's money. My cousin helped me posted it on social media sites, but after one week, the news suddenly disappeared. They used their money to reverse the story and to make Joseph as the real victim. Then I decided to escape, 'cause I can no longer feel my worth and importance to my father. And after six years, the person who almost ruined my life, found me again and threatened to continue his unfinished business before." I wiped my tears using my other hand. "What about your mother? Where was she by that time?" "She's in Seattle. She left me with my father when I was just ten years old. And I didn't bother to look for her. She now has her own family, she's already happy with them and I don't have the heart to ruin her happiness that I know she hadn't received from my father." "But she's your mother. She has the right to know what's happening to you, or what was happened to you. Especially that Joseph guy is now here in California." "I can do this on my own, Mrs. Kelley. She never visited me ever since she left. If she considered me as her daughter, she should've returned, she should've taken me with her when she left, but no! I lived on my own, without her and without my father. So, I don't think I need her in my life right now!" "Well, I can't blame you for that because of the struggles and pain that you went through. And I'm proud of you, Sophia. You faced all those problems alone. You're one of the resilient person I've met. And I'll help you." I looked at her as I wiped my face with my hands. "I'll help you find Layla and make that Joseph guy to suffer from what he did!" "Mrs. Kelley..." "Marry my son!" My eyeballs almost jumped out of my sockets. To say I was shocked was understatement. "M-Ma..M-Mrs. Kelley?" Even my tongue doesn't know how to form words. She hold both of my hands again. "Marry my son, Sophia. Used his last name and all his connections to find her." "B-But---" "My son needs a wife right now, and you are the best candidate for it." I blinked my eyes repeatedly. "We don't even know each other, Mrs. Kelley. And why does he need a wife, doesn't he have a girlfriend to marry?" "No, Sophia that's not what I mean. Marry him for just a year and after that you can go and do whatever you want." "But why do you want me to marry him? Please tell me the truth, Mrs. Kelley?" I don't know but I can feel that there's something that she's not telling me or she wants to tell me. "He needs a contractual wife for one year to get the company's biggest investor. It's a European investments, and if they get that it will lead them and the company to the top grossing company in the whole state of California." "So that's the real reason why you want me marry him?" "In some point yes, but since you shared to me your story, it just added to the reason why I want you and my son to get married. Let me help you, Sophia. I know you're not struggling for money------" "Oh, no, no.. Mrs. Kelley. If you're going to offer me a huge amount of money just to marry your son, I'm sorry. But I can't accept that and my answer is no." "No, but if that's what you want, I won't offer you any cents. Just marry him and I'll make sure to find the only witnessed that you can use to file a case against Joseph. And about my son, don't worry about him. He's a nice man, Sophia. And if one day you learn to love him, then I will be the happiest mother and a mother-in-law in the world." I chuckled with his last sentence. "But you said, this is just a marriage of convenience. So, that means love and any emotions are not involve to this marriage." "Yes, and it's just a hypothetical sentence. So what's is your decision?" "I-I don't know, Mrs. Kelley. This is a life challenging decision if ever." "Sophia, it's just for a year. After that, you can get a divorce paper to end your marriage." "Does he know that you're talking to me?" "No, but I'll explain to him." End of flashback... ~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Daniel's POV: "Daniel! What did you do to Sophia? What did you told her?" I just closed my eyes when I heard the voice of my Mom from the phone. She served as my alarm clock this morning. "I didn't do anything mom----" "Then why did she back out with the deal? She called me this morning and she said she won't accept the deal anymore!" "Mom, it's her problem and not mine. If she decided to back out, then fine----" "Daniel Kelley!" -'Oh God, mentioning again my whole name'- "I didn't raise you to become rude and disrespectful towards women!" "Mom, I told you I didn't do anything to her!" "Make it sure, son. I asked her but she refused to tell me what happened between the two of you yesterday. Son please, Sophia is a fine young woman. And she's your only hope to get the investment that you and your dad wanted to get." "But I can find my own woman. I can find my own fiancee, Mom!" I said scratching my eyebrows while getting up in bed. "Fine! I'll let you get your own fiancee, but make it sure that it's not one of your women in the past!" I just rolled my eyes. "What's with that girl, and you wanted me to marry her? She's nothing special, Mom! I mean yes, she's beautiful but other than that, I can't find any thing about her. She's just an ordinary woman." "Give her a chance, son. And you will know that she's different from the women you have met and yet will meet. She's special Daniel." I chuckled with her explanation. "Mommy, since when you became a poet?" "Daniel Kelley! I'm serious!" "Okay, okay!" I said while trying to suppress my laugh. "But Mom please, just give me time to find my own fiancee to this contract." "But what if you failed and you haven't found any woman?" "Then I'll take your girl." "Okay, I'll give you one week, so start it now!" "But Mom, that's too short----" "No! We only have two and a half weeks left, before the planned engagement party. So, if after one week and you still haven't found a girl, then you have no choice but to marry Sophia." "Fine." "Okay, bye son. Take care, I love you." "Thanks Mom, I love you too." "Whoh!" I sighed loudly as I fall back myself on top of the bed. I closed my eyes but the image of Sophia blocked my head. I remember our first meeting yesterday. She said she's wearing a purple jacket, but she's the only one inside the coffee shop whose wearing purple. I admit she's beautiful, and when she drew her face closer to me, her scent filled my nostrils. And her lips was the first thing I've noticed. They looked so soft and pinkish, and I had to look directly into her eyes to blocked my wild imaginations. "Oh God! Why am I thinking that woman? She's like the other woman around! She's just after my account!" I massaged my temples and get up again. It's saturday today but I have to go to the office for some important meeting. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: "Please Joseph, don't do this!” I cried and begged him to stop, "Stop? Why would I?” "Can you just wait for the wedding night?” I continued to cry. "But I can't wait any longer, my love.” "No! Please, don't do this! I'll do whatever you want me to do.” "Oh, no my love, because you're my fiancee and soon become my wife. "No, No, No-----" "Noooo!" I screamed on top of my lungs as I jolted out in sleep. I am catching my breath while wiping the beads of sweats all over my neck and forehead. I dreamed of it again. No, it was a nightmare. A nightmare from my past, and it started again when I saw Joseph in the parking lot of the mall, one week ago. "Sophia! Sophia, are you okay?" I heard Craig's voice outside my door before he came to my view. He's carrying my white blue eyed persian cat. "Hey, I heard your scream. Are you okay?" he take a seat on the edge of my bed. "Yeah, it was just a nightmare." I tried to smile but I lowered my head and closed my eyes tightly to control the tears from falling down. "You're having nightmares again?" I nodded. He knows everything. I told him one day when I can no longer hold back the tears and he was there to comfort me. He's my assistant dance instructor and he was with me during those times when I was just starting this career. And we started to build the Sophia's Dream-dance studio two years ago. He became my friend and a brother since then and until now. "Why don't you take Mrs. Kelley's deal? It's a huge advantage, Sophia. She already gave you the permission to use their name to find Layla, and to put Joseph in jail." "Craig, it's not easy to accept her deal! I mean, the responsibilities and obligations inside that marriage. I will become his son's trophy wife and then what, Joseph will easily find me. Kelley's aren't just simple people. They are famous and well known family in Los Angeles." "Yes, and that means they are also influential and powerful people. Do you think Joseph will get close to you that easily, if he finds out that you're married to a certain Kelley? One of the top bachelors in Los Angeles? Come on, think of it Sophia!" I sighed loudly as I dropped my head on my both hands. "I don't know, Craig. My nightmares are hunting me again. And it feels like everything were just happened yesterday, and not six years ago." "Sophia, excuses will always be there for you but oppurtunity won't. It will only knock once in your door, so while it still knocking, open your door and grab it! Who knows, this would lead you to get the justice you've longed to get." "But Craig, her son doesn't want me to be his wife. And I told you he insulted and judged me already!" "Oh, come on! You went through a lot of judgements before in your life. You already took insults from your own father----" "Ouch! Way to add salt to my injury?" "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I just want you to open your eyes, Sophia. As I was saying, you went through a lot in your life before. And if her son throw you insults again or judge you for accepting the deal, then so be it! Let him judge you, besides what all he knew was only your name and not your real story!" I bite my lips as I scratched the back of my ears because of confusion. It's one of my mannerisms if I really don't know what to do next. "Why, are you going to die if he throw you insults again, or if he tell you that you've just accepted her mother's offer because of money?" I shook my head. "Are you not going to survive for one day hearing his judgement? It's just a word or words coming from one person, Sophia. What important is your goal, your plan, yourself! His insults won't help you to find Layla, and his words won't also help you to seek justice for what Joseph did to you! Call it desperate way, so what? As long as it's not true and you know for yourself!" He paused and take both of my hands. "Mrs. Kelley also know the truth. We're all just here behind you. Stand up and fight! Who’s he, again?" "Who?" "Your soon to be husband." "Daniel. Daniel Kelley." "Daniel Kelley, tss! Show that man who the real Sophia Ysabelle is! The woman who fights and does not easily give up on any situation that she's in." A smile creeped through my lips after hearing those words from him. Atleast I still have Craig who treats me like a sister more than a friend. I sighed and my eyes landed at my cat whose still rubbing her head on Craig's arm. "Hi my kitty." I lifted her and put her in my lap. Craig chuckled as he shook his head. "Why did you name her that, of all the names that you can give to her?" "Just for fun." I shrugged and continued to rub her fur. "Why, isn't it beautiful?" We both laughed. I was about to get up when I heard my phone ring. We both looked at each other when I saw the name 'Mrs. Kelley' on the screen. "Good morning, Mrs. Kelley." I answered while looking at Craig's eyes. It's in the loud speaker. "Hi sweety, how are you?" "I'm fine, Mrs. Kelley." "I'm sorry for what my son told you during your meeting. But please Sophia, if you really dont want to accept my offer, let me help you." I bite my bottom lip as I take a deep breath. Craig continued to encourage me to accept the deal by nodding his head. "I accept the deal, Mrs. Kelley." "Oh, my sweety. I'm so happy. Thank you, Sophia. I'm going to tell my husband and set the date of the engagement!" she said excitedly. "But I just have some favor if it's possible?" "Oh sure, whatever it is sweety. If you're not busy today, can we meet to discuss this deal and your favors?" "Y-Yeah sure, just tell me the place Mrs. Kelley." "Don't worry about it, 'cause I'm gonna pick you up. Is ten o'clock okay with you?" "Yeah, that's fine with me." "Okay. Be ready at ten sweety. Bye." "Bye Mrs. Kelley." I ended the call and looked at Craig. "Go! Take a shower while I'm preparing our breakfast." "Thanks Craig, you're the best." I smiled and hugged him before I get up. "Of course!" he also smiled and winked at me. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ "Don't hesitate to tell me whatever you want, Sophia. I will listen to you." Mrs. Kelley said and smiled at me. I nodded. We are now inside the restaurant and waiting for our orders. "Let's talk about the engagement party and then next is the wedding. What motif do you want for the party?" "Uhm.. whatever you want Mrs. Kelley. It's okay with me." I said smiling. "No, it's your wedding. I'll give you all the decisions, for the motifs.. everything!" I sighed when I heard the word decisions. "Uhm.. can we.... can we just make the party .. uhm.. private, Mrs. Kelley?" "Private? What do you mean? Don't you want a big party? A big celebration for your wedding?" "I'm just not comfortable with huge parties and events. Besides I want it to keep private from the public, especially from Joseph's knowledge. I don't want him to know where I am, where I live and everything about me. Your son is not just an ordinary person Mrs. Kelley. Paparazzi and other media surrounds him everyday, and I don't want them to follow me everywhere." She take my both hands and smiled. "I understand, Sophia. If that's what you want, we're going to keep it in private. No paparazzi and other media on your engagement party and on your wedding. We're just going to get some professional photographers and videographers to cover the whole events." "Thank you, Mrs. Kelley." I returned her smile. "Let's talk about the deal. You're going to marry my son and my husband and I, we are going help you to find Layla and to make that Joseph guy rot in jail! I'll promise you that!" "Thank you. And one more thing, Ma'am." "Sure, what is it?" "Can we also keep this deal in private? I mean, can we not let anyone know about my reason of marrying your son?" "What about your your husband?" I gulped. "Soon to be husband Mrs. Kelley." "Okay, I'm sorry." "I don't want him to know my reason, besides it's just a contractual a marriage. After one year, or whenever they get the investment and I get the justice for what Joseph did to me, we're going to separate our ways again and file a divorce." "Well, it's your decision, I understand." "Uhm..what am I going to do as your son's wife?" "Well, you're just going to pretend as his loving wife in all his business events, or parties that needed your appearance as his partner. But don't worry, you don't have to act as his wedded wife at home, you still have your private life even when you're married to him. But both of you are not allowed to date or see another man and woman while you're still married to each other." I just nodded. "What about uhm.. you know..after our wedding? "Well in that case, since you're both grown adults, it's up to you if you're going to consummate your marriage." My eyes widened a bit but she just smiled at me. "You know what, I like you Sophia. And to be honest with you, I like you for my son." "Mrs. Kelley-----" "It's true, sweety. And I'm hoping that one day, this marriage of convenience will also be marriage to forever." she shrugged, but I can't help myself not to laugh at her last word. -'Forever?'- "That is so impossible, Ma'am. Your son is a bit rude and arrogant." I didn't hesitate to tell her what's my real opinion about her son. She looked surprised at first but she laughed eventually. "You forgot something, he's also cold sweety." and she laughed again. "This is why I like you, Sophia. You're a straightforward person. If you like something or anything, you tell it right away. But if not, you don't hesitate to point it out." "Because for me, honesty is the best policy, Mrs. Kelley." "You got me there, sweety. But I also want you to know, that Daniel despite of being cold and a bit arrogant, he's also a real gentleman, Sophia. I am not telling you this because he's my son. Just make your patience a little bit longer." I just smiled at her and breathed a sigh of relief. Daniel's POV: "What? You're mother chose a bride for you? Wow, another contractual marriage in the family." I rolled my eyes before bringing the bottle of beer to my mouth. I am currently inside the bar with my assistant and friend, Andrew. "You already know the reason, so I don't have to explain it to you. We need this investment as soon as possible." "Tsk.Tsk. I really don't know why these European investors doesn't trust a bachelor and a young man, and they really wanted a married man? What's the difference with that? I mean, you can also do the same things that a married man can do, right?" "Of course! But they believe that a married man has a lot of experience and more responsible than a bachelor." "That's why you end up on faking your marriage?" "It's not fake, it's legal. Do you think they wouldn't find out if its just fake or not? They were businessmen Andrew, cunning and devious." "Yeah, I know that. Anyway, have you already met the girl?" "Yeah." "When did you meet her and what does she looks like? Was she beautiful, or walking like a model like your ex?" "I met her last week. And no, she's nothing special. Okay, she has looks but for me she's just an ordinary girl, who would do anything for the sake of money." I slammed the bottle on the counter. "Whoah! Chill dude! Don't you think you're too judgemental? And how did you know that she's just an ordinary girl? Because you know your mother, she knows how to choose well. Maybe there's something on that girl that's why she easily got your Mom's attention." "I don't care, Andrew! Whether she's special or not, it doesn't change the fact that she easily agreed to this deal! And whatever her reason, I know it will only fall for money!" I can't believe that a woman like her can easily fall for money. "So what do you want... find a new woman?" "I wish I still have enough time to find another bride, but no. So, I don't have a choice but to accept her." "You can't blame a desperate person, Daniel." I furrowed my eyebrows as I side glanced at him. "What do you mean?" "Well, you can't blame her for accepting the deal without knowing her real reason. What if she's just really in needs of money for her father's operation, who has cancer? Or maybe for his brother who's suffering from heart disease. Or we just don't know if it's for her own operation, because she's dying----aww!" I punched his arm. "What are you talking about? Do you want me to lose a wife that early?" I don't know but I can't stand hearing that word for her. Well, nobody wants to hear that actually. "I'm just giving you some possible reasons on why she accepted the deal. Or what if she's pregnant?" "What, man?" I asked narrowing my eyes on him. "If she's pregnant, I'm sure my Mom would tell me. And of course she wouldn't choose her for me!" "Fine! Chill, dude." he chuckled. " Anyway, maybe it's better if you just accept that girl. As you know, mother knows best." I didn't say anything, I just drink again my beer. "So, what are your plans after your wedding?" "Dude, she's not that attractive. And I don't think I can find myself being attracted to her." "Whoow!" he laughed at me. "Dude, don't put period on your sentence. What if she's the one who fall in love with you in the middle of your fake marriage?" "It's not fake!" "Fine! But it's just the same. You're not in a relationship or anything, you're just pretending. So answer me, what if she fall inlove with you?" "She shouldn't. I'll make it clear once I saw her again. And once the investors sighed the contract in KIC, I will immediately file a divorce." "Ohh.. who is she?" "Sophia." "Hmm.. beautiful name." "What's beautiful in her name?" "Tsk.Tsk. Dude, her name was derived from the Greek, which means wisdom and skill. Pure, feminine and intelligent." "And where did you get that?" "Google." "Tss!" I just shook my head. When I was already inside the car, I suddenly remembered my sister. It's funny everytime I think about how the table turns, and how I ended up in a situation like this, which was my sister's situation before. "Hi, Dani?" I heard her voice on the other line. She sounded so excited. I sighed as I've realized how I missed my little sister. "Hello, little sis." "Are you drunk?" I chuckled by her question. How did she find out so easily? "I drank, but i'm not drunk." "Oh God! Yeah, you're not drunk. I can clearly hear it from your voice!" she paused for a few seconds. "Is there any problem? Are you okay?" her voice laced with concern. "Why are you asking such a silly question? Of course I'm okay! "Because Dani, I know you so well! You will never call me in midnight if everything's okay! Is there something happened to you.. to mom and dad?" "No! Stop thinking that horrible idea!" "So why are you calling me?" "Wow! Can't I call my favorite sister anytime I want? I missed you, you know." "Oh God, Dani! At this hour? And excuse me... I am your only sister and sibling, so don't be so assuming! Spill it right now!" I sighed. I don't know how to tell this to her. "I'm getting married." "And so, what if you're--------what?" she suddenly screamed. "Long story." I chuckled. "Then make it short!" Tsk.Tsk. My one and only sister... so demanding as ever. "I'll tell you everything, but not right now. It's already late. I just missed you, and actually I didn't expect that you would answer my call at this hour." She didn't speak for a few seconds and I furrowed my eyebrows. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" "Ahmm.. Dani, i'm just going to call you---------ahhhyy!" "Rian, what happened? What's happening there?" I started to feel panic when I heard her scream on the other line. I also heard a man's voice with her. "Rian, answer me! What's happening right there? Where are you?" But the line suddenly went dead. "What is happening with her?" I tossed my phone on top of the dashboard. I put my bluetooth headphone and started the engine. Twenty minutes later, my phone ring and I saw Alex's number flashed on the screen. "Alex! I don't know what happened to Rian! I was just--------" "Hey.. hey, Dani! It's me!" I was cut off by my sister's voice. "Rian? Is that you?" relief instantly washed over me. "Yes. It's me Dani. I'm okay." "What happened to you? I heard your scream! What happened Rian? Tell me, are you okay?" "Come down, Dani. I'm okay and don't worry. Nothing happened." "And what do you mean nothing happened, Arriana Angela?" "Ouch! My whole name!" I know how much she also hates when I always mentioned her whole first name. "I told you, I'm fine. I just called to inform you that I'm safe here so, don't worry about me, okay? I'm going to tell you what happened, but not now." "Make sure of that, Rian!" "Yeah, I'll promise" Then I remember who's number she is using right now. "Wait a minute! Why are you using Alex's phone? Where is your phone? Where are you right now? Are you with him?" She suddenly turned quiet. "Rian! I'm waiting. Where are you and Alex right now?" "Hi, bro." My eyebrows crunched when I heard Alex's voice. "Alex? Where are you and why did my sister used your phone?" "Why, what's wrong with that? I'm her husband." "That's not what I meant! I swear Alex I'm gonna kill you if something's happen to Rian!" "Hey, relax Daniel." he chuckled. "She's now okay and don't wory I'm here for her." "Wait! What do you mean she's now okay? So, what exactly happened earlier?" "Ahm.. she just tripped on the small stone while walking, so she fell to the ground and accidentally tossed her phone." "Okay, but why am I hearing police vehicles' sound?" "It's on the other road, they were in an operation." "Hmm.. so what are you and my sister current situations right now? You suddenly called her as your wife." I smirked. "Why, isn't she really my wife?" "In words Alex, yes she's your wife. But in action, she's not." Then I heard him sighed. "I'm sorry, bro." "What do you mean by your sorry? And don't say sorry to me because I'm not your wife. Tell her your that." "I know, and I will." "And Alex, take care of her. I know you loved my sister, so don't wait until it's too late." "I'll do everything this time." I smiled when I heard the determination on his voice. "Okay, I'll wait for that. Thank you, just tell my sister goodnight.. I mean goodmor-night." "Okay bro, take care." ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: "Okay guys, one last practice and you're ready to go." I said to all my afternoon students as I press the play button of our radio speaker. "Yes! Thanks Ms. Sophia!" The all shouted in unison while exchanging their high fives. I just smiled at them. "Are you ready for your competition next week?" "Yes, Ms. Sophia. We're actually excited for that event." "Okay, good luck guys." They were my last students for today, and they were in a thorough practice for their modern dance competition next week. And next month, maybe after the wedding, me and Craig will also be very busy for our international dance competition. I was already in the middle of the dancefloor and ready to start the steps, when I heard Craig's voice. "Sophia, you have a phone call." I turned around to see him waving my cellphone and standing on my office door. "Who's that?" I asked a little bit louder because of the blaring music coming from the speaker. "Mrs. Kelley." "Who's that?" I asked a little bit louder because of the blaring music inside the studio. "Mrs. Kelley." I nodded and turned to my now dancing students. "Guys, please continue your practice. Teacher Craig will guide you for a while." I said before rushing towards Craig. "Thanks. Can you watch them please?" I asked him when he give me the phone. "Sure." I walked inside my office before swiping the answer button. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Kelley." "Hi, Sophia. Good afternoon. Are you busy?" "Hmm.. no ma'am." "What about tonight, do you have schedules or plans for this evening? I hope you're free." I smiled. "Yeah, I'm actually free for tonight." "Great! Can I invite you for a dinner tonight? It's just a family dinner." "Ahm..." I bite my bottom lip. "Please, sweety? I just want to introduce you to my husband, and of course to talk about the engagement preparation." "Okay ma'am." "So, are you coming?" I sighed. "Yes, I will." "Oh thank you! My driver will pick you up at seven pm, tonight." "No ma'am, it's okay. I'll just use my car." "Are you sure, sweety?" "Yes ma'am. Can I just get your address?" "Oh sure, I'll text you after this call. Thank you, Sophia." "You're welcome Mrs. Kelley." "I'll wait for you tonight. Take care." "Thank you, ma'am." I sighed loudly after ending the call. This just means that I'm going to see him again. "Aherm!" I turned around to see Craig leaning against the doorframe. "Dinner meeting." I said to him although he's not yet asking. "Hmm, are you coming?" "Do I have a choice?" "Great! Good luck girl! You're going to meet your husband again." he teased me. "We're not married yet, so he's still not my husband!" "Yeah, but soon to be." and he give me a humorous laugh before he went out and closed the door. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ I don't know how many times I blinked my eyes when a three storey luxurious and sophisticated architecture villa came in my full view. -'Wow!'- I mentally said in awe. "Sophia." I turned around to see Mrs. Kelley standing on the glass door entrance of the mansion. I gulped and took a deep breath before walking towards her. "Good evening, Mrs. Kelley----" She hugged me immediately as soon as I came in front of her. "You're so beautiful, sweety. I'm sure my son's eyes were going to jump out of it sockets when he see you." I just give her an awkward smile. "Did you find it difficult to find our address?" "Not really Mrs. Kelley, I actually used the google map." "Oh, that's what modern technology can do. Anyway, let's go inside. My husband is also excited to meet you." She pulled me inside and my eyes automatically roamed inside the huge living room. It's a bliss of soft and elegant beige room. The sofa, armchair and the carpets are all a different hue of beige. And some of the wooden furnitures contribute to a cozy living space and making the room beautifully diverse. "Honey, meet your future daughter-in-law." And there he stand the man in his mid-fifties, and the king of the family, Mr. Gregory Kelley. "Wow! Such a beautiful young lady." He said as he walked towards us. "You're right, honey. She has a charming face and a smashing beauty." he said smiling at me. "See? I told you. By the way honey, this is Sophia. And sweety, this is my husband Greg, soon to be your father-in-law." "Mr. Kelley, nice to meet you, Sir." I offered my hand for a handshake but like what his wife did earlier, he also pulled me into a hug. "Come on, Sophie. Let's cut the formalities here. You can now call me Daddy or dad." "I agree. You can now also call me Mom." I awkwardly smiled and looked at the grinning face of his wife behind him. He also give me another nickname. "I heard a lot about you, Sophie. And don't worry, because me and my wife are willing to help you find the person who can testify for your case against that Joseph De luca." "Thank you, Sir. It's really a pleasure to meet someone like you and Mrs. Kelley in my life." I honestly said with a genuine smile on my lips. "Oh, don't mention about it, sweety." Mrs. Kelley, take my both hands. "We are now family, and family always helping one another." "She's right, Sophie. And by the way, I also heard your first impression with my son." My eyes turned a bit wide but Mr. Kelley just chuckled at me. "Why don't we continue our conversation in the dining area? For sure Sophia will love all the dishes I made for her." "That's a good Idea, honey. Have you already called your son?" "Yeah, he said he's on his way here." "Tsk.Tsk. When it comes to business, Daniel is always on time. But when it's a family dinner or any occasions, he always comes late." Mr. Kelley complained while we are all walking towards their breathtaking dining room. My stomach churned just by hearing their son's name. "Mrs. Kelley, can I use your bathroom?" "Oh sure, sweety." she called one of their maids to accompany me to the bathroom. I sighed and closed my eyes as soon as I entered the comfort room. Yeah, comfort room. Because right now it's the only place I can feel comfort since I parked my car earlier. I looked at myself in the mirror. "This is it, there's is no turning back anymore. For justice. Yeah, this is all for what happened before!" I sighed again and finally do my real purpose inside. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Daniel's POV: "Dude, aren't you feeling excited to see your fiancee?" Andrew winked at me when we were outside the car and walking towards the entrance of my parents' house. "Why would I feel excited? This is just a formal dinner. For sure my Mom would introduce me to that Sophia." "I'm so excited to meet your girl. You know, Im so intrigue with her character." "Don't worry, you'll gonna meet her tonight." When we couldn't find my parents in the living room, we headed straight to the dining area with Andrew trailing behind me. "Here is your son." My dad was the first one who noticed me. "Hi Dad, Mom. I am with Andrew, we're going straight to our late meeting after this." I said giving way to Andrew to greet my parents, but I can't deny that my eyes were searching for someone. "Hi Aunt Sonia, Uncle Greg." "Hello, Andrew." Dad patted his shoulder. "You still have a late meeting?" my mom asked me with disapproval written on her face. "Yup, I'm sorry mom. I'll make it up to you next time, I'll promise." but she just huffed and rolled her eyes. "This dinner is not actually for me. This is for your fiancee, Daniel." "Mom, I know----" but I was cut off by Andrew's loud voice beside me. "Wow!" I followed his gaze and my jaws dropped with what I saw. A beautiful woman walking her way towards the dining area. She has an angelic face and her curves were visibly seen in her long floral dress. "Oh God! Am I seeing an angel?" Andrew nudged my elbow. I heard my father's chuckle and when I turned to him, and I noticed that he's observing my reaction. And when my mom called the angelic face woman, I can't help not to glance at her again. "Sophia." "Wow! So, she is Sophia?" Andrew asked in wide eyes. "Yes, she is Sophia. Daniel's soon to be wife." I heard my Mom's answer but I'm too occupied by watching the woman walking gracefully towards us. "Are my eyes joking on me right now? How can a simple girl transformed into an angel?" "So I look like an angel to you right now, Mr. Kelley." she said smiling at me. And my eyebrows furrowed in confusion, especially when I saw Dad and Mom shared a look. -'How did she know what I'm thinking?'- I felt a tap on my shoulder before Andrew whisper something to my ear. "You said it out loud, dude." After hearing that, I started to mask my face with a serious expression. "Hi Sophia, I'm Andrew." and he literally walked around the table just to get closer to her and take her hands. "Hello Andrew." she smiled at him. "Has anyone ever told you how beautiful----no, how gorgeous you are?" I gripped the backrest of the chair when he take her hand and brought it to his lips. If we're not in front of my parents, I'm going to drag him out of this house. "Thank you, Andrew. You're not bad yourself." "Ouch! Don't smile too much or I'm gonna have a heart attack." he acted as if he's really having a heart attack, but the woman seems enjoying this even my parents, who laughed at his old and corny joke. "Aherm!" they looked at me, but my eyes only focused to him. "Andrew, you can now go back here so we can start eating. We still have late meeting tonight, remember?" I said in a sarcastic tone. "Ops! Sorry dude, I didn't notice that you're jealous." and they all laughed again. I narrowed my eyes on him. I wish I could fire him as my friend. "Son, you may take a seat beside your fiancee." I heard my Dad who ended my death glare to Andrew. "It's okay Sir, maybe I can take my seat beside Mrs. Kelley." My eyebrow raised when 'she' immediately sit on my mother's left side. As if I really wanted to sit beside her! "Okay, let's eat kids, honey? Daniel, Andrew take your seats now." I sit down across my mom's seat and Andrew across her. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: All throughout the dinner, I can feel the brown pair of eyes that staring intently at me. I know the person who owned that eyes but I just acted oblivious. I also know that he's observing my moves, he's observing the way I talk to her parents. And I'll consider myself a big liar if I'll say, I wasn't affected by his creepy stares. "Where are you from, Sophie?" I glanced up to the person who asked me that question. It's Mr. Kelley. I smiled before I answer him. "I was actually came from Italy, Sir." "Oh, just call me Dad already, Sophie." My eyes automatically darted to Daniel who dropped his spoon on the plate in a loud way. This is really more getting awkward. "Are you a pure Italian?" Andrew asked me next. "No, I am a half American and a half Italian." "Hmm.. such a good combinations of genes. You looked like angel sent from above." I chuckled with his punchline, but I noticed how Daniel give him a death glare. "By the way, let's talk about the engagement party." Mrs. Kelley get our attention. "Son, Sophia suggested if we can make the party even more private." "What do you mean, even more private?" Daniel asked but his eyes were directly looking at me. "More private, it means no media coverage and no announcing to the public. Let's just get some professional photographers to cover the whole event. And also on your wedding, let's just invite some relatives and close friends of the family." "And why do you want to have such a private wedding? Don't you want to become famous? A well known woman who married a billionai----" "Daniel Kelley!" It's funny how his parents stopped him by mentioning his whole name in unison. Actually, I already guessed what he really wanted to say. I just smirked at him. It hurts to hear that kind of words but I don't want to give him a chance to insult me more. "What? I was just asking!" he shrugged and his lips curled up into an evil smirk. "Stop that nonsense questions of yours!" and he received a scowl from both of his parents. "If you don't want to give your opinion, then don't! We're going to talk about it, whether you like it or not!" I bite my lips when Mrs. Kelley used her mother tone to him. He glanced back at me with a deep frown on his forehead but I just raised my eyebrow on him. I didn't missed how Andrew suppress his giggle with what I did. "Sophia, what motif do you want for your wedding, sweety?" Mrs. Kelley suddenly turned to me. I don't know but seeing how annoyed his son at me at this moment, made me brave enough. So I answered her with all out smile. "I actually love white and purple, Mrs. Kelley." "Oh, please just call me Mom, sweety." I smiled. -'Okay, she said call her Mom, then I will.'- "Mom, I love the combination of white and purple." "Thank you, sweety. And yeah, that's really a good choice. I know a great wedding planner, and he's also the one who set up my daughter's wedding before." "You have a daughter?" I asked surprise, she didn't mention of having a daughter to me before. "Oh yeah, I'm sorry I forgot to mention it to you. We actually have two kids, Daniel was our first-born child and our youngest is Rian. She's married four years ago." Rian. Sounds familiar. I also have a friend whose name was Rian in college. For the rest of the dinner, we only talked about our engagement and the simple wedding ceremony. Daniel remained quiet until we finished eating. "Thank you so much sweety for coming." Mrs. Kelley said while hugging me tightly. We are now in the living room with Daniel and Andrew and I am currently saying my goodbye to them. "Let Daniel drive you home, Sophie." "Oh no, thank you Dad for the offer, but I have my car. I can drive myself home and I heard your son has still a late meeting tonight, so I'm sure he can't drive me home." I know Daniel was just behind me so I made my voice loud and clear. "She's right Dad. Actually Andrew and I needs to go now. And 'I'm sure' Ms. Sophia knows how to drive herself home, right?" he asked emphasizing the words 'I'm sure'. "Of course! I drove by myself here earlier, so I'm sure I'll be able to drive again back to my apartment." I know he still has something to say, I can read it through his eyes but he was cut off by his mother. "Okay, just take care sweety. I'll call the wedding planner by tomorrow, so you can start to choose whatever the details you want for the party." "Thank you Mom." I finally say my goodbye to them. When I reached my car, I saw the now familiar figure who's leaning against my car door. -'When did he get here? He's so fast!'- He didn't utter any word, but he stepped towards me. I gulped when he stop a few inches away from me. "What was your real reason why you accepted this deal?" I looked directly on his eyes to see they were both blank and serious. "Oh, so you're now interested with my reason. I thought for you my only reason for marrying you was because of your money?" "Yeah, but I just wanna hear it exactly from you." "You already have an answer to your own question, so why are you still asking and why do you need to hear it exactly from me? What's the difference if I say it or not? It's just the same, right?" He didn't speak after that, he just put his hands inside of his pants' pocket. After of his long pause he opened his mouth again. "I just wanna clear some things to you, Ms. Sophia. When we get married, don't expect me to be your dream husband after the wedding. Because I'm telling you, it's the last thing I will ever do. As soon as we get the contract from our European investors, I will immediately file a divorce." That was a long speech, but if you're going to make it short, he only means that he hates me and he really doesn't want me to be his wife. I admit that hurts, to be judge by someone who doesn't even know your real story, but do I have a choice? I need his power. And I'm willing to take all of his words just to get the justice for what Joseph did to me.

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Headline ：Book title ------- Forever yours

Text ：Sophia's POV: A long and deep sigh escaped through my lips as I checked my wristwatch for I don't know how many times. I've been sitting inside the coffee shop for almost forty-five minutes, but I still can't see even a glimpse of the person who texted me yesterday. Mr. Daniel Kelley, the CEO of Kelley International Corporation, my 'so-called' fiance and a husband to be three weeks from now. He said he wants us to meet and to see me personally before they announce our engagement party next week. I agreed, so I cancelled my first practice appointment just to meet him. Maybe you're confused about the engagement party. How can be two people get engaged without knowing each other, or without even seeing each other? Well, this is just a contractual marriage, so to be intimate with each other is not necessary. We only need to be in this marriage for one year and after that, we're going to go in our separate ways again. "Ten minutes. No, five minutes. Five more minutes and if he still don't show up himself, I'm gonna leave and I won't also show myself until the engagement party." I muttered lowly while roaming my eyes inside the restaurant. And to make myself busy while waiting for another minute, I put my earphones back and listen to my new downloaded dance music from my phone, as I continued to create new dance steps in my head. I was already indulged with the music and enjoying the beat when I noticed that there's someone standing in front of me. I removed my earphones and looked up to see a tall and handsome man in a dark suit. The first thing I've noticed was his eyes, they were cold and you can never see even a single emotion on it. It's as if I am looking to an emotionless man. "Sophia." My breath hitched with the sound of his voice, so cold yet so enticing. And the way he mentioned my name sends shivers down my spine. I straightened my seat, as I looked directly into his eyes. He pulled the chair across my seat and suit himself comfortably without leaving his eyes on me. It's kinda odd and creepy but I hold my breath and tried not to look away. "Mr. Kelley, right?" I asked and got no answer. I was on the verge of asking again when he finally opened his mouth. "Tell me, Sophia. How much money did my Mom offered you to accept this deal?" I was taken aback with his question. I didn't expect him to ask me that. That was what they called NOT beating around the bush. Straightforward. Direct to the point and without even saying 'Hi', 'Hey' or whatever. "What? I-I'm sorry?" I asked to clarify what I heard. "Come on, Sophia. I just wanna know how much money did my Mom offered you for this deal?" I gulped at the way he's looking at me like I'm some kind of dirt. "How did you know her and how did you ask her to choose you to portray this act?" I chuckled sarcastically right after he finished his question. "Excuse me, Mr. Kelley? But for your information, your mother didn't offer me even a single cent from your family's bank account!" "So, what do you mean? You've just accepted this deal without anything in return? Oh, come on Ms. Sophia. I am a businessman and you can never fool me like what you did to my Mom!" I formed my fists into a ball and tried to calm my raging nerves. How dare this man insulted me with his money? But instead of shouting and giving him a death glare, I smiled. A smile that I'm sure would get into his nerves. "Is this your reason why you wanted to meet me, Mr. Daniel Kelley? Just to insult me and throw to my face that all I wanted was just your money." "Why... isn't it your reason why you agreed with this? So, tell me how much do you need----" "Then what? You're going to tell me to back out and cancel the deal?" I chuckled again while shaking my head. "Listen here, Daniel Kelley! Not all the things in this world has a price and can buy with your shining-shimmering cards, or by your precious money inside your pants!" I bring my face closer to him and I didn't miss how he was surprised by my action. "For once and for all, your Mom didn't offer me a single penny! In fact, she asked me for some help. To help his older son and portray as his wife for one year! And yes, I do have a reason for marrying you, but it's too far from money! So, just tell me directly if you don't want me to marry you and don't throw me insults and judgement! Or if you want, you can talk to your mother, because I wasn't the one who's insisting myself to this marriage!" I stand up and get my bag from the table, but I remember something and I need this to tell him. "Tsk.Tsk.Tsk. Daniel Kelley. Yeah, you're handsome, having broad shoulders, and a perfect husband material for your looks..." his mouth ajar as his eyes widened a bit. "..but you know one thing I've realized? That how much of a good looking you are, it's the opposite of your attitude! It stinks! You need to shower more than three times a day for the whole year!" I saw how he was taken aback with my last word, but I didn't wait for him to respond. I left him open-mouthed and walked my way towards the entrance of the coffee shop. I don't care what he thinks of me after this. If he doesn't want me to become his contractual wife, then fine. But I don't need his insults. I've suffered a lot of insults and judgements before, I don't want some additional this time. When I reached my car, I let out a heavy sigh and a silent prayer when the rain started to pour outside. It's like raining cats and dogs and now blurring my windshield. I started the engine as I don't have a choice but to drive under this heavy rain. If I only knew that this would be the result of my almost one hour of waiting, I shouldn't have waited for him. No, I shouldn't have agreed to meet him. What I said was true, yes I accepted the deal but it's not for money, but for his last name, his family name. I need to do it, 'cause I don't have any choice left in me when his mother offered the contract. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Flashback: I was in the parking lot of the mall and walking towards my car when I noticed the figure that's following me behind. I turned around just to stuck on my feet. I can't believe that I am seeing the last man I wanted to see or should I say, the man I never wanted to see ever again. The man who almost ruined my life in the past. Joseph De Luca. "Look who's here? Finally, I found you my love,” he said grinning maliciously. "Don't call me your love!" I shouted at him as goosebumps crept all over my body. "Feisty,” he chuckled. “You still haven't changed. How are you, my love?” "I said don't call me 'love'!” He smirked and stepped towards me, and I started to step backwards. My heart is pounding. "Come on, don't you miss me?" "I won't ever miss your face, in my entire life!” And I run towards my car. I was about to open the door when I felt a hand over my hand. And the next thing I know, I was slammed over my car door. "Let me go! Don't you dare touch me!" I tried to push him but he's so strong, so I just shout on top of my lungs. "Help! Somebody help me!" I gathered all my strength and pushed him but not without giving him a hard slap. He smirked at me... then turned into demonic laugh. I am catching my breath while watching him laughing at me. I can't believe I can see him again after a long time, and in all the possible places, here in California. Italy is too far from here, but why does fate bring this him here? "Who would have thought that after all these years, we will see each other again? Why did you leave Italy? I've been searching for you everywhere. Can you see this? Do you still remember this?" He pointed the long scar on his neck. His face becomes serious which added to the anxiety that's creeping inside me. "This is the reason why I've searched for you! I almost turned the whole Europe just to find you! But why didn't you inform me that you're just hiding here in California?" "If you're thinking that you can escape for what you did to me six years ago, then you're wrong!" "Ohh, my dear Ysabelle, but you don't have any proof of your accusations.” "Yes, but I swear to God, Joseph! When I get a strong evidence against you, you're going to get old and die inside the prison!" "Ohh..tsk.tsk tsk. It's been six years, love. Are you not feeling tired? Why don't you give to me now the gift that you refused to give me before?" I shuddered. "I'm getting married, so leave me alone!" He narrowed his eyes on me, but before he could speak, we heard someone's voice behind and three men in white uniform, came to our view. "What's happening here? Sophia, are you okay?" Mrs. Kelley walked towards us. Joseph looked at the three men in front of him and turned his gaze in me. He said something with a glare before he walked away from us. "Huh!" I closed my eyes and let out the heavy breath that I've been holding earlier. "Are you okay, Sophia?" she tapped my shoulder and I looked at her with teary-eyed. "I'm okay, Mrs. Kelley. Thank you for helping me." "But I didn't do anything?" "No, ma'am. You helped me from that man. And thank you so much." "Sophia, if you don't mind, may I ask if who's that man earlier? And what did he said before he walked out?" "He said, we haven't finished yet. And when see me again, he will make sure to get me and make me completely his." "Oh my God! Why did he say that, was he your boyfriend before or your boyfriend right now? But you said you're single?" "Yes ma'am, I'm single and he's not my ex-boyfriend nor my boyfriend, and that's not gonna happen ever. I will choose to die rather than seeing myself together with him." I looked at her eyes to see what will be her reaction if I tell her the truth. "He tried to force himself on me six years ago." "Oh my holy Christ!" her eyes widened in shock and I just give her a sad smile. "Tell me what happened, Sophia. I'll promise to help you." Mrs. Kelley said with full of determination. I smiled bitterly and lowered my head. We're now back in the mall, inside the restaurant. It's been a long time since I kept this secret. I didn't let anyone know about this, since I started to live in California. Well, except for my college friend, Rian. I felt a hand over my hand which was rested on top of the table. "I can be your mother, Sophia. I know half of your story about your mom and your dad, but you haven't told me about this story of yours. You can share to me everything." Mrs. Sonia Kelley, one of my student in my zumba class. We've known each other for two years, and she's one of my loyal customers who always recommend me and my dance studio to all of her friends and colleagues. She's like a mother to me ever since, and she knows all of my sacrifices regarding my career. She's also one of our sponsors everytime we have an international dance competition. I looked at her and let out a long and deep breath before I started to tell her about this horrible past of my life in Bologna Italy. "Joseph De luca, was my ex-fiance. I was just eighteen years old when my father's company suffered from financial crisis, and he doesn't know what to do back then. Until one day, he talked to me and told me that I was already engaged to a certain Joseph De Luca. I don't even know that man. I asked him why, and he told me it's for my future. And then one day, I heard my father talking to his guest in the living room. They were talking about the money that his guest transferred to my father's account. He said that I should get ready for our wedding, and for me and his son become close to each other, they bought the vacant house and lot a few blocks away from our house. When I first met Joseph, I immediately felt that there's something wrong with the way he was looking at me. But when I told my father about my observation, he said it's not true and Joseph was a nice man and perfect to be my husband. But I didn't believe him, so I tried to make some research about Joseph, with the help of my cousin. And then I found out that he's an IT graduated, and the most shocking news for me that time, I also found out that he's an addict and a user." "Have you informed your father regarding that?" she asked with a horrified expression. "Yes, I told him. I even showed to him the research I made, but he just shouted at me and told me not to believe in fake news!" "A fake news? But it's no longer a fake news when you have a proof." "Yup, I told him that, but he didn't believe me. Instead, he continued to sign the contract. And one day, I decided to talk to my future husband. I want to talk to him and beg to cancel the wedding. I went to their house, which was few blocks away from us. Layla, their made, was the one who opened the door for me. I asked her about Joseph, and she pointed his room. But before I walk past her, she grabbed my hand. She told me to become careful if I am going to talk to Joseph inside his room. I was confused at first, but I just nodded at her. And the scene that came to my view, shocked not just my eyes but my whole body. I confirmed my research with my own eyes. He's inside of his room with his two friends and they were using. And when they saw me watching them, I ran towards the door and downstairs. We almost played hide and seek. I shouted for help and Layla came running from the kitchen, but with Joseph's glare she turned her back away from us." I blinked my eyes to control the tears but I failed. Because it rolled down my face before I can wipe them. "What about their other maids? The guards or someone inside the house? Didn't they help you or heard you when you screamed for help?" "There was no other people inside their house by that time except for Layla and one guard at the gate, and I don't know why?" "So, what happened after that? What did he and his friends do to you?" "They pulled me back towards his room and pushed me to the bed. He ordered his friends to go home because he said he just want me only for himself. I screamed for help as I tried to push him but he was so strong. He said I was his fiancee and would be his wife so it was his right to take what's his." "But you're not yet married!" "He didn't listen even though I told him to wait until the night of our wedding. Then we heard the knock from the door and it's soon opened. He didn't notice that he wasn't locked the door. And after the knocks, it soon opened. It's Layla, I saw how her face turned shock to pale because of the nervousnes. I was crying and asked for help, but with Joseph's glare and shout, she turned away after saying that my father and Mr. De luca arrived and waiting for him in the living room. She looked at me before she disappeared, and I got it, that's the only thing she can do to help me. And because Joseph was still distracted, I used it as an opportunity. I used all my strength to push him ang kicked him. I also tried to slap him with my diamond ring that's facing my palm, and it only landed on his neck, but it still created a deep cut on it. I ran outside the room and downstairs, not bothering that I was just wearing a ripped skirt, and a piece of blouse. My father and Mr. De Luca we're both shocked when they saw me running downstairs. My father wrapped me immediately by his jacket and asked me what happened and what I was doing upstairs. But before I could speak, I heard Joseph's footsteps behind me and he told the opposite of the story. That I was the one who's forcing myself to him because of money! I tried to explain why I was there but they didn't believe me. He's bleeding, and they all believed on his fake story as he played the victim. He deleted all the CCTV footage in an instant, and the other day, Layla suddenly disappeared from their house. She was my only hope but until now, I'm still trying to find her. And that's the reason why I left Bologna. My own father, didn't believe me.. And no matter how I tried to explain my real reason, he remained deaf. He was already blinded by De luca's money. My cousin helped me posted it on social media sites, but after one week, the news suddenly disappeared. They used their money to reverse the story and to make Joseph as the real victim. Then I decided to escape, 'cause I can no longer feel my worth and importance to my father. And after six years, the person who almost ruined my life, found me again and threatened to continue his unfinished business before." I wiped my tears using my other hand. "What about your mother? Where was she by that time?" "She's in Seattle. She left me with my father when I was just ten years old. And I didn't bother to look for her. She now has her own family, she's already happy with them and I don't have the heart to ruin her happiness that I know she hadn't received from my father." "But she's your mother. She has the right to know what's happening to you, or what was happened to you. Especially that Joseph guy is now here in California." "I can do this on my own, Mrs. Kelley. She never visited me ever since she left. If she considered me as her daughter, she should've returned, she should've taken me with her when she left, but no! I lived on my own, without her and without my father. So, I don't think I need her in my life right now!" "Well, I can't blame you for that because of the struggles and pain that you went through. And I'm proud of you, Sophia. You faced all those problems alone. You're one of the resilient person I've met. And I'll help you." I looked at her as I wiped my face with my hands. "I'll help you find Layla and make that Joseph guy to suffer from what he did!" "Mrs. Kelley..." "Marry my son!" My eyeballs almost jumped out of my sockets. To say I was shocked was understatement. "M-Ma..M-Mrs. Kelley?" Even my tongue doesn't know how to form words. She hold both of my hands again. "Marry my son, Sophia. Used his last name and all his connections to find her." "B-But---" "My son needs a wife right now, and you are the best candidate for it." I blinked my eyes repeatedly. "We don't even know each other, Mrs. Kelley. And why does he need a wife, doesn't he have a girlfriend to marry?" "No, Sophia that's not what I mean. Marry him for just a year and after that you can go and do whatever you want." "But why do you want me to marry him? Please tell me the truth, Mrs. Kelley?" I don't know but I can feel that there's something that she's not telling me or she wants to tell me. "He needs a contractual wife for one year to get the company's biggest investor. It's a European investments, and if they get that it will lead them and the company to the top grossing company in the whole state of California." "So that's the real reason why you want me marry him?" "In some point yes, but since you shared to me your story, it just added to the reason why I want you and my son to get married. Let me help you, Sophia. I know you're not struggling for money------" "Oh, no, no.. Mrs. Kelley. If you're going to offer me a huge amount of money just to marry your son, I'm sorry. But I can't accept that and my answer is no." "No, but if that's what you want, I won't offer you any cents. Just marry him and I'll make sure to find the only witnessed that you can use to file a case against Joseph. And about my son, don't worry about him. He's a nice man, Sophia. And if one day you learn to love him, then I will be the happiest mother and a mother-in-law in the world." I chuckled with his last sentence. "But you said, this is just a marriage of convenience. So, that means love and any emotions are not involve to this marriage." "Yes, and it's just a hypothetical sentence. So what's is your decision?" "I-I don't know, Mrs. Kelley. This is a life challenging decision if ever." "Sophia, it's just for a year. After that, you can get a divorce paper to end your marriage." "Does he know that you're talking to me?" "No, but I'll explain to him." End of flashback... ~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Daniel's POV: "Daniel! What did you do to Sophia? What did you told her?" I just closed my eyes when I heard the voice of my Mom from the phone. She served as my alarm clock this morning. "I didn't do anything mom----" "Then why did she back out with the deal? She called me this morning and she said she won't accept the deal anymore!" "Mom, it's her problem and not mine. If she decided to back out, then fine----" "Daniel Kelley!" -'Oh God, mentioning again my whole name'- "I didn't raise you to become rude and disrespectful towards women!" "Mom, I told you I didn't do anything to her!" "Make it sure, son. I asked her but she refused to tell me what happened between the two of you yesterday. Son please, Sophia is a fine young woman. And she's your only hope to get the investment that you and your dad wanted to get." "But I can find my own woman. I can find my own fiancee, Mom!" I said scratching my eyebrows while getting up in bed. "Fine! I'll let you get your own fiancee, but make it sure that it's not one of your women in the past!" I just rolled my eyes. "What's with that girl, and you wanted me to marry her? She's nothing special, Mom! I mean yes, she's beautiful but other than that, I can't find any thing about her. She's just an ordinary woman." "Give her a chance, son. And you will know that she's different from the women you have met and yet will meet. She's special Daniel." I chuckled with her explanation. "Mommy, since when you became a poet?" "Daniel Kelley! I'm serious!" "Okay, okay!" I said while trying to suppress my laugh. "But Mom please, just give me time to find my own fiancee to this contract." "But what if you failed and you haven't found any woman?" "Then I'll take your girl." "Okay, I'll give you one week, so start it now!" "But Mom, that's too short----" "No! We only have two and a half weeks left, before the planned engagement party. So, if after one week and you still haven't found a girl, then you have no choice but to marry Sophia." "Fine." "Okay, bye son. Take care, I love you." "Thanks Mom, I love you too." "Whoh!" I sighed loudly as I fall back myself on top of the bed. I closed my eyes but the image of Sophia blocked my head. I remember our first meeting yesterday. She said she's wearing a purple jacket, but she's the only one inside the coffee shop whose wearing purple. I admit she's beautiful, and when she drew her face closer to me, her scent filled my nostrils. And her lips was the first thing I've noticed. They looked so soft and pinkish, and I had to look directly into her eyes to blocked my wild imaginations. "Oh God! Why am I thinking that woman? She's like the other woman around! She's just after my account!" I massaged my temples and get up again. It's saturday today but I have to go to the office for some important meeting. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: "Please Joseph, don't do this!” I cried and begged him to stop, "Stop? Why would I?” "Can you just wait for the wedding night?” I continued to cry. "But I can't wait any longer, my love.” "No! Please, don't do this! I'll do whatever you want me to do.” "Oh, no my love, because you're my fiancee and soon become my wife. "No, No, No-----" "Noooo!" I screamed on top of my lungs as I jolted out in sleep. I am catching my breath while wiping the beads of sweats all over my neck and forehead. I dreamed of it again. No, it was a nightmare. A nightmare from my past, and it started again when I saw Joseph in the parking lot of the mall, one week ago. "Sophia! Sophia, are you okay?" I heard Craig's voice outside my door before he came to my view. He's carrying my white blue eyed persian cat. "Hey, I heard your scream. Are you okay?" he take a seat on the edge of my bed. "Yeah, it was just a nightmare." I tried to smile but I lowered my head and closed my eyes tightly to control the tears from falling down. "You're having nightmares again?" I nodded. He knows everything. I told him one day when I can no longer hold back the tears and he was there to comfort me. He's my assistant dance instructor and he was with me during those times when I was just starting this career. And we started to build the Sophia's Dream-dance studio two years ago. He became my friend and a brother since then and until now. "Why don't you take Mrs. Kelley's deal? It's a huge advantage, Sophia. She already gave you the permission to use their name to find Layla, and to put Joseph in jail." "Craig, it's not easy to accept her deal! I mean, the responsibilities and obligations inside that marriage. I will become his son's trophy wife and then what, Joseph will easily find me. Kelley's aren't just simple people. They are famous and well known family in Los Angeles." "Yes, and that means they are also influential and powerful people. Do you think Joseph will get close to you that easily, if he finds out that you're married to a certain Kelley? One of the top bachelors in Los Angeles? Come on, think of it Sophia!" I sighed loudly as I dropped my head on my both hands. "I don't know, Craig. My nightmares are hunting me again. And it feels like everything were just happened yesterday, and not six years ago." "Sophia, excuses will always be there for you but oppurtunity won't. It will only knock once in your door, so while it still knocking, open your door and grab it! Who knows, this would lead you to get the justice you've longed to get." "But Craig, her son doesn't want me to be his wife. And I told you he insulted and judged me already!" "Oh, come on! You went through a lot of judgements before in your life. You already took insults from your own father----" "Ouch! Way to add salt to my injury?" "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I just want you to open your eyes, Sophia. As I was saying, you went through a lot in your life before. And if her son throw you insults again or judge you for accepting the deal, then so be it! Let him judge you, besides what all he knew was only your name and not your real story!" I bite my lips as I scratched the back of my ears because of confusion. It's one of my mannerisms if I really don't know what to do next. "Why, are you going to die if he throw you insults again, or if he tell you that you've just accepted her mother's offer because of money?" I shook my head. "Are you not going to survive for one day hearing his judgement? It's just a word or words coming from one person, Sophia. What important is your goal, your plan, yourself! His insults won't help you to find Layla, and his words won't also help you to seek justice for what Joseph did to you! Call it desperate way, so what? As long as it's not true and you know for yourself!" He paused and take both of my hands. "Mrs. Kelley also know the truth. We're all just here behind you. Stand up and fight! Who’s he, again?" "Who?" "Your soon to be husband." "Daniel. Daniel Kelley." "Daniel Kelley, tss! Show that man who the real Sophia Ysabelle is! The woman who fights and does not easily give up on any situation that she's in." A smile creeped through my lips after hearing those words from him. Atleast I still have Craig who treats me like a sister more than a friend. I sighed and my eyes landed at my cat whose still rubbing her head on Craig's arm. "Hi my kitty." I lifted her and put her in my lap. Craig chuckled as he shook his head. "Why did you name her that, of all the names that you can give to her?" "Just for fun." I shrugged and continued to rub her fur. "Why, isn't it beautiful?" We both laughed. I was about to get up when I heard my phone ring. We both looked at each other when I saw the name 'Mrs. Kelley' on the screen. "Good morning, Mrs. Kelley." I answered while looking at Craig's eyes. It's in the loud speaker. "Hi sweety, how are you?" "I'm fine, Mrs. Kelley." "I'm sorry for what my son told you during your meeting. But please Sophia, if you really dont want to accept my offer, let me help you." I bite my bottom lip as I take a deep breath. Craig continued to encourage me to accept the deal by nodding his head. "I accept the deal, Mrs. Kelley." "Oh, my sweety. I'm so happy. Thank you, Sophia. I'm going to tell my husband and set the date of the engagement!" she said excitedly. "But I just have some favor if it's possible?" "Oh sure, whatever it is sweety. If you're not busy today, can we meet to discuss this deal and your favors?" "Y-Yeah sure, just tell me the place Mrs. Kelley." "Don't worry about it, 'cause I'm gonna pick you up. Is ten o'clock okay with you?" "Yeah, that's fine with me." "Okay. Be ready at ten sweety. Bye." "Bye Mrs. Kelley." I ended the call and looked at Craig. "Go! Take a shower while I'm preparing our breakfast." "Thanks Craig, you're the best." I smiled and hugged him before I get up. "Of course!" he also smiled and winked at me. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ "Don't hesitate to tell me whatever you want, Sophia. I will listen to you." Mrs. Kelley said and smiled at me. I nodded. We are now inside the restaurant and waiting for our orders. "Let's talk about the engagement party and then next is the wedding. What motif do you want for the party?" "Uhm.. whatever you want Mrs. Kelley. It's okay with me." I said smiling. "No, it's your wedding. I'll give you all the decisions, for the motifs.. everything!" I sighed when I heard the word decisions. "Uhm.. can we.... can we just make the party .. uhm.. private, Mrs. Kelley?" "Private? What do you mean? Don't you want a big party? A big celebration for your wedding?" "I'm just not comfortable with huge parties and events. Besides I want it to keep private from the public, especially from Joseph's knowledge. I don't want him to know where I am, where I live and everything about me. Your son is not just an ordinary person Mrs. Kelley. Paparazzi and other media surrounds him everyday, and I don't want them to follow me everywhere." She take my both hands and smiled. "I understand, Sophia. If that's what you want, we're going to keep it in private. No paparazzi and other media on your engagement party and on your wedding. We're just going to get some professional photographers and videographers to cover the whole events." "Thank you, Mrs. Kelley." I returned her smile. "Let's talk about the deal. You're going to marry my son and my husband and I, we are going help you to find Layla and to make that Joseph guy rot in jail! I'll promise you that!" "Thank you. And one more thing, Ma'am." "Sure, what is it?" "Can we also keep this deal in private? I mean, can we not let anyone know about my reason of marrying your son?" "What about your your husband?" I gulped. "Soon to be husband Mrs. Kelley." "Okay, I'm sorry." "I don't want him to know my reason, besides it's just a contractual a marriage. After one year, or whenever they get the investment and I get the justice for what Joseph did to me, we're going to separate our ways again and file a divorce." "Well, it's your decision, I understand." "Uhm..what am I going to do as your son's wife?" "Well, you're just going to pretend as his loving wife in all his business events, or parties that needed your appearance as his partner. But don't worry, you don't have to act as his wedded wife at home, you still have your private life even when you're married to him. But both of you are not allowed to date or see another man and woman while you're still married to each other." I just nodded. "What about uhm.. you know..after our wedding? "Well in that case, since you're both grown adults, it's up to you if you're going to consummate your marriage." My eyes widened a bit but she just smiled at me. "You know what, I like you Sophia. And to be honest with you, I like you for my son." "Mrs. Kelley-----" "It's true, sweety. And I'm hoping that one day, this marriage of convenience will also be marriage to forever." she shrugged, but I can't help myself not to laugh at her last word. -'Forever?'- "That is so impossible, Ma'am. Your son is a bit rude and arrogant." I didn't hesitate to tell her what's my real opinion about her son. She looked surprised at first but she laughed eventually. "You forgot something, he's also cold sweety." and she laughed again. "This is why I like you, Sophia. You're a straightforward person. If you like something or anything, you tell it right away. But if not, you don't hesitate to point it out." "Because for me, honesty is the best policy, Mrs. Kelley." "You got me there, sweety. But I also want you to know, that Daniel despite of being cold and a bit arrogant, he's also a real gentleman, Sophia. I am not telling you this because he's my son. Just make your patience a little bit longer." I just smiled at her and breathed a sigh of relief. Daniel's POV: "What? You're mother chose a bride for you? Wow, another contractual marriage in the family." I rolled my eyes before bringing the bottle of beer to my mouth. I am currently inside the bar with my assistant and friend, Andrew. "You already know the reason, so I don't have to explain it to you. We need this investment as soon as possible." "Tsk.Tsk. I really don't know why these European investors doesn't trust a bachelor and a young man, and they really wanted a married man? What's the difference with that? I mean, you can also do the same things that a married man can do, right?" "Of course! But they believe that a married man has a lot of experience and more responsible than a bachelor." "That's why you end up on faking your marriage?" "It's not fake, it's legal. Do you think they wouldn't find out if its just fake or not? They were businessmen Andrew, cunning and devious." "Yeah, I know that. Anyway, have you already met the girl?" "Yeah." "When did you meet her and what does she looks like? Was she beautiful, or walking like a model like your ex?" "I met her last week. And no, she's nothing special. Okay, she has looks but for me she's just an ordinary girl, who would do anything for the sake of money." I slammed the bottle on the counter. "Whoah! Chill dude! Don't you think you're too judgemental? And how did you know that she's just an ordinary girl? Because you know your mother, she knows how to choose well. Maybe there's something on that girl that's why she easily got your Mom's attention." "I don't care, Andrew! Whether she's special or not, it doesn't change the fact that she easily agreed to this deal! And whatever her reason, I know it will only fall for money!" I can't believe that a woman like her can easily fall for money. "So what do you want... find a new woman?" "I wish I still have enough time to find another bride, but no. So, I don't have a choice but to accept her." "You can't blame a desperate person, Daniel." I furrowed my eyebrows as I side glanced at him. "What do you mean?" "Well, you can't blame her for accepting the deal without knowing her real reason. What if she's just really in needs of money for her father's operation, who has cancer? Or maybe for his brother who's suffering from heart disease. Or we just don't know if it's for her own operation, because she's dying----aww!" I punched his arm. "What are you talking about? Do you want me to lose a wife that early?" I don't know but I can't stand hearing that word for her. Well, nobody wants to hear that actually. "I'm just giving you some possible reasons on why she accepted the deal. Or what if she's pregnant?" "What, man?" I asked narrowing my eyes on him. "If she's pregnant, I'm sure my Mom would tell me. And of course she wouldn't choose her for me!" "Fine! Chill, dude." he chuckled. " Anyway, maybe it's better if you just accept that girl. As you know, mother knows best." I didn't say anything, I just drink again my beer. "So, what are your plans after your wedding?" "Dude, she's not that attractive. And I don't think I can find myself being attracted to her." "Whoow!" he laughed at me. "Dude, don't put period on your sentence. What if she's the one who fall in love with you in the middle of your fake marriage?" "It's not fake!" "Fine! But it's just the same. You're not in a relationship or anything, you're just pretending. So answer me, what if she fall inlove with you?" "She shouldn't. I'll make it clear once I saw her again. And once the investors sighed the contract in KIC, I will immediately file a divorce." "Ohh.. who is she?" "Sophia." "Hmm.. beautiful name." "What's beautiful in her name?" "Tsk.Tsk. Dude, her name was derived from the Greek, which means wisdom and skill. Pure, feminine and intelligent." "And where did you get that?" "Google." "Tss!" I just shook my head. When I was already inside the car, I suddenly remembered my sister. It's funny everytime I think about how the table turns, and how I ended up in a situation like this, which was my sister's situation before. "Hi, Dani?" I heard her voice on the other line. She sounded so excited. I sighed as I've realized how I missed my little sister. "Hello, little sis." "Are you drunk?" I chuckled by her question. How did she find out so easily? "I drank, but i'm not drunk." "Oh God! Yeah, you're not drunk. I can clearly hear it from your voice!" she paused for a few seconds. "Is there any problem? Are you okay?" her voice laced with concern. "Why are you asking such a silly question? Of course I'm okay! "Because Dani, I know you so well! You will never call me in midnight if everything's okay! Is there something happened to you.. to mom and dad?" "No! Stop thinking that horrible idea!" "So why are you calling me?" "Wow! Can't I call my favorite sister anytime I want? I missed you, you know." "Oh God, Dani! At this hour? And excuse me... I am your only sister and sibling, so don't be so assuming! Spill it right now!" I sighed. I don't know how to tell this to her. "I'm getting married." "And so, what if you're--------what?" she suddenly screamed. "Long story." I chuckled. "Then make it short!" Tsk.Tsk. My one and only sister... so demanding as ever. "I'll tell you everything, but not right now. It's already late. I just missed you, and actually I didn't expect that you would answer my call at this hour." She didn't speak for a few seconds and I furrowed my eyebrows. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" "Ahmm.. Dani, i'm just going to call you---------ahhhyy!" "Rian, what happened? What's happening there?" I started to feel panic when I heard her scream on the other line. I also heard a man's voice with her. "Rian, answer me! What's happening right there? Where are you?" But the line suddenly went dead. "What is happening with her?" I tossed my phone on top of the dashboard. I put my bluetooth headphone and started the engine. Twenty minutes later, my phone ring and I saw Alex's number flashed on the screen. "Alex! I don't know what happened to Rian! I was just--------" "Hey.. hey, Dani! It's me!" I was cut off by my sister's voice. "Rian? Is that you?" relief instantly washed over me. "Yes. It's me Dani. I'm okay." "What happened to you? I heard your scream! What happened Rian? Tell me, are you okay?" "Come down, Dani. I'm okay and don't worry. Nothing happened." "And what do you mean nothing happened, Arriana Angela?" "Ouch! My whole name!" I know how much she also hates when I always mentioned her whole first name. "I told you, I'm fine. I just called to inform you that I'm safe here so, don't worry about me, okay? I'm going to tell you what happened, but not now." "Make sure of that, Rian!" "Yeah, I'll promise" Then I remember who's number she is using right now. "Wait a minute! Why are you using Alex's phone? Where is your phone? Where are you right now? Are you with him?" She suddenly turned quiet. "Rian! I'm waiting. Where are you and Alex right now?" "Hi, bro." My eyebrows crunched when I heard Alex's voice. "Alex? Where are you and why did my sister used your phone?" "Why, what's wrong with that? I'm her husband." "That's not what I meant! I swear Alex I'm gonna kill you if something's happen to Rian!" "Hey, relax Daniel." he chuckled. "She's now okay and don't wory I'm here for her." "Wait! What do you mean she's now okay? So, what exactly happened earlier?" "Ahm.. she just tripped on the small stone while walking, so she fell to the ground and accidentally tossed her phone." "Okay, but why am I hearing police vehicles' sound?" "It's on the other road, they were in an operation." "Hmm.. so what are you and my sister current situations right now? You suddenly called her as your wife." I smirked. "Why, isn't she really my wife?" "In words Alex, yes she's your wife. But in action, she's not." Then I heard him sighed. "I'm sorry, bro." "What do you mean by your sorry? And don't say sorry to me because I'm not your wife. Tell her your that." "I know, and I will." "And Alex, take care of her. I know you loved my sister, so don't wait until it's too late." "I'll do everything this time." I smiled when I heard the determination on his voice. "Okay, I'll wait for that. Thank you, just tell my sister goodnight.. I mean goodmor-night." "Okay bro, take care." ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: "Okay guys, one last practice and you're ready to go." I said to all my afternoon students as I press the play button of our radio speaker. "Yes! Thanks Ms. Sophia!" The all shouted in unison while exchanging their high fives. I just smiled at them. "Are you ready for your competition next week?" "Yes, Ms. Sophia. We're actually excited for that event." "Okay, good luck guys." They were my last students for today, and they were in a thorough practice for their modern dance competition next week. And next month, maybe after the wedding, me and Craig will also be very busy for our international dance competition. I was already in the middle of the dancefloor and ready to start the steps, when I heard Craig's voice. "Sophia, you have a phone call." I turned around to see him waving my cellphone and standing on my office door. "Who's that?" I asked a little bit louder because of the blaring music coming from the speaker. "Mrs. Kelley." "Who's that?" I asked a little bit louder because of the blaring music inside the studio. "Mrs. Kelley." I nodded and turned to my now dancing students. "Guys, please continue your practice. Teacher Craig will guide you for a while." I said before rushing towards Craig. "Thanks. Can you watch them please?" I asked him when he give me the phone. "Sure." I walked inside my office before swiping the answer button. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Kelley." "Hi, Sophia. Good afternoon. Are you busy?" "Hmm.. no ma'am." "What about tonight, do you have schedules or plans for this evening? I hope you're free." I smiled. "Yeah, I'm actually free for tonight." "Great! Can I invite you for a dinner tonight? It's just a family dinner." "Ahm..." I bite my bottom lip. "Please, sweety? I just want to introduce you to my husband, and of course to talk about the engagement preparation." "Okay ma'am." "So, are you coming?" I sighed. "Yes, I will." "Oh thank you! My driver will pick you up at seven pm, tonight." "No ma'am, it's okay. I'll just use my car." "Are you sure, sweety?" "Yes ma'am. Can I just get your address?" "Oh sure, I'll text you after this call. Thank you, Sophia." "You're welcome Mrs. Kelley." "I'll wait for you tonight. Take care." "Thank you, ma'am." I sighed loudly after ending the call. This just means that I'm going to see him again. "Aherm!" I turned around to see Craig leaning against the doorframe. "Dinner meeting." I said to him although he's not yet asking. "Hmm, are you coming?" "Do I have a choice?" "Great! Good luck girl! You're going to meet your husband again." he teased me. "We're not married yet, so he's still not my husband!" "Yeah, but soon to be." and he give me a humorous laugh before he went out and closed the door. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ I don't know how many times I blinked my eyes when a three storey luxurious and sophisticated architecture villa came in my full view. -'Wow!'- I mentally said in awe. "Sophia." I turned around to see Mrs. Kelley standing on the glass door entrance of the mansion. I gulped and took a deep breath before walking towards her. "Good evening, Mrs. Kelley----" She hugged me immediately as soon as I came in front of her. "You're so beautiful, sweety. I'm sure my son's eyes were going to jump out of it sockets when he see you." I just give her an awkward smile. "Did you find it difficult to find our address?" "Not really Mrs. Kelley, I actually used the google map." "Oh, that's what modern technology can do. Anyway, let's go inside. My husband is also excited to meet you." She pulled me inside and my eyes automatically roamed inside the huge living room. It's a bliss of soft and elegant beige room. The sofa, armchair and the carpets are all a different hue of beige. And some of the wooden furnitures contribute to a cozy living space and making the room beautifully diverse. "Honey, meet your future daughter-in-law." And there he stand the man in his mid-fifties, and the king of the family, Mr. Gregory Kelley. "Wow! Such a beautiful young lady." He said as he walked towards us. "You're right, honey. She has a charming face and a smashing beauty." he said smiling at me. "See? I told you. By the way honey, this is Sophia. And sweety, this is my husband Greg, soon to be your father-in-law." "Mr. Kelley, nice to meet you, Sir." I offered my hand for a handshake but like what his wife did earlier, he also pulled me into a hug. "Come on, Sophie. Let's cut the formalities here. You can now call me Daddy or dad." "I agree. You can now also call me Mom." I awkwardly smiled and looked at the grinning face of his wife behind him. He also give me another nickname. "I heard a lot about you, Sophie. And don't worry, because me and my wife are willing to help you find the person who can testify for your case against that Joseph De luca." "Thank you, Sir. It's really a pleasure to meet someone like you and Mrs. Kelley in my life." I honestly said with a genuine smile on my lips. "Oh, don't mention about it, sweety." Mrs. Kelley, take my both hands. "We are now family, and family always helping one another." "She's right, Sophie. And by the way, I also heard your first impression with my son." My eyes turned a bit wide but Mr. Kelley just chuckled at me. "Why don't we continue our conversation in the dining area? For sure Sophia will love all the dishes I made for her." "That's a good Idea, honey. Have you already called your son?" "Yeah, he said he's on his way here." "Tsk.Tsk. When it comes to business, Daniel is always on time. But when it's a family dinner or any occasions, he always comes late." Mr. Kelley complained while we are all walking towards their breathtaking dining room. My stomach churned just by hearing their son's name. "Mrs. Kelley, can I use your bathroom?" "Oh sure, sweety." she called one of their maids to accompany me to the bathroom. I sighed and closed my eyes as soon as I entered the comfort room. Yeah, comfort room. Because right now it's the only place I can feel comfort since I parked my car earlier. I looked at myself in the mirror. "This is it, there's is no turning back anymore. For justice. Yeah, this is all for what happened before!" I sighed again and finally do my real purpose inside. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Daniel's POV: "Dude, aren't you feeling excited to see your fiancee?" Andrew winked at me when we were outside the car and walking towards the entrance of my parents' house. "Why would I feel excited? This is just a formal dinner. For sure my Mom would introduce me to that Sophia." "I'm so excited to meet your girl. You know, Im so intrigue with her character." "Don't worry, you'll gonna meet her tonight." When we couldn't find my parents in the living room, we headed straight to the dining area with Andrew trailing behind me. "Here is your son." My dad was the first one who noticed me. "Hi Dad, Mom. I am with Andrew, we're going straight to our late meeting after this." I said giving way to Andrew to greet my parents, but I can't deny that my eyes were searching for someone. "Hi Aunt Sonia, Uncle Greg." "Hello, Andrew." Dad patted his shoulder. "You still have a late meeting?" my mom asked me with disapproval written on her face. "Yup, I'm sorry mom. I'll make it up to you next time, I'll promise." but she just huffed and rolled her eyes. "This dinner is not actually for me. This is for your fiancee, Daniel." "Mom, I know----" but I was cut off by Andrew's loud voice beside me. "Wow!" I followed his gaze and my jaws dropped with what I saw. A beautiful woman walking her way towards the dining area. She has an angelic face and her curves were visibly seen in her long floral dress. "Oh God! Am I seeing an angel?" Andrew nudged my elbow. I heard my father's chuckle and when I turned to him, and I noticed that he's observing my reaction. And when my mom called the angelic face woman, I can't help not to glance at her again. "Sophia." "Wow! So, she is Sophia?" Andrew asked in wide eyes. "Yes, she is Sophia. Daniel's soon to be wife." I heard my Mom's answer but I'm too occupied by watching the woman walking gracefully towards us. "Are my eyes joking on me right now? How can a simple girl transformed into an angel?" "So I look like an angel to you right now, Mr. Kelley." she said smiling at me. And my eyebrows furrowed in confusion, especially when I saw Dad and Mom shared a look. -'How did she know what I'm thinking?'- I felt a tap on my shoulder before Andrew whisper something to my ear. "You said it out loud, dude." After hearing that, I started to mask my face with a serious expression. "Hi Sophia, I'm Andrew." and he literally walked around the table just to get closer to her and take her hands. "Hello Andrew." she smiled at him. "Has anyone ever told you how beautiful----no, how gorgeous you are?" I gripped the backrest of the chair when he take her hand and brought it to his lips. If we're not in front of my parents, I'm going to drag him out of this house. "Thank you, Andrew. You're not bad yourself." "Ouch! Don't smile too much or I'm gonna have a heart attack." he acted as if he's really having a heart attack, but the woman seems enjoying this even my parents, who laughed at his old and corny joke. "Aherm!" they looked at me, but my eyes only focused to him. "Andrew, you can now go back here so we can start eating. We still have late meeting tonight, remember?" I said in a sarcastic tone. "Ops! Sorry dude, I didn't notice that you're jealous." and they all laughed again. I narrowed my eyes on him. I wish I could fire him as my friend. "Son, you may take a seat beside your fiancee." I heard my Dad who ended my death glare to Andrew. "It's okay Sir, maybe I can take my seat beside Mrs. Kelley." My eyebrow raised when 'she' immediately sit on my mother's left side. As if I really wanted to sit beside her! "Okay, let's eat kids, honey? Daniel, Andrew take your seats now." I sit down across my mom's seat and Andrew across her. ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia's POV: All throughout the dinner, I can feel the brown pair of eyes that staring intently at me. I know the person who owned that eyes but I just acted oblivious. I also know that he's observing my moves, he's observing the way I talk to her parents. And I'll consider myself a big liar if I'll say, I wasn't affected by his creepy stares. "Where are you from, Sophie?" I glanced up to the person who asked me that question. It's Mr. Kelley. I smiled before I answer him. "I was actually came from Italy, Sir." "Oh, just call me Dad already, Sophie." My eyes automatically darted to Daniel who dropped his spoon on the plate in a loud way. This is really more getting awkward. "Are you a pure Italian?" Andrew asked me next. "No, I am a half American and a half Italian." "Hmm.. such a good combinations of genes. You looked like angel sent from above." I chuckled with his punchline, but I noticed how Daniel give him a death glare. "By the way, let's talk about the engagement party." Mrs. Kelley get our attention. "Son, Sophia suggested if we can make the party even more private." "What do you mean, even more private?" Daniel asked but his eyes were directly looking at me. "More private, it means no media coverage and no announcing to the public. Let's just get some professional photographers to cover the whole event. And also on your wedding, let's just invite some relatives and close friends of the family." "And why do you want to have such a private wedding? Don't you want to become famous? A well known woman who married a billionai----" "Daniel Kelley!" It's funny how his parents stopped him by mentioning his whole name in unison. Actually, I already guessed what he really wanted to say. I just smirked at him. It hurts to hear that kind of words but I don't want to give him a chance to insult me more. "What? I was just asking!" he shrugged and his lips curled up into an evil smirk. "Stop that nonsense questions of yours!" and he received a scowl from both of his parents. "If you don't want to give your opinion, then don't! We're going to talk about it, whether you like it or not!" I bite my lips when Mrs. Kelley used her mother tone to him. He glanced back at me with a deep frown on his forehead but I just raised my eyebrow on him. I didn't missed how Andrew suppress his giggle with what I did. "Sophia, what motif do you want for your wedding, sweety?" Mrs. Kelley suddenly turned to me. I don't know but seeing how annoyed his son at me at this moment, made me brave enough. So I answered her with all out smile. "I actually love white and purple, Mrs. Kelley." "Oh, please just call me Mom, sweety." I smiled. -'Okay, she said call her Mom, then I will.'- "Mom, I love the combination of white and purple." "Thank you, sweety. And yeah, that's really a good choice. I know a great wedding planner, and he's also the one who set up my daughter's wedding before." "You have a daughter?" I asked surprise, she didn't mention of having a daughter to me before. "Oh yeah, I'm sorry I forgot to mention it to you. We actually have two kids, Daniel was our first-born child and our youngest is Rian. She's married four years ago." Rian. Sounds familiar. I also have a friend whose name was Rian in college. For the rest of the dinner, we only talked about our engagement and the simple wedding ceremony. Daniel remained quiet until we finished eating. "Thank you so much sweety for coming." Mrs. Kelley said while hugging me tightly. We are now in the living room with Daniel and Andrew and I am currently saying my goodbye to them. "Let Daniel drive you home, Sophie." "Oh no, thank you Dad for the offer, but I have my car. I can drive myself home and I heard your son has still a late meeting tonight, so I'm sure he can't drive me home." I know Daniel was just behind me so I made my voice loud and clear. "She's right Dad. Actually Andrew and I needs to go now. And 'I'm sure' Ms. Sophia knows how to drive herself home, right?" he asked emphasizing the words 'I'm sure'. "Of course! I drove by myself here earlier, so I'm sure I'll be able to drive again back to my apartment." I know he still has something to say, I can read it through his eyes but he was cut off by his mother. "Okay, just take care sweety. I'll call the wedding planner by tomorrow, so you can start to choose whatever the details you want for the party." "Thank you Mom." I finally say my goodbye to them. When I reached my car, I saw the now familiar figure who's leaning against my car door. -'When did he get here? He's so fast!'- He didn't utter any word, but he stepped towards me. I gulped when he stop a few inches away from me. "What was your real reason why you accepted this deal?" I looked directly on his eyes to see they were both blank and serious. "Oh, so you're now interested with my reason. I thought for you my only reason for marrying you was because of your money?" "Yeah, but I just wanna hear it exactly from you." "You already have an answer to your own question, so why are you still asking and why do you need to hear it exactly from me? What's the difference if I say it or not? It's just the same, right?" He didn't speak after that, he just put his hands inside of his pants' pocket. After of his long pause he opened his mouth again. "I just wanna clear some things to you, Ms. Sophia. When we get married, don't expect me to be your dream husband after the wedding. Because I'm telling you, it's the last thing I will ever do. As soon as we get the contract from our European investors, I will immediately file a divorce." That was a long speech, but if you're going to make it short, he only means that he hates me and he really doesn't want me to be his wife. I admit that hurts, to be judge by someone who doesn't even know your real story, but do I have a choice? I need his power. And I'm willing to take all of his words just to get the justice for what Joseph did to me.

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