Married to a Gangster (English)

Chapter 2

"Mommy.." I am teary-eyed when I looked at my mom. I still can't believe this is all happening to me.

"Everything's gonna be alright Aine," she gave me a reassuring smile. She held my hand and gently squeezed it.

I nodded. I am holding on to her encouragements since I was young, I will never lose faith when she says it's going to be fine. We went back to our table after talking inside the restroom. We're having dinner with his parents. Yes, his parents.

It's been almost a week since what happened. Everyone from that club knows about the guy that much that they thought I was just one of the pile of girls he's bedded.

Just a few hours that morning, we found a way to contact the guy and his family. We didn't hear any response from him but his parents were so apologetic. They knew about their son being that kind of guy but the fact that he dragged someone like me, a girl far from the likes of hoes, is an embarrassment to their family.

They asked us to meet up with them to be able to apologize and to come up for a solution and they all agreed of putting us together through marriage. It horrified me more, I still can't believe everything that had happened. I lost my virginity, the only thing a woman can give to his husband after marriage.

I heaved out a sigh. I've been so drowned with this thought ever since that day and I'm glad I didn't go mad. My mom was there and my friends didn't leave me. I'm still lucky I know.

But this is just so disappointing, I am so disappointed. I refused to marry my bestfriend because I believe that I should marry someone I love. I wanted to escape the world that night but it brought me to a bigger problem.

Now I am engaged to a man I don't love, I don't like and the strange fact is that I don't even know. If I only knew things will become like this, I would have accepted my bestfriend rather than a stranger. Lance is way better than him. But it's too late, it's all too late.

"Aine? Are you listening?"

I returned back at my senses when I felt mom's hand on my back. I saw worry in her eyes and I didn't like that. I hate it when she worries that much because of me.

I tried to reach out for a smile, "What is it mom?" I asked.

"I was actually asking you where would you like to spend your honeymoon hija," his mom answered, she's Tita Sandra.

They wanted to give me a formal church wedding in exchange of what happened. I know that's the best thing to do so we can settle what happened. We need to do this to avoid the leakage of the incident or else my career will end.

It's just scary that we're planning the wedding without the groom. It gives me this foresight about tv shows I used to watch back then, grooms ditching their wedding, grooms leaving their soon to be wife for the real love of their life. And the guy looks like he won't settle for just one girl, I'm afraid my life will become a mess.

We checked the CCTV records of the Fiasco bar and we found out that the guy is Seije Park. The guy is pretty familiar to all crews because they knew about him the moment Claire started to describe him. I cried for the past few nights and totally lost my appetite. I was so scared, I was so scared of him.

"Do you have any request hija? For your wedding?" his dad asked. He's Mr. Ed Park, a business tycoon I often read on newspapers and watch on the television. They must be really rich to throw a wedding too soon.

"The wedding should be scheduled right away,"

I shook my head. How can I even plan a good wedding if I am about to marry a guy I barely know? I honestly didn't like the idea, I wanted to sue him, I want justice for my dignity. But at the same time, I don't want to stress my mom that much and I don't want to see my name on the newspaper with headlines I could not even imagine. I want to save my career so I agreed.

Our lawyer told us that marrying my rapist will set him free. Even though it is not right, he advised me to marry him instead, we can get annulled afterwards.

"We're doing this for the sake of your name Lorraine, your mom told us about your modelling career." Tita Sandra flashed a smiled at me. I could not help but be amazed on how beautiful she is despite her age.

"So back to the question darling, where do you want to spend the honeymoon?" I suddenly thought of my dream wedding. I wanted to visit Bali, Indonesia with the guy I love. Thinking about it makes me wanna cry. Maybe I don't really deserve to get married to the guy I love.

"Hija," Tita Sandra reached for my hand. "I know every girl has their own dream wedding. We are very sorry this has to happen to you so please let us know the things you want. We want to atleast make it a good wedding for you."

I smiled at them. They look good and soft, and I can really feel their sincerity. It atleast makes me feel a bit comfortable now. I think it'll be Seije that I have to think about.

I wonder how the following days would look like.

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The wedding was approached by media and some VIPs from my modelling management. Everything went so smooth, making everyone believe we love each other that much. If they only knew what I went through.

It's a good thing that I was able to cover up his attitude infront of the camera. I prepared myself because I know he's not that good but I didn't know he's the worst. Just imagine his serious face, it's as if smiling is a crime.

We went to Ariara Island in Palawan for our so called honeymoon. But I regretted allowing myself to be alone with him for those days.

It was all a mess, a waste of time. He made me feel how he despised the wedding so much, he made me feel how boring it is to be with me. And it was just a three days and two nights vacation yet he looks so bored and uninterested.

He looks so cold, like he has his own world and I don't belong there. He looks like a guy with a bad temper, someone who can hurt a girl, someone who can drag random girls to his bed. Someone I'll be surely afraid of.

We went home right after arriving from our honeymoon. His parents bought us a house. Me and mom objected about the two of us living together but his parents insisted that we should atleast try to put this show even just for a couple of months to prevent rumors.

In the end, I had to agree with it because that's the best thing for now.

I woke up early the next day to prepare our breakfast. I thought I should still do the household chores for him and I should also try to get along with him to make things go smoothly for the both of us.

Mom oriented me about my responsibilities as a wife and she never forgot telling me to be a good girl, that we should find ways to make this relationship good for a couple of months, just a couple of months they said.

But I doubt we would last that long.

He went out of his room like he didn't see me. He's already dressed for somewhere and he didn't even throw me a look.

I stared at his back when he went to get a glass of water from the fridge. I tried to swallow the lump on my throat to atleast greet him.

"Good morning! I prepared--" I automatically stopped when he turned to the door, leaving me alone in this house, sadly staring at the table and the food I prepared.

Drake's POV

"Hey, aren't you going home? Your wife's waiting for you bro."

"Shut the f**k up Tyler," he hissed.

The four of us looked at each other, shrugging our shoulders. Seije is still annoyed about the wedding. I understand him but it's the consequence of his carelessness. Seije is someone who doesn't care about how many girls are there on his bed, as long as they can satisfy him.

He wants to forget, he keeps on doing things to forget about the past.

We're all so drunk and wasted that night when he met Lorraine. It was the second death anniversary of the girl he loves, the reason behind his foolishness now. Maybe that's the reason why he did that to someone innocent. Seije is not the type of guy who'll force a girl to bed, girls often throw theirselves at him.

His parents knew all of his shits. They've done everything just to keep him away from all of these but all of it was useless. They can't keep him away from womanizing, fighting, drinking and all the stupid things he do. And we're not the type of friends who'll push him to the light. We'll go wherever it takes us to be together, it's our brother's code.

The club suddenly became unexpectedly quiet when a group stepped on the floor.

We're not surprised seeing them here. It's been a part of our system to see these faces when we're here.

We watched as their leader come over to Seije who's been quiet and serious for a couple of hours already. We watch as the devil comes close to another.

"How's the newly wed?" He sarcastically asked.

Seije on the other hand remained silent and dead serious.

Everyone inside the bar were dead silent as well. No one dares to make any noise, the music even stopped.

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend your wedding, little brother. I had to finish some important business. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you and your wife."

Seije gave him a bored look, like he doesn't care at all. I smirked, as if he can scare his brother like that. Yeah, they're brothers. But they grew up separately, that's why they never really got along.

"Do it whatever you want, I don't give a damn."

Shaw smiled, "Alright, that's good to hear brother." He tapped his shoulder before giving each of us an arrogant look. We remained silent and uninterested just like Seije.

He motioned his men and then they stormed out.

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