Chapter 4: power or love
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Harley couldn’t hold back her excitement when she heard the mention of the Anderson boys, “you don’t know the Anderson boys?? Everyone knows the Anderson boys especially Tate he is dreamy.” said Harley.
Emily looked at her with a frown, the reason she couldn’t stand Harley was because she was self-absorbed and a gold digger but she also had to admit, out of all the Anderson brothers Tate is the most handsome not only that but he is like one of the richest people in the world.
“Okay what about the Anderson brothers?” asked Amy acting all coy. “well your grandmother and their grandmother were really close friends… honey I don’t know how to put it.” Amy’s mother said looking at her husband for help…
“This is one of those situations where you tell Amy that for her to get her inheritance she has to marry the oldest son of the Anderson #Tate and then they will have to get married… at first they will hate each other and then fall in love, is it??” asked Emily who was only daydreaming again…
Nothing fun in their lives ever happens, all they have done for the past 22 years of the lives was to wake up and exist, none of them have done spontaneous things like fall in love or whatever people do for fun…
When Emily didn’t receive the same reaction she usually does when she blabbers a fairy-tale story like this which is usually everyone rolling their eyes, she saw how Amy’s mom and dad looked at each other like she was right…
“OMG, I am right, aren’t I? Amy has to marry Tate Anderson” said Emily looking at Amy. Amy started laughing along with Harley, “what that isn’t possible, Amy marries Tate Anderson…
He is like the most eligible bachelor of Seattle, like I said impossible” said Harley with her usual jealous voice… in her previous like Amy never could hear it or see it, but everyone else did. her parents warned her about Harley and that she isn’t a good person.
Emily would straight outcall her a wolf in a sheep’s skin but she never believed them…
“Well it is true.” said Amy’s father, “what do you mean dad when you say its true??” asked Amy acting all surprised, she couldn’t wait to see the jealousy look on Harley’s face when she finds out that it is true…
“Yes what do you mean??” Harley also asked…
“Actually your grandmother and his grandmother arranged that you marry any Anderson boy, you can choose between Charles and Tate baby… not only Tate, and whoever you chose to marry we will also be merging our companies.” Amy’s father said not daring to look into his daughter’s eyes…
Harley smiled bitterly, that old hag wasn’t only Amy’s grandmother but she was her grandmother too, but she wasn't getting a large inheritance.
Actually she got hers a few years ago considering that she is 2 years older than Amy but she would have loved an arranged marriage with any of the Anderson boys…
“What, wow so I should feel better because look at that, I get to choose between two boys… aren’t I lucky.” said Amy standing up and going to her room. to her parents, she was going to cry or something but this Amy was going to think of a plan on how to move forward from here.
She could marry Charles and make his life a living hell as his wife, that way she would make sure that he and Harley don’t get together…
Emily went knocking on her door, she sat down next to her best friend without saying a word. “remember the question you once asked me? You asked me if I had to choose between love and power what would I choose and I said love” said Emily and Amy nodded…
She did remember that day like it was yesterday, actually she remembered everything vividly like there is a very clear 4D movie in her head about everything that happened...
She remembers every conversation, every taste and the other things she doesn’t want to remember but she does, the pain, hurt and betrayal… “yes I do, and you asked me the same and I said love… that I would choose love” said Amy but Emily noticed the sadness in her eyes when she said that.
“Well you are still the same Amy, I know I love fairy-tale and all but marrying a guy you don’t love isn’t one, even if it’s the Anderson boys.” said Emily…
“I am saying that if you marry the Anderson boy you will have power but not love.” said Emily but when Amy looked up Emily saw something in her eyes that she couldn’t describe, it was sadness and anger and hate…
Amy isn’t the kind of person that can hate people but the hate in her eyes was too intense to ignore, in the past life she chose love and it didn’t end well, what if this is her only chance to make people pay and she can't waste it chasing after the notion of true love…
Emily watched how the sweet Amy stood up with her head held high. there was a certain determination in her eyes, “well I have changed my mind, I don’t want love I want power…
Actually I want all the power in the world and the only thing that can give you such power is money, the money that my grandmother left me… I will marry any Anderson boy” she said leaving Emily and her parents who were eavesdropping surprised…
“mom and dad, I know you heard my answer, I will choose between the Anderson boys, but I have my conditions.” she said, and her parents came into her room with their heads bowed down. “what conditions??” asked her mother…
“I will let you know along with everyone else in tonight’s dinner.” she said leaving her parents surprised…
“How did she know that they coming to tonight’s dinner??” asked her father, “intuition.” she said leaving her room. The three of them looked at each other wondering what just happened…
The moment Harley saw Amy coming down the stairs she went to her running, she wanted to know if Amy has said yes to this crazy alliance, but she wasn’t worried that much because Amy she knows wouldn’t say yes to it...
She is the type who still believe in true and considering that her parents treat her like she is an egg they will respect her decision.
“Amy how did your parents react when you said no??” asked Harley and Amy stopped walking, there was something about her that made Harley uncomfortable…
It was like Amy could see right through her, like she knew her deep and darkest desires, like she could read her thoughts and she knew what she was thinking…
“I didn’t say no, why would I say no?? you said it yourself, the Anderson boys really are the richest in the world and why wouldn’t I want to marry into such a family? I will have a handsome husband, all the money and power in the world.” she said and saw the look on Harley’s face like she just swallowed a nasty and slimy bug…
“What is wrong cousin? Aren’t you happy for me??? You do want me to be happy and I feel like this is it… you are happy for me aren’t you??” asked Amy with a smirk on her face.
It was clear in her face that Harley wasn’t happy about this at all… “of course I am happy for you, I am just worried that you will regret this decision later in the future… like you said, you don’t know the Anderson boys that well” said Harley making Amy smile even more…
She knew at least one of the brothers very well, she knew what he was allergic to, his favorite colour, she can tell when he is lying or when he is hiding something or she thought she could, he managed to hide a lot of things from her…
“Well good, I am so happy and lucky to have a loving cousin like you… you really are my rock Harley” said Amy with a sweet smile, the girls hugged and at that moment they both wiped off their fake smiles…
Harley promised herself that she will have to somehow stop this.
Amy has everything already and now she is going to get married into the Anderson family, well that will only happen over her dead body…
She was going to do everything in her power to stop this alliance from happening.
When they stopped hugging, they plastered their fake smiles again.
When Harley walked away all Amy could think about was how she wanted to wipe that fake smile off Harley’s face… To think that she loved Harley and all she got in return was betrayal, fake smiles and death…
Later the house was busy with people running up and down preparing for dinner.
The Anderson was a big deal and everyone wanted to impress them all the time, “Amy wear something real nice” said her mother…
Amy just smiled, she really didn’t care what she was going to wear, if she was going to face Charles she was going to wear her war armor…
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