His Arranged Bride

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Gillian's POV

“Are you sure you don’t want to come?” Dylan asked me as I lay on his chest, him running his fingers on my body.

“I would love to but you know I can’t. Mum and dad would never allow me to go out” I said to him, I heard him sigh softly. I didn’t know whether it was relief that I was not going with him or maybe it was frustration. But who wouldn’t be frustrated?  I mean he and I have dated for so long but we have never spent time going out as a normal couple would.

“I should probably get going then,” He said helping me get off his chest as I sat up looking at him

“What’s wrong?” I asked him as he put on a straight face going to grab his clothes, He sighed as he picked up his clothes

“Baby?” I called him hoping he would at least look at me but he was busy getting dressed

“Dylan?  Please talk to me?”  I called out to him as he picked my clothes from the ground giving them to me.

“Get dressed! You should get going!” He said to me, I didn’t understand why he had suddenly decided to change his mood. “What happened?  Why have you changed all of a sudden?” I asked him about his sudden change holding my clothes in my hand

“I don’t know Gill, you only come here when you want to. We have s*x and I don’t see you for another week or two and when I do its s*x again.  I am just tired of every time it’s your mum this and your dad that! Why can’t we just go on a date as normal people do? Sometimes I feel you use that as an excuse” He said to me as I looked down, I didn’t know what I could say to him but it was so unfair for him to blame me

“That’s unfair of you to say! You already know that….” I wanted to say when he chuckled looking into my eyes

“See what I meant?” He asked me raising his dark full brows, his honey-brown eyes full of confusion.

“I should probably leave,” I said to him as I started putting on my clothes so that I can leave.

“Am sorry!” he said coming to me but he had already said what he truly felt about this

“It’s fine! Let me not keep you for a long time” I said getting into my jeans, making my way out of his bedroom

“Gill! Baby!” He called after me but I was determined to leave this house without wasting time. I held on to my jacket as I tried to fight back the tears that wanted to fall, rushing going to the main street I hailed for a cab and I got on, as I looked out the window.

“Ninth Street please,” I said to him as I close my eyes, I arrived home paid the fare and went straight inside. I reached the living room when I saw Ariel storming out of the house, I didn’t understand what was happening. She seemed upset but what did I care?

“Did you manage?” I heard my mother ask me behind startling me,

“Manage?” I asked not sure what she was asking about

“Yes, did you manage to get yourself the Sanitary pads you wanted?” She asked then it hit me that I didn’t manage to get my back up plan

“Yes, I did!” I said holding on to my bag. She looked at me from head to toe before she walked away. I took a deep breath before I went to my room, Dylan had called a little over five times but I ignored him. Feeling tired I took a shower and when I was done, I decided to go and drain myself in more research.

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“Gillian?” I was woken up gently by Agatha our house help, I groaned covering myself “Go away!” I said to her and she shook me again

“Aggie!” I called her name so that she could let me be alone, I heard her let go of me but I didn’t realize that someone had come in until the cover was pulled off me

“Agatha! What the…” I yelled sitting up when I saw my mother standing before me, my eyes widened like I had seen a ghost before I composed myself

“Good Morning too! Be downstairs in five minutes” She said before she turned and left, I looked at Agatha who had lowered her head as I dragged myself out of the bed.

I quickly brushed my teeth and got in my dress before I quickly rushed downstairs. When I reached the dining room, I found everyone was sitting there.

“Morning,” I said monotone as everyone was sitting there on the table, No one responded but I was already custom to such treatment from my family. The only thing I was asking myself was why did we meet this morning so early?

“Father you wanted to see us?” Taylor my brother asked my father who turned who cleared his throat before he could start speaking

“As you are all aware that the Jenkins Holdings has not been doing too well these past few years financially ” He paused looking at everyone one, Yeah, I knew something was wrong but what the heck was wrong with him? Why was he suddenly speaking about it?

“We have struggled with cash flow and due to that we do not get any investors coming in, it has hit has really hard after the coming in of companies like William’s and of course other companies. So, I thought it might be best if we could meet someone who is willing to invest in our company. I spoke to one of my friends and he managed to set up a meeting with someone who might be interested in investing in our company.” He said but I had been lost in my own world trying to make sure that I don’t hear anything he was saying

“That’s why I want Gillian to have a meeting with him,” He said and I choked on the toast I was chewing

“What? Meet who?” I asked as I coughed sipping from my water

“You heard Right! he wants you to meet Mason Sullivan.” My brother said as I tried to understand what was happening right now

“Mason Sullivan?  The Heir to BSD Oil?” I said widening my eyes, everyone knew the kind of Playboy he was. He is known for not having any respect for women, everyone knew how many women were reported that he slept within his office>

But why would my father suggest that i meet that man instead of Ariel?  I wondered