Chapter 6: His fiancée
Amelia's heart melted upon seeing the old man crying silently. She went up to him and gave him a warm hug without hesitation.
"Jerom uncle, long time no see." She said.
The butler nodded his head slightly. "Indeed, young miss. You didn't come here for months. All of us missed you so much."
Caleb yawned. "Shouldn't we go inside?" He questioned impatiently. "I don't have time for all of these emotional family dramas."
Amelia glared at him. "Shut up. We aren't actors to perform family dramas!" She snapped angrily.
Caleb scoffed. "Are you sure?"
Amelia ignored him and said to the butler, "Let's go inside, Uncle Jerom."
The old man nodded happily. "Definitely, young miss."
He was secretly happy to see that his young miss also didn't like that ice cube as much as he did.
Caleb didn't let Amelia leave on her own. He grabbed her by her wrist and put her arm on his elbow before entering the house. Amelia tried to break free but to no avail.
"Hey, what are you doing?" She scolded him in a low whisper.
"I'm holding my fiancée's hand. What's wrong?"
Amelia looked at their so-called 'holding hands' thingy.
"Are you sure?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. "Isn't this considered as forcefully clutching my arm?"
Caleb ignored her and went inside the mansion.
Soon they reached a giant living room. It was quite spacious. There were marble statues in a corner. Next to the statues, a large pond could be seen. Numerous types of fish were swimming in the pond. That beautiful scenery made someone's mind calm down instantly.
"Who is the architect? He designed a great masterpiece indeed." Caleb said honestly.
Amelia was about to thank him until... she heard the next part.
"But it's not as good as Langstone mansion. Not even a little."
Amelia gritted her teeth.
"Don't be so proud," She said throwing daggers at him using her eyes. "I know you are richer than us. But money isn't permanent. So don't be so narcissistic. If you go higher and higher, the fall will be more painful one day."
Caleb sneered. "Aaah, you think so? I know money isn't permanent but IQ level is. So no matter what happens in the future, I can always figure out a way to succeed."
Amelia rolled her eyes not bothering to talk to him further.
"Amelie."
Mrs Carter came out of the kitchen with a glass of water. She was surprised to see Amelia out of the blue. The thing that surprised her, even more, was the handsome young man next to her. With a glance, she knew that it was the well-known business tycoon shown on TV several times.
"Is this your boss?" She asked, looking at him.
Although she wasn't young anymore, she couldn't help but be carried away by his charms. Simply because... he was just too handsome!
"Nope," Caleb replied even before Amelia could speak. "I was her boss. But not anymore."
When Amelia heard him, she stared at him with her eyes wide open.
Caleb released her arm and intertwined his fingers with hers.
"I'm her fiancé. Her future husband."
Amelia blinked her eyes a few times not knowing how to react. Unbeknownst to herself, her tiny face flushed red like a tomato.
"Oh my! Then you're my future son-in-law." Mrs Carter exclaimed with a smile on her lips.
Amelia didn't like this talk at all. Thus in order to change the topic, she asked, "Where's dad?"
"He's still at the company." Mrs Carter answered.
"Okay, we'll wait for him to return," saying that, Amelia dragged Caleb towards the giant sofa in the middle of the living room and made him sit before taking a seat next to him as well.
"Since father is gonna be late, just explain to me what's really going on. I can't understand your ulterior motive."
Caleb frowned.
"My ulterior motive? What about yours then?" He interrogated, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Duh! I have none."
"And pigs can fly!"
Amelia sighed heavily. "I already said sorry to you! Why are you pressing on it this much? If I knew earlier, I wouldn't even think about joining your compa..." Her words stuck in her throat when Amelia saw the video Caleb showed her.
In the video, they were kissing like it was the end of the world. Amelia felt so embarrassed that her face heated up immediately. If someone took a closer look, they would even find a slight smoke emitting from her heating face.
"I-It means... you're that man from last night." Deep down in her heart, Amelia regretted giving her virginity to a playboy. -sigh- What a pity!
"Don't act like you don't know. What a great actress. You should join the entertainment industry instead of the business field." Caleb mocked her ruthlessly.
Amelia felt like a headache was coming.
"I don't know how to explain it to you. But I'm telling you the pure truth. I was drunk and I literally don't know how I ended up in a hotel room. But wait a minute!"
Amelia's eyes widened as the realisation hit her.
"You want to marry me simply because... you have to protect your dignity because if someone spreads this news, it won't be good for your company."
Caleb nodded without hesitation. "Yep, exactly. Seems like you're a little bit smart."
Amelia rolled her eyes.
"Why do you want a child by the way? It doesn't make sense." She said after a deep thought.
Caleb snorted coldly.
"Do you really think you can just marry me and enjoy your life by living as a filthy rich madam for an entire year without paying me back? You should give me a child as compensation for the treatment Imma give you."
Amelia shook her head in disbelief. "You're... unbelievable! But what if I don't agree to marry you? Your company's reputation has nothing to do with me after all."
Caleb clicked his tongue. "As expected from a selfish woman like you."
His voice turned cold as he continued.
"Amelia, If you don't agree with my proposal, let's see what's gonna happen to your father and his precious company."
Amelia shuddered in fear when she heard his bone-chilling voice. She pulled herself further away from him as much as she could. Nevertheless, Caleb didn't stop her from doing so.
Amelia looked at the ceiling to prevent the tears which welled up in her coffee-brown eyes from falling. She always wanted to have a love marriage. Seemed like her dreams wouldn't come true just like her mother's. Amelia knew that she was the most unfortunate girl in this entire world.
Yeah, she knew that marrying a billionaire was a massive fortune even if it was for a short time. Nevertheless, as a believer in true love and a craver to find it one day, it was simply a nightmare to her. Not to mention that her husband-to-be was a playboy who changed girls every day like changing clothes.
Never in her wildest dreams had Amelia thought of doing such a great sacrifice for her father and his company. She knew how much he worked hard to gain the success he had now. As his daughter, it was her time to repay the debt she owed her father.
Taking a deep breath, Amelia turned towards Caleb and looked deep into his ocean-blue eyes.
"Okay, Imma marry you and accept your deal. But on one condition."
Caleb narrowed his eyes suspiciously. What was she up to? Another game? Nevermind what it was... He was ready to face anything.
'Humph, I don't think she'd dare to trick me once again. Better to be careful.'
"What is it?" Caleb asked, pretending to be casual.
"Let's keep this video a secret between us. Please don't let my father learn about it." Amelia almost pleaded.
Caleb sneered. "Then how do you convince your father? He won't agree to let his precious, little daughter marry one of his business opponents. Don't you think so?"
Amelia inhaled a long breath. "Don't you worry. I know what to do."
Caleb shook his shoulders.
"Okay, then."
Screech!
Right at that moment, they heard the sound of a car braking against the tough ground and a few voices. Amelia knew that one of the voices belonged to her father. She stood up and ran towards the main door.
"Amie pie! What are you doing here?" Mr Carter's voice sounded shocked the moment he saw his daughter standing before him.
"You're supposed to stay at your apartment! Do you want to arouse our rivals' suspense?"
"She already did." Caleb's voice rang before he came into Mr Carter's eyesight.
Caleb put one of his hands inside his pant pocket and slowly approached them before standing next to Amelia.
"Y-you? Caleb Langstone?!"
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