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year

one in my hand towards my bed. The veins in my head were palpating b

kay?" he tried to calm me by rubbing

ge to someone. We live in twenty-first century and I have every right to choose

but right now, my whole future was at stake. I

sed on my bed, hiding my face in the pillow. He tried to talk

d to go like this. I was supposed to finish high school, graduate college, get a job, find

hard they try

.

all the crying. Once this issue is over, I'll spend a day pampering myself, probably

ollen nose and puffy eyes and left my room. I trudged towards the living room and hea

f beside her, wrapping my arms around her. Her crying caugh

led but I could see the sadness hidden behind her sm

ould lie again, the tears leaving her eyes spoke the truth. "W

n owner of a small textile company and I knew the business wasn't doing well

rised gasp left my mouth. "He has lost the

. My heart did somersaults in my chest and I fought the urge to cry. My sto

ed to marry his son for that." she said and her ey

ren Vincent be so selfish?" I hissed in contempt. Darren Vincent was Dad's business p

ause his maternal grandparents left him a lot of money. The issue is he can on

t so com

ith my fingers. My head felt like it was going to explo

think about it." her voice was exhausted and her tone was b

mess at this moment. There was a lot at stake now and my decision can change everything. If I reject him c

ags around his eyes and he looked older than his age, due to all the stress. I felt bad for them because

the conversation by dropping the bomb on them. "

and I couldn't blame them for that. Throughout my high-school, I acted like an obnoxious, self-centered

asked, leaving the

tell you my decision after th

r eyes. Last time they were this happy with me, I had turned t

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