The Billionaire Alliance

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er was

a milliona

the past few weeks. My father and mother were bot

ay, hardly going out. Not wanting to be a p

ge of twenty, I was still living with my parents. I did hope to fi

they clearly didn't like me. I was just a burden to

but cry knowing I have no one in this world, I am

n turned into my first friend. He was really sweet t

red him immediately thinking we were h

y had a wife he loved, and that he was ten years older than me, my

he assured me that it wasn't my mista

e into the pillow, wishing to e

rom downstairs making me gr

irs for? Did they finally rememb

lked out of my room and down the

ent as servants moved past each other swiftly. The exciteme

pened su

my parents were waiting for me at

ly ever invited to have dinner or lunch or br

y way to the dining room, my parents sitting beside each

arents who gazed at me with neither

er said, gesturing to th

ing in my lap, my fingers fiddling with e

heard my mother speak as she pa

mumbled before

ing. I really didn't feel like eating though because my stomach

he table was cleared away

ly to sit down again when my

on me? I am not going to college either now. Plus this voice inside me keeps

anaged to

are of my company going in

d in ag

ng with a CEO...I mean the former CEO of a p

s out of his debts then maybe I can go back to college aga

that he will convince his son, the current CEO

y his

n. "I'm sorry, wh

one. "You are going to get married in ord

getting married to some stranger. Y

ill do as I say. I have already made a deal with him. You

tone, a lump for

o start cryin

ted me and I took a deep breath to force b

his. Please. I am just twenty...

on their faces, not a b

sides you should be grateful someone is going to marry you and thankfully, you will

iped it away with the back of my palm. "But...what

ou want to study, ask your husband afte

cide whether I get to stud

gritted his teeth. "Take your feminis

eek, and my lips wobbled. No, they

d don't embarrass us." Mother ordered and before I could break

ally such a burden to them that they are selling me off? Am I no

happen. I have

pinched the middle of my forehead w

ven run away because I don't know

refuses to because I was still head o

girlfriend but still, I love him. I am nothing in comparison to him but still

heart out while gazing at his picture o

ng face, an involuntary smile gracing my

own life. He is the only reason I am alive because I wake up every day thinking that at least

n is not Sorin although I know that never in a m

ve helped me. And I don't even know where he is or

er's words echoed in my mind causing more tears to stream down my face. "Besides you shou

o much. I grabbed a fistful of my hair and tug

much. I couldn't breathe. E

Please. If only there was

e's love. The voice ins

s right. I don't des

ve anything.

s in my mind, I dr