Chapter 5 Marry my daughter

He took slow steps toward her, his gaze not leaving hers, the anger on his face was evident.

Olivia took slow steps backwards, She swallowed hard. He wasn't going to spare her, she could feel it.

His phone suddenly buzzed in his pocket. He slowly pulled it out.

He stared at the caller, his eyes widened.

"You better have a good explanation for this," He seethed his teeth before brushing past her, heading outside.

Olivia exhaled deeply. She was saved yet again. Her gaze slowly traced down to the burnt pot.

**

" Where are you!!", Mr . Harrington's voice rang through the phone.

Almost immediately, Ethan drew the phone far from his ear, was he planning on destroying his ear drum?.

"Look backwards", He replied softly. Mr. Harrington suddenly turned backwards, his gaze meeting Ethan's.

He ended the call and slowly walked toward his son.

" Welcome Father", Ethan greeted. " Why did you keep me waiting boy?".

" You knew I was arriving today ", Mr. Harrington asked.

" On the contrary, you kept me waiting, I've been waiting here in this car for the past two hours! ", Ethan lied through his teeth.

" Ohh".." Guess I'm getting pretty old now", He smiled at him, sliding into the passenger's seat.

Ethan got into the car almost immediately. He started the car engine and soon hit the road.

" So why did you ask me to pick you up? ", He asked.

" Because I've missed my little boy", He joked." Haa.. haa", Ethan faked his laughter. " Not funny", He added.

" Can we be serious now?", Ethan asked. Mr. Harrington suddenly cleared his throat.

" So we are meeting up with the Thrones today", He announced.

" The Thrones?", Ethan drawled. " Yea, my new business partner".

" They came with me from Japan just to get to know you", He added.

" Know me?", Ethan asked, confused. "Why?", He further asked.

" That I don't know for sure, but I know there is a good reason behind it", He drawled.

" The Thrones..", Ethan mumbled. "What about it?", Mr. Harrington asked.

" I don't know, but the name seems so familiar", Ethan breathed out. Mr. Harrington let out a soft chuckle.

Ethan suddenly fixed his gaze on the rear mirror, his gaze narrowed.

"Huh.. Did you run into some rivals on the plane?", He asked. "No.. Why?", Mr. Harrington raised his brows.

"Cause that car have been following us since we left the airport", He pointed out.

" Oh that", Mr. Harrington sighed. "I asked them to", Mr. Harrington replied.

" They were new in town and didn't know their way around, and most especially because they came with me, I had to lead them", He added.

Ethan stared at the car from the rear mirror. "The Thrones", He thought.

His foot suddenly stepped on the accelerator, thereby increasing their speed.

**

The car suddenly pulled off. Another car drove in almost immediately.

Ethan slowly opened the front door and came outside. Mr. Harrington was already standing right there.

The other car's door suddenly jammed shut. Almost immediately, Mr. Harrington dragged his feet forward, walking toward the car with a broad smile.

" Welcome to The Harrington's Industry",He beamed.

" Thank you, Mr. Harrington.. I must say it's better than I imagined ", Mr. Thrones smiled.

" Oh, don't flutter me", Mr. Harrington waved his hand. He suddenly took his gaze to the car.

" Isn't she coming out? ", He asked. " She will, but let's talk business first", Mr. Throne said.

" Sure". " Shall we? ", Mr. Harrington demonstrated toward the door.

" Be honored to", Mr. Throne smiled slowly walking toward the entrance. Almost immediately Mr. Harrington, Ethan and some of his bodyguards followed suit.

**

" Have a seat Mr. Throne", Mr. Harrington gestured.

"Thanks", He slowly lowered himself on the chair. Mr. Throne suddenly took his gaze to Ethan.

" I must say he had grown into a well grown up man", He complimented.

" About the contract... ", Mr. Harrington drawled.

"Yea, the main reason why I'm here", He rested his back on the chair.

" So, like I said, you are going to get the contract and become not only a business partner with the Thrones but also a shareholder", He reminded.

" But on a condition.. ", He quickly added." You said that before Mr. Throne".

" And you demanded to see my son before you let the cat out of its bag". " So here he is", Mr. Harrington retorted.

" So here is the condition, I will only give you this contract only if your son agrees to marry my daughter", He dropped the bump shell.

" Huh?", Ethan suddenly furrowed his brow. "Marry your daughter, why would I agree to that?", He asked sternly.

Mr. Throne suddenly took his gaze to Ethan, he could see the evident disinterest and anger on his face.

" Oh.. He meant, how can he get married to someone he doesn't know or even seen".

"I mean I haven't seen her as well, and no one would agree to marrying an anonymous person" , He explained.

" I wouldn't.. And I'm sure you won't either", He quickly added.

Mr. Throne stared at Mr. Harrington for a while who did a good job at showcasing a fake smile.

He suddenly motioned to one of his bodyguards and whispered something in his ear.

Almost immediately the bodyguard exited the room.

" If you may excuse me Mr. Thrones, I need to have some words with my little man", Mr. Harrington requested.

"Sure, take your time", Mr. Throne replied.

Mr. Harrington slowly got on his feet and motioned for Ethan to follow him. And he did just that.

Mr. Harrington pushed open another door, revealing a bedroom, he slowly walked inside followed suit by Ethan and then the door shut closed.

Mr. Throne stared at the door, he was feeling uncomfortable, they felt really suspicious to him.

" I wonder what Diana sees in him ", He mumbled.

**

" What was that about? ", Mr. Harrington asked." I should ask you that dad".

How could you agree to that?", He asked, pointing his hand toward the door.

" And why can't I agree to that?", Mr. Harrington asked.

" Because of this", He suddenly showed him his ring. " I'm married ", He added.

" Oh.. I totally forgot that you were", He gushed.

" But then when did you suddenly start to care about your marriage? ", He raised his brows.

His smile suddenly faded away.

" Do not tell me, you have been doing things behind my back and went ahead and fell in love with that riff raff for just a month I was gone? ", He half-yelled.

" I didn't", Ethan replied sternly.

" I hate her just like I always did, she is just a maid and nothing more", He muttered.

" I don't love her", His voice was low. " Then prove it boy, prove it!", He yelled at him.

" How do you want me to?", Ethan asked.

" You discussed with me that we are making a lot of losses these days, remember?", Mr. Harrington's voice was calm once more.

" Yes dad", He replied. " So I've come up with a plan".

" Mr. Throne mentioned him making us a shareholder in his company right? ", He asked.

" Yes? ", Ethan drawled. " But I don't want to be a shareholder, I want to be the owner of a new company, I want to rule the Throne, I am going to take over his company while he watches me", He demonstrated.

Ethan stared at his father, his heart beating fast against his ribcage. " And you, my son, would help me with that", He suddenly let out a hysterical laughter.

Ethan swallowed hard. " I won't", He finally voiced out. Mr. Harrington's laughter slowly died down.

" You won't what?", He asked. " I won't be a part of this plan, I can't support the fact that you are going to take over what someone walked so hard for".

"I'm not in with you and yes I won't even be letting you do that", He said sternly.

Almost immediately a punch landed on his face sending him staggering backwards for a while.

" Coward!!", Mr. Harrington suddenly yelled. "You are nothing but a coward".

"You aren't my son, my son is the best". " My son vowed to always support his father and he does just that".

"My son doesn't question my orders, he basically follows them and I don't question his".

He suddenly pointed to Ethan's chest. "My son is not a weakling, his heart is as hardened as that of a stone".

" But you are just a coward, a weakling, a clone of him, a lover boy and a useless soul! ", He yelled.

Ethan slowly raised his head up. " I'm not a weakling, I'm not a coward!!! ".

" You want me to push through with the plan, then fine".

" I'm still your son dad and I'll do anything for you ", He sighed.

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Mr. Harrington's lips. " That's my boy".

Ethan gave him a fake smile. " What's the plan? ", He asked.

" You will have to get married to his daughter, during the wedding arrangements, we will strike", He said.

" I can't get married to another lady when I'm already married", He pointed out.

"Then you have to get a divorce".

" Would have if I could dad, but it is stated in the contract that we can't get divorce until the five years is exhausted", He sighed.

" Then that leaves me with no other choice then". "We will frame her up", He said with a devilish smile dangling on his lips.

Ethan's eyes widened. "Frame h.. er up?", He stuttered.

"Yes son. Have you forgotten so quick that if you get divorced when the contract hasn't lapsed, she'll be going away with your properties, and I'm certain you wouldn't want to loose your properties." Harrington said with a mischievous smile, knowing that he just struck a chord.

Realization struck Ethan at what his father said. "How do you plan to frame her now, Dad? She has a clean slate." He replied, still skeptical about it.