Chapter 1 Sister's Betrayal

Chapter one: the wedding Fiasco

I will never marry her. Jake retorted with absolute finality.

I have been telling her in many different ways that I don't love her but she wouldn't or she refused to listen.

Now I am really forced to do this because I don't have any other options than to show my disapproval of this marriage.

What are you saying Jake? His mother asked with eyes bulging in shock.

She is not the one I want to marry but Rose. Jake replied.

But you consented to this marriage without any fuse, why Is this development coming up now or have you finally decided to smear our family in shame. Catherine,Jake's mother queried?

I told you and Dad and all the members of the family that I don't really love Cecelia,but you all took it as a joke. How can I really settle with someone I don't have feelings for Mum. Jake Concluded.

So you have decided to use this Day to Humiliate my Daughter right. Cecelia Mother, Betty Cadozo Declared with anger in her Tone.

Wait, let's get this thing straight.

Jacob Cadozo, Cecelia and Rose's father is a retired Historian professor who doesn't believe in the old age notion of arranging marriage for younger folks. Which is why he had listened intently to Jake a week ago when he had called him personally to tell him that he would not be marrying Cecelia his Daughter because he doesn't have any iota of feelings for her but Rose the Younger daughter whom happened to be one of his students in music Department, University of California.

Sir, with all due respect I have called you after a futile attempt to make my family and your Daughter,Celelia understand that I don't love her and can't really be her husband.such marriage will be like a prison for both of us.

But if you would give me your permission,I would marry your Second Daughter,Rose.

I have tried letting her know that she is the one I really love and will willingly get married to her,but she keeps insisting that I'm getting married to her older sister and should get the thought of her out of my head.

I Jake, will only get married to Rose, your second Daughter on that wedding Day or nothing. He finished with finality in his tone.

Jacob breathed inwardly, he is not an advocate of forced marriage and wouldn't tolerate it no matter who might be involved.

Ok Jake,if you're certain that it's Rose you really want to spend the rest of your life with, Declare your love and affection for her in public and I will get you two married.

He replied intently before hanging up the phone.

So on this particular day he is going to give Jake Chandler a chance to make everyone understand the rationale behind his decisions.

Wait let's get things straight. Jacob repeated. Allow the young man an audience, this is not the time for shouting feat.

Jake Chandler walked Confidently to the center of the gathering stopping at the foot of the altar he blurted out , I Don't love Cecilia and won't spend the rest of my life with her. Then he glanced at the center of the altar where Cecelia was staring at him with dismay written all over her face.

Cecelia,he said, I see you as a very good dancer but I have never harboured any thought of spending my life with you.i do not love you, so such a loveless marriage will be like a prison yard for both of us.

I have tried in several ways to make you understand that but you seem not to take me seriously. Thus I have no other way but this to stop this marriage from taking place. Please understand my position here.

He then turned and faced Rose, his face alight like the rising moon lit. Rose,he began, I have always loved you and I have made my feelings for you very clear. You are the only one I want to get married to and spend the rest of my life with,if you would marry me right here on this very altar,I would be the happiest man in this city of California.

It's either you or no one else.

Either I walk out here with you as my wife or I walk out without a wife.he Concluded with seriousness .

There was a massive murmuring from the audience, this was an unexpected twist of events.

Rose,backed away like someone that just received a sucker punch and reeling to regain balance.

She looked alluring in an embroidered wedding dress that has a touch of silver at the helm.

Earlier, her father had insisted that she put on a really nice wedding cloth for this particular occasion, emphasizing that she deserves to be happy and not be living under the oppressive shadow of the elder sister,Cecelia.

"Now she knows why."

She opened her mouth to protest,

How can I marry you sir, your supposed to be marrying my elder sister,

I have told you before, that I have no feelings for you or any other man. I just want to Continue my Education without drama.

Right at that moment Cecelia interjected,

Look Rose,she said,

You have to marry him otherwise,he will leave since he doesn't want me.

But Cecelia.....Rose started saying,

There is no "But",

Cecelia Cut her off, just go ahead and marry him. He said, he loves you.

Jacob Cadozo, their father came closer to Rose, Dear, he said, nudging at her younger daughter's shoulder, Jake says he loves you and only you he would get married to on this altar. I can see he really cherishes you very much.

And from the look of it the way you always talk about how he has been helping you with your studies and him being a good professor tells me that you like him, so why not allow him to marry you.

But Dad, what about my Education?

Rose asked with Curiosity.

Her father put his hand on her shoulder assuring her, of course you will continue with your Education. Nobody is stopping you from that. He answered her.

She looked at her elder sister, Cecelia and she nodded her approval, Reassuring her that she has no issue with her marrying Jake.

Rose then turned to Jake and said, Ok. I will marry you.

Jake smiled sheepishly at her like a Boy who received an expensive toy as a Christmas Gift.

Jake's mother, Catherine looked at Rose with disgust, she has always considered Cecelia her Daughter in-law and it's finding it hard to swallow this New unfolding Development. But there is nothing even she can do about the situation at hand.

Jacob led her younger daughter, Rose to the front Altar where she exchanged wedding vows with Jake Chandler . He was still wondering what might be going on in his eldest daughter's mind and why she gave in to her sister getting married to Jake, knowing her to be a very cunning and two faced person.

He knew something else would surely be coming up ahead but he was determined to protect her younger daughter.

Come what may.