Married by the contract

I was already so happy with the love of my life, but my brother thought I was just wasting my day in my room.

So, he has to do otherwise, or else he won't be at ease or happy, he derives so much joy and pleasure from stressing my life.

So, my brother Tony, dragged me here with him to this shopping mall just to buy a gift for his girlfriend.

I was so happy and peacefully sleeping on my soft and comfy hubby but he can't take in that fact, ugh stupid brother!

What?? Did y'all think That I am talking about my boyfriend ?

Nope! don't have any and I don't even want to have one. My hubby, the love of my life is my soft and comfy bed. I wasn't really in the mood to leave my baby for the whole day, as it was Sunday but my brother. He can be irritating. So here I am in this mall Roaming around to find a gift for their so-called proposal anniversary for my brother's girlfriend.

" Clair Help me Find a gift fast, I need to give her a gift today not next week so hurry "He shouted at me.

What the hell, Firstly he ruined my day and now he is shouting at me.

" So what! Why should I even help to find it ?? It's your anniversary so you should select a gift on your own. Why even I am bothering to help you, You dragged me all the way here for your purpose ,and now you are shouting at me It ain't gonna work with me, I am not gonna help you I'm going back, deal with it yourself" I yell back at him and started walking back.

He immediately followed me and I knew he would because he is very bad at shopping for gifts for girls.

He knows very well, that if he chooses a gift by himself then Sophia will hit him with the something.

So he has to pamper me now, and that's is the reason I shouted at him earlier.

Don't get me wrong But I am very selfish in this matter. I love my brother and his attention,

I've been his priority for the whole life but I get jealous when he ignores me for his girlfriend.

" Stop stop! Clair, my sweetie! I'm so sorry for shouting at you, I really am, but you know me I am like this, today is our anniversary and I forgot about it, Sophia will kill me if she finds out, so please help your brother! Only you knows her better than anyone else, she's your best friend! "

Yes! My brother's so-called girlfriend is none other than my childhood best friend Sophia

I'll tell you all about this another time since right now I have to help my brother.

I sighed loudly.

"I don't have any option, I've to help you, otherwise she will not let me sleep for the whole night while cursing you, And love my sleep much to miss it "

He hugs me tightly.

" You are the best Clair " I smiled as I replied "Tell me something I don't know "

After almost half an hour I selected a beautiful necklace with a small pendant for her.

I know for sure what she is gonna love So after that helped him to set up a perfect Sophia-style date, And till all of this end. it was two in the noon and we had our lunch out. When we headed back home, We saw an angry Sophia in the hall. And let me tell you angry Sophia is something you don't wanna mess with. As she saw both of us with shopping bags Yes He bought me some dresses She was fuming And we both knew that now she knew everything Tony, you are dead meat now Save yourself.

"You forgot right, I knew it! You don't love me anymore, that's why you didn't remember our anniversary and now you are hiding everything with her help 'She points at me .

" Oh no! No Sophia, it's not like that!, He speaks in his defense " So what is this? Why did you go shopping with her? Sophie questions.

It's not gonna end well for Tony, I gotta help him step in now "What do you mean Sophia Can't he go shopping with me, don't forget that firstly he is my brother then your boyfriend " She looked tense now.

" No no Clair, I didn't mean it like that and you know you are our priority and you will be forever "

Yes, I know it! And that is why I've to use this trump card to save my brother from you. They hid their relationship from me for whole six months and when I get to know about it I didn't talk to them both for whole a freaking one month. They both apologized to me but I didn't sway I was hurt so much.

They were the two closest people to me and they didn't bother to share it with me. All the time I was thinking that everything was happening to me but then I got to know that our every outing was their secret date and I was not their priority. They were just using me, But then they both promised that it isn't anything like That and that I am their priority and I will be forever, If I don't want them to be together they'll break up because They do love me And I love them both the most in the world, so of course I forgave them She hugs me tight And I answer her now Saving my brother this is all for me! I dragged him shopping with me today and look he bought me three dresses! exclaimed to change the topic now She said "So you go shopping with him and you didn't even invite me? "

" I wasn't in the mood to share my brother today besides he owes me this because he left me last Sunday to go to a movie with you " she blushes and hugs me, Tony and he mouths a thank you.

It's been some time since we came back from shopping.

Now we were in the living room having snacks Sophia was still feeling bad for her earlier outburst.

" I'm sorry Clair about what happened earlier, it's just I thought he was shopping for me with you because he forgot about it earlier that's why I was angry, he knows you know me better than anyone else "she explained.

I'm sure she would have kicked Tony's ass if I didn't have to step into their argument.

" I agree with that! Since you are my bestie from childhood but I don't know what he proposed to you, you were my bestie from childhood and are like my sister to me my stupid brother was supposed to see you as his sister but he seems to have some loose screws. !!

Tony gives me a confused yet shocked look while Sophia seems to be sad.

" Ain't you happy with our relationship, don't you like me as his girlfriend? "Uh nh, It is not that, I love you as my sister from the beginning and if I wouldn't won't agree to your engagement and now stop addressing yourself as his girlfriend, you are not his girlfriend, you are his fiancee ...it's been two months that you two have been.

" She is my bestie! And I will tell her anything ...besides she always tells me everything about you " I corrected her, And in return, she blushed.

Tony nudges my arm " Stop teasing my fiance" I give him a glare.

"Today's date "Tony's mouth falls open.

We both laugh at his reaction, even after everything he still forgot about their anniversary.

Later in the evening, they both left to enjoy their private lives.

So I enjoyed the movie with popcorn in my room. After watching the movie , I had dinner with Mom and Dad.

" Are you enjoying your new office ?? " Dad questions me.

Yes I got a promotion last week in my dad's company.

Where I started as an ordinary employee just because Dad wanted me to join and I chose to be an ordinary employee as I didn't want to use my surname In my career.

" Yeah " I answered him.

" How is it all? Are you enjoying it ?? Mom questions.

She has always been interested in my choices.

"It's good! " I tried to sound much more appealing.

After dinner with them night and to my room In minutes I was on my baby drifting to a deep slumber

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The next day,

It was almost lunchtime.

But I was too busy to even breathe.

We launched two new products last week, One energy drink from the food department and one smart watch from the gadget department.

It's been a hell of a week, so tiring.

And still, I have so much work left to finish today God! Please help me,

Have some mercy on me!

The intercom rang, I pressed the button and Claire's sweet voice echoed in my cabin _

" Miss Amber, your father wants to meet you in the meeting room, he is expecting you to be there in 10 minutes " she explains.

What Dad wants to meet me?

What is it ?? He never calls me to meet him at office times Well apparently According to him, it's unprofessional but Tony and I never are.

"Okay! I'll be there, and Claire __how many times do I have to remind you not to call me so formally, you make me sound like an oldie in her fifties (I giggled) ___so call me Rebecca " I answer her getting irritated by that boring title.

" Will take care next time Rebecca" She answers and I can feel a small smile on her lips.

leave my cabin and head towards the meeting room.

As I reached there I saw a very nervous Tony in the corridor outside the meeting room.

He was pacing to and fro in front of the meeting door.

What's up with him now?

" Everything's fine bro ?! " I asked him about this situation. I was really concerned about both of us being called to my dad's office during working hours screams that something is wrong.

He muttered a"yes " but shook his head in no.

What does that even mean?

Something is wrong.

What got him so nervous?

to move towards him while he questioned me.

" Why are you here? "

" Dad called me to meet him in 10 "I answered.

" So he called you too ?! "

" Yeah! But what's wrong? Why are you so nervous " I ask him.

" He never calls me to meet him personally during working hours, you know his rules and it's me who always goes to him for any problem and whenever he wanna talk about any project, he tells me beforehand ...unless " he trails off.

From his tone, I can say that he is out and it's a serious situation or else he won't be like this, He is making me nervous now.

" Unless?? " pressed to know more about the situation

" Unless he is angry due to any mistake and the moment I step in he will shout at me for letting that mistake happen " he explains and makes me nervous also.

" So what have you done ?! I ask him.

" I do not remember any mistake, besides you are also here .„ so maybe you have done something" I didn't let him finish as I cut him off.

" I haven't done anything wrong besides both of our new products are doing good in the market " I answered him confidently.

I am sure I haven't done anything wrong.

"So I think we should go in now!' I said to him, hoping that he would make a move but he seemed to be glued to the floor.

" You go first! I'll follow you " he answers.

frown "You were here first you should go first.

He shook his head.

" Nooooo! Ladles first! "

So he does remember these manners.

Well then, two can play a game,l smirked mentally.

" You are older than me, so how can I disrespect you? You should enter first. I answered him. If he can play the manners card, so can I.

He raises his eyebrow as if ' seriously I give him a cheeky smile at that.

He sighs "The moment enter, he will shout at me for letting that small mistake happen "

He smiled weakly "We have to go inside and then we can solve that so just step in "

He started again "That's what I am talking about, you should go first, he won't shout at you, no matter how angry he is, he loves you more than anyone "

Seriously can't believe my ears

That's impossible! Sure, Dad loves me but not as he is talking

Dad loves him more than me. He hardly shouts at him or gets angry at him.

" In that case, you should go ahead, he loves you more than me, so" I wave my hand towards the door indicating for him to walk

He shakes his head "No! He loves you and will do anything for you "

Jeez he can be such a crybaby

" That's a lie! He loves you more, he always lets you do whatever you want for me there are always rules and regulations "

" That's wrong! He always gives you permission for anything

" Oh really! Last time I checked, he didn't let me go to party and he never let me go to the parties "

He rolls his eyes at me

"They were late-night parties, and as far as I remember, we went to one of your friend's party last Wednesday "

" That's the point, he only allows me to go when you accompany me! I mean, a big girl doesn't need a babysitter,

I can handle myself and there are more certain things that you are allowed and I am not, so you are his favorite child, simple

He frowns " he cares for you, that's why he always does this, what are these things that you are not allowed to enlighten me please,

" he says sarcastically

Damn! This is getting tiring

let out a loud sigh " Okay! So you are allowed to go to late-night parties, go alone on trips,

And dating - he cuts me off with

" Dating ?! He allowed you to date Chris

" Yeah After weeks of begging he was never happy about my relationship with him remember on our break up, he was the most the happiest person on the whole planet "

Yeah Can anyone imagine. My dad celebrated my breakup.

He was about to throw on my misery.

We all settled on a family dinner, which was so grand.

Well according to him, that dinner was to celebrate a huge deal.

As if,

But my dad never celebrated cracking deals was a piece of cake for him

Tony was about to answer when my dad's PA Uncle David interrupted

" What are you both children doing here? Your father is waiting, go in

We both smile.

Uncle David was my dad's very loyal employee for years.

And hesitantly I step into the room first.

It was good to enter, as Dad was so happy, he was laughing with a man of his age..

As soon his eyes land on me his smile grows wider.

" Clair! Come here he indicated to me come.

And I moved towards him happily.

Dad introduced me to that man.

" Clair meat Charles, Charles Willson! My childhood friend and Charles meet Clair my baby girl"

Seriously dad?

'Baby girl'

I'm soon to be 24 years old for crying out loud.

Uncle Charles smiles vibrantly as he is really happy to meet me.

"Time flies! She has grown into such a beautiful lady, last time I saw her she was just 3 "

Oh, so technically it's not our first meeting.

He knows me.

" Nice to meet you Uncle Charles " I answer genuinely as my dad is very happy to meet him

" Yes, dear! Nice to meet you "

And then Tony came beside me happily

Just a minute ago he was ready to run into hills just to avoid this meeting and now

" Charles meet Tony, my son "

Tony greeted him hello uncle! Nice to meet you "

" Oh, my boy! It's nice to see you grow up! "

So it was a family-union-type-of-meeting

We met Uncle Charles and we all had our lunch together

Dad was very happy, they told us about their friendship and our childhood

But due to some business issues, Uncle Charles shifted to Vegas and now after 20 years he is back here

Today, came to know about one more interesting thing, Uncle Charles and Auntie Mary had a love marriage, and Dad and Mom who

happens to be Auntie Mary's best friend, helped them a lot in that time _

But as far know, my parents' wedding was an arranged one

It was really good to meet Charles, he is very loving and caring

Dad was also very happy to meet him and invited him over for dinner tomorrow

Last night was so good _Last night we all went to dinner with Willson family

Well, can't say family though!

heard, that they have a son but he was busy at work, so he passed

Well, I don't care

What I care about was, that Charles and Auntie Mary were so caring and loving

My mom and Aunt Mary were high school friends. On the other hand Dad under

So in a way, it was a reunion of long-lost friends

But I enjoyed it

They told us about their friendship and their school times

Mom told me that Auntie Mary loved me a lot from my birth

She hated to leave back then, if it was for her, she would have taken me with her.

And did I forget to tell you all that, they are going to do business together.

It will benefit both companies and there will be a high increase in the shares of both companies.

This is going to be a great deal, I guess I will be seeing more of uncle charles now and also having more sleepless nights.