thought of getting marrie

I would lose everything I had w

ran, a woman I'd barely met by chance, and suddenly I'm thrust into a world of obligation and expectation, where love seems like a luxury I can ill afford, and

people this ki

ome CEO, must it be Keran, a woman I've barely spoken to, whose thoughts and feelings I'm yet to unders

off the feeling of restlessness that had been building up inside me, like a storm brewing on the horizon, as I paced back and forth, trying to make sense of the situat

a drink.On my way , I called Oliver to meet

le, his eyes scanning the room until they landed on me, and he made his way over, his relaxed deme

going o

d, inviting me to unload m

's h

ho

ar

f, and then you'll still have to marry her, you don't have an option, your dad's made it clear, it's either marry h

ow ri

e this idea, because you would be a married ma

u would learn

u mean I'm a

u're "Locas,

maybe, just maybe, this is the push you need to get back out there and learn to trust again, and who knows, you might actually find something real with Keran, or maybe this w

ut love,it's about family busi

nd then you'd understand, but until

t gonna

way, con

ys the gesture feeling more like fo

e walking down t

urprise, his eyes widening in alarm as he proces

would be the

that

o you

d you that you woul

iage," Oliver said with a chuckle, "but it seems like you're already gett

ng, even though it's

the tension dissipating as we clinked our glasses together and took a swig of our drinks, the cool liquid sliding

is she gonna juggle about h

l, nor her friends, and besides, I'm not an event planner, so figuring out the br

s is literally the perfect chance to get to know her be

sted in all thi

get married to a woman you've barely spoken to, and you're telling me you're just not interested? What kind of logic is that? You're gonna have to do a lot better than that, buddy, because from where I'm stand

ort it out," I said with a

his arm, pleading with him to stay, but all to no avail, he shook me off, his eyes flashing with a mixture of frustration and disappointment. I must have gotten him angry, I thought, feeling a pan

ere I've been," I hesitate for a moment, wondering whether to answer it right away or let it go to voicemail, but my mom's calls are always importa