"Ethan! You have to marry Angel! She is a potential woman worthy to be a Williams! Master Omni insisted. His grandson Ethan used to listen to him but what happened now.
"No grandpa! I don't want to!" Ethan was annoyed.
"You are already on the right age. You need someone to help you run the company!"
"Are you saying that I cannot manage this alone?" Ethan creased a brow. "Grandpa, with or without the Lockwood's money, I can still survive!"
"Are you going to risk your future and the company's future just because of that woman you just met? You don't even know her very well!" Master Omni yelled.
"Stacy is not just a woman! She is my Erika and I know her very well! I already told you that I owe my life to her!" Ethan exclaimed. "I will marry her even if you go against me. I've been an obedient grandson to you since I was young; I hope you will allow me to make my own decision now." Ethan stood up ready to leave his grandfather's room.
"Don't tell me I didn't warn you with that woman! You will definitely regret your decision Ethan!" Master Omni yelled at Ethan's retreating figure.
Ethan closed the door. He heaved a heavy sigh. He couldn't marry angel. She was just a friend.
He already proposed a marriage to Stacy. He must fulfill his promise to her.
***When all hope seems vague, he accidentally met Stacy during one of his business trip.
It was an art symposium in London. One of the investor invited him. He didn't expect to see an adult version of Erika. It was her. It must be her. He couldn't be wrong.
He approached her and had a little chitchat.
Thank goodness! He finally found her! Promise fulfilled!
However, her name is not Erika anymore. Her foster parents changed it when she was adopted. She couldn't remember most of her childhood too since she had an accident before that took a part of her childhood memories. She couldn't even remember Ethan very well. It made him sad.
But that was okay! At least he found her!
They were able to talk more when they went back to Central City of Oregon. Stacy showed him some of her childhood pictures. It was definitely her. There was no doubt! Ethan was so happy!
But as days passed by, it seemed like the cool girl he knew back then at the orphanage grew as the opposite. Erika before was a strong-willed person but Erika as Stacy seemed to be an easy-go-lucky woman.
Guess everybody changed! He embraced the weaknesses of this woman. Anyway, a promise was a promise.
Despite Master Omni's rejection, Ethan married Stacy. But to appease his Grandfather's feeling, he entered into a more rather Business Political Marriage but it was between Ethan and Stacy's foster family. The Hertiz was actually the first to introduce it because they were claiming that Stacy was supposed to be married to one of their business partner's son to strengthen their company's revenue abroad but because Ethan came into the picture then he must at least cover their lost. Ethan agreed.
They entered a five year Business Contract.
When Ethan married Stacy, he thought everything would fall into place. He dreamed of a happy family. But he never expected the opposite rather. Stacy became somewhat distant. She also denied Ethan's suggestion to make her known nationwide. He wanted to introduce her wife to the world but Stacy rejected the idea. She preferred to stay low.
During their first year of marriage, there were some gossips about him seeing another guy but she denied it. Ethan let it pass. He trusted her anyway.
Comes the second year, the rumor spread like an epidemic. Ethan did his best to suppress the media, even the news about Stacy's barrenness. Although it's true that Stacy couldn't bear a child, Ethan chose to stay with her. So he hired a surrogate mother. Then Eli came into the picture.
Ethan pampered Stacy a lot. Even when his private investigator confirmed that she was seeing another man aside from him, he chose to keep her. Maybe, just maybe someday, Stacy would be able to drop everything and just focus on her own family. He was still hoping.
He even gave her a position in the company to keep her with him at all times. But the position became a title. It was Larry who did all her duties.
Gossips about her infidelity became known everywhere. It never died, so when Master Omni heard about it, he taunted Ethan. What can he do? It was a promised after all.
She didn't even care for Eli. She never laid her eyes on him. Ethan thought that having a child might change her or inspire her but he was wrong. It made the situation even worst.