It was two weeks ago when Aaron had made his appearance in Carter's company out of the blue one day. The security guards couldn't dare to stop a man like him because they recognized him. As he walked into the company with his assistant who followed his lead, the employees caught the sight of the aloof man and couldn't believe that a big shot like him visited their company. He wore a black suit, his thick black hair was neatly combed in alignment. He had a kind of charm that would make people pause and have a look at him for more than twice. The cold look on his face had a certain evil demeanor and a consciousness of his dignity as a ruler.
The company lost its market shares and was almost in a stage to shut it down. After Aaron went to the president's cabin, people enquired among themselves as to know why the king of the business world and the sole reason for the company to lose its market share turned up when the company was at stake. Was he here to take hold of the company as he did to other small companies? or was he here to shut it down permanently? But they didn't understand what would he gain coming here, little did they know that the cunning man had his calculations and tactics before stepping into this company. Elizabeth noticed the commotion caused by Aaron's appearance but she was not aware of his presence until she overheard the employee's conversation. Her heart skipped a beat when she heard his name. She immediately rushed to the president's cabin and peeked through the door that was opened a little. All she heard was one sentence, "Marriage is the only choice I give you, Mr. Carter. Accept it, you can save your company."
Why would he even talk about marriage, and who was he referring? she had no idea about what deal they were talking about and whose marriage they were talking about. All she knew was that a man like him would get his things done once he sets his eyes off on something.
"I'll speak to Elizabeth about it and let you know, Mr. Winchester," replied John, after thinking for a while. At the mention of her name, Elizabeth's heart dropped a beat.
"Why don't you ask her right at this moment?" she heard him say and the very next moment the door was opened and he stood right in front of her. Her heart pounded faster as the clock ticked every second. She didn't know that she was to tears until a drop rolled down her cheek which she immediately wiped looking away from him.
How long has it been, she asked herself but gulped all her emotions down in her stomach.
"Hello Ms. Carter, it's good to see you getting caught red-handed, were eavesdropping our conversation," he smirked, aware that she listened what was important.
"Elizabeth," John took her name and then looked at the man who opened the door.
With his hands in either side of the pockets, Aaron looked at John and at Elizabeth who was tight-lipped. Both of them didn't know how to react about a sudden proposal that was dropped in front of them.
"You _want _ to marry me?" she asked him in broken words after gathering up her courage to face him.
"I'm left with no other choice," Aaron shrugged, as if he was forced to do it too.
"But... we fixed her marriage with someone else,"John interrupted.
Elizabeth who knew nothing about her marriage is fixed with someone was stunned.
"Looks like you weren't aware of your marriage with the heir of Meyers' groups Ms. Carter. I didn't expect your father to decide your future without considering your opinion," Elizabeth didn't know how to react to his words, he was stating the truth. Aaron knew each and everything about Elizabeth, he was the kind of man who could gather information from any corner of the world and getting Elizabeth's information was just a piece of cake to him.
"Marry me, Ms. Carter. It'll benefit your company," after a few seconds, Elizabeth heard his voice again.
"And what benefits would you get if you marry me," Elizabeth questioned him in return. There was no way Aaron would ask her to marry him without a proper reason.
"Hmm. The young lady of the Carter's is not as dumb as I thought," he chuckled, "that's not for you to know," Aaron answered with a devilish smile.
"Mr.Winchester, give us some time we will let you know after we decide," John said politely to which Aaron nodded and noticed that he was being stared by Elizabeth.
"This marriage is not between two people but between two companies, Choose wisely. One wrong step might make your family fall into debts," he stated to John, and then he looked at Elizabeth who was looking at him. Her petite eyes couldn't hide that his words pricked her heart once again but Aaron didn't bother to let her emotions effect him.
It was only at the alter did she met him again after that incident which happened at her office. The car was filled with pin drop silence. Neither of them let out a single syllable. Aaron caught the sight of Elizabeth holding her chain after rubbing her neck softly. She was lost in thoughts again. He didn't know what she was thinking but he hoped it wasn't the man to whom his newly wedded wife smiled brightly in the church. Liam Winscet, he was aware that Liam was her friend since a long time. He didn't know how depth their relationship had developed, he did not like the thought of it; it irked him.
What Aaron didn't know was that, she was thinking about the person she loved when she was young and not about Liam. She had flashes of old memories in her mind. Memories which she could never forget. The guy showed her a different world, a world in which she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. But life has always been unpredictable, one can never predict their future and the same happened to Elizabeth. The person with whom she dreamt of spending her life with, left hurting her one day. She tried contacting him but she couldn't meet him again, he left to states leaving no traces of him. She cried for him days and nights, she questioned herself if she was wrong and not aware of it but her answers never came to her because he never came back to her. As years passed, he became a bittersweet memory in her mind.