"Are you Edwin? " Annie was shocked to see the man who came in. "Well. I think I have seen you somewhere. Hmmmmmmmmm… Oh yes, you are Alice right? Alice's Bay's boss. I saw you on news. Well you are famous. You can compress entertainment news as well. Wow, I am impressed. " Edwin chuckled as he was continuing the conversation.
"Well, as you are the woman who has been selected by my family, I will be honest with you. I already have a girlfriend and I am not willing to leave her. I don't know how you have seduced my father that he wants me to marry you but let me be very clear that I am not interested in you."
"Well Edwin, I am also not eager to marry you. Although you are a celebrity, there are always rumours about you. I am not willing to taint my image. I have worked so hard in my career and I don't want anyone to malign my image. "
Edwin was shocked. He had never seen a woman as direct and impulsive as Annie. He was not used to be around a domineering woman at all. Others tried to be friendly and good to him, but she was different. Her words were enough fierce to give him shock. She had a very cold look which made him gasp and feel that he was going to die by this woman soon.
The families soon came in and broke the silence that was caused by Annie's sudden anger. They brought the matrimonial lawyer who wanted the signatures in the marriage certificate. Though the process to legalise the marriage is long, the family was able to get it done early primarily due to their status. Annie and Edwin signed the marriage certificate and then the traditional Hindu marriage ceremony took place. Four days later, they were allowed to leave the hotel together as now they were married to each other. Both of them were completely puzzled and tensed in their marriage.
When they reached Edwin's home, Annie was feeling quite nervous. Although she was the CEO and had a complete bossy image, she was scared at this new place. Edwin was also nervous as he never got to know Annie and he felt unjust to her as he already told her that she could not be in his life forever. He wanted to do something to make things better for Annie and him. Suddenly Annie broke the silence,
"Edwin, I know that you already have someone in your life and I don't want to bother at all. However, now I am your wife and so I have decided to make some agreements with you beforehand. We have to stay together as of now as we are married. However, we can divorce sooner or later. Let's be together for some time before we can finally divorce. However during the period of our togetherness, let's respect our spouses and not cheat on them for time being. We will also not announce our marriage to world. Also, we will not interrupt each other's work from now on."
Edwin was completely dumbstruck by this straightforward woman. He agreed and did not mentioned anything further. They went in Edwin's home together. It was a large three storeyed house. The house was surrounded by large lawn. The lawn had a large swimming pool and the plants were exquisite. The house was surrounded by guards who carried licenced guns. This house was different from the flat Annie was living in. Although she had nearly 10 luxurious cars, she never lived in a large house because she wanted to have a low profile. When they went inside the house, the maids greeted them. The house was designed in a lavish manner. It was filled with posters of rock music and musical instruments. There are nearly 10 housekeepers to look after this large house. For two people living in this place, it is no less than a heaven.
The housekeepers warmly welcomed Alice and helped her to familiarise herself to the place. Alice was busy enjoying the view till she suddenly received a call from Nadia.