"Welcome home, Madam" the maids greet me as I enter the Kay mansion the first time as it's mistress. I took my heels off as the butler showed my the way to my room. At first I thought I was gonna share a room with my newly wedded husband but noticing the peach themed room and closet full of my things only, I realised I wasn't.
My husband, Harry was not really game for this marriage, he was supposed to marry his college sweetheart but she died two months after their engagement and as the 'most influential socialite' I was chosen when he decided to marry.
Aroald Kay is known as a heartless, cold businessman who has bought the Kay Coporation to new heights, he is a person who hasn't given women a second look since he met his now late lover but before that he was just another arrogant playboy.
I first saw him at a banquet when I was 14, he was 21 then. I had a crush on him for the longest time, the more I saw him, the more I wanted him. He was not present for my coming off age birthday celebration by that time he was already THE Mr Kay and had a meeting abroad, his parents and other family were present for the party. I had plucked up the courage to confess to him when he came back from abroad but instead I withnessed him proposing to his girlfriend. His smile, the way his eyes lit up when she said yes and the passionate moment they shared was all the reply I got. I returned home heartbroken and cried myself to sleep. I was listless for a few days, knowing what was the reason my sister suggested I went abroad to attend university and get away from everything. My parents supported and soon I was in Paris studying fashion designing.
My parents, Lia and George Kanu are a team they both work together in the office and at home, they're the most powerful couple I know. Majority of the other wives I know are all housewives but my mother isn't. Due to their hard work ours is the most powerful coporation, well second most powerful since the Kay's have topped us after Aroald took over. But that doesn't change the fact that my family is more influential than they are, after all tge Kay's got into this circle some three to four generations ago whilst my family are literally descendants from royalty and have a long standing histroy.
My elder sister Amy, she is two years older, she's the heiress of our parents businesses she has always had a knack for business from young, building her own startup in high school she is the one person in the younger generation who can stand toe to toe or even defeat Aroald, her only disadvantage being younger and less experienced.
Aroald, my husband, has been off the market since he got engaged to his girlfriend and had made it clear, though that hadn't stopped some women from getting funny ideas. When his fiancé died his company have a fall from the stock prices but quickly picked up and became higher.
Three months ago I graduated from university with double degree in BA fashion designing and Fashion Management, I returned back to the country. A few days after my return, my parents informed me that the Kay Older couple has asked for my hand and asked if they should refuse or I needed to think about it.
I didn't even let my parents finish and I screamed "yes", they looked at me with concern telling me how they've heard that he's still hung up on his late fiancé and that I needn't hurry or rush into a relationship. But all I could hear was my heart beating fast, my four years away hadn't made me forget about Aroald but rather deepened my feelings for him.
So here I am in my bedroom on my wedding night starring at the ceiling all alone whilst my husband is halfway across the world because he had a meeting that couldn't wait. But nonetheless I knew what I was getting myself into especially when he told me that he can giving everything but his love on our engagement day.
Being the spoilt princess I am, I always get what I want and there's no such thing as "never" in my dictionary.
So I need to take off this gown, have a shower and have my beauty sleep. Tomorrow is a new day and the plan to get Aroald's heart begins.