Josh, who had seen the amount of cars driven into his premises, walked out almost immediately only to see it was Julian.
A wave of happiness had filled Astrid as she admired Julian who stood there looking unfazed and irritated.
If she lives with him that means she would stay away from her dad and stepmom in the meantime and would be able to trick them that she is getting him to love her.
The thought of finally seeing her mum calmed her down, "But you…"
"Are you going to do what I want or make me change my mind when I am still trying to control my fury?"
"Mr Logan," Josh exclaimed excitedly as he walked up to him.
"Welcome, would you like t…" he stopped mid-sentence when Julian's men came forward glaring at him.
"I am here to take your daughter since you couldn't get hold of her and made her ruin my relationship," He took a deep breath at the mention of his relationship.
"I can't divorce her since my mum is a strong believer and believes we have been bound by the tongue of the man of God, before getting divorced we will need to stay together for one year."
Another pang of hurt hit Astrid but it was the truth, he had every right to be mad at her.
"You have no problem with that, we will take her things and.." Julian gestures for him to stop.
"You don't have to, I bet she has any property that I would want inside of my mansion," Astrid swallowed hard at this, is this how much he hated her?
"Yes, Mr Logan she would listen to everything you want," Astrid felt betrayed and heartbroken by her father.
He could at least pretend like he cared for her but all he wanted was money.
Julian turned to leave and Josh pulled her toward him roughly in a tight embrace.
"You heard me, do what I want and you will see your mum," he warned her, the only time Astrid had embraced her dad in years was today and it had an agenda.
Julian turned back and Josh put on a smile, a look from afar one would think was hugging his daughter.
Julian hissed and gestured for her to move forward.
"You can get in the other car," Julian told Astrid as they strutted toward the car.
Astrid lowered her head and did as told. The moment their car drove out of the mansion Josh danced in excitement.
"Dad," Nadine called and Josh glanced back at her with a proud look.
"My little princess guess who just became the in-law of Logan, me." his hands spread out for an embrace she did so immediately.
"We are going to make sure we wreck her and threaten her with her mum right?" Nadine asked and Josh bobbed his head happily.
Josh has been getting worried about his sudden loss of money, his company is plummeting and he now owes a lot of debt, and investors are also leaving.
But he was sure once they found out his daughter was married to Logan, it would be a big achievement for him.
On the other hand, Astrid can't help but be in deep thought about how she can get closer to her new husband and talk more about getting money from him.
She heaved a deep sigh once more and this drew the attention of the guard in the passenger seat.
"Ma'am having my trouble back there?" For the first time, someone cared about her and she felt honored.
"I am fine mis.."
"Zach," he chimed in to finish her sentence, and she nodded slightly.
After a few minutes of driving, they arrived at an incredibly grand mansion, a true paradise on earth.
Her eyes widened in awe at the surreal beauty before her, a sight she had only ever glimpsed in magazines and TV shows. The idea of entering, let alone living in such a place, had never crossed her mind.
While she lived with her father, they always made sure she had her own space which she doesn't cross.
It seemed that all he cared about was his second daughter. She sighed once more as the car came to a stop.
The guard assisted them out of the car, and she noticed Julian already heading into the mansion.
She ran after him to avoid any embarrassment, but the thought of getting closer to him made her reconsider, causing her to halt her steps.
The wealth oozing from him was making her feel inferior, she is the type who had issues accepting herself and this made her rethink her life decision.
How would he even like her when his fiancee who he loves is a top model?
She walked slowly behind him into the mansion, she was in deep thought when she noticed he had stopped and turned to her.
Only when a finger touched her forehead did she get back to herself?
She stopped and lowered her head, "I am sorry Mr Logan, I was a bit out of…" She has heard how he hated people touching him. Bumping into him makes her terrified at what he could do.
"Babe?" Astrid heard the oddly familiar voice and the total hope she had in her crashed down.
Astrid gazed up to find Mattie descending the stairs, clad in nothing but her nightwear.
Despite her lack of attire, Mattie exuded an angelic aura, her fair skin glowing, long hair cascading, and body radiating beauty.
Astrid admired her, unable to shake off the feeling of awe and hesitation.
"Who does she think she is? Mattie was supposed to be his wife tonight. They should be on their honeymoon now if she hadn't ruined their wedding,"
"Why is she here?" Mattie exclaimed in a sharp tone, her voice resounding through the living room.
However, Julian gestured for her to relax, She scoffed, her arms crossed, fixing a stern gaze upon Astrid, who felt as though the ground could open up and swallow her whole.
"Babe you hate dirty things, How come you allow the fatso to be in your space and to top it all her stinky piggy self into the mansion,"
Only then did Julian notice she was looking rough but to his eyes he could never tag her her fat.
While Astrid felt too embarrassed to even glance up at them.
Julian pulled Mattie by her hands and then turned to Astrid.
"She is supposed to be my wife but not be for the next one year because of your stupid mistake," Astrid lowered her head in apology.
"My mum would also not let me be if I didn't bring you into my mansion, so.."
Mattie's hands played with his best as she let out a small smile like she was trying to tell him to shut it.
"You will have to, become a maid in his mansion, pretend to be his wife when his parents are around to let things go smoothly,"
Astrid whipped her head up darting her eyes between the boths lads.
"What? You think my man would treat you like a princess when you ruin his big day?" she taunted and Astrid gulped down nervously, shaking her head.
"Of course not Miss."
"Ma'am and sir.." Mattie corrected her, Astrid could only repeat after her with a pang of hurt in her heart.
"Sonia!" Mattie called and a lady in her late fifties appeared.
"Show her to the maid quarters," Mattie instructed and then smirked with satisfaction.
Astrid bowed again as she found her way to the maid's quarters, she didn't miss how Julian smiled at Mattie as they strutted up the stairs.
"She is a fool for thinking she could become his wife and make him closer to her." she thought.