CHAPTER 05
Thana was startled when the door opened, she thought it might be her father.
"Dad?" Thana called him incase it's really him.
Thana stood up and peek to see who's behind it but to her surprise, it's not her father.
"What are you doing here?" Elias asked brows furrowed.
Thana’s eyes can't looked at the man in front of her, he's just so intimidating. What is he doing here?
"Ahm ... I don't know?" Thana was stuttering and confused.
Elias’ forehead wrinkled of confusion "Who told you that you can just come in my office?"
"This is your office?" Thana was shocked but Elias stayed silent making her more intimidated "It's because my father told me to come over and stay in this office, but I don't know..."
"Are you his youngest daughter?" Elias didn't let her continue because he thinks he knew it already.
"How did you know?" Thana shockingly asked.
"How come you are his daughter?" Elias asked frowning.
"And what do you mean by that?" Thana answered.
A knock interrupted them, it's Mr. Enriquez "Oh you already meet?"
Mr. Enriquez laughed seeing the confusion on their faces "Shouldn't you get to know each other? It's been so long"
"What do you mean dad?" Thana asked confusely.
"Elias, didn't your father told you anything?" Mr. Enriquez asked
"Nothing uncle" Elias said puzzled.
A knock interrupted them again, it's now Elias’ secretary. "Mr. Salazar, Lawyer Cortes is here"
"Why? Do we have an appointment?" Elias asked.
"It's something urgent he said sir" The secretary said making Elias nod.
"Excuse me uncle" Elias looked at Mr. Enriquez and said his excuse, he looked at Thana who was still confused. He then left with his secretary, Thana and her dad looked at Elias leaving the room.
"Dad, what do you mean?" Thana asked still confuse.
"Didn't I told you before?" Her dad asked.
"Tell me about what?" Thana asked back.
" About you and your Uncle Ethan’s son" Her dad answered.
"I don't get it appa, just go straight to the point" Thana was more confused now.
"Ethan and I were friends for a long time, you know how my parents took care of their family right? Making us friends, before Won Young died we made a deal." Mr. Enriquez said
"What deal? Don't tell me" Thana stopped when an idea popped in her mind, and she don't like it.
"Yeah, it was originally Alice but Ethan thought it looks odd that Alice is older than Elias. Luckily, your mom impregnate you same time as Elias’ mom. It was to secure their business and not letting just anyone join their family" explained her dad.
"But dad, why did you agreed? We don't even have a business to secure" Thana’s voice started rising.
"Yeah we don't, but it's for your security also. I know Elias will grow up a good man." Mr. Enriquez said.
"But I don't like him, I don't even know him." Thana started fidgetting, she can't process the idea.
"You'll get to know him soon and you'll learn to like him or even love him." Mr. Enriquez said
" DAD THAT'S SO ABSURD!" Thana shouted.
"Thana don't you dare shout at me. I'm your father, I know what's best for you. You will learn to love him soon." Mr. Enriquez angrily said.
Thana was so mad that she wanted to leave her father, how can his father think lowly of love. She was about to leave the room but before she close the door she spoke "Dad you know what love is. You experienced it beforehand with mom, you can't just love anyone. Love needs time and effort, I don't want to be trap in a loveless marriage dad. I don't want to regret anything in my life, I hope you understand that"
Thana left the office with a heavy heart and disappointment with her father.
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Elias went to the room the lawyer was at. Lawyer Cortes has been their lawyer since his father was still alive "Lawyer Cortes, what is it?"
"I didn't know you already arrived, it's about your business. You're father left his will of testaments, it was written their that he will give all his properties including the security agency to you." The lawyer stood up to greet him.
"I already know this will come, I'm his only son." Elias sat and saw some papers on the table.
"But sad to say you can't have it easily" Lawyer Cortes said and picked the papers.
"What do you mean?" Elias asked.
"In his will of testament, there are some things to be followed including there is you being married" The lawyer showed him the paper and he read it one by one.
"Married? Why?" Elias confusingly asked.
"It was also stated there that the bride should be from Mr. Enriquez daughters. It's the youngest, Thana Enriquez." The lawyer said.
"WHAT?!" Elias exclaimed.
"You need to get married as soon as possible, I'll transfer all your father's properties to you solely." Lawyer Cortes said.
Elias was left shocked from the news. How can his father think of that?
There's even no other option left, he get his phone and called someone.
"Where are y'all? I'm bored let's have fun"
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The mafias are again assembled but not in the hide out but in the bar.
"Wow Elias, I can't believe you want to have fun" Levi happily teased him as he pick a glass of liquor on the table.
Elias just shook his head and drank from the bottle of rum.
"What got into you and you want to party huh?" Yohan asked smiling.
"Something just came up" Elias said as he sip again.
"What?" Lucas asked.
"I need to fucking get married" Elias said still can't believe it.
Levi that was about to drink from his drink almost choke, the mafias are shocked that all five pairs of eyes almost got out.
"Ehhh stop talking nonsense" Arthur said who was busy with his phone.
"I hope it's just nonsense too" Elias shook his head.
"Really?" Yohan seriously asked.
"How can you get married, you don't even have a girlfriend?" Nathan asked because the idea was just so absurd.
Elias was drinking on his rum when he saw someone in the crowd "Yeah but I have a bride to be"
Elias stood up and went somewhere else.
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"Hey! Hey!" Lexie tried to stop Thana from drinking another glass of alcohol.
"How can my father agree to a bullshit deal like that?" Thana started whining.
"I can't process this, they agree on this before you two were even born?" Jennyfer said with her mouth opened.
"Wow! I can't believe arranged marriage is still going on in this generation" Jhana unbelievably said.
They're in their bar drinking, no not all of them but just Thana. Thana was so mad that she wanted to drink all the alcohols in the bar.
"But wait, who is the guy?" Jhana asked making the other girls curious too.
"Yeah right, who is the groom?" Lexie seconded.
"OH! Is that your boyfriend Jennyfer?" Jisoo pointed someone at the far table where Jennyfer’s boyfriend was there.
"Oh my god! Hide me. What is he doing here? I didn't told him I'm here crap!" Jennyfer tried to cover her face.
"Same as he didn't told you he's here?" Lexie said smirking.
Jennyfer just rolled her eyes to Lexie when they saw someone approaching there way "Isn't that the same intimidating guy last time?"
Jennyfer was whispering to Thana who was still very busy getting drunk.
"Who?" Thana’s eyes followed where Jennyfer was pointing and saw Elias. Thana’s anger increases to the sight of him, Jennyfer saw their intense gazes to each other.
"Thana, what’s the problem?" Jisoo asked.
Elias successfully came close to them but the girls don't have any idea what's happening.
"Girls, you wanna know who's my groom right?" Thana asked.
"Why? Don't tell me ..." Lexie’s eyes widen at the thought.
"Then here he is. Girls meet my groom to be" Thana spoke sarcastically and smirked to Elias but Elias just stared at her.
The girls are shocked at the information and the intense atmosphere that they just want to evaporate from that moment.
"Ah .. I-I'll just go meet Levi" Jennyfer said pointing to Levi.
"Ah Lexie you said you're meeting someone right?" Jhana said trying to escape from the heated scene.
"Who?" Lexie innocently asked.
Jhana was signalling Lexie to agree but she didn't get it so Jhana grabbed her instead and pulled her away from there.
Thana and Elias was left alone in the bar counter "I wasn't informed I'll be having an alcoholic wife" Elias said.
Thana glared at him but Elias didn't ignored her eyes instead he glares back at her "That's not gonna happen, I won't be your wife. Never!"
"Wow it sounds like I'm the one who's in so much need" Elias side glanced her.
" Aren't you? You're father made this idea" Thana put her glass and face him straight.
"But no one told your father to agree, do you think I like this idea?" Elias said still not facing her.
"Then stop this! Tell my father you don't want to proceed to this wedding" Thana angrily said.
"Why me? It must be you, tell your father you have a boyfriend and you only want to marry him" Elias threw a glance again on her.
"I have a boyfriend?" Thana frowned.
"Yeah, Timothy Jones" Elias faced her confuse face.
"What?" Thana asked.
"I don't want to marry someone who has been ..." Elias looked at Thana from head to foot. Thana saw the disgust written on his face. She hated it that she slapped him hard on the face, no one noticed it because of the loud sound and everyone is busy.
"What?! Who have been tasted? How sure are you huh? You don't know me so don't you dare judge me" Thana felt something in her heart and she felt like tearing but she holds it.
She turned her back to him and said "I don't want to see you so stop this fucking marriage. I don't want to see those eyes of yours again, I hate how that eyes judge me so easily." Thana left Elias confused why she slapped him and what she's talking about.
"Ah whatever! What's with her tch" Elias said and pick the glass Thana left.