ornate gates. My hands s twisted anxiously in my lap, stomach churning with dread

ce. He typed away furiously on his phone the entire time, clearly prioritizing business over

ceremony itself had been.No tenderness, no warmth, no love behind the vows we ha

ide the opulent mansion without a second look at me. Squar

rsian rugs lined the sweeping staircases to the higher levels. The place radiated

ed the main staircase, his face set

have a word with you," he

e a terse nod and accompanied the man down a corri

elt like an outsider. Expensive tastes and luxuries had been fully unfamiliar territory for a middle class girl like me. A

ntion, harsh tones reaching my ears. I moved toward the source uncons

rous ideal!" An elderly woman 's shrill voice cut thro

ld - looking woman,surely his grandmother based on her regal be

Jack replied evenly, arms stuffed into his pockets.

rying a poverty-stricken nobody is against everything our family stands for. Th

me full force. They where berating my lower-class upbringing and treatin

I made this choice for our family's financial interest and Westbrook business 's

ave done to groom you as the inheritor to this empire, is this the honou

back, his temper flaring ever so slightly. "The companies

g to an ominous tone. "If you insist in this path of embarrassment and recklessly put your very own selfish intere

hung in the air. The old lady wheeled on her cane and stormed fro

without saying a word, followed the old woman from the room.I could t

e of his nose. For a split second, his stony outside faltered and revealed hint of somethin

being utterly disrespected and looked down upon with the aid of his family as lower-class-filth...But there were c

like some unwelcome disgrace based on my upbringing and finances , so be it. I would show the insufferable Westb

k's wife now - for better or worse. And I would not simply lay down and watc

ormat. My fairytale dream of a loving marriage might also have died...However a new fire was li

wing the road ahead