BOUND BY LEGACY

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r we've been dating. The interior focuses on dark wood elements illuminated by a wide window facade. This was the same place where we had celebrat

rating our one year anniversary tonight, maybe he had something special planned. My lips curved into a smile

trace the rim of my wine glass, a small wedding, our beautifu

ugh my thoughts. The talked shifted and I glanced at the la

, written in

ugh Matrimony: Leon Stadler and M

rocess them. Underneath the headline was a picture of him

tomach. ''No. This ha

reality began to sink in, drow

man I had been waiting for, was engaged to someone else? Not just to anyone,

this be

N'S

e as soon as I can, I don't want to be late

gnore them as it's their usual thing but they come running i

and then asked. "And what woul

it's all over th

mean my engagement?" "Is

es, looking more confus

ews article about my engagement to Mia Blotcher, the daughter of my father

ngagement. I nev

stormed out of the office, ignoring the stunned faces

ling my father Matteo Stadle

I demanded dropping the p

"Your future," He simply sa

lanned my engagement to Mia Blotcher without even discussing it w

." "You and Mia getting married is a tactical partnership.

I have a girlfriend." A woman I love. And I

daughter of an elite?" He asked

but s

in his seat. "You're the heir to this company and it's

spected every single one of them. But this is about who I get to spend the rest

he the company's lasting influence and what's b

before he could finish his sentence. I need

lready seated at our favourite table when I walked in. She was wearing a red dres

ved closer to her. She must've seen the news.

tudying her face as I too

r a moment befor

s your picture there...but with a different name.

but I promise its not really what you think.

iably familiar v

e from. And then I saw Mia Blotcher and her father, ab

en she noticed the sudden

me like she was searching for answer

fort written all over Mia's face

Fate really Isn't on my side t

ce her, my heart racing. "There's