"I'm not getting married to Liam Sy" Keira yelled as she tossed the documents on her desk. Her dad was sitting in front of her, Robert Sy, dark brown hair, grey eyes, he looked too young for his age.
He had come in for lunch just like he said and he was now sitting in front of her desk with the lamest proposal ever. Sure she knew a day would come when her father would have her hand forced into marriage to make alliances but she had expected that she would at least get a choice in the matter.
"Watch your tone Kie" Robert warned with a stern voice while he remained calm on his seat.
"Dad you can't expect me to marry Liam, I don't even know the man" Keira spoke with a sad tone. Truth be told, she had only encountered the man once in an event her family hosted, she didn't even say a word to him, mostly because she had no interest in him. Same could not be said for Elena though.
"You'll get to know him, when you have dinner with him this evening" The man spoke with a smirk on his lips.
Keira's lips parted in an attempt to speak but she knew her words would only come out rude and disrespectful so she kept her mouth shut and clenched her fist instead. After taking a deep breath, she walked around her desk and stood in front of her father with a sad expression on her face.
"Dad I can't marry him" She spoke with a pleading look in her eyes.
She knew her father was persistent and he hardy ever went back on his word, but this was marriage they were talking about, this was her life and he was making it seem like a business transaction.
"Why not?" He asked with a thoughtful expression on his face "Liam is the CEO of the Sy Law Firm, he's handsome and not to forget his face had been in the top magazines for most eligible batchelor in the country" Robert spoke and then offered a small smile "He would make a great husband Kei"
Keira could feel her insides churn as she registered her father's words, 'husband' it was all happening too fast. She couldn't be the wife of Liam Sy, she had heard a lot about him and none of which was a good reason to even consider him. His employees feared him, calling him the 'devil incarnate' the man had a reputation but not the kind that would make her even consider this marriage proposal.
"Or is there someone else?" Robert asked with his gazed locked in hers, he studied her expression carefully and when she shook her head denying his words. A satisfied look painted his face as he got up from his chair.
"Good, I'll have the address sent to you soon, make sure to be on your best behavior Kie" The last sentence was more of a warning than a request.
Keira could only watch as her father walked out of her office, with a downcasted look on her face, she slid back into her chair and sighed in defeat.
She knew her father would let her off his hook if he knew she was already seeing someone else, but he would throw a fit of rage if he found out that someone was Xander Yang. Because of some fucked up history, her father had forbade her and Elena from ever talking to the Yang's. He said the family was filled with both Liars and cheaters and that nothing good could ever come out of their union.
Keira picked up her phone and Googled the name 'Liam Sy'
A picture of a man popped up on her screen, tall, handsome, he was dressed in a black suit with an intimidating look on his face. She didn't bother to read much because she already knew enough about him. There was no way she was going to marry him, but it's pretty difficult to get out of something like this especially since her dad had already drawn up the merger contract.
She didn't bother to go though it, she already knew the content, a merge between Sy Law Firm and the Sinclair global group would bring hundreds of millions into both Company's account. It was profitable on both front and she couldn't really find any down side to this, except spending her life with Liam Sy.
Still lost in thoughts, she heard her phone ringing and she spared a quick glance to see the number on the screen. She thought she was feeling horrible before but now that it occurred to her that she had to break this news to Xander, her heart sunk.
She couldn't take his call, not now, she let the phone ring till it stopped and then a notification came up, no doubt it was from Xander. She let out a sigh before getting up from her seat, she paced to and fro in her office for about twenty minutes, thinking of ways to get out of this god forsaken marriage proposal.
She could try talking to Liam about it and maybe convince him not to marry her., she could explain to him that she was seeing someone else, but she doubt he would understand the concept of feelings. From what she's heard about him, the man had no single emotion in him, he was a walking heartless being. There was no way she would be able to reason with him.
She remembered the first time she saw him, that night at the event, while everyone else was making acquaintances, he just stood there with his glass of champagne while he watched everything with a bored expression on his face. Kei remembered how Elena was so hung over him, she kept on trying to make small talks but the man didn't even respond and instead walked away in the middle of her questions.
"Sy Law firm uh?" Keira thought to herself as she stared at the building not too far from hers, it was like an hour drive down the road and she could see the building from here.
The Sy Law Firm was a multi billionaire company and any small firm like hers would be more than willing to merge with him.
She knew her father was really close friends with Harvey Sy, from what she's heard, the man was as cold hearted as his son when it comes to business dealings. He left the Company in the hands of his cold hearted offspring two years ago and so far, Liam Sy had achieved a lot.
She knew this much because Xander and Liam were said to be rivals since they both were one of the youngest CEO in the country and they both owned a multi billionaire company. They had a lot in common but while Xander was all smiles Liam was cold hearted with a stone cold look on his face that gave no room for questions.
Either way, she was going to be the wife of Liam Sy soon, knowing her father, the man must have already picked a wedding date and a venue. Just before another thought could cross her mind, her phone buzzed and a notification came in, it was an address for where she would be having dinner with Liam Sy.
Another sigh escaped her lips, she didn't think it was possible for her to get out of this one, the idea of her getting married to Liam Sy didn't seat with her. But there was nothing she could do about it now, so she was going to play along for a while, go have dinner with him, hopefully he hates her and doesn't want to marry her after this dinner