"James I don't want you to have anything to do with that girl again.She does not belong here.How can you be this stupid,after telling you that Sharon is the girl you will marry because her father have some workers from china who is helping our company to grow.James,sharon is a woman of high class.She is intelligent,sexy, beautiful and she has everything you can find in a woman". Kenneth's hands were shaking because of fear and panick as he was speaking.
"But merci is the woman I loved,she have been with me when I was blind and I was about to go for an eye surgery,she has been my motivator and my backbone.I can't leave merci just because she is from a poor home and because of your agreement with Sharon's father.i know I once loved Sharon but the feelings are no more there".
"Shut up your mouth,so after telling you that you will marry Sharon who still went ahead and brought another woman to this house"Juliet's eyes was full of anger
His father's brow furrowed.His face became more filled with sadness and anger."Listen to me you fool,you know nothing about love.If you love yourself and the family then you dismiss that girl now and forever or I will disown you and deny you of all the family inheritances"His voice like a thick thunder.
kenneth and Juliet lied to James and their other children that they want James to marry Sharon because Bryant is the one that actually sponsored the growth of the company for 15 years when the company was still growing.kenneth and Juliet also lied that Bryant was also responsible for bringing foreigners who invested in the company in it's early years of growth.Now they are trying to do him a favour by allowing his daughter Sharon to marry James their first son.But the children never knew that they were all lies.The truth was that Andrew was killed by Kenneth and his lawyer was bribed with 20 million dollars to lie that Andrew willed everything to Kenneth.
"Dad I am going to marry merci,you can do anything you want,merci is the love of my life".James replied.
"James my son,me and your father knows what is best you.Just dismiss her so that can go.Sharon is the best person for you"Juliet spoke as she tries to convince him.Her voice sounded soft and with a pampering nature.
"Mom I have made up my mind already"James face was full of determination and convinction of marrying merci.
When James left the room he went to the sitting room to meet merci with a very worried face.And she said
"What was the problem?".
"Nothing,it's just a family issue"James tried to pretend as if nothing happened.
"Family issue?,James when did you start lieing to me?,I know you way back from college so if you are lieing I will know.Now tell me the truth ".She looked at him directly into his eyes.
"I promise to tell you,but not now.It has nothing to do with our love,trust me".Deep down in his mind he knows his parents does not want him to marry merci.
Merci looked deep into his eyes and said to James"baby,I know that your family does not want to accept me from what I noticed.You don't need to hide anything from me.But I want you to know that I do not only love you,I cherish you.Your weakness is my strength and your flaws are part of the reason why I love you.Together we can both make a decision to get married even without the choice of your parents".
James looked at her as his body became cold and he felt so loved despite his weakness"I love you too,I am so sorry for trying to hide what my parents feel about you.I was afraid you will leave me if you get to know that my parents don't want you ".
They both left the house as James drove her to his own house.
James parents knew that the main reason why they don't want him to marry merci is because she is the granddaughter of the man Kenneth betrayed, the daughter of the man he robbed. They both spent decades burying the past. Now it was back in his living room looking at them and almost ready to marry their only son James.They could not tell James the real truth because James will be ashamed of their evil secret act.He will fight them for it because he loves merci.
When james wanted to marry merci,James parents tried to convince him to change his mind but james went ahead to marry merci even when his parents threatened not to attend the wedding.After the wedding,James and merci began to live with each other as married couples.
Days after the wedding,The stratCore ventures company which is e-commerce company where international goods like electronics,books,non perishable food are being sold as customers place their orders online continue to grow more and more.The growth began when James started dating merci.
Merci who had the business talent of her grandfather Andrew helped James to make the company grow by giving him ideas of a business genius.One day after their wedding James was talking to merci about how he will make the company grow.Merci was cooking some delicious and she came to the sitting room and saw James looking depressed as he was reading what he saw on the laptop screen.
"Sweetheart,what is the problem"she walked towards him and she use her hand to gently rub his head.