"Get ready."
I automatically looked at him. "Why?" I asked.
Charles looked at himself in the mirror while fixing his tie. He looked at me for a moment from the reflection of the mirror then returned to his previous activities.
"I'll introduce you to the D'ramio family," he explained making me stiffen.
I shook my head quickly. "No, I don't want to meet your evil gang," I refused.
Charles smiled, then he turned to face me. He walked over to me and sat beside me on the bed.
"Now that we are officially married, you must know my family," he said.
"Forced marriage," I corrected.
Charles who heard it just sighed after that he stood up and walked out of the room.
As he walked he said "I don't want to know the important thing is that you have to finish in 30 minutes otherwise I will use my own way to get you to change." And I can only wipe my face, surrender.
I immediately got ready. Many dresses in this closet are beautiful but I'm confused which one to wear because I'm afraid what I'm wearing doesn't suit them. Just remembering I was going to meet the gang made me shrink.
Finally I chose a white dress with a knee-length pink motif that now wraps around my body. I looked at myself in the mirror, this sleeveless dress exposing my shoulders. After that I put a little make up and pink lipstick on my pale face. Done!
There were still 10 minutes left of Charles' time. I went back to the cupboards and opened them one by one, and I found what I was looking for. White high hills with not too high heels and pink pouch. Just as I was wearing the high hills, Charles came into the room.
"Ready?" he asked to which I nodded.
I walked towards him, he held out his hand to hug me but I refused and I chose to walk in front of him.
We boarded his black Ferrari which had mesmerized me. How rich is this man really?
Charles opened the car door for me and I got in. Charles turned around and got into the car. He started the car and I just found out if the mansion area is in the middle of the forest, it's only natural that the back and front gardens are huge, well for some reason I didn't realize this when I ran away yesterday.
The atmosphere is very quiet and the car has not come out of the forest area. Charles glanced at me briefly before finally starting the conversation.
"You really obey, I like your attitude like this," he said which made me stunned.
Right. I don't know why I didn't rebel at all, was it because this morning? Just because he hugged me? Wake up, Rosie! You're so stupid! Now what excuse should I give?
I shrugged my shoulders. "Let's just say I'm tired this time," I replied dubiously.
Finally we exited the forest area and headed for the main road. I'm actually sleepy and almost fall asleep if this car doesn't stop.
Charles looked at me. "Come on down, we're here," he says and I turn my head to look around, too many guards I think.
Charles got out of the car first then opened the door for me. I got out of the car and saw the mansion... Ah, no, but it's like a big castle whose architecture is amazing with a large garden and many ornamental ponds here.
As we walked up the stairs to the large door, I could see the guards staring at Charles respectfully.
Finally we got to the top. Charles pressed something like a bell by the door and after that, the large door swung wide open. I can only drool to see inside the castle is very wide and there are two stairs to go up, left and right. I don't know how much money they spent on this castle but for sure, this castle is amazing.
Someone is seen on the stairs leading down. An old man who smiled as soon as he saw Charles, and me?
"Finally you came Charles," said the man and hugged Charles briefly.
The old man looked at me and smiled seductively at Charles "This is your beautiful wife, huh?" the old man teased Charles.
Charles suddenly put his arm around me "Don't touch my wife, Old Man," Charles replied jokingly.
"Hahaha, my Charles has grown up," laughed the old man.
"Okay, let's go to the table, everyone's waiting. Come on pretty," he said to me and I gave an awkward nod back.
We walked up those beautiful disney movie-like stairs to the top. When I arrived at the dining room, I began to know that this wasn't in my world.
The dining room is very spacious with a long table and lots of chairs. I think this table can seat 50 people and those people are already sitting there.
I seem to have the wrong costume or they didn't wear the right costume because it was just me, Charles and the old man wearing normal costumes. Others really dress like mafia even like assassins.
I wiped the cold sweat that trickled down my temples, scared.
"Come on, please have a seat." said the old man and when I got closer to the table everyone started cheering and I was shocked.
Charles knew I was uncomfortable because of that, he put his arm around me and pulled out a chair for me to sit on. After looking around, the majority here are mostly men and very few women here can even be counted, there are only 7 women out of 50 people.
I looked down, afraid to look at them. Charles suddenly grabbed my hand, making me stare at him reflexively. He smiled, as if to say I was here.
"Okay, let's toast Charles' marriage to the beautiful woman beside him, Rosie!" said the old man and everyone cheered.
I just stayed silent and occasionally smiled awkwardly at those who smiled at me. I drank my drink awkwardly, it tasted bland.
I accidentally looked around and found a woman staring at Charles intensely for a long time after which she looked at me. Our eyes met and I felt the air was different, he seemed to hate me. I broke our gaze and chose to look at something else.
"Okay, let's introduce ourselves to the sweet lady over there," said a man who was at the end.
Everyone agreed with the man words. They all say their names and I'm sure I can't memorize their names fast enough. All I remember is people who are mysterious to me and hate me or stare at me strangely.
Moreover, the woman who looked at me earlier, her name was Samantha. Beautiful woman just like her name.
Now it's my turn to introduce myself. I stood up from where I was and looked at them all.
"Hei, I am Rosie, wife of Charles" I said loudly and for some reason this mouth said that I was Charles' wife. I immediately sat down and looked at Charles who was now smiling at me.
Oh s**t!
"You're so sweet, want to make me protect you," someone said and the man was the man who was looking at me strangely, namely Jackson.
After he said that, the room fell silent for a moment and I could see Jackson and Charles staring at each other. An angry look came out of Charles while Jackson, he was more like a challenge.
"Okay, stop it. You guys are making this room tense," said the old man interceding who I know his name is Adam and he is the head of this gang.
"Let's eat," Adam said and we all started eating in a tense atmosphere.