Arranged marriage : Married to an unknown man
Summary
PROLOG 01 ️ Ariana Jones is a sweet, innocent, and smart girl who has been battling a lot of issues all her life. She is broken and wants love, care, and respect, but all she has is hope. The hope of receiving what she hasn’t ever even a bit. However, her hopes crumbled down when she was told to marry a man whom she never met before. Xavier knight has it all that she’s been yearning for. He has everything he wants. But the only thing he didn’t want at the moment was to be emotionally blackmailed into a marriage by his own parents. He’s upset about the abrupt change in his life and blames it on her. He judges However, he has a change of heart when he gets to know her. ***It is usually said that a woman is behind a man’s success, however, in this story, you’ll see how a man changed the life of the woman he married to and proved that not every entanglement is painful… Because some entanglements are those from which you never want to come out….*** Let’s look into the journey of a girl who has nothing but the hope of living a peaceful life. PROLOG 02 ️️ What are the most important basic things a person needs in his/her life? A good living with a house to live in, clothes to wear, and good food to eat. A loving family including a mother who takes care of her child, the one who is in front of you to cheer you, behind you to have your back, or next to you so you aren’t walking alone. A father who always makes you feel safe and protected, the one who can fix anything with his tools, the one who portrays the perfect blend of tough and sensitive. A sibling with whom you can play and share all your secrets and stuff. Ariana Jones has it all..a house to live in, a mother, a father, and a sister. But everything is not like what it seems to be. Though she has a mother, Jade Smith, who loathes her own daughter. She has a father, stepfather, Andrew Smith, who is a prominent businessman in New York but he despises her because for him she is a burden. She has a sister too, step-sister, Scarlet Smith, who is of the same age as Ariana, but hates Arian because she envies her beauty and intelligence. Ariana is a polite, beautiful, smart, and intelligent girl. She has been on her own ever since she grew up. Her biological father, Peter Jones, died in a car accident when she was ten. She never got to know what kind of person her father was; she just knew that her father loved her the most. A year later after her father’s demise, her mother married Andrew Smith, and everything changed since then. In Smith’s family, she was treated as unknown and unwanted; rejected clothes of scarlet were given to her, she was not allowed in family gatherings and was not allowed to go on any family outing. Even the world didn’t know that Andrew Smith had two daughters. Only Scarlet was given the limelight. Ariana was not given any value in that family. She didn’t even know any relatives from her father’s side because her mother was always rude to them and had cut off all the ties with them after her father’s death. Ariana preferred keeping her father’s last name because she didn’t want anything related to Smiths. She worked part-time during high school so that she could fulfill her basic needs without asking for money from anyone. She never socialized and used to talk less and always worked in obscurity because her so-called parents didn’t want anyone to know that she was related to them. She even didn’t have any friends because of her less socializing and less talking behavior. She had worked a lot in her life. She had tried a lot of times to escape but in the end, she would find herself entangled in the same situation with her stepfather’s family. She wanted to get out of this house and wanted to live independently and the only thing she could think of was to study that could give her freedom, so she studied hard and got herself a scholarship in a renowned university in Chicago. She thought that she would live her life freely but to her dismay, she was sent to live with her stepfather’s brother’s family in Chicago. And that is when her life became more horrible than ever. But she always hoped for a good life. After graduation, she was sent back to NY to her parents’ house. She thought her life would become a little easy because she had a degree and would get a good job. To her luck, she got a job in a small firm as a data analyst in NY. She was happy as she was living peacefully though she didn’t earn much and had to live in her parents’ house/mansion; she was happy with what she had. But little did she know that her life awaits more twists and turns. Because all of a sudden she came to know that she had to be a part of the deal for the sake of her stepfather’s business. She had to be a part of an arranged marriage and had to marry a man she didn’t know anything about and she couldn’t do anything about it.
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Writer’s POV
Rupert Knight, best friend of Peter Jones: Ariana’s father, was sitting in his study in his mansion and was in deep thought; worry could be seen on his face. The reason for his worry was Ariana. He received the news from his source that Andrew Smith was marrying off Ariana to save his business from drowning.
He recalled the time when his best friend Peter asked him to take care of his little girl, no matter what. He swore to his dying friend that he would take care of Ariana because he knew that Peter’s wife Jade would never take care of Ariana. He knew what kind of woman Jade was.
He stood up from his chair and made his way to see his wife, Myla Knight.
She was sitting in the living room, reading some magazine; he sat beside her and told her about the situation.
“Oh my god, Rupert we can’t let this happen!” Myla worriedly said to her husband as she held his hands.
Myla knew everything, she was also Peter’s friend back in college and also knew how Jade abhorred her own daughter. So, they both had decided to take care of Ariana, what they didn’t know that a barrier had been put in their way to help Ariana. Jade married Andrew Smith and it became difficult for them to do help as they couldn’t enter Smith’s house and couldn’t meddle in their family matters.
So, they had decided to help the girl secretly by appointing a man who would follow the girl whenever she’s out of the house; they made sure that Ariana got no harm. That man followed her and reported everything to the Knights, luckily they never received the news of any physical harm. They even made sure that the man they appointed followed her when she went to college in Chicago. They were always aware of her whereabouts.
Looking at her worried wife, Rupert squeezed her hands softly and said, “ Don’t worry love, we will do something, we will not break the promise we made to our friend.”
“But Rupert, we don’t have time to think, we have to act fast. Smith’s will soon tie her knot to that man and I know they will not even ask for that girl’s choice” Myla said to her husband.
“Yeah, I know that man very well. He is disrespected in the business world and is not good as a person as well.” He said.
Rupert already had a solution but was hesitant to tell his wife. He didn’t know whether she would like the idea or not. Still, he thought to give it a shot.
“Umm…Myla, I…I kind of have a solution but it seems to be difficult and I don’t know if you will like it or not but this idea came to my mind just now and I think is our last hope.”
“What solution?” she asked intriguingly. Any solution at this intense moment would be welcomed. All she wanted was for Ariana to be safe.
“I was thinking of investing in Andrew’s business and will offer him a good deal which he would not be able to reject and in return, I will ask him Ariana’s hand for our son for marriage.” He said while looking at his wife, thinking if she would agree or not, or if she would get angry at him.
Myla was looking at his husband with wide eyes as if she had received a shock.
Looking at her wife’s reaction he thought she didn’t like the idea so he explained further, “I know this is a rash decision but I think this is the only thing we can do right now as we don’t have time and I don’t mind making Ariana my daughter-in-law. We will not have to worry about her because she will be in safe hands.”
“Rupert, oh my goodness, this is a fantastic idea!” Myla squeaked. “Goodness, I would love to make Ariana my daughter-in-law, I know she would be perfect for our son”. She said excitedly as she hugged her husband.
But her excitement vanished instantly.
“But Rupert, will our son accept this? You know our son and his lifestyle, he will not take this lightly.” Myla muttered disappointingly.
“Yes, I know. But we have to give it a shot. We have to make him accept this for his own good, for Ariana. Because that girl is a pure soul.” He said.
“Agreed. Okay, let’s talk to him and I hope he agrees to this. This is the best we can do for both of them.” Myla said hopefully.
“Hmm…I guess first I should give a visit to Andrew and offer him my deal so that he will not marry off Ariana to anyone else. Then we will talk to our son.”Rupert replied.
The same day Rupert visited Andrew since he didn’t want to delay this. And as he thought Andrew agreed immediately.
Of course, Andrew had to agree because he was getting a good deal and after all, the famous Rupert Knight was investing in his company and the burden of Ariana was getting off of his shoulders. He couldn’t be happier.