2 Chapter 2

Downstairs Mrs James looked at her husband and said to him "Andrew we only told our children the tip of the story Andrew and not the depth we are highly indebted to the Collins family"

"If Uncle Raymond Collins and his family hadn't raised your father and sponsored his education and business we wouldn't even be here. They saved him despite everything your grandfather did.

"After all these years the collins family has grown from a simple second generation family to American's most powerful family and they are currently in their family's fourth generation of wealth they are not in our league now and never were".

"They are currently the richest family in the whole of America and their grandson Nathan Collins has brought the family and Company to great heights within the last five years that he took over Lance Inc. At the age of twenty five he has proven to be the gem of the Collins family honey"

"Do you know that he his the second most richest man in the world and the richest one in America And Europe. We had thought that after they had become so much more richer and powerful than us they wouldn't care about the agreement anymore but now all of a sudden they have decided to go through with it".

"They didn't plan to contact us honey, if Uncle Raymond hadn't been on his sickbed and insisted they fulfilled the promise he and his bestfriend made to each other as his last wish they probably wouldn't have asked to go through with the promise. I just don't know how to bring up Alicia refusal up with them", Mr James said dejectedly.

"We are going to visit Uncle Raymond in the hospital tomorrow right, we will just have to find a way to bring it up with them then. I really don't want us to look ungrateful and unloyal not after everything that family has done for us" Mrs James said anxiously

"Don't worry Julie all that is well ends well, everything will be alright Okay. Let's go to bed now its already late at night, tommorrow will be a new day" Mr james said and both he and his wife stood up and went to their room.

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"Exactly what are you guys saying to me right now uhunn" Nathan asked his grandparents confusedly. "Exactly what you heard boy" his grandmother said to him as a matter of fact.

"You want me to get married to your late friend's grandaughter so as to fulfill an old promise, are you kidding me right now what kind of an absurd last wish is this grandpa. What I don't understand is what my marriage has got to do with your death" Nathan Collins said with a calm and low voice but everybody in the room presently knew that that his calm and low voice meant extreme fury.

"Are you cursing my husband right now boy, what do you mean by his death are you trying to turn me to a widow" Grandma Collins shouted furiously. "You are not grasping the point of discussion grandma, my point is not your husband's death but my marriage", Nathan said to his grandma.

"Why do I have to be involved in an age long agreement and why have I never heard you guys talking about this absurd promise before, we are in the 21st century for heavens sake grandma, who promises marriage to someone in this day and age".

"How can you even promise me to someone do I look like a sculpture to you two that you can give away whenever you want to" Nathan said again almost raising his voice. how can these oldies just fix me a marriage without even letting me know.

"A sculpture is better than you at least it wouldn't be arguing with me right now" Grandpa Collins said in a raised voice and Nathan's mother chuckled.

" Mom, are you laughing right now this old couple is about to sell your son" Nathan told his mother incredulously, how can she be laughing right now was she involved as well, he glared at her asking the question with his eyes.

His mother quickly shook her head in answer to his question said " I didn't know about agreement before but that family has been friends with ours for l generations and Andrew James was I and your father's childhood friend so I can tell you the James family is a respectable one and by the way they are your grandparents Nathan they wouldn't wish you ill".

"The marriage arrangement was made long before you were born you fool and you are going through with it whether you want it or not, it isn't like you are in a relationship with anyone and you better not lie to me. Just because that good for nothing Nari girl broke your heart does that mean you I shouldnt see my great grandchildren" Grandma Collins said again angrily.

"What has this got to do with Nari grandma, I have nothing to do with that girl anymore and I hate her just as much as you do, I just don't want to get married yet, please try to understand am not ready" Nathan said trying to convince his grandmother.

"I don't care whether you are ready or not you are getting married to Alicia and that's final" Grandma Collins stated with finalty.

"Hey boy are you trying to kill my wife why are you stressing her uhunn...you seem to keep on forgetting that the company you love so much is still in my name so if you love your precious company for which you have worked for the past five years and you do not want to lose it you better tell me right now are you getting married or not Nathaniel Collins", Grandpa Collins said angrily while patting his beloved wife's back.

"Calm down dad its not good for your health Nathan will agree", Mrs Kisha Collins Nathans mother said.

"Mom you too" Nathan said shockingly and now they are even threatening me. "Just agree Nath, Alicia is a sweet girl and she will most definitely keep you happy" Mrs Collins persuaded him.

"Fine suit yourself but you guys should know that am only doing this for my company otherwise I would have never agreed". "Should I set up a meeting then", his mother asked excitedly. "I don't want to meet her just tell me when to go sign the marriage certificate".

"Are you treating this as a business deal, how can you not meet her even once before marriage", his grandmother said.

"If after meeting her, I come to you and reject the marriage proposal will you agree to call off the wedding", Nathan asked.

"Of course not you have to marry her" his grandmother said as a matter of fact.

"If I have to marry her and look at her face for the rest of my life anyways, what difference will it make if I meet her before the marriage or not". Nathan said angrily, he picked up his suit jacket from the couch and left with his assistant following behind him.

"He is always so stubborn thank God we could get him to agree", Nathan's mother said happily after he left. "Quickly honey call Andrew and Julie and tell them Nathan has given his consent. I hope their daughter has agreed too", Grandma Collins told her husband.

"They are coming here tomorrow, mom we can tell them in person then, you should go and get some rest now and you too grandpa the doctor said you needed a lot of rest" Mrs Collins said to her parent in laws. "Don't worry Kisha I am fine, you should go home now my wife as well as the nurses are here to take care of me so don't worry. Anthony must be waiting at home for you" Grandpa Collins told his daughter in law.

"Okay then Dad, Mom goodnight and call us if there is anything okay, and I will bring you both your favorite chicken soup tomorrow", Mrs Collins said with a smile. "Sure my dear goodnight" Grandma Collins said and laid down on the second bed in the room, after making sure the both of them were comfortable Mrs Kisha Collins left.