Chapter 8

• "Vienna, right? I heard you broke off the engagement long ago. Why are you back now?" Rose, Sanchez's wife asked.
• Vienna looked up from her food, squeezing a smile up to her face and simply nods.
• "I am sure you are also interested in gaining money and power, that's why you are here to marry a blind man" she said and laughed.
• "I can't believe you will sacrifice your life like this," she mocked.
• "Just eat if you still want your tongue intact by the time you leave here," Alan warned lowly beside them and Rose's grin froze.
• "I'm sure Aunt is just worried about Vienna; she doesn't mean it like that," Benita cuts in, sitting across from Alan.
• "So, Vienna, when are you getting married to President Alan?" she asked and Vienna almost chuckled out loud.
• The last time she saw her, she was referring to Alan as her man but now calling him so formally.
• Vienna couldn't help but wonder if Benita actually left Alan because she thought Karen will take over after his incident and shook her head at her stupidity.
• Benita sighed loudly, angry to be ignored by Vienna and turned back to Karen who is speaking with Sanchez.
• "I will leave first," Alan said after eating little from his food. Then held Vienna and pulled her up to her seat.
• "You can't leave yet, I have something else to discuss with both of you," grandfather stopped them and signaled to his butler.
• "Have them wait in the other room," he instructed and Vienna followed with Alan to another part of the house.
• Soon, grandfather joined them with both of Alan's parents and Vienna placed a hand over her stomach to prevent a grumble from it.
• "Vienna, dear, how have you been? I heard Alan already helped take care of your mother's hospital bills," Grandfather started.
• Of course they all know.
• Vienna thought and nodded.
• "Good," she answered.
• "Alan must have told you about this meeting, it's about your wedding," grandfather went on, and Vienna's body moved uncomfortable on the chair.
• She had no idea she would have to deal with that so soon and glare briefly at Alan for not warning her.
• "Hmm, I think we shouldn't rush this whole wedding stuff," she begin slowly and calmly.
• "Actually, I'm thinking that since I've been in the countryside for a while now, I will need a bit of time to adjust to some things and also to familiarize myself with Alan again, the wedding shouldn't be rushed" she told him.
• "You can equally familiarize yourself after getting married. Also, you need to fully become part of the Clinton family," Williams countered,
• "What I actually mean is that I want to wait until my mother is finally recovered before taking such a huge step," Vienna said quickly, finding another excuse.
• "For how long?" Grandfather queried.
• "Three months," she reeled out.
• "Will your mother take three months to recover? Or do you not want to get married at all but still benefit from us?" Sasha cut in.
• "No, it's not like that at all," Vienna tried to explain, but Sasha cut her off.
• "Then how is it? Tell me. You want to use our fame and money, but you don't want to get married, do you? Are you looking down on my son now?" She rant on
• "Mum, that's enough, okay?" Alan snapped.
• Grandfather tapped hos staff lightly for a second, followed by a short silence.
• "One month, I agree with one month only. For your mother to get back in good shape, it won't take more than one month. Except there is another reason you want it like that," Grandfather said.
• "What other reason is there?" Alan asked, getting irritated and impatient.
• "I know you very well, Alan, and I won't let you fool me twice. If you don't want to get married until after three months, then there must be a reason. I don't believe this is her idea," Grandfather said.
• Alan saw that the old man was catching on fast and turned to Kellie's ridiculous suggested to him earlier.
• He gently held Vienna's hand and said with a forced smile,
• "Actually, we are thinking of pregnancy before marriage."
• Vienna retracted her hand from his hold instantly, but he held her firmly, not giving her any chance at all.
• "What?"
• Both of his parents said together.
• "Alan, what nonsense are you talking? What pregnancy before marriage? I will never allow it," Sasha rejected instantly.
• But Alan could see the satisfied look on his grandfather's face and ignored other's opinion.
• Vienna felt her hand sweating in his, and stared hard st him wondering what he is up to.
• "Pregnancy is definitely not part of the contract she signed.
• "So, you want her to get pregnant first before getting married?" Grandfather responded.
• Alan shook his head to indicate yes.
• "And Vienna also agrees with this?" he asked and turned to her.
• Vienna answered with a silent nod.
• "That's very good, you can both live here then and work hard at it." He said excited.
• "What?" Vienna found herself voicing out loud.
• "How else do you plan to get pregnant faster than that?"
• "No problem, but we will live together at my place," Alan immediately intercede.
• Did he just say "no problem?" Vienna scoffed quietly.
• Of course, there is a problem. How will she stay in the same room with him and on the same bed?
• "Sleep over tonight then, you can leave in the morning. Start taking care of it from tonight" grandfather said and Vienna couldn't hide the panic on her face and looked at Alan to refute.
• But he stood up and she stand as well, constraining herself from lashing out at him before following him out to one of the many room in the house.
• Vienna waited for them to enter the room and let the servant leave before she talked.
• "President Alan, this is not part of our agreement at all," she said hotly.
• Alan turned to her and walked slowly towards her.
• "Have you forgotten that you put your signature on a paper? You didn't read it, did you? It says you will do anything asked of you, no matter what it is," he said.
• "What?"
• Then Vienna remembered that she did not even check the content of the paper before signing it.
• But still, she will never give herself up to him like that.
• "I don't care what's in it, but I'm not going to sleep with you," she said sternly.
• "You are overestimating yourself. Even if you force yourself on me, I will never touch you," he said and turned away from her, trying to walk to the bed with a little difficulty.
• Vienna sighed in relief to know he just lied to his grandfather, she thought.
• But what does he mean by even if she forces herself on him? What does he take himself for? she thought, pissed off, and watched him struggle with finding the way without helping him.
• She decided to sit down on the chair to catch some sleep first. She heard him on the phone but didn't care less.
• She rested her hand on her hand and closed her eyes, but the opening of the door caused her to open her eyes, and she saw Kellie enter discreetly.
• She walked up to Alan and he told her some things, then she came up to her.
• "Miss Vienna, this is a copy of what you signed," she said and stretched it to her.
• Vienna collected it with a yawn and dropped it on the table before closing her tired eyes to sleep again.
• Vienna woke up when it was already dark.
• She saw that she was on the bed instead of the chair, as she remembered. She stood up and wore a slipper she saw beside the bed.
• She looked at the time on her phone, and it was almost seven in the evening.
• Vienna immediately texted Vanessa to explain to her, and Vanessa texted back immediately that she was with Nisan and there was no need for her to worry.
• Vienna looked around the room, but there was no sign of Alan anywhere in the room. Then she noticed the paper left on the table still there. She picked it up to read.
• "This is not happening," she exclaimed as she read the content. "This is just like a personal assistant job and not a fiancée. I really have to do all this."
• Vienna dropped the paper and opened the door to go outside. She saw Alan also about to open the door.
• "Vienna?" he asked to be sure and also touched her hand to confirm.
• "Dinner has been ready for an hour," he said, his voice more of a scold and he made his way out.
• Alan started taking his steps little by little until he mistakenly turned to the wrong side.
• Vienna quickly went over to his side to help him. Since they've been together, he always walked well, so she thought he must know his way very well, but it happened not, or maybe because he was not familiar with this place.
• She held his hand and led him back to the right way.
• They arrived at the dining room, and Vienna found out that Karen and Benita also stayed behind.
• She helped Alan to a seat and sat next to him.