Chapter 7: Chapter 7

Trevor knocked at Tiffany's room door. "Triffany it's me, your dad, let me have a word with you." He told her.

"Come in."

Trevor opened the door to see his daughter sobbing, he went close to her. "Triffany." He sat close to her.

Triffany looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Dad, they are not making any sense, I can see it...this is really for their gain, just to keep their company, they are using me, dad." She told him with a choked voice.

Trevor looked at his crying daughter, his heartfelt sadness. "Triffany, I know everything will go this way, I want to ensure you that this is the only way to save you from the public eyes. If you turn down this public proposal, the public will find you cruel for doing that and your future will be destroyed. Glammaly estate will be laid waste too. Maybe this is your fate." He told her gently.

Tiffany's tears fell uncontrollable. "Dad I never wanted or saw this as a big deal until today. Can't we reverse all this?" She asked.

She looked at her father's eyes searching for a reply, when she got none she continues. "I don't love this person and I can't just jump into a marriage this way." She told him.

"Triffany I know. This will work out somehow for you. You have to go through this okay?" Trevor told her.

"Daddy." Triffany sobbed. How can this be her fate, why don't her life go as she planned it?

"Trevor hugged her and pat her back. "I know it will be hard, but you still have to do this." He told her.

Triffany just cried on his shoulder sadly.

...

Carlos Zack went to visit Kelsey at her apartment, he rang the doorbell but she did not answer the door, luckily he already knows the password.

He went in to see her holding a cup of coffee with tears in her eyes.

Looking at her, he knew she must have been crying for a long now. "Kelsey, why did you not return my calls? And you didn't answer when I rang the doorbell."

Kelsey looked up at him. "Why should I?" She asked him in tears. "You don't even love me. Why are you here when you have Triffany?" She asked him bitterly. "You already announce your wedding publicly!" She raised her choked voice.

"Kelsey I'm so sorry." Carlos looked at her, he was sincerely sorry, he knew he had hurt her so much.

"You betrayed my love! You have been lying to me all this while!" She yells at him in anger.

"No Kelsey." Carlos's eyes were so red with tears. "I did that to save my company. Kelsey, I'm so sorry. Kelsey, I u." He went close to her and held her hands looking at her eyes.

Kelsey averted her gaze. "Those are lies. Carlos, you said you were always going to be there for me, now you are gone. You proved to me when you did that." She pointed at the news, in tears.

"It was only to save my family's company." He told her.

"By saying that!" Kelsey looked at him and shook her head. "You could have found another way to save the company, Carlos. You always do, so why did you do it?" Her voice was filled with anger and sadness.

Carlos was also downcast by things. "I couldn't. I had to do that only." His voice was hoarse.

Kelsey scoffed and pulled her hands from his. "Just go, Carlos." Tears fell from the side of her eyes. "You have broken my heart. It's not your place to tell me how long I will get over you."

"Kelsey... don't.." Carlos held her hands again and tears fell from his eyes.

"What then should I do!" She yelled. "I'm not in to compete with anyone, I've been with you for half my life. I understand why you have to do that, but what I don't understand is why you have to marry her."

She was crying at this moment. She looked at him with her eyes fixed in his. "I can't hold it anymore Carlos, the pain and tears hit different when it comes to someone who you truly love and believe will stay by your side no matter what." She told him in tears.

Carlos looked at her and said with his deep voice. "I'm never going to let you go!"

Kelsey looked at him and her eyes soften. "You have already done that. So just go." She told him, she stands up from the sofa she was sitting and went into her room, with her back on the door she cried bitterly, while Carlos stands and watched her room door in tears.

Glammaly estate.

Ethan Zack arrived at the company and went to Carlos Zack office, Carlos was standing and staring out of the big French window.

Ethan looked at his grandson who seems so lost. "Carlos." He called out.

Carlos was still facing the window without turning to see who it was. "Chairman Zack, I heard you come in."

He then turned to face him. "About the production, I'm still on it, it's going smoothly." He told him.

Ethan looked at Carlos, he was a little thin now and looks so dejected. "Carlos come, have a seat." He told him to feel pity for his son.

Carlos obediently sat down, Felicity brought coffee for them and left the office. "Everything is ready and there won't be any mistake this time in the production." Carlos continues.

Ethan felt pity for his grandson. "Carlos, I know you are capable of that. But you're losing yourself. You are not looking bright." Ethan told him.

Carlos scoffed and looked at him with his eyes darkened. "Marrying that girl, I don't even know nor want to think about, should I be happy?" He asked.

"Carlos I know you don't want to do this but you have no other option," Ethan told him with a deep voice.

Carlos looked at his grandfather with an expressionless face. "I'm going to do it, when the date is fixed, I'll do it." He told him

Ethan sipped his coffee gently. "We have met her parents already." He told Carlos who looked at him. "They understand, but she lashed out. I want you to meet her." He told him.

"Okay," Carlos answered without any expression.

Ethan looked at him, he knew how he must be feeling right now but this was the only way, he has to do this no matter what. "I'll be on my way now."

He stood up and Carlos walked him to the door. After he left Felicity knocked on the door and let herself in after being ordered in. "Sir. You would be meeting with the board of directors by ten o'clock this morning, at noon you would be leaving to see the site at the commercial centre. You have an appointment with the New Zealand director to plan the Saturday's event by two o'clock noon." She finished.

"Okay. Make my evening schedule free. I have something to attend to." He told her.

"Okay, sir."

"You can leave now." She left and he walked back to the French window with great thoughts.

...

Abbey Amy Kelsey's best friend came to her house to see her after hearing the news. "Kelsey."

"Abbey.." Kelsey hugged her friend and tears filled her eyes.

"I heard the news," Abbey said.

"It's too cruel Abbey. I don't believe Carlos will do that to me." She sobs.

Abbey looked at her crying friend, knowing the pain she must be going through.

They had been friends since childhood and Kelsey had always told her about Carlos and she knew how they both feel about each other.

Abbey held her friend's hand. "Kelsey, Carlos loves you, he's going into this marriage to save his company and the risk of failing," Abbey told her.

Abbey knew everything, once she saw the news, she had believed that was his only reason. "He would never love a stranger, he would never change the way he looks or feels about you. Cheer up and fight for your man." Abbey encouraged her.

Kelsey looked at her adorable friend who always stands by her side, her face was so pale. "There's no more fighting to do Abbey, he would be married soon, there's no fighting to do anymore." Kelsey cried uncontrollably.

Abbey felt so sorry for Kelsey. This was the first time her friend had been this sad. "You're a mess Kelsey...come on let see how I can cheer you up. Go and get dressed." She told her.

She have to make her friend happy, she has to bring back that cheerful Kelsey.

Kelsey shook her head. "I don't feel like going anywhere." She told her.

"Come on Kelsey. There's no way I'm leaving you like this." She took her hand and lead her to her room in other for her to get dressed.

Triffany went out in search of a job with Allison accompanying her, she was not ready to let everything that was happening make her feel down.

Allison looked at her cousin. "Triffany give it a rest." She told her, they have been moving from place to place searching for a job for her.

Triffany looked at Allison with a determined eye. "Allison no. If I am rich, I would have to defend myself by living my own life and also stop those careless rumours about being in a relationship with someone I barely know."

Triffany looked ahead. "I'm going to start from little until I gain what I want." She told her.

Allison looked at her worried. "The marriage has already gone public." She told her.

Triffany turned to Allison with a furrowed brow. "I don't care, I'm going to look for a way to stop it. I have to find a job first." She told her.

"There no more talking to do then, I can't stop you," Allison said with a sigh, she knows how stubborn Triffany was and nothing can make her stop what she put her mind into.

"Good thing you know when to stop." She walked ahead and spot a sign for a job invite. She ran to it with Allison behind.

Allison saw the sign and looked at Triffany with her brow raised. "Don't tell me you want to do this job." She told her.

Triffany smiled. "Delivery job, this would be a better step to make money than sitting at home," Triffany told her

"Gosh Triffany!" Allison looked at her unbelievably.

"Save that looks, Allison." Triffany took the sheet and walked into the restaurant while Allison waits outside for her.

Triffany saw a lady and went over to her. "Hello, Miss."

The lady looked at her. "Yes, how may I help you?" She asked.

"I saw this outside and I'm interested." Triffany showed her the Paper.

"Oh..thank goodness, we've been short-handed at delivery." The lady smiled at her.

Triffany smiled and looked at her expectantly. "Then can I start immediately?" She asked.

"Of course." The lady told her.

Triffany happily thanked her and carried the empty dishes left by some customers to the kitchen.

She came out to the call of the owner who handed her some lunch boxes to deliver to people who called and placed their orders.

Triffany went outside to put them in the delivery bike and drive off when she saw Allison still waiting for her. "Allison you're still here," Triffany asked surprised to see her there.

Allison looked at Triffany. "Did you forget you asked me to wait out here for you?" Allison asked her.

Triffany smiled apologetically. "Kinda...I'm sorry. I've got the job and I'm running some delivery right now." She told her. "See you later." Triffany got into the motorbike and rides off.

Allison watched her go and felt sad that she forgot her. "Aish.. sometimes I wonder if I'm her cousin. I'm so invisible to her." She pouts.