Forced marriage

Snap!

"What have you been thinking about?, you seemed lost''. Lena asked.

Leah didn't answer her sister, instead she asked,

"How long will this meeting take?"

"I don't know, dad hasn't said anything yet"

"It's like as if we are facing a stand off"

In the conference room, Alessandro Caputo, an Italian man in his late fifties sat at the head seat dressed in a suit looking sharp while staring at his father, who sat at the opposite side, the wife and children sat beside them. Leah was attending meeting abroad, when she got an urgent call from her twin sister asking her to come home. Till now, she's doesn't understand while she had been called.

When she had arrived, her father and grandfather were having an eye contest. Giovanni was sitting on a chair in a relax matter as if whatever that is going on do not concern him, Andre and Matteo, her third brother were on tender hook for they had never felt this atmosphere before. Matteo wanting to be the meditator,cleared his throat and was about to speak when Luna, held his arm and shook her head.

"This is between father and son we should not interfere".

Andre, her second brother who sat beside his mother asked the question that has been in every body's mind.

"Mom, what's going on, why is dad and grandpa having a face off"

Luna looked at her husband and said,

"I have no idea, I was called by your older brother to come here and when I got here they were like this".

At these words, all eyes were on Giovanni, their older brother, he now sat beside his father fiddling with the lighter, he felt as if someone was looking at him so he raised his head. Giovanni was shocked by look that his mother and siblings were giving him. As if, they had one mind, they stood at the same time and held Giovanni's arms and practically dragged him out of the conference room.

They settled in the room beside the conference room, with Giovanni sitting at the head table and his family members sat on each side, Leah asked,

"Big bro, what's going, why is dad and grandpa like that"

Giovanni feigned a puzzled look and said,

"I don't know"

"Cut the crap, we know that you know something after all you are the only one beside the girls who is close to those two men", Andre said angryly as he pointed at his sisters, he was upset at how his brother is keeping something from them.

Giovanni put on a serious look, then gazed at his youngest sister, Leah while saying,

"Grandpa wants Leah and Brian to get married as soon as possible"

"WHAT!", they exclaimed.

Leah stood up from her chair with a cold look on her face and asked her brother,

"Did Dad agree"

"What do you think"

"So, in general, dad is forcing Alessandro to agree to the marriage", Luna asked and by the look on her son's face answered her question.

"I do not want to marry him"

"Why?, is it because of Lucian" , Lena had been quiet spoke while looking at her sister with a piercing gaze.

At this question, everyone looked at Leah waiting for her answer, Leah slowly sat down with a sigh and said,

"I won't lie, he's one of the reasons and the fact that I feel like Brian is not who we think he is"

"I have this gut feeling he would stab us in the back, sis, you once told me to follow my gut feeling, right".

With this question the ball was now in Lena's court, Lena didn't mind how her sister wanted revenge for the question she had asked, instead she smirked and was about to say something when the door to the other room opened.

They stood up from their respective chairs and approached the men, who still seem like they are in a cold war. Antonio looked at his son and Leah with a sigh he said,

"I give you three months to marry someone, once it's up, you have to marry Brian"

Looking at the reluctant look on his favorite grandchild he tried consoling,

"Brian is a good kid, he..."

"If he is such a good kid, why not get him married to sister"

"Outrageous, your sister is engaged", Antonio said angryly.

"Exactly, I am too, just because of that accident six years ago you decided to nullify it without my consent"

"That family caused the death of your cousin, you want me entrust you to them, NEVER!"

"Am not asking you to marry me into that family, Am asking you this, I remember that am not your only granddaughter, why don't you marry her to Brian "

"Shut up, that girl from another woman's belly is not my granddaughter, you and sister are my only granddaughters, so I want the best for you two"

"Leah, calm down before you say something hurtful ", Lena said while holding her sister's arm.

But Leah shrugged her off, looked at her grandfather in the eye and said,

"If I don't find someone to marry within this three months, then get ready to lose another grandchild"

Leah left before Antonio could rebuke her, annoyed he turned his anger on others saying,

"Look at the girl you raised, you' ve spoiled her too much ".

"Dad, you also spoiled her", Luna said while kneading her brows

"...."

Matteo spoke up,

"Grandpa you heard her, if you force her then she will kill herself,so think about your actions"

After saying this he left, Lena and Andre gave excuse about work and left the house.

"Grandpa, consider your request because it might cost you your family's love" , Giovanni said before leaving.

Antonio was devastated he didn't do anything wrong why are they treating him like this.