Chapter 3 Not the right fit

"Yes!" Mia replied, her heart tightened and her ears itching.

"It's a reward for making my name sound so unique for the very first time," Alex replied, his demeanor calm and intimidating as he headed to the exit door.

Mia froze, her jaw dropping in shock, she tried to say something but nothing was coming out of her mouth, she stared blankly at the retreating figure of Mr Alexander. "Oh! Sir no need for....." she snapped back to reality and realized he was already gone. "Damn! That was too fast." She said and slammed the cloth on the table.

"You're welcome, honey." Mrs Layla greeted her husband by biting into an apple in her hand.

"Thanks, sweetie..." Mr Green replied, leaning in to peck his wife's chin."Where's Mila?" He demanded, sitting next to his wife.

"I'm here Dad," Mila replied, coming out of the kitchen with a cup of juice in her hand.

"I finally met with President Alexander Edwards, he said he wants to invest in my business, but he gave me a condition" Mr Green explained to his wife, his eyes darkening as he rubbed his temple.

"Mmm! Mr Edwards offered to invest in your business. That's good news! What was his condition?" Mrs Layla replied, her voice laced with excitement.

Mr Green let out a slow breath, and clasped his hands together, narrowing his eyes "Mia Green, he said he wants to marry Mia in return, and he needs it done within 5 days from now." He explained.

"Ah! Nothing has gone wrong then, how much are we talking about here?" Mrs Layla asked, giggling.

" One billion dollars,"Mr Green replied.

" What? And you're still thinking about it? Don't worry, I know that Mia is very stubborn, but leave her to me, I will personally deal with her." Mrs Layla said, picking up her phone to call Mia.

Mr Green looked at the phone in her hand, stretched out his left hand, and collected the phone from her, tossing it aside. "I will her by myself, you both do not get along, you might just end up making things escalate." He explained, squeezing her hand gently.

"But she's not the right fit for such an opportunity, do you know who Mr Edward is? Dad, why didn't you tell him about me? I'm more qualified to be Mrs . Edward, why doesn't it always have to be Mia all the time?" Mila mumbled, pouting her mouth in annoyance.

"Mila this is not supposed to upset you at all, this marriage is more like selling Mia off, we're going to force her to give up her life for the sake of our business, which is more like abuse." Mr Green explained, with a worried look on his face.

" It's an absolute abuse my dear, but who cares, we're talking about a lot of money, and you should count yourself lucky that Mr Alexander didn't choose you. Do you know what it means to marry someone you don't bond with? That's the most terrible thing in marriage." Mrs Layla chimed in, pressing her hands together.

"Speaking of the devil, here she comes," Mila said, gritting her teeth, flames of anger sparkling in her eyes.

Mr Green's gaze landed on the entrance door, and a wicked smile played on his lips, as he watched Mia entering the sitting room. "It's good you're back on time today Mia." He said, his gaze not shifting from her.

Mia rolled her eyes, casting a cold glance on them, and nonchalantly walked towards the staircase, without saying a word.

"This girl has some nerves, who does she even think she is?" Mrs Layla said, clenching her fist.

Mr Green stood up and went to his room, ignoring his wife and Mila, he had a lot to deal with and was thinking of the best ways to handle it.

"Mum, why do you support Mia's marriage with Mr Alexander? Don't you know that, if I become Mrs. Edward, we're going to have so many benefits, aside from the money he wants to give to Dad?" Mila said, frowning her face.

Mrs Layla was taken aback, then she took Mila's hand and placed it on her lap, squeezing it gently. "My darling, you and I know you don't like Alex, and even if you do, for him to have mentioned Mia by himself, it means he doesn't even want you.

Getting yourself in his way will not be a good thing for you,moreover, having Mia leave this house is only going to be a relief for us." Mrs Layla explained, with a concerned look in her eyes.

"No Mum, I'm not complaining, I love Alex, I used to see him on screen, his breathtaking, and I can do anything to be by his side," Mila said firmly, with a serious face and her voice icy.

"Mmm... So what are you going to do?" Mrs Layla asked, tightening her grip on Mila's hand, a pang of jealousy creeping into her heart.

Mila smirked, her expression softening. " I want to take her place, mum... promise me that I have your support on this?" Mila inquired, her gaze fixed on her mom's face, scanning her expression.

"You have my support darling." She replied, gritting her teeth.

The following morning, Mia was lying on her bed when her door swung open with a loud bang, she jumped out of her bed startled, clutching her duvet, she looked terrified and her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

Her gaze finally landed on the door. "Why are you so uncivilized, you old man? You should learn how to knock before entering someone's room. You almost scared me to death." Mia said, frowning her face, her burning gaze piercing through Mr Green.

Mr Green chuckled, ignoring her, walked to her bed and sat down. "I'm your father you know... you should learn how to talk to me with some respect." She said, narrowing his eyes.

" Mia Green, since you don't want to get married, I have found someone for you myself, and this person I got you is gonna take good care of you, you know I have a taste for the best." He said, shrugging his shoulders, his gaze fixed on Mia.

Mia was stunned, her breath cutting for a moment, she cleaned her ear with her index finger, as if trying to remove something that had blocked her hearing.

Then she burst into laughter. "Can you find someone for me? Did I ever tell you that I want to get married? And even if I want to, I will get one for myself." Mia said, still feeling amused.

" Whatever! You're going to be marrying into Edward's family, and you only have four days from now to get yourself ready." Mr Green said with a cold face.

"No way Dad! Edward's family? Seriously? Are you doing this? Selling me off to a family where you and I know that I will end up being a housewife.

How can you be this mean? Knowing that I have a career that I have been working so hard to build." Mia said, fighting back the tears that were threatening to escape from her eyes.

She knew that if her father meant what he just said, she was done for, he would stop at nothing to get her, to marry out of her will, she was no match for this man's viciousness.

"Mia I'm sorry if this hurts you, but you don't have a choice." Mr Green spat out those words with a cold voice, sending chills down his spine. He didn't know why he felt this way, but his mind was made up.

"I have a choice dad, I can't just give up on my life at this point," Mia said, feeling a sharp pain piercing her heart like a knife.

Mr Green crocked his brow and clenched his fist. "What choice do you think you have?"