Emily's Pov Well, I have something to tell you guys. My parents don't like me. You see, I was their only child and everything was going well. We lived happily no fights, nothing but all that ended when one day my mom wanted another child but she couldn't make anymore so Dad and her decided that they're gonna adopt a child and so my step-sister, Vanessa, came into our family. At first, everything was okay but then my stepsister got jealous because my mom and dad spend more time with me so she frames me and my parents thought I was the one behaving badly. Then they started to spend more time with her and little by little I became their forgotten daughter. I didn't want to go to my parent's house but I just wanted to visit them and see if we can sort things out and yall' know I don't want to stay in that house again. The taxi pulled up at my parent's house and I came out. Taking a deep breath, I rang the doorbell. After a couple of seconds, the door opened and I was greeted by a maid. "Who are you?" She asked rudely. "I'm Mr. and Mrs. Jones's daughter" I replied politely. "Are you kidding me?" She asked and I gave her a confused looked. "Mr. and Mrs. Jones only has one daughter" So, they've indeed forgotten me. "Just tell my parents their other daughter is here," I said and she looked at me and rolled her eyes. "Please stop with your pranks and get the hell out of here!" She shouted rudely at me. "Who's there?" A masculine voice asked. "It's-----someone. She claims to be the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jones" she replied. "Send her in" he commanded and she glared at me before opening the door for me to enter. "This way," she said and I followed her to the living room. As I entered the living room, I saw my mom, dad, and stepsister sitting on the couch. All of them looked surprised to see me including my Stepsister. Looking over to my left, I saw 3 men standing. One looked old like he was in his 40s or 50s. The other one looked younger. He was handsome, muscular, had a strong jawline and green eyes. He looked like he was in his late 20s and has a resemblance to the older man and the other man looked a little older like he was in his 30s. He also wore glasses and had some papers in his hands. "Please have a seat," the man, who was wearing glasses said and I took a seat. "First let me introduce myself and these people. My name Ryan Maclin, I'm a lawyer and this is Mr. Andrew Stephano and his son, Xavier Stephano." I looked at them and gave them a warm smile. The old man, Mr. Andrew, smiled at me but his son gave me a cold glare. Dang! He could actually kill me with that glare. "Are you......Emily Jones? The biological daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jones?" The lawyer asked and I nodded. He let out a sigh of relief and continued. "Well, there is something you need to know." "Go on." I said and he continued. "Before you Grandfather and Grandmother die, they sign a contract with the Cambel family, that the first daughter of the Jones family will be given to the first son of the Cambel family as wife" "What?!" I asked shocked. "Here it is" the lawyer hand me a paper and I read it. "As you see on the paper, it was sign by your grandmother and grandfather" he said and I looked at the signature. "And who is the guy?" I asked. "It's Mr. Xavier" he replied and I looked at him. "Is this a prank?" I asked. Please let it be. "No, it's not" the lawyer reply. "Well, I don't want to marry him!" I said and fold my arms. I can't just marry a stranger. "Well if she doesn't want to marry him, then can I?" Vanessa asked. She looked like she was crying. Her eyes were swollen and her voice cracked. "I'm sorry Ms. Vanessa but the contract clearly states that the first (daughter) born is to be married to Mr. Xavier and that's Ms. Emily" "But---" "That's enough. What's said is said. The wedding will be in 2 days. I want you to stay here with your family and I'll pick you up tomorrow to pick up your dress and other stuff." Mr. Xavier said while looking at me. "Goodbye Ms. Emily," he said before leaving. "Goodbye!" his father shook my hands and smile at me before following his son. And then the lawyer left. "It's all your fault!!!" Vanessa shouted at me and began to cry. "What did I do?"I asked confused. "It's you wouldn't have shown up, he would've married me instead of you" she cried. "Shh! Stop crying, honey." Mom tapped Vanessa in her back. "I never know you can be this greedy! you even came back to steal your sister fiancé!" Dad said to me. "What you want me to do? I denied the offer but he was the one who refused and by the way, my grandma and grandpa sign the contract and my name is written on it not Vanessa so if anyone is greedy, it's Vanessa." I explained and could see mom and dad boiling in anger. "Shut up! And why did you come back anyway?" Mom asked. "Well, I wanted to visit you guys but what a coincidence today." "Ugh! I'm sick and tired of seeing your face! You're a disgrace to me" dad said in anger. What's he doing? Is he trying to hurt me? Well sorry, but it didn't work. "Same," I said and he came over to me and slap me. "How dare you disrespect me?" "And how dare you slap me?" I asked and he raised his hands again to hit me but was stopped by mom. "Leave her. We don't want the Stephano family to be our enemies. You know they're powerful" "Pff! You actually think that Mr. Xavier likes her And will defend her? He's just marrying her because of the contract" he said and walk away from me. "You can sleep on the couch and make your own breakfast!" Mom said to me and took Vanessa with her. What is happening in my life? First I was fired, then caught my boyfriend cheating with my Friend and now I'm marrying a guy I don't even know and also treated badly by my parents? Can this day get worst?