Married to a ruthless billionaire CEO

CHAPTER ONE

Emily Watson was tired of going on countless dates of it wasn't for her mother who threatened to freeze all her accounts if she didn't bring home a husband before she celebrated her twenty sixth birthday which was in 3 months.


Her father Richard Watson didn't even care because he was more focused on his business and training her two younger brothers Sam and Jason on how to handle the company affairs because he would soon retire and go on a long vacation with his wife. Being one of the largest Winery in the whole of Los Angeles and also have building all around the world comes with its benefits, everyone was willing to go out with her but she knew it was only because of her family wealth.

"Hello,are you listening to me? Emily" a voice called out her name, startled she looked towards the direction of the voice and found her date, James staring at her

"Ohh, I'm very sorry I got lost in thought" she replied as she smiled sheepishly. She wondered how she completely forgot someone was sitting across her.

James Donald who his father was one of the shareholders in her father's company and who her mother prayed she married, of course she won't dispute the fact that he was handsome, his green eyes and black hair which he comb back and his handsome face which a lot of ladies who definitely drool over, she wondered how his hair would feel would he let her touch it or ..

"Yes" she jerked as she was suddenly interrupted from her thought " I've been calling your name for the past five minutes but you were not answering, what's the problem? Are you tired or should I take you home?" James asked as she looked at the beautiful lady sitting opposite him.

When his father proposed the idea of him going on a blind date he was against it and argued with him but when he saw who she was he was definitely grateful to his old man, her beautiful brown eyes looking bored but still sparkling like the stars in the night,her pink heart shaped lips which he wondered how soft it will be when he kisses her,her long golden hair which was a very rare color which shone as the light reflected on her.

Damn! he felt his heart leap for joy, he has found a big catch, apart from her daddy company being one of the biggest Winery she has also made a name for herself after entering the business world and having her own clothing brand,she was one of the hottest female who everyone was willing to go out with and here he was, he couldn't feel any better

"James right, I'm sorry for drifting out of the conversation but I don't feel too well and I also have a lot of things to catch up with, maybe another time" Emily said politely as she felt his eyes roaming all around her face.

She knew what he was thinking what they were all thinking,she was definitely a catch but she wasn't interested in trying to start a conversation because she knew it would not last long "Do you need me to take you home" James asked worriedly "it's fine, I came with my car so you don't have to worry" she said as she stood up and called the waiter over giving him her card to pay for the food even though she didn't even touch it.

"No,I can't allow you to pay for the food that would be very bad of me" He quickly collected her card and gave his own instead "Take it as my treat" James said sweetly as he flashed her his best smile revealing his dimples "Thanks, I appreciate" she replied taking her bag as she walked out of the restaurant entering her Rolls Royce she drove off.

Reaching the gate of the house she saw her mother standing with her arms crossed and a smile plastered on her face making her glow, she knew where she got her looks from, driving in as the gates opened automatically she stopped her car beside her mother as she came down and gave the driver the key as she ran towards her.


"My lovely daughter, I've missed you,how was it?,how was he? You have a lot to tell me" Beatrice her mother said as she hugged her tightly "Mum,let go I can't breathe" Emily said as she faked a chocking sound " Come on I know you are just pretending, let's go in I have asked the cook to bake your favorite chocolate cake" Her mother said with twinkle in her eyes as she looked at her favorite child not only because she was the only girl but because she spent most of her free time with her and she also resembled her, a perfect carbon copy.

"Awwn, thank you so much mum I've been starving I'm never going on any blind date again" Emily said pouting her lips as they walk into their mansion. Beatrice laughed as she looked at her daughter's face "I'll stop nagging at you if you finally bring home a husband and stop making me worry, you know I just want the best for you Emily" she said in a motherly tone " I know Mama but I'll be fine I don't need anyone to take care of me and I want to marry a person that I'll fall in love with, a person that sweep me of my feet like the way papa did to you" Emily said as they walked into the kitchen.

Laughing, her mother brushed her hair and kissed her fore head "I hope so, let eat you must be starving" she said as she called the maid over "Now tell me how was your date" she asked feeling excited.

After explaining every details to her, Emily drags herself to her room to take a shower and change her clothes, after she was done she took her Mac book to check her sales and the latest news.

Soon it was night fall, she went downstairs to the sitting room and saw her mom watching TV, bouncing on the sofa beside her mom, she rested her head on her shoulder as her mom held her head gently, enjoying each others embrace, suddenly the door opened frightening the ladies as they jumped up with their hearts beating fast. Richard and his two sons entered with frowning faces you could tell things were not alright they slumped on the sofa, heaving a sigh Richard said slowly "We are going bankrupt, all the investors are pulling out".

CHAPTER TWO

"What!!" Beatrice and Emily all exclaimed together "What do you mean by that, can you please explain better" Emily asked again as she looked at her brother "Sam,talk to me what's the problem".

"We don't know, we just got to the company and found at lot of investors waiting for us claiming that the wines we are producing has a different taste, and all the customers are complaining making them lose a lot of money" Jason explained tiredly.

"But how come, didn't the wines pass all the test before they were distributed" her mother asked as she went to meet her husband and calm him down "it did, it passed all the test but i don't know what went wrong" Sam said feeling frustrated.

"All the investors has backed out leaving us with nothing, very soon the banks will be calling and knocking on our doors, we have tried meeting everyone but nobody wants to help, we don't just know what to do" Richard replied feeling so angry and wondering what could have gone wrong "I know this is shocking but let us all calm down and go to bed, tomorrow we would talk about it, i know we will get through this as a family" Beatrice soothing voice said as she calmed everyone down


"Come on, off to bed, we will discuss better tomorrow, my love let's go inside" she said as she took her husband hand and went into their room leaving the children, Emily let out a frustrated sigh, looking at her two brothers and their tired faces, she said "Go in, i know you must be tired we will talk tomorrow" watching as they walked inside as she also went to her room hoping everyone will work out well.

"Never, you would never use my daughter as a bargaining chip not when I'm still alive" Beatrice voice rang out loud waking Emily up as she ran to the sitting room seeing her mother looking furious and her father trying to calm her down with her two brothers looking stressed.

" What is going on here?" Her voice rang out startling everyone as they turned to her "What is going on, Mom, Dad, Sam, Jason" Emily said as she looked at all of them "Come here Emily" her father ordered.

"There's something I want to talk to you about, something very important about the company" her father said sitting down as he waited for her to come over, she sat down and waited for him continue the conversation.

"The company is going down, with the investors pulling out we won't have anything to hold on to again, just this morning I got a call from Raymond Jones the CEO of Kings Group the biggest conglomerate in the whole of Asian and all around Los Angels he is interested in our winery but he wants seventy percent of the shares and.."

"That's crazy, him wanting seventy percent means he wants the company, we can't accept to that, Mom say something" Emily said feeling agitated, the audacity of him to ask for the company her parents worked their ass off, being in the business world she had heard of Raymond Jones a very ruthless business man.

At the age of eighteen he already had a name even without his parents help who never supported him but poured their love to his younger brother, only his grandfather who stood by him and made him strong crushing all his competitors and enemies, at the age of thirty he became the number one richest man in Asian and the most sought bachelor of course she heard everything but why does he want to invest in her father's company.

"Calm down I'm not yet done Emily, he really wants to invest in our company but" before he would complete his statement the door opened and five men dressed in black suits entered, startled they all looked at them "who are you and what are you looking for in my house" her father quickly asked as their gate keeper rushed in apologizing "I'm sorry boss but i tried stopping them from entering but it didn't work" he said fearing his boss would get angry "no problem you can leave" Sam signaled to the gate keeper to go out.

"Who the hell are you guys" Emily shouted already feeling drained when the day just began, she just wanted a peaceful weekend free from work and any other form of trouble.

"Is that how you talk to your soon to be husband" a deep voice sounded as all head turned to the sound of the voice as he entered Emily felt time seize as she stared into his icy blue eyes which could drown you in it, his face was specially crafted by the Angels, his sharp jawline, his pink lips, his eyebrow, his long eyelashes which she felt jealous of, his sleek black hair which looked so soft and for a moment she felt tempted to run her hand through it, broad shoulders and long legs, he looked so perfect .

"Excuse me, who are you" she asked as she broke out of her thoughts and mentally cautioned herself for losing focus "Well, well, well, Mr Watson i see you haven't told your dearest daughter about the news" Raymond said as he clicked his tongue "what is he saying Father, what does he mean by that! ANSWER ME DAMNIT!!!!" Emily shouted surprising everyone.

Beatrice rushed towards her and held her shoulder "Emy dear" her mother tried to pacify her but she shrugged her mother's hands off with pain in her eyes she looked at her and in a shaky voice she asked "Do you know what he's talking about, what is he taking about Mama, what's going on".

"In exchange for investing in the company, he wants your hands in marriage and I've agreed to it so in the next two days you are getting married" her father dropped the bombshell causing her mouth to drop "That was the only solution, it was either your hand in marriage or the company and you know how hard i and your mother worked hard to make the company where it is today" he continued "so you are giving your daughter out to a complete stranger, and you all knew about it and didn't say anything, I'm being used as a bargaining chip!!" Emily screamed as tears streamed down her eyes.

"I don't agree to this" facing Raymond she looked at him with anger and hatred as said, "I refuse to marry you, i refuse this marriage" as the statement flew out of her mouth his expression darkened, the whole air felt stifling, his aura was something that was noticable anywhere he went to, he walked closer to her and held her chin up at he used his thumb to wipe her tears, leaning close to her ears, he whispered "Little butterfly, you can't reject me, you are mine" looking into her eyes he smiled dangerously.

"Not only will i take your father's precious company, your mother and brothers will serve as my slave I'm sure you have heard of how ruthless i can be and the length i can go to achieve what i want".

CHAPTER THREE

PAK!!!! The slap resounded in the quiet room as everyone eyes were wide open expect Emily who was breathing fast as she felt her hand tingle from the slap she gave him "Never threaten me with my family"she warned him.

Raymond calmly touched his cheek and signaled his body guards to stand down, he wasn't expecting the slap, looking into her brown eyes that showed anger, she looked cute with her angry expression he felt something tug at his heart, he has had a lot of ladies throwing themselves at him and a lot of people wanting to bootlick him but here he was being slapt by a lady who he has never met but only saw her picture once which made him want to have her by all means.

"Emily are you crazy! How dare you slap him" her father roared with anger as he walked towards her and grabbed her hand tightly "Never try that again and I want you to apologize to him right now unless I'm going to freeze all your assets and shut your brand down" he threatened.

"You won't try that father, over my dead body will I apologize to him, are you kidding me Dad" as she finished her statement, her father slapt her surprising everyone once more, he said in a cold voice "As long as you are my daughter you don't get to disobey me you hear me, go into your room NOW!!" With tears in her eyes she looked at the faces of her family and ran upstairs without looking back.

"Dear, you are not meant to hit her, that's wrong and you know she's our only daughter" Beatrice tried talking to him but he brushed her off "you better go and talk to her and tell her not to try any thing stupid unless she would feel my wrath, please Mr Raymond, let's move to my study so we can talk better" Richard said as he smiled at Raymond and took him into his study as his two sons followed and Raymond signaled his bodyguard to stay outside and wait for him.

Upstairs, Beatrice tried to enter the Emily's room but found out she had locked the door "Emy" she called out softly using her nickname "sweetheart just come and open the door, I know it's hard but please don't hurt yourself, your father just wants the best for you, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you on time I just found out this morning, Emy open the door" she pleaded.

Click! Emily opened the door quietly as she looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, her face looked puffy and and her swollen, Beatrice felt pain in her heart as she looked at her favorite child in pain and she couldn't do anything about it, she slowly hugged her daughter and offered her comfort as she tried to hold her tears "I'll try and talk to you father, we will find another way around this, don't think about it, everything will be alright" she offered words of comfort to her.

"Why does father hate me so much, what did i do wrong mama, why is he selling his only daughter out" Emily said as she sniffed her nose and tried to wipe her tears "it's alright, he doesn't hate you Emy, he's just tired, the company going bankrupt is taking a toil on him, just understand your father" Beatrice tried convincing her daughter "now go and wash your face and come downstairs, i don't want you looking sad, go and freshen up, I'll be waiting for you downstairs" she said as she walked downstairs thinking on how to convince her husband.

Closing the door Emily sat on her bed feeling tired as she touched her cheek still feeling the sting of her father's slap, this was the first time her father has ever raised his hands on her, sighing she want into the bathroom and splashed water on her face fixing her golden hair and adding a little bit of make up to cover the redness on her cheek, her thought drifted off to Raymond "why does he want to marry me" she asked herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror imagining his blue eyes and fingers when he held her chin "No" she taped her cheek lightly.

"I must not think about him, he's just a heartless jerk who think he can own me" she mumbled, shutting off the tap she went out of her room, going downstairs she saw her father laughing and her brothers looking relieved "Emily come here" her father called her as he saw her coming downstairs "Raymond had agreed to the marriage in two days t but he wants you to move to his place today so you can get familiar with your new environment before the wedding" her father told her as he called the maid over "Samantha, help Emily to pack all her loads and bring them downstairs"he ordered.

Emily stood rooted to the ground, feeling shaken as she looked at her father "tell me this is a joke, is this how you are in a hurry to chase me out of this house Papa? Is this how much you despise seeing me?" She asked feeling furious as she wondered why she woke up just to be experience all this, before her father could talk Jason said "I know this isn't easy sis but please understand, this is for the good of us all, of we don't do this there's morning left for us to fall back on, our family would be doomed, our company depends on your Emy" Sam and her father nodded their heads in agreement as her mother walked in "how can you say that Jason, she's your sister not just a random person" Beatrice said as she held her hands.

"Well I'll be outside waiting for you wifey, don't keep me waiting" Raymond cut in as he flashed her a grin, Emily felt like bashing his head and wiping that silly grin of his face as he walked out of the house, Emily felt this was all a dream.

"My beautiful daughter, you know I always want the best for you, I'm sorry it had to come to this, but Papa is pleading with you I've never asked from any favor from you Emily, just help us out this once and as soon as the company is stable you can fill for a divorce" Richard said as he touched his daughter hair, she resembled her mother so much and that was why he had a soft spot for her even though he never showed it, she was his precious gem and he was sad in putting her in such situation but he had no choice, kissing her fore head he said calmly as Samantha and Anne, their cook came down with Emily's luggage.

"Everything will be fine, take care of yourself, my mind has been made up" he walked away "Richard, Richard" he heard his wife calling him but he ignored her, he was tired and needed a rest from all this "don't worry, just go I'll talk to you father" Beatrice said as she also kissed her fore head and went after her husband "Take care sis" Jason and Sam both said as the hugged her and walked away.