5 years later.

I just celebrate my 21st birthday, I feel so happy because I have a good host family, and give me a decent life and higher education.

I am also now working as an apprentice as Pierre's secretary, even though he is cold and arrogant, he has taught me many things.

This year I will graduate from university, time flies so fast.

But there was a handsome and popular man on my campus who kept trying to approach me, but I kept rejecting him.

He was Tyler Jason, the most handsome football quarterback in my university, he looks so handsome but naive and had low grades, opposite to my stepbrother Pierre.

He is also a reckless bad boy who will break all the rules for his pleasure.

“Scarlett, do you have spare time tonight?”

“I told you, I'm very busy and keep studying for the test, we will graduation soon.”

“No, just forget about it, I want to spend my time with you, please.”

Tyler suddenly came closer and he hugged me tightly.

Then I heard the sound of a car horn continuously beeping to the point of making a lot of noise.

Turns out it was Pierre who had been preparing to pick me up.

“Scarlett, get in the car quickly! I have an important meeting soon!”

Tyler hugged me tighter and held my hand.

“Who is he? So, you have sugar daddy now?”

“Watch your words, my life didn't turn out the way you imagined, you have to remember that!”

Pierre got out of the car and ran towards me, he grabbed my hand to get me into the car.

And left Tyler, who was still standing transfixed and kept looking at me from a distance.

Pierre was driving his car at high speed, and he looked angry and sometimes looked at me seriously.

I'm so afraid of him if he suddenly turns into such a different and scary person like this.

“What do you mean cuddling with that young man? Is he your boyfriend?”

“No, he was such a lunatic, I don't really know him, he was just one of the football quarterbacks at the university.”

“But why did he hug you so tightly and hold your hand like that?”

“I don't understand why that happened, he just spontaneously did it all of a sudden.”

“Scarlett, I can do whatever I want, and I can easily eliminate that man or kick you out of my mansion, if you dare to get close to him again or had a relationship with him, I will never forgive you.”

“No, I don't have any relationship with him, I don't even know him.”

“Anyway, I don't like it when you get close to any man, you will regret it if you dare to do that, or betray me behind my back, keep in mind all my words!”

Betrayal, what does he mean by saying that to me, why is he so angry when I get close to another man, this makes me confused because he just my stepbrother.

Finally, we arrived at the mansion, Pierre kept walking ahead of me, he was still angry after Tyler hugged me tightly earlier, even though I didn't do it on purpose.

Inside the mansion, I saw my foster mother waiting for us in the living room.

But I also see a beautiful girl who looks very elegant with her long hair and tanned skin, she looks so stunning.

“Hello Pierre, this is Irene Fischer, she is the daughter of Alberto Fischer who owns a well-known gas and oil company in Italy.”

“Hi, Irene, it's a pleasure to meet you.”

Then the two of them shook hands, I don't understand why I'm so jealous, even though this is just the initial stage of their introduction.

Madam Grace continued to tell about Irene's various achievements and about her perfection, she also kept compliment her in front of her son, she greatly admired her.

“Pierre, you have been single for 5 years, without a partner, when will you have a life partner who will give me grandchildren?”

“Yes, I'm getting married soon.”

“That's perfect, you should immediately talk about your plans and wedding date with Irene, I can't wait for both of you.”

“Yes, mom, I will plan everything, but give me time for that.”

So, Madam Grace has matched her son with Irene, I can't do anything to stop the two of them, and suddenly, I feel my heart aches.

I want to have Pierre completely, I don't want him to be with another woman, he has become my first love, someone who stole my heart since the first time I met him.

I hate, if another woman gets married and starts a little family with him, I feel so sad, I feel broken into a million pieces.

“Excuse me, I need to go to the bedroom.”

After making an excuse, I immediately left them and cried in my room, releasing all the sadness that I had felt earlier.

I'm sad, I don't want Pierre to marry Irene, I feel so heartbroken.

Irene is an elegant woman who is beautiful, and I'm sure any man will fall in love with her, including Pierre.

Even though he was my stepbrother, I felt my feelings were so intense for him, and seeing him with other people broke me.

Then I heard someone knocking on my door.

I quickly wiped my tears, it turned out to be Pierre.

“Scarlett, let's get ready quickly, we'll have lunch together then head back to my office.”

I immediately wash my face, so I can hide my sadness, I don't want makes him know if I cry about him.

Along the way I was silent, and sporadically Pierre looked at me, and it seemed I make him confused.

My heart is broken and broken, but I have to keep control and hide my feelings for him because this will be a new problem for me if he finds out about everything that I feel.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“I'm okay.”

“You just look so different, usually you are always cheerful and enthusiastic, but now you look sad.”

“What? Sad? No, I don't feel anything, I only think about my final study because I will graduate from university soon.”

“So, what are you going to do after graduation?”

“I'm going to get a job and start saving for the things I want.”

“You don't want to continue working in my company?”

“We'll see in the future.”

“Okay, don't stop studying, so you can get everything you want, but I want you to continue working at my company, that's will makes I am able to protect and getting closer to you.”

I nod and cover my sadness, I feel trembling and heartbroken, because of Pierre and Irene's arranged marriage.

I can't stay with him if I see him with another woman, I'm too weak to face it and I will be sad.

So, I plan to keep my distance from him.