I walked down the hallway with the marriage certificate in my hand. After my conversation with my mother, I knew there was no point delaying it any longer. It was time to show my father the certificate and make my parents understand that I was never going to marry Gwen.

"Mr. Stone," my father's personal assistant said, her voice dropping as she lowered her head slightly. She was standing beside his study door. "Your father is busy at the moment. He said he can't see anyone right now."

I stopped right in front of her, my grip tightening on the paper in my hand. "Did he tell you to say...