The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal

Chapter 2 - The Meeting

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Men do not usually give themselves any reasons for marrying, except they want to marry and want to marry that particular woman.

-A. E. Wiggam

Monterey's POV

After an our of traveling, we've finally got here in Manhattan City,
Manhattan is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife. Manhattan is so well known that even the names of its streets have become iconic and understood the world over.

This long, thin island is only one of New York City's five boroughs, but it's Manhattan that has the concrete canyons and the inimitable skyline; Manhattan that has the world's brightest and most renowned theater district; Manhattan that has Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Guggenheim Museum, and the World Trade Center site; and Manhattan that comprises iconic neighborhoods like Harlem, the Upper East Side, Times Square, and Greenwich Village.

I am not quite familiar with the place, I wasn't born here. My home is in Canada, but that was before, however since mom gone. My father decided to leaved the place and transfer here in New York. My aunt sometime come to our place and stay there for a while.

I'm a bit anxious about this whole thing. Our car stopped at the huge apartment building ..On the other hand Shiloh and I rarely spoke since it's a bit awkward for me to ask question with regards to Horace, because I know already what must be his answer.

He stepped out from the car and I mimicked him. I cleared my throat before I spit out the word. "Where are we?"
" Come on Monterey we're already here." He retorted and add, "alright then lets go If you have no more questions. And Monterey my cousin," he paused, then continued speaking."Don't judge him. He isn't bad at all." I wanted to defend myself for judging me also and for accusing me on my somewhat perception towards his cousin... "Yeah , don't worry about that, I'm not judgemental as what you've said."

As he and I entered into the front glass door. We walked over to the elevators past the two security men who are both dressed in their uniform...The elevator whisks us with terminal velocity to the highest floor of the apartment building where his penthouse .The doors slide open and we stepped out into the corridor. A hallway greeted us. As he and I walked away. I worried about myself and wondered if being here was the right thing to do.

The emotions start building up, confusion., fear and anticipation flooded into me. Then he stopped at the half end of the hallway. And were now standing at the front of his cousins door.He pressed the buzzer a couple of times and no one open yet and as he reached for the doorbell again. The door flew open and a mid forties woman greeted us. "Please get inside Sir, he's been waiting for you." She said while rolling her eyes at me over to Shiloh then exited. We both stepped inside and to my surprise it was a huge place for a man alone I guess...

Everything is set into place, What I mean he is really an organized and a bit minimalist. As I continued rolling my eyes and scanning his place, from where I stood right now I could see where his formal living room is. It was placed on the right side, the kitchen and dining room in the center while the two rooms is in the right.The design basically in modern style. Everything is a combination of tinge of gray and black. Huge buildings are visible on the outside through the floor-to- ceiling glass windows. Each section of the penthouse was furnished with unique materials.

"Um.." I murmured."Shiloh Is your cousin alone here. Isn't it?" I curiously asked him for no particular reason I was just wondering why he need to stay in this huge penthouse if he is just alone.

No maybe I'm wrong. He wasn't alone of course maybe he is so much more womanizer than Shiloh.

His face lit up as if he was intrigued for my sudden question. His eyebrows crease while his jaw dropped. He's an inch apart from me now. He squeeze my cheeked for whatever reason. I swatted his hands away and threatened him.
"Don't dare to squeezed my cheeked again or else I'm going to kill you. I was just curios about your cousin and then you annoyed me again.. and besides were not close. and I don't allowed somebody touching every single part of my body....."