Adore Me ( Harrington Heirs #1)

Prolouge

Brighton

"You ungrateful little shit, naiintindihan mo ba lahat ng pinagdaanan namin ng dad mo just to arrange a meeting with the Armagnacs? We needed their help for the western expansion, tapos eto gagawin mo? You flake out on the one thing you could do to help the family. You are one self-centered little shit, alam mo ba yon?" The shrill voice who could only be my tita's yelled as soon as I stepped foot inside Berenberg manor.

"Tita, it was one meeting. I'm sure you and dad have all the time in the world to set up hundreds of other meetings." Sagot kong pabalabag. Her cold, grey eyes bore into mine at kasabay nito ay naglakad siyang padabog papunta sakin.

"That's not the point at all, pinahiya mo kami in front of one of the most powerful families in the world. They were ready to close the deal, pero as soon as they figured you weren't coming they backed out. They told us na they wouldn't invest in a company whose heir couldn't make it into meetings in time." She spat out as she harshly grabbed my left arm.

"That's enough, Celestine." Lucian Berenberg's loud booming voice echoed throughout the massive foyer of Berenberg Manor

"Brighton is right, we have all the time in the world to schedule other meetings, pero alam ko din na tama si Adelaide." My dad said as he eased tita Celestine's grip on my arm.

"As heir to Berenberg media, you are expected to be formal, you are expected to maintain the family's reputation, and you are expected to be the epitome of perfection, you simply fail to do those things, Brighton." Sabi ni dad. Bakas na bakas sa mukha nito ang disappointment. I bit my lip in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, dad. I'll do better po next time." I said as I bowed my head in shame. Dad held my chin and lifted up my face so that he could see my face.

"Doing better isn't enough, anak. You need to show the world that you are ready to settle down." He said softly as he looked me dead in the eye. Bakas sa mata nito ang awa.

"Then, what am I supposed to do po?" I asked warily. Tila nawala lahat ng alcohol na dumadaloy sa aking katawan dahil sa sinabi ng aking ama.

"Comply, anak, I need you to cooperate with me on this." Seryosong sagot ni Dad.

"With what, dad? I'll do anything to help this time po." Tanong ko kay dad. Desidido na ako, ayaw kong mas ma disappoint pa si dad sa'kin. I'll do anything to make him proud.

"Marriage. I have given my permission and my blessing to your marriage with Elijah Harrington, the youngest Harrington heir and the managing partner at Harrington Law."