Being rich is blessing and a curse, being born rich, is definitely a curse.
To be born with everything you want, you forget what you need. Its always being pampered or being over burdened with being a successor. Once in a while, a storm of fresh air hits, to remind you what it means to be human but sometimes a little too late and it costs more than anyone can afford, even if you are a billionaire.
Rich kids don't have a childhood. Not like the one everyone has. Friends? All are fake. Experiences? None of them are special. Love? None.
They are like wet clay, molded into a perfect robot or the perfect doll. Some of them get lucky. Instead of having only bad influences, they have just one good influence, who is enough to shape their entire personality.
From the 5 big families, 2 of them coincidentally got lucky. May it be fate or destiny's game, they were born to rule and raised to win. Their parents were always involved in a power play, no one is anyones enemy and no one is anyones friend. Loyalty was rarer than having love and trust was a luxury no one could afford.
To live a life like her, is a dream and a nightmare. She worked because she loved it, she did it all day, everyday. Every achievement was just stepping stone, she never indulged into celebrations and victory. All she had was a simple goal. Get better, be better, do better. A family motto? It was more like a chant she had to say to be brainwashed everyday.
In the midst of all that manipulation, she had a maid. Her only close person she could trust a bit. The woman wasn't innocent or kind. She wasn't cunning or manipulative either. She was a hidden gem, a lost soul. Her intentions were never bad but what she did to stay in the world of power, was a secret she kept to herself.
Everything that the girl had learnt was taught by the woman that searched. She showed her how to keep relations with those you hate and use them when necessary, she showed how to work even when you hate something to gain something. Every game she played was lesson in disguise. A prodigy at poker, a successful business woman and a hidden boss. All those identities were juggled by just girl who had come to change her world.
But like it is said, some people just some to your life for a short period of time, the girl saw the death of the woman who taught her how to live. It wasn't a murder, a simple death caused by an accident. Atleast thats what the doctor said. But she wasn't the one who listened to other opinion without her own judgement.
Her goal had always been to overpower her parents, to live freely the way she wants. They never gave her attention and only used her as a showpiece to the crowd. They didn't care what she did but the day she become a threat to their business, the day she began running up the stairs to success, all the attention in the world was offered. Coincidentally, at the same time, her precious maid had an accident right after that. She was no fool and the power she had gained was not enough to fight her parents.
The only way to destroy them was to join hands with their rival's son. No one is an enemy, but this was different. This was not only heavy powerplay but also a huge ego battle. When 2 successful figures rise at the same time, it causes a lot of damage on both sides. When people have 2 options, they are bound to take some time to choose. Especially when it comes to huge amounts of money. Every move one makes, it causes a dent in the other's bank account, intentionally or unintentionally. Hence the 2 families were enemies in a world of grey.
Its a fight that will never end and game that will never stop. They can't escape it, the only way to survive is to play in it.
He got the love he needed as a child, in return of doing whatever his parents said. Learn the piano, go to business trips with his parent. Get high grades in studies 5 years ahead, become a part of his father's group of friends and spend time in his office. Everything he did was for his parents until it wasn't enough. The small efforts began to increase in intensity at the speed of light. By the time he grew up, meeting them required him to earn billions for the company. It felt like a small value but slowly, he realized, some goals are not possible to achieve. Even using the wrong ways.
He wasn't a saint, nor was she. They had done everything to stay on top, thats why they were even a part of the game. Threats were like daily newspaper by then and murder was a sport. No one dared to go against them except their family.
He approached her but it was tailor made by her. The entire opportunity was created by her to look like she gave him a chance, not the other way round but he knew it and walked in for his own benefit.
A cliche trope like fake marriage was enough. They needed something so big, it would render them speechless. Enough time for them to come up with a chance to take over their parents.
A marriage of inconvenience.
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