SHE was fifteen when she first heard the talked of her engagement to a man years older than her – eleven years older to be exact. She didn’t take it seriously because she was too young back then. Maganda naman ang takbo ng negosyo ng kanilang pamilya kaya bakit naman siya ipagkakanulo ng pamilya sa isang lalaking malaki ang agwat ng edad sa kaniya?
Her family owns several gasoline station all over the country. May ilang real estate business din ang mga magulang niya, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Arrange marriage is not new to people like them, wala rin naman siyang masyadong pakialam doon as long as nabibigay ng mga magulang niya ang mga kapritso niya.
She is, after all, Sonja Zoelle Castello – daughter of Sonny Castello and Zina Castello, owner of Castello Oils. She was spoiled by her family, she’s the only daughter after all. Lahat ng gusto niya ay nakukuha niya, her brother Sunny Castello spoiled her too. Lumaki si Sonja sa layaw. Anything she wants, she’ll get. That’s the perk of being the only daughter of an oil tycoon.
She was seventeen when she was informed that she’s going to be formally engaged to the man they were talking about when she was just fifteen.
“Dad! He’s twenty-eight! He’s age is inappropriate to Sonja! Baka pwede pang gawan ng paraan!?”
She was silently crying while hearing the conversation of her brother and her parents outside her father’s study.
She was hugging her knees behind the door while crying.
Sunny is right! That man is too old for her! Bakit siya ipapakasal ng daddy niya sa lalaking iyon?
“It’s long overdue, Sunny. Malaki na ang utang ko sa mga Alterra,”
“At si Sonja ang ipangbabayad ni’yo!?” Sunny hissed. “Dad! This is absurd! You offer your own daughter as a payment?!”
“We didn’t, okay!?”
She heard her mother cried in distress.
“Sonja is our precious baby but we have nothing to offer to Alterras! Baon na baon na tayo sa utang, Sunny. Maging itong mansyon ay naisanla na bangko.” her mother continue to cry. “We couldn’t give the lifestyle your sister has, at least, kapag naikasal siya sa Alterra hindi siya maghihirap.”
“Mom! What the.... This doesn’t make sense! Hindi pwede! Batang-bata pa si Sonja!”
“Enough, Sunny!” her father roared. “We can’t do anything now. We’re powerless against money.”
She can never forget what she heard in that conversation. It was a frigid night and Sonja was lonely and angry. How can their parents justified their recklessness?! Her brother was right! They’re making her the payment of her parents millions of debt to Alterras.
She hates it!
She fucking hates it!
She was once a princess and the most loved daughter of their family. May hidden agenda pala ang mga magulang niya! How could they!
She was eighteen when the paper of marriage certificate was delivered to their mansion.
“You need to sign it, Sonja...” her mother was trembling in sadness while handing her the papers.
Ha! Hindi alam ni Sonja kung matutuwa ba siya o magagalit. Matutuwa dahil hindi magkakaroon ng formal wedding sa taong hindi naman niya kilala o magagalit dahil wala itong lakas loob na iharap siya sa altar ng maayos! Alam niyang mapera ang mga Alterra at siguradong ito na ang po-proseso ng mga papeles na ito para ma-legalize.
BINABASA MO ANG
Ex-Husband
RomanceBETRAYAL SERIES BOOK 3 Sonja Zoelle Castello was forced to marry a man eleven years older than her. She was the repayment of her parents' debt. She was once the princess and the most loved daughter of her family, so, how can they sold her like this...
