Akira had just turned 29 last month, and her father was now actively searching for a suitable man for her to marry. The prospect of an impending marriage weighed heavily on her. If things went her father's way, she would be married by the end of the year.
However, the bigger concern for Akira was the nature of the families her father considered suitable. Only two or three families in their circle could match their wealth and power, but the men from these families were far from progressive. Akira had dedicated herself to her father's conglomerate, and she had no intention of giving it all up to become a "baby-making machine," as she put it, like her mother.
Akira had immense respect for her mother, a woman who had molded her children to impress their father, despite the hardships she endured. Her mother's life was marked by war and famine during her childhood in a distant land. She had migrated to India with her own mother, and considered it her luck to marry one of the richest men in the subcontinent.
The early years of their marriage were good; they were young and enjoyed life together.
But then came the children and her father's numerous affairs. Akira had witnessed her mother's disappointment with her own appearance, blaming herself for her husband's infidelities.
Growing up, Akira and her brothers, Jeh and the youngest Kourosh, had learned to be decisive, well-presented, and clearly defined in their roles.
Jeh, her older brother, was a kind man,(at least to his two siblings and their mother) especially to his siblings. Yet Akira had no expectations from her own potential marriage or from men in general.
She didn't hate men; she simply believed that expectations often led to disappointment.
She refused to live as her mother and many other women in their circle had—waiting for their husbands to fall in love with them or to appreciate the children they bore.
Akira wanted to remain active in the corporate communication front of SAGC, their conglomerate.
In the last eight years, under her leadership, the division had flourished. She had transformed the company's image and forged intercontinental deals with heads of state, positioning SAGC as a global powerhouse.
Her work was her passion, and she had no intention of giving it up.
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