The Billionaire's Groom

Awaited.... Unwanted Dinner...

I did not know what to expect. Am I walking into a trap? Am I being played? Why am I so scared? I have come this far after a long struggle. I am strong and I am going to face whatever comes my way. The past cannot stop me.

 I walked into the restaurant and was greeted by the staff who helped me find my table. There was no one in the restaurant except me. Just as I was seated, Mr X. entered. He was dressed in a tuxedo and looked ravishing. I was furious at myself for being so weak. I wanted to forget last weeks encounter, but my body betrayed me. I felt goosebumps, why did he have to have that effect on me? Do I know him?

I have been headstrong. I won't falter. Mr X. Pulled out a chair and sat opposite me.

"You may ask whatever you want to, but after you know me."

"Okay, so let's start by your name "

"You know it. You will recall my name when you know who I am"

"Fine, tell me about yourself then."

"Well, I used to live in the same town as you. Studied in the same school as you, and was in almost all of the classes with you. "

"Then why do I not remember you?"

"This is not the way I expected this conversation to go. Let me start again. Do you remember the time you met with an accident? You left town right after that. Am I right?"

"Yes, I left town after the accident." My palms were sweating. The person sitting before me knew everything about me.

He took my hands in his "Hey, don't be scared. I am not here to harm you. I was there when the accident happened. I am glad that you took the chance to leave. Do you know why your parents did not know where you are or search for you?"

"No, I knew I meant nothing to them, but I was disappointed that they never looked for me. Though it was good. The day I was discharged, I found a letter at my bedside. It was from a well-wisher telling me to leave town and never look back. But I went to my house and I found out that none of my family members cared about what happened to me. So I left"

"About that, the letter was from me. When you met with the accident I was the one who rushed you to the hospital. I informed your parents about the accident. They did come to see you. But when it came to paying the bills, your father left the hospital, and your mother was too engrossed with her work. I was surprised to see such nature. So I had asked my father, to investigate. We found out that the person who used to sell drugs to the kids in school was your father. And they had another apartment where they cooked meth. So I asked the doctors to get you tested. If you were affected by it. Luckily, you were found to be clean. That's when I asked my father to secure your future."

"So you were the one who had given me the money to save myself."

"And you returned it all to me."

"How?"

"You did what I expected you to do"

"Did your father not ask you why you wanted to do so much for me"

"He did. So I put forth a business deal. If you succeeded in your life, I would take over Dad's business or else I would leave the estate and work as his employer."

"Did I disappoint you?"

"No, instead my father has given me the entire estate and business."

"You were rich when we were in school too?"

"Yes. But why do you ask?"

"Caleb, Caleb Evans..... "

"Yes, you remember me....."

"You were my stalker in school"

"I was, right?"

"But thank you, if you would not have done what you did, I would be dead."

"I am sorry about your parents"

"I am not, I was just a burden to them because I did not help them. They wanted me to sell drugs to the kids in school. But I did not want to. So the day I met with the accident, the car that ran me over, belonged to my dad. That day I refused to take a package to his friend, so he threw me out. But he was high and got into the car and hit me."

"I thought you never knew that, so I kept it to myself. I did not want you to be hurt."

"I saw him before falling unconscious because he kicked me in the gut before running away"

"You were bleeding when I found you. I had no idea he did that to you."

"Thank you. For saving me"

"The pleasure is mine"