Chapter 12 Did he think I was love sick or something ? ] * Are you dumb ? Why the hell would I get attached to you ? I'm so busy and I have no time to pet a wild dog . Bye ! [ ] I winked and walked away waving at him . I turned my head to see him looking shocked . Guess he doesn't get rejected very often . ] He doesn't know what he's getting into . I'm an unstoppable rolling barrel [ ] I was walking down the aisle in my wedding dress with my hand draped around dad's . The day I dreaded became a reality . The blinding lights flashed across my eyes as the reporters took photos of my grim reality . My friends , my business partners and the media were all here but none of them knew this was a forced marriage . Only my best friend who was currently traveling the world knew and every second I wished she was here with me . I was one of the many who were forced into business marriages by the RJ . Foolish me thought belonging to the main family would be a privilege to get out of their wrath but I couldn't . If I back down the Bennetts would lose their position as the main family . ] I'm not just a woman but a business woman . I knew how important this marriage was to me and to the Bennetts . So I need to do this even if I hated it . ] I walked with my head bent low thinking all the reasons to justify this marriage . " Lily " My dad cleared his throat reminding me to look up at my dear future husband . [ ] There he stood wearing a black suit looking like an angel with his broad shoulders , black hair and green eyes . One could tell at first glance that he had an amazing body . Not that I was interested . ] My dad gave my hand to Marcus and I climbed the steps to stand before the priest . He talked and talked but I didn't pay any attention to any of it . I was desperate to get out of here . I didn't care for this marriage earlier . But now that it was happening I was feeling more anxious than ever . Marcus cleared his throat and narrowed his eyes in anger . I looked around to see that everyone was staring at me ! ] " Lily Bennett do you take this man to be your husband ? " The priest asked once again . " Uh 1- I do " Then I felt someone touch my hand . [ ] I frowned and looked down only to see it was Marcus . He brought my hand up and quickly put a diamond ring on my finger as if he was disgusted by the mere thought of touching me . [ ] I rolled my eyes and took his ring from the ring bearer and shoved it in his finger . Happy ? ] " Now you may kiss the bride ' ] I scowled at the priest and Marcus also did the same . Then he closed his eyes and sighed before looking back at me [ ] ve priest said and come on our wedding day but instead he leaned in and I thought that he was going to ignore what the priest pecked my lips . [ ] I was shocked for a moment until I heard everyone around us cheering and clapping After the ceremony we walked to the car to get to the reception . The entire drive was very awkward and very silent to the point I thought I could hear my heart pumping blood to the veins . ] I was happy when we reached the reception but without assisting me with the dress Marcus walked out of the car . Great . At the door stood many reporters , holding their cameras out to take more pictures than they already had . Few were shouting out questions about our relationship which I had no intention of answering . Marcus also realized that going without me would cause chaos . He walked few steps back and held his hand out with a scowl on his face . I quickly got out and forced myself to smile as I stood beside him , linking my arm in his . " You are shit ugly when you scowl " I whispered to Marcus and his scowl only deepened at my words . He gave me one side glare and dragged me inside , almost making me trip and fall several times . ] As we reached inside he dropped my hand and shoved his inside his coat pockets . Just wow . I shook my head and looked ahead only to be bewitched by the sight before me . ] It was a garden reception with a colossal water fountain in the middle , flowing water out of it's head in a heart throbbing pace . The cobble stone around the fountain was decorated with light pink rose petals while tables were draped in silk clothing with colourful rose bouquets attached to the side . Lit candles were kept along the tables giving a shimmering bright to the greenery hanging from the ceiling " Marcus come here . Meet my siblings " Dad came running to us and dragged Marcus to my relatives who were gathered near the buffet . Nice dad . Now I'm standing here like an idiot . ] ] Time passed quickly and I was talking with some of my business partners when I saw someone leaving for the exit . I squinted my eyes to get a closer look and realised it was none other than Marcus Anderson . I excused myself and quickly ran up to him . " Are you leaving ? " ||| He ignored me . " The wedding isn't over . Don't you dare leave me here to be embarassed " I exclaimed in horror . ]] But before he could run away a slow song started playing in the background . " You two come here " I saw my aunt waving her hand and everyone was now looking at us expectedly . [ ] " Come and dance " She urged in a hurried voice . Marcus sighed and dragged me onto the dance floor . With another frown in his face he kept his hands on my waist and waited till I keep my hand on his shoulder , Which I d did We danced to the rhythm without having any eye contact . I could sense that he was frustrated . Well who said I wasn't ? I want to get the hell out of here . ] " So annoying " He murmured . " I know the feeling " I shot back earning a scowl from him . [ ] After the dance we stayed with the guests for couple of hours and left to the car . ] We planned on not having a honeymoon for the obvious reasons that we were strangers and had a business trip with Boltons coming up . This marriage was planned ahead to go against rival groups in upcoming business deals so this would be the first time in action TOOT