AN:/ Hey guys, sorry for the long wait and such. Classes are kicking my butt, but I won't bore you with my life. I would more like it if I entertain you with Selendrile's and Alys's life. Enjoy reading this chapter guys.

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Chapter 5

"How dare that girl embarrass me like that" Selendrile growled with anger. He hit the steering wheel of his BMW. His mother was in the front seat while his father, brother, and sister were in the backseat. They were going to stay with Selendrile during the whole process of the arranged marriage. Tira and Listria were chuckling at him.

"Well, bro, you kind of asked for it," Corvin chuckled.

"Yup, you did ask for it since you didn't take her apology even though it was sincere," Tira agreed.

"You buried yourself in that hole, son. I was trying to calm her down and you had to mess it up by talking about her being in Berlin and about her age," Taurus explained, "I like her, though. She got some sass on her that I haven't seen in awhile since I've met your mother."

"Wow, thanks for being on my side family," Selendrile sarcastically said, he rolled his eyes and turned right.

"Well, what did you expect Selendrile. You were being very rude to her and she was passive but shy. She doesn't want this like you, but at least she's trying to be nice while you're on the defensive. Yes, I agree that she jokingly went too far with the pedophile part, but at least she apologized from her wrong during. Calm down and try to get to know each other," Listria advised her son, playing with the window button.

Selendrile became silent. He knew she was right, but he doesn't trust anyone. It might sound wrong saying this, but he doesn't even trust his own family.

The drive was quiet and they made it to the apartment that Selendrile owned and is renting out. The apartment that he owned was the Rue Rene Boulanger. It was a 3767 sq ft, had five bedrooms, study room/ smoking room, large study-library, a lounge, 3 kitchens, a tv room, kitchen, laundry room, a vast living room, dining room, and a cellar. Selendrile parked his car in the three-door garage.

He showed them their rooms and went into the large study-library to go over some accounts. Listria started looking around the apartment. She liked it and was proud of her little boy being doing so well for himself, but she started to notice that there weren't any pictures of the family in the living rooms mantel. Tira and Corvin had pictures in their house when she comes to visit them.

"Where are the pictures of the family?" she thought.

In Berlin

"Hahahahahahaha, I..haha..can't..haha..believe..haha..that..haha..you..haha..said that..hahaha," Risa said, holding her sides from laughing.

"Come on, Risa. It wasn't that funny besides he didn't have to be a jerk to me," Alys replied. Her arms were crossed and she was gazing out the window of their hotel room.

"Oh, but, on the contrary, dear friend, it is. You called the thing a pedophile in front of his family and your adoptive family. That is a shame, but funny."

Alys rolled her eyes again at her friend, who was trying to be funny at the moment. Risa continued to laugh at the insult that Alys gave to Selendrile earlier. Her laughing wasn't really helping Alys with the impression she left on the family she would be marrying in. She sighed and flopped on the bed and gazed at the ceiling, hoping that it could give her an answer to this predicament that her uncle put her through. It didn't help her in any way. She was stuck on her self-worth in the world. Alys knew that when she goes back home on Sunday night, her uncle will be waiting for her and a shiver of dread spread over her body. She started to whimper in utter fear and Risa heard it.

"Are you okay, Alys?" Risa asked with concern. Alys turned her head and stared at her friend and smiled painfully.

"Nothing. I just remembered what I wanted to tell you before we left. We won the Best Jewelry Award again."

"Really, we won first place! That's awesome and in your face Dira Seelma," Risa cheered with a raised fist in the air. "But, there is something else is wrong with you so spill it."

The smile was wiped off of Alys face and the fear came back at full force. She whimpered and Risa got off her bed and laid next to her.

"I don't want to go back," Alys whimpered.

Bollinger's House

Gower was sitting on his favorite blue La z Boy chair, steaming with anger. The debacle that Alys had caused at the lunch meeting today was a disgrace and embarrassing to the family. He stared at the carpet and waited for Alys to come through the front door so he could give her her punishment, but he realized that she was gone until Monday. They did find the note she left so she was telling the truth about leaving a message for them to know, but she could at least called them. Than he realized again that they really don't have each other's numbers. Which showed at the luncheon, his wife had to call the operator to contact Alys and that was embarrassing as well. He sighed and covered his face with his hands. He groaned from frustration by the situation. He had started thinking about how to punish his niece. Una and Etta were out and about the town, shopping and spending his hard earned money so they couldn't help him with this issue.

"She's going to be punish for this, but what kind of punishment should I give her," he muttered. Gower got out of seat and went to get the 'materials' ready for Alys.

Paris

"I need those documents by tomorrow, Jaque or you will be suspended for a month without pay! Understood..good. Now get to it," Selendrile ordered through the phone.

He hanged up the phone with a slam. He combed his hair in frustration, Selendrile leaned back in his chair and gazed at the ceiling thinking about the meeting with Alys. He had to admit that his family was right. He was being unreasonable and turd. He gave her a very bad impression of himself and that wasn't how he carry himself with other people, but that's only when he has to be around them for business. This was different, he HAD to be with her for years and he has to get to know her. He sighed once more and decided to go back to gazing over more documents.

"Selendrile, it's time to eat," Listria yelled from downstairs.

Selendrile groaned with annoyance. He got up from his chair and left his office to go to dinner.

AN:/ Hey guys, I hope you guys like the chapter, even thought it's short. Here is the link to Selendrile's apartment: eng/sales/detail/180-l-768-ycv3jl/republique-apartment-loft-paris-pa-75010