I didn't know wether to roll my eyes or just walk out of the room, I couldn't call this a joke, Robert Torrance doesn't joke around and the serious look on his face said otherwise.
'Oh he's serious' I thought with my arms crossed while I looked at the blonde staring at me with small smile on her lips. She had her hand stretched out in my direction while she spoke softly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Damon"
I stared at her hand in disgust while I glared at her from where I was standing.
"What makes you think you can call me by my first name?" I spoke with my eyes on her, I watched as her face flushed and she took a step back.
"Don't scare the lady Damon" Robert spoke as he grabbed a bottle of Vodka and poured himself a glass.
I shifted my gaze to his face and walked towards him so that I was staring into his cold eyes.
"What makes you think I'm going to marry her?" I spoke, making sure my anger was evident in my tone.
"You don't have a choice" Robert answered
I arched my brows for the second time this evening, this old man sure as hell surprised me today. Funny how he should be the one getting surprises since it's his fucking birthday.
"Its funny how you think I'll marry her just because you said so." I replied to his words with my unwavering gaze, the look on his face didn't do anything but fuel my rage.
Without a word, he picked up a file on the side of his desk and tossed it on the table in front of me. I eye the file for a few seconds before I picked it up and went through, immediately I saw the pictures, my whole body froze.
I didn't bother to flip to the next page, I closed the file and gave it back to him, I could feel my blood boiling as I glared at the man who was suppose to be my father.
'How dare he?'
I thought in my head, I took a step back and took a deep breath, I need to control my emotions before I end up doing something stupid like punching him and throwing him against the wall.
I spare a glance at the girl who still had her eyes on me, with a mocking smile on my face, I walked towards her and spoke so that she and the old man behind me could here me fucking clearly.
"I'm not fucking marrying you" I said and made sure the words registered in their sense before I stormed out of the office. I could feel Robert's gaze on my back as he watched me but I couldn't care less, fuck him and fuck the bitch too.
I stormed down the stairs in anger but I soon let it go when I realized that the man was riling me up. I schooled my expression and walked towards the dining hall but I couldn't find mother, Just Uncle Albert with a smug smile like as if he already knew what went down. I'm not surprised though, him and my father have always been in cahoots against me.
I passed a message to the servant and strode out the door, I saw Dylan on the way out having a talk with Micheal.
"Hey" He called out to me but he soon noticed my change in behavior and he asked "What did he say?" He asked with a serious look on his face.
Pretty assumptions for him to conclude that it had something to do with my father but I just waved him off and walked towards my Aston Martins that was parked in front of the mansion.
"Call a cab, both of you, I'm taking the car" I spoke and then I stretched out my hand for the key, Joshua was a bit hesitant but when he noticed my mood, he just tossed the keys and walked towards where Micheal was standing.
I got in the car and reversed, I pulled out of the Mansion and drove out of the estate, my hands gripping the steeering wheel so tight that my knuckles turned white. I had no idea where I was going, but I just needed to get away from that house.
I wasn't pissed because of the stupid marriage, I was but not enough to have me driving like a lunatic. I was fucking pissed because my so called father had to choose the most cruelest way to get me to bend to his will. He knew that bringing up that incident will sure as hell get me to agree to his terms.
To believe that my own father is willing to blackmail me, what for? Just so he could have a stupid alliance with the Quinns.
I kept on driving without looking back, I'm pretty sure I had broken about three traffic rules by now but I couldn't care less as I stepped on the accelerator.
Soon I arrived at my destination, it was a bar, but not your regular bar you see. I got off the car and tossed the keys to the valet while I took quick steps to the entrance, I couldn't stand in line like these peasants.
One of the bouncers opened the door for me and I walked in with my hands in my pocket, I already took off my suit and I only had on my white sleeves which I had rolled to my ankles, showing off the black ink on my skin.
I walked towards the bar and sat on one of the stools, the bartender came by once he recognized him, I didn't let him speak and just told him what I wanted.
"A glass of Whiskey" I spoke and then thought for a few seconds "Dirty" I added to which the young man gave a nod and began pouring.
I glanced around and that's when I noticed the lady sitting next to me, I blinked a few times, to be sure I wasn't hallucinating but I couldn't mistake those blue hazel eyes anywhere, even though they are looking a bit drowsy because of the alcohol.
She still had her skirt and sleeves on but the first two buttons are open, revealing her cleavage. I took her in and noticed the glass of vodka in her hand, my eyes shift to the side and saw a bottle of Vodka, half empty.
She didn't seem to notice me yet as she took a sip from her drink and close her eyes at the bitter after taste, she bit her lips and blinked a few times while she swayed her body gently to the music.
"Ava"