Married To My Sister's Husband novel Chapter 2

Winfrey Mansion

"What?... please tell me this is a joke. Dad, it's barely a month since my wife- your daughter-in-law died, and you want me to get remarried to her sister?!” Markian exclaimed baffled.

He still wasn't clear about the sickening news his parents had just casually offloaded on him.

It was as if they really don't care about anything else if it isn't about Castlehill, not his happiness, not even his peace of mind.

What surprised him the most was how on earth they thought he would go along with their recent insanity to make a mockery out of his relationship and memories of his late wife.

“It wasn’t our idea really. But if you look at it from our point of view, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Listen, if Judy walks away with her shares of the Company, then Castlehill Group will surely be ruined. This was her idea. We don't know why she would make such a request but, it benefits us more son". Barbara spoke softly in an attempt to calm him down, but was cautious enough to keep her distance.

"She has given us 2days to make up our minds, and your mother and I intend on giving her a positive reply. So be prepared,” Matthew instructed coldly.

“I don’t fu'king care whose idea it was or who suggested it in the first place. I don’t give a fu'k about what may or may not happen to Castlehill at this point. All I know is that there's no way in hell I’m gonna marry my late wife’s sister, all because of some stupid contract, ok? Never!” Markian stated sternly.

This was beyond his comprehension- a marriage between Olivia and himself? Why would anyone even think of such an inhumane thing in the first place?

First of all, he doesn’t even like Olivia, neither had he at anytime thought of her in anyway that would make anyone misunderstand their relationship- he was sure of that. If for anything, he really disliked her and was never able to understand why she hated him in the first place.

So, why was she agreeing to this madness all of a sudden? Is she a part of this insane plan?

No, it couldn’t be. He is almost sure that this isn’t what Olivia wants either. No one in their right mind would ever agree to get married to their late twin-sister’s husband just a month after her passing. No one can be that selfish or heartless to do something as disgusting as that.

“Son, your father put his life and sweat into making Castlehill a conglomerate after your grandfather passed away. And even when the business was about to fall, he brought down his pride and begged Judy Luthel for help. We finally got to save the company, but it also meant we had to lose a huge chunk of the company still. Getting you married to a Luthel daughter was so we could get a little bit of our company back from the Luthels, and fortunately for you, you fell in love with her. Don't let both your sacrifice and ours all go to waste, including her death. All your hard work would all be for nothing, if we still lose Castlehill. Think about it.” Barbra sympathetically stated.

After that, Markian was in a dilemma as Mr and Mrs Winfrey left his room.

The President of Castlehill Group- Markian Winfrey, have lots of attributes. He is a very handsome, daring, bold, strict, resilient and brave young man, but when pushed to the wall he can become very rugged. He can also be egocentric, selfish and proud- never attentive to anyone else but himself, until he met his late wife-Sophia.

She soon became the light that shined in his gloomy world, and boy- did he love that light. He was ready to do anything just to see her smile and happy.

At first it was an arranged marriage with no intention of starting anything real with her, until he met her for the first time on their very first date.

He soon discovered that she was more than just a pretty face and a gorgeous body. She had dreams and they both had a lot in common as well. She had a weird behavior of talking a lot about herself, a behavior he had only noticed in himself- and he enjoyed it. She makes him smile just by smiling, a talent only few people in his life possessed. So, he soon fell in love with her until her last days.

‘If you love something or someone so much, oftentimes you end up losing them’. After her death, he wondered for days if that saying was what had happened. Did he love her too much? Was that why she was taken away?

Her death was his, and the day she died- he thought- marked the end of his happiness. He lost the ability to believe in phrases like ‘I love you’, ‘true love’ and ‘true happiness'. Above all, he knew very well that he would never let anyone get close enough to his heart-like Sophia did, ever again.

She was the only person that mattered in his life, so why are they trying to snatch her memories from him? He is not in support of their decision and have to do something about it real quick.

He grabbed his phone from the table and made a call to his secretary. He told her to make an appointment with Mrs Luthel as soon as possible. The sooner he meets with Mrs Luthel and get this madness sorted out, the better for everyone.

That night, he couldn't eat nor was he hungry because he was brainstorming ideas of how to put an end to the recent development.

Luthel Mansion

Livy sat on her queen-sized bed, curled up in a sad position with her face buried between her knees. Ironic how the emptiness of the hundred-million-dollar mansion since Sophy left, never bothered her until today. Somehow, she's feeling especially lonely and confused.

Her mind was in a riot, her head was hurt and her stomach was churning. What exactly happened today? Why on earth is she of all people struck in such a messed up situation as these?

She can’t just sit back and watch as things unfold the way they are this time, she has to do something before she's forced to marry a man that can’t even stand her.

It's true that she have loved Markian for a very long time now, but ever since he got married to Sophia, she suddenly becomes overcome with fear and anxiety whenever he is close to her.

Sometimes, her palms begin to sweat and she starts to terrible. At his slightest action or touch, she would recoil as though his presence was corrosive.

She had never been in an argument with him, nor has she had in a calm conversation with him either. The only time they had briefly spoken to each other was at the post-wedding party, and even then she could not muster up the courage to stand still for 5minutes nor look at his face.

And when he had tried to move closer to her to calm her down, she recoiled and warned him sternly never to come close to her again. So, he never did.

She doesn’t hate his touch nor his presence in any way. On the contrary, she secretly wished to see him again and be close to him. Little did she know that fate was about to play a cruel one on her and make Markian her brother-in-law.

She can’t understand why she gets all nervous and scared whenever he was around her. And when Sophia had confronted her about her feelings for Markian, Livy denied it.

It's true she was very timid and shy, but that was not reason enough for her mother to make such an important decision without informing her first.

Judy have always had things done her way and answers to no one. But this time Livy was determined to speak her mind and make her mother understand the commotion she was going to create in both her's and Markian’s live.

Sophy’s death took a toll on everyone especially Markian. Livy had noticed just how sad and broken he was at Sophy’s funeral, so there was no way in hell he was on board with this whole madness.

Suddenly, all of Livy’s thoughts came to a halt as she heard the front door open up. She slowly raised up her head and looked curiously towards her room door like she was expecting someone to come barging in.

Her eyes were very red and swollen from crying, and there were traces of tears running down her very pink cheeks. That must be her mother returning home from work, which means this was her chance to try and stop this mistake from happening.

She quickly crawled down her bed and ran out of her room towards the hallway that led downstairs. She came to a stop at the balcony overlooking the living room as she stared at Judy climbing up the stairs towards the balcony where she stood.

Judy was looking so elegant and beautiful, as though she hadn’t just returned from the office after a stressful day. In fact, in all of Livy’s 24years on earth, she have never seen her mother look anything less than elegant, bold and beautiful.

For once she wished her mother wasn’t so intimidating to look at or talk to, maybe then she wouldn’t have any problem speaking to her freely and honestly.

Judy got to the balcony and took one look at her daughter inquisitively for a brief moment, then walked right pass her without saying a word. Livy just stood frozen to the ground, unable to speak as Judy walked pass her.

Only when Judy was three steps pass her was she able to force the words that were begging to come out- to express how she's feeling about the decision Judy made today behind her back.

“I…i don’t agree to that marriage proposal! I…c…I can’t get married to that man. Please mom, y…you have to stop this from going any further, I beg of you.” She spoke softly as Judy stopped, with both of them backing each other.

“I heard you left work early today because you were feeling sick. Are you better now?” Judy questioned, completely ignoring what Livy just said.

“Mom pleassse, I…can’t marry that man, h…”

“That is not for you to decide,” Judy interrupted, then continued walking away.

With tears now running down her eyes and blurring her vision, Livy turned towards her mother and with all her will she yelled,