23 Beauty and Wolf

Sofya had known that this would happen eventually, however she was least bothered by it. She was a self made woman and if it was one thing that life had taught her, it was to never depend on others. Because in this cruel world, you could only rely upon yourself.

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In an underground base, far away from NY....

" Boss, the news is that Beauty and Wolf, they are set to get married. The announcement was made four days ago. " The spokesperson bowed and reported. He dared not look up at the man seated above.

The ' man ' seated on the wooden chair like throne, looked at him but said nothing. From the little light that fell on his face, one could see his scarred face. He had a hard face with lines all over them, deep grey eyes, pointed nose and a deep scar which cut from his eyes through his mouth downwards towards the chin. Although the scar was old, it gave the impression that his face was cut in half.

" Well well, I will see to it. " He replied in his dangerous voice, waving him away.

" What is the current status of Red Paladin? "

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Nina Saltzman was furious. The day announcement had been made, she had returned from her foreign trip and was relaxing, combing through Facebook news. Just then, she had noticed a picture and the headline above it. Scrolling through the news feed, her eyes growing red, anger etched in her face, she came across the phrase ' The Power Couple '.

Throwing the phone across the room, it smashed into pieces when it made contact with the wall.

That bitch! How dare she take what's mine? What was more, how had Arnav agreed to this marriage? As far as she could recall, he had never shown any interest in Sofya. If that was the case, Mr. Raizada must have forced him, which could only mean her father would be able to help her in this case. He had never said no to her, and she was sure he wouldn't this time also.

Nina had waited that night for her father to return home. When they had sat down for dinner, she seized the opportunity.

" Daddy, I want to ask you for something. Please don't refuse. " Nina started in a sweet voice.

Mr. Saltzman, who was busy cutting his pork chops, sighed inwardly. He looked at her, thinking about how he had spoilt her from childhood. He was wrong, he knew that, but his fatherly love prevented him otherwise.

" What is it? " he asked her, stuffing the chop in his mouth.

" Can you please talk to Mr. Raizada to cancel the marriage of Arnav to Miss Khemka? I love Arnav very much and won't be able to live without him . "

Mr. Saltzman goggled at her. He had never dreamed her request would be such an absurd one. They had been good friends for many years, but that simply did not mean he could ask him to do whatever he wanted, there was a borderline to everything. Moreover, he knew about the promise.