Your father is an enemy, a competitor to Simon. Even if your father’s business hasn’t been around for almost 115 years like Simon’s, he was always a good competition and now he is threatening to blackmail his brother, Tommy for messing around and getting a few drug trafficking cases on his back, that could destroy the whole legacy and everything the Rileys had been building for years.
When your father reached Simon with his intention, he mentioned he’d keep it a secret only if they made a deal. Marry my youngest, and i’ll keep it a secret from the world he told Simon. He had no option but to agree to the deal, to keep his brother safe and secure from the world, he agreed to marry the person he only heard about once or twice. He never had a relation, at least not one that would be with someone known, someone who came from an enemy. Simon was the most mysterious and handsome man according to the magazines and media but he didn’t care, he had a business to take care of.
After the agreement was signed, a few weeks later, you met Simon, he looked bored and there was a small amount of annoyance he hid very well, yet you still saw it. You didn’t like the idea of marrying him either, but it was a tradition now, for everyone in your family to get married before the age of 30 since your oldest sister had an arranged marriage as well, that turned into real love fast enough.
At first you expected the same but after you saw him, his character and personality, it definitely will be different from your sister, much difficult actually. You moved into his penthouse soon enough, your mother giving you towel, sheets and other stuff with both of your initials together, with hearts. Even after you moved in, he was the same, indifferent, cold and mysterious. After the engagement was spread out to the public, everyone were crazy over it because no one expected it. The wedding was in a few months and you had to make the preparations and of course, get used to him.