Chapter 317 - A Rushed Wedding (1)

19 April, Steven's apartment, City K

After a twenty-minute discussion explaining the discussion with their father's and the options that were available for Abigail, Steven asked "Abigail, what do you want to do? As I have said, I do not think that marriage between us is the best option and have explained to you the reasons, but in the end I will help you whatever way you decide. However, if you go down the marriage path, while we will divorce its consummation will not happen."

Abigail dropped her head and looked at Steven from under her lashes, as if she were hiding her thoughts.

After she took a couple of deep breaths, Abigail lifted her head and looked at Steven in the eyes.

"Steven, I get that you do not want this, but as you explained there seems to be no way to prevent her from her plan without this. Letting her achieve this, means that all I have been through and all that I have done in the last week to have her pay for what she has done to me will be for nothing. If a marriage is the only way to achieve that, then that is the only option. There are four things I want clear. Firstly, you treat me with respect and kindness. Secondly, in public this marriage has to be more than simply an arrangement. I might be eighteen, but I do not want people to realise it was a marriage to thwart my mother, as if that becomes known it could defeat everything we are attempting to achieve. Thirdly, this marriage must last more than the year that you are proposing. It needs to be viewed a total commitment that failed eventually. Finally, and most importantly for however long this marriage lasts I want fidelity. I know what infidelity does in a marriage, therefore if you want to sleep with anyone while we are married it has to be me."

Hearing Abigail's speak, Steven sat shocked. She had some good points about this marriage. It needed to seen publicly a real marriage. If it was not, it might give her mother the ability to have the changes to the trust revisited. That would mean all the things she wanted would be right.

Taking a breath, Steven looked at her before saying "Abigail, fine but that goes both ways. You cannot expect it from me without doing the same to me. But understand that my intention is that this will be a platonic marriage."

"Fine," came Abigail's short sharp response.

With that Steven picked up his phone and he dialled his father, who picked up after three rings. Placing the phone on speaker, Steven said "Dad, Abigail and I are here."

"Give me a second." After a couple of seconds, he continued "I have you on speaker phone."

"Baby, I am here…"

"Daddy," came a soft statement from Abigail.

"Sweetheart, are you alright…"

"Daddy are you wanting to waste time. Steven told me about the discussion you and Uncle Gu had with him Daddy. My only question is are you certain on what Mummy is planning to do, and that this is the only way to stop it?"

"Abigail," came Steven's father, "There is no other way. The trust doc.u.ments are clear about how to amend it. While the trust doc.u.ments require for ongoing income payments your spouse must be approved by your parents, your father approves. As to your mother, Steven I assume you told her about this…?"

"I did dad," came a quick response from Steven.

"Given she viewed Steven was suitable for Monica previously she cannot object that he was not suitable now for you to marry Abigail."

"Sweetheart, Steven made us clear that it would be your decision. What do you want to do?"

"Daddy we talked about it. Mummy is not going to win Daddy. She wants to try and bully me to drop everything and I have had enough of this. If I do not stand up to her now with all the support I have, I will not be able to stand up to her ever."

"So, sweetheart your answer is���?"

"Daddy you have to ask me. I do not want Mummy to win…"

"So, you two will marry?"

"Yes, Uncle Gu. Have you and dad arranged for the pre-nuptial agreement prepared as I said?"

"I put in the hands of my personal lawyer, son. He told me we will not have it for a couple of hours, but it will be as simple as it can be made. In the event of a divorce, you each keep what you came to the marriage with including entitlements in trusts, anything you acc.u.mulated during the marriage is split and if you have children they spend their time equally with you and you equally pay all costs to raise them. Plus, they can add the mutual infidelity clause if you want it."

Steven looked across at Abigail, and said, "Have it added dad. Abigail wants it in, and it makes sense to have it in the agreement."

"I will let them know. Now all we have to do is deal with timings."

"Civilian ceremony with a dinner for some select people makes sense," said Steven.

"Daddy, is it possible that you could contact the church minister to see if he can do a blessing at the dinner." Abigail held her hand up and Steven got the message before she continued "Mummy would be suspicious if there no religious aspect to the day."

"True, I will make a call sweetheart, but be aware that might not be able to happen."

"Son, how about the two of you come to the company office in say three and a half to four hours. I will I have the agreement for you to sign and in the interim I will make the arrangements with Civilian Affairs for your civil registration and the reception afterwards. Just remember to bring your birth records with you…"

"And I will arrange to get yours Abigail so that you do not have to deal with your mother."

"Dad let us know the reception venue, and we can call the guests to invite them."

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