Chapter 1

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Three weeks ago**

"Tell him father, because he seems like he doesn't know what he's missing" Priya said.

"We keep telling you to bring a wife home already, I don't know whether you want to start growing grey hairs on your head before you listen to us!!!" His grandfather told him.

"I want a grandchild already and I want a daughter-in-law as well. I'm very sure you also want a great-grandchild as well, right father?. And we do not want to force him into any marriage, we really want you to bring a girl home yourself Andre, someone you approve of, but it seems like you don't want to listen to us" Priya said in a dejected tone.

Both the father and daughter-in-law kept imploring, convincing and yelling at the man who sat on the couch opposite them with a dull expression on his face as he sipped the coffee in his cup. He continued listening their tantrums while he drank like he didn't have a care in the world even though his head was a mess as at that moment.

'Is it a must to get married?, why won't these people leave me alone?' he thought.

"You see Priya... Can you see the way he's acting as if he's not the one we're busy talking to?!" Mr.***** said as he flared up in anger. He was angry about the fact that his grandson was not bringing a wife home to him and his mother and he was actually treating the issue as a very trivial one.

Andre finally spoke up "Calm down grandfather..."

"Calm down?!... I should calm down?!... Do you want me to die before you find a wife and start a family?!"

Andre sighed in frustration. Yes he was the cold and tyrannical CEO but with these two people he held dearest... He was as soft as a teddy bear.

"I don't understand why you both are so hell-bent on getting me married as soon as possible." He said as he shook his head.

"Look at you Andre, you're 30 tears old already. Most of my friends already boast about their grandchildren and daughters-in-law but I always have nothing to say.." His mother said sadly.

"You know what... It's my fault for coming to visit you guys today. I'm leaving"

Andre put his coffee down, took his jacket and proceeded to stand up. His mother, sending what he was about to do rushed over to his side and tried to make him sit.

"Don't be upset Andre, this is all for your own good. Your grandfather and I just want you to be happy. We want you to start a family of your own and that's when your grandfather and I will finally be at peace. Please my son, we're both imploring you to fufil our wish already" His mother pleaded with him after making him sit back on the couch.

Andre sighed again, he raised his head up after reaching for his newly filled coffee cup and stared at his mother for a few seconds and then he shifted his gaze to his grandfather. He did this for over five minutes when his grandfather decided to talk.

"Are you just going to keep staring at us or you're going to say something to us. Are you bringing your bride home soon or what?" His grandfather said in an annoyed tone.

"Okay, I've heard you both and I'll listen to you. I'll find a wife and bring her to you guys and we'll get married as possible. Are you guys happy now" He replied as he surrendered to the two people in front of him.

"Yes we are.... very happy, but you have to make it as quick as possible. Don't keep us waiting okay?" His mother told him as she felt better than before.

"Yes mum I....."

His grandfather interrupted him "You've got four weeks to bring your bride home".

Andre choked on his coffee and his mother rubbed his back to help him out as his grandfather kept looking at him with an amused expression on his face. It was actually ridiculous and funny to see the oh so cold CEO choking on his coffee

"Are you okay my dear grandson?" Grandfather asked mockingly.

"Father..... Easy Andre" Priya cautioned her father-in-law as she kept pacifying her son.

"Four cough weeks cough. How do you expect me to find a wife cough within four weeks.... cough.... This is cough ridiculous" Andre tried to converse with his grandfather in between his coughs. Tears were already coming out of his eyes.

"Give it time Andre... calm down ehn" His mother said as she continued rubbing his back.

"I don't care what you have to do, bring your woman to me in the next four weeks." He said and then he got up to go upstairs. "If anyone looks for me, I'm in my study"

Andre finally calmed down before directing all his thoughts to his mother "Did you just hear your father-in-law?!" He whispered in his mother's ear "That man is crazy I'm telling you".

Priya slapped his son's back and whispered back to him "That's your grandfather you naughty boy".

Even though Andre was always hot- tempered, cold and distant.... These were the two people he can cheer up around and okay with as much as she likes. But even his playfulness around his family was not that much.

It was after around two hours that Andre decided to leave.

"Okay mum, I'll leave now" Andre said as he stood up to take his leave

"Alright my son , don't think I'm not in support of what your grandfather said... I fully support him. You must brig a wife home within four weeks from now okay?"

"Alright mum, I've heard you... Bye" He made her stop seeing him off at the entrance.

His mother smiled to herself as she watched him.Andre got inside the car. Charles, His assistant and childhood was the one driving.

"Where to boss?" Charles said as he grabbed hold of the steering wheel.

Andre sighed and said "Hopefully... The ready to go bride's market"

Charles chuckled and said" Seems like they kind of got you today".

" And now i have been given four weeks to find a bride." He sighed again in frustration.

"What?!, four weeks?!... Well that's nice. And I'm very sure that if you don't listen to grandfather this time around, he's going to find you a wife whether you like it or not."

"Charles?" Andre said and Charles hummed in reply. "Shut up and drive".