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dressed in cheap clothes and empty handed.
“Nice to see you again,” Sara said to Joseph.
“You have already met?” Fiddah asked. Sara nodded. “Well then, I must introduce myself to you.”
“Lady Fiddah,” Joseph replied with a smile. “It is an honour to meet you. I have heard of your great work,” he continued. Fiddah raised her eyebrows. He knew about her charity work and admired her. Not many wealthy people were so down to earth or invested as much time in charity work as she did.
“Thank you, young man.”
The maids served Joseph his food, clearly unsure of what to make of the situation. Tariq was watching his every move. He was not going to let a single thing escape his eye. He wanted to know exactly what kind of a man his cousin was in love with.
“So, you do know of us,” Mrs Botros said. Sara and Soraya looked at each other and carried on eating. They knew trouble was about to start.
“I do, ma'am,” Joseph replied politely.
“So is that why you targeted our little girl?”
“No, that is not the case ma'am,” Joseph was not surprised that she was pegging him as an opportunist. He had come prepared to hear the worst and he was ready to fight for Aaliyah no matter what.
“How do you know her?” Mr Botros asked calmly.
“High school, sir,” Joseph replied. Tariq noticed that he was polite and calm but it did not matter at this point. It was when his mother started shouting profanities at him that it mattered the most.
“How old are you?” Tariq asked. Sara flared her nostrils and narrowed her gaze. She had been wondering when Tariq was going to start speaking. He had been quiet longer than she expected.
“Twenty-six,” Joseph replied.
“And you are not married?”
“No sheikh, I am not.”
“Why not?”
“I never found the right woman.”
“And you have now?”
“Stop,” Aaliyah cut in. “Let us enjoy our food,” she added.
“I agree. Let him settle in first before the interrogation starts,” Sara said. The three of them were coming for him at the same time.
“It is alright,” Joseph said. “I love Aaliyah, I always have. And yes, she is the perfect woman for me,” he continued. Aaliyah felt her cheeks turning red. It warmed her insides to hear him saying such words. Sara and Soraya were smiling at him as Fiddah laughed.
“Young love is so beautiful. Even after all these years, you still love each other,” Fiddah said. Mrs Botros rolled her eyes.
“I call that determination of an opportunist,” Mrs Botros stated vehemently. Aaliyah's face dropped.
“Mother, please!” Amir cut in. He had watched Aaliyah's face light up when Joseph said that he loved her. He couldn’t believe how quickly his mother spoiled the moment. Sara, Soraya, Tariq and Amir had faced her wrath. Amir did not think Aaliyah could handle it, especially since she was not her daughter. It was going to be harder for her, and she was the most fragile.
“Aaliyah wanted him to meet us, so he must be prepared to hear our thoughts,” Mrs Botros said and put her fork down.
“Please, speak your mind, ma'am,” Joseph said. He was still so calm.
“Is that supposed to be a challenge?” she shouted.
“Daaliyah, control yourself,” Fiddah said sternly.
Chapter 11
Mrs Botros sighed heavily. She picked up her fork and reluctantly carried on eating. Fiddah was her mother-in-law and rarely got angry but she was scary when she did. Daaliyah did not want to anger her but she was frustrated with the fact that she did not see Joseph as unfit to be with Aaliyah. She was determined to prove her point. She wanted Aaliyah to marry into a respectable family. Besides she did not believe Joseph loved Aaliyah without any ulterior motives.
“I love and care for Aaliyah, so I want the best for her,” Mrs Botros said.
“We all do but there are better ways to deal with
“Nice to see you again,” Sara said to Joseph.
“You have already met?” Fiddah asked. Sara nodded. “Well then, I must introduce myself to you.”
“Lady Fiddah,” Joseph replied with a smile. “It is an honour to meet you. I have heard of your great work,” he continued. Fiddah raised her eyebrows. He knew about her charity work and admired her. Not many wealthy people were so down to earth or invested as much time in charity work as she did.
“Thank you, young man.”
The maids served Joseph his food, clearly unsure of what to make of the situation. Tariq was watching his every move. He was not going to let a single thing escape his eye. He wanted to know exactly what kind of a man his cousin was in love with.
“So, you do know of us,” Mrs Botros said. Sara and Soraya looked at each other and carried on eating. They knew trouble was about to start.
“I do, ma'am,” Joseph replied politely.
“So is that why you targeted our little girl?”
“No, that is not the case ma'am,” Joseph was not surprised that she was pegging him as an opportunist. He had come prepared to hear the worst and he was ready to fight for Aaliyah no matter what.
“How do you know her?” Mr Botros asked calmly.
“High school, sir,” Joseph replied. Tariq noticed that he was polite and calm but it did not matter at this point. It was when his mother started shouting profanities at him that it mattered the most.
“How old are you?” Tariq asked. Sara flared her nostrils and narrowed her gaze. She had been wondering when Tariq was going to start speaking. He had been quiet longer than she expected.
“Twenty-six,” Joseph replied.
“And you are not married?”
“No sheikh, I am not.”
“Why not?”
“I never found the right woman.”
“And you have now?”
“Stop,” Aaliyah cut in. “Let us enjoy our food,” she added.
“I agree. Let him settle in first before the interrogation starts,” Sara said. The three of them were coming for him at the same time.
“It is alright,” Joseph said. “I love Aaliyah, I always have. And yes, she is the perfect woman for me,” he continued. Aaliyah felt her cheeks turning red. It warmed her insides to hear him saying such words. Sara and Soraya were smiling at him as Fiddah laughed.
“Young love is so beautiful. Even after all these years, you still love each other,” Fiddah said. Mrs Botros rolled her eyes.
“I call that determination of an opportunist,” Mrs Botros stated vehemently. Aaliyah's face dropped.
“Mother, please!” Amir cut in. He had watched Aaliyah's face light up when Joseph said that he loved her. He couldn’t believe how quickly his mother spoiled the moment. Sara, Soraya, Tariq and Amir had faced her wrath. Amir did not think Aaliyah could handle it, especially since she was not her daughter. It was going to be harder for her, and she was the most fragile.
“Aaliyah wanted him to meet us, so he must be prepared to hear our thoughts,” Mrs Botros said and put her fork down.
“Please, speak your mind, ma'am,” Joseph said. He was still so calm.
“Is that supposed to be a challenge?” she shouted.
“Daaliyah, control yourself,” Fiddah said sternly.
Chapter 11
Mrs Botros sighed heavily. She picked up her fork and reluctantly carried on eating. Fiddah was her mother-in-law and rarely got angry but she was scary when she did. Daaliyah did not want to anger her but she was frustrated with the fact that she did not see Joseph as unfit to be with Aaliyah. She was determined to prove her point. She wanted Aaliyah to marry into a respectable family. Besides she did not believe Joseph loved Aaliyah without any ulterior motives.
“I love and care for Aaliyah, so I want the best for her,” Mrs Botros said.
“We all do but there are better ways to deal with
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