Bound To Him

Sara was absolutely shocked and did not expect Mr. Anderson to be so welcoming. "Thank you, sir," she said, giving him a huge smile.

Even Blake did not expect his father to greet Sara like that, it meant his father had accepted Sara as his daughter-in-law.

"Come on, let's have breakfast," Mrs. Anderson as she led the way to the dining area.

"Sara you have to try this, it's a very flavorful dish from Indonesia," Mrs. Anderson suggested the dishes personally since there were more than ten types of dishes on the table.

"Sure, let me try some," Sara took some of the dishes on her plate, so she could try it out.

While having breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson kept asking Sara questions to know more about her. She felt like they were just normal questions you'd ask when you want to know about new people, and they were not probing questions that could make one uncomfortable.

Blake squeezed her hand under the table, and she pulled him closer to whisper, "You were right, I was nervous for no reason," and he chuckled, "That's why you should always listen to me," he said.

Mrs. Anderson noticed their sweet interaction and giggled, "Aww look how cute they are, so lovey-dovey." Which embarrassed Sara, so she sat back on her chair properly while Blake just smiled and continued to eat like nothing happened.

"Did you tell Nina to join us? Where is she?" Blake asked.

"She said she was coming, let me call her again," Mr. Anderson said as the maid brought him his cellphone but just as he was about to call his daughter, "Dad! I'm here!" a female voice called out, Nina and her husband came in through the door.

He looked upon his daughter with tenderness on his face. "You are late! I haven't seen you in a while, have you forgotten your father?" Mr. Anderson complained, yet he looked like he was happy to see his daughter.

"I'm sorry dad, but you can blame Ian," Nina said pointing to the man behind her as she hugged her father.

"Mama, you look as lovely as before," she said, giving her mom a hug.

"You look like you've gotten thinner," Mrs. Anderson complained.

"Oh mama, I have to maintain my figure," Sara pouted.

"Okay come sit and have breakfast," Mr. Anderson said.

Nina came in with the confidence of someone who could tackle anything. She was the Anderson company's Business manager before she got married, so she still carried herself like she owned the place, and she did, she was an Aristocratic daughter who was born in riches. 

And just like any Aristocratic daughter, she was very elegant and graceful. Ian, her husband reminded Sara of Tristan, he was very handsome but looked very cold and unapproachable. 

"Oh, who is our guest?" Nina looked inquisitively at Sara.

"This is my girlfriend Sara," Blake said before anybody could say anything Nina gave Sara one of her scrutinizing gazes like she was trying to figure out one of her business problems.

"Hello….," Sara gave Nina one of her welcoming smiles.

"Hmm... Sara Wesley, It's nice to finally meet you," Nina said with a clipped tone. Blake frowned at Nina, wondering what she was up to. 

Nina may look like a very carefree person, but inside she was very shrewd and sly just like she was when she was still the company's business manager.

After she got married, she had joined her husband and helped manage his business, they were abroad for a while, and did not hear anything about Sara and her scandals. Nina wanted to confirm that Sara was really a nice, and genuine person.

It was very hard for Nina to trust people because people would only befriend her because of her status and her money. She fell in love with a guy that tried to fool her which made her suspect that men wanted to be with her only because they wanted her to further their fortunes.

From then on, she would push men away. But Ian was persistent.

In the beginning, Nina was not attracted to Ian, he was very cold to everyone, even his family members. All he could think and talk about every day was business. 

They had met during one of their business collaborations, and it did not seem like Ian was interested because of his cold demeanor, but in his mind, he was doing everything to show her that he wanted to be with her.

Seeing other men hit on her was the last straw, so he confessed to her out of the blue and without any romantic gestures. She thought it was another one of the universe's cruel jokes being played on her. Here was another guy who wanted to be with her to establish his business. 

So she bluntly called him out on it and told him she was not interested to be his pawn for his business. Ian was offended. He told her that he might not know what he was doing when it came to love, but his intentions were pure. So he left her to stew in her misconceptions.

Nina later learned that Ian was nothing like her previous boyfriend. He belonged to a very scholarly, rich family that had several businesses of their own. A lot of women were after him, but he had never dated anybody until he met her.

Ian was just like her father and Blake. Until they met their one true love, they did not date and play with other women's feelings, but coming from a bad relationship, she was not ready to commit.

When Ian learned about what happened he understood why she was wary of men, so he patiently waited and helped her heal all her wounds by making her forget about her past. And so she did, and they got married. After the wedding, Ian took care of her like he would a spoiled baby.

So Nina was cautious about Sara because she wanted to make sure that Sara was not with her brother only because of his money.

She had seen a lot of women trying to get close to Blake but he always rejected them, so she knew there was something special about Sara, otherwise, she knew her brother would not pay her any attention.

"So Sara, tell me what you do for a living," Nina asked.

"I'm a model," Sara answered.

"Model…hmm…," Nina raised an eyebrow. People from the entertainment industry did not have a good reputation, most of them were gold diggers.

"Nina, enough questioning, just have breakfast, that's what we're here for," Blake said, trying to defend Sara. He knew that Nina had a very sharp tongue, and sometimes she judged people without knowing them first.

She was so enamored with her first boyfriend and committed to him even before she learned who he was, and when Blake told her that he was not a good man, she never listened. 

Nina observed that for the first time her brother was speaking up for Sara, he has never done this before, which means that Blake may be very serious about her after all. She also noticed that their parents were keeping quiet, they were not grilling her either, which means that they have accepted her into their family.

Her father was a very intelligent man and knew that he had done a background check on Sara already, and it must have had good things to say about her, and if her father was satisfied with the report, then she would stand by her father's decision.

After Blake reprimanded Nina, she decided to keep quiet and enjoy her breakfast. Ian had been silent the whole time, but every time Nina wanted something, it was already served on her plate before she could lift a finger. He was pampering her just like Blake's dad was pampering his mom.

It was nice to see that the men in the family really loved their wives. She looked at Blake lovingly, knowing that she had found a very wonderful man to love her. 

"Sara, if I wanted to go shopping, would you go with me?" Mrs. Anderson asked. She noticed that Blake was about to tell his mom off, but she feared that if she let Blake talk for her, it might give them the wrong impression.

"Sure, I am free this weekend, where do you want to go?" Sara asked.

"Ohh... that is good. There is a new mall that just opened, and they are carrying this brand that I always wanted to check out," Mrs. Anderson said. She was a shopaholic, and she had two closets full of clothes, bags, shoes, and accessories, and some of them had never been worn before.

After breakfast, Nina told Blake that she wanted to talk to him, but he said that he did not want to leave Sara by herself, so they would talk some other time. But Sara assured him that she would be okay to be left alone.

Blake and Nina went upstairs to her old room, Ian and Mr. Anderson went to the study to discuss some business. While Sara was left alone with his mom.