There was sniffing heard on the other side and it broke his heart to make his mom cry. "All the best to you son. I wish you would stay happy at least from now with the girl." She said between her soft sobs to which Justin thanked her and re-started his car. "I will bring her to all of you one day to meet but you know it will take time. It is too complicated, you know." He sighed and closed the call.

*****

A few seconds after he rung the calling bell the door swayed open but Justin could see nobody. Just as he was about to call someone Justin felt a tap on his knee. "I am here." A girl with the same turquoise colored eyes hardly around 8-9 years old opened the door. "How may I help you?" She asked him arrogantly placing her hands on either side of her waist.

An imperious little imp.... Justin thought and before he could answer her he heard a yell from inside. "You bitch, how much time would you take to clean the floor? Alaska is getting late to her school. Get your sorry ass out of here and prepare breakfast for her. Now." The woman snarled like a bitch towards Freya.

"Mom I had already prepared bread and eggs for her but Alaska wanted Solomon Fish. While it takes some time for the vegetables to cook I will clean dad's room."

"You bitch, you're speaking too much now-a-days." The middle aged woman shouted and raised her hand to slap her. Freya flinched closing her eyes preparing herself to take the hit but the blow did not dare to reach her. When she opened her eyes she could see a strong arm obstructing her mother's hand.

Freya was surprised. "How dare you barge into my house without my permission?" The voice of Alaska was heard.

Justin ignored her speech. "Not anymore....she is not anymore going to stand the brunt of your inhumane treatment." His voice was brittle lacing a dangerous warning in it. Linda's hand shook, turning blue with the tightness in which it was held.

"She is going to be my wife very soon. If I find any one of you abuse her again...." Justin looked at the spoilt child and Linda, gave them a few seconds to digest the words he spoke. "You would see the ugly side of me which you wouldn't like."

Mr Stiller came out of his room to find out about the mayhem going in his house. "What sort of a father are you? Saying - I'm sick and locking yourself in the bedroom is not an excuse when your daughter is suffering an unexcusable mistreatment from your second wife."

"Who the hell are you and how dare you misbehave with my mother?" A small voice was heard by Justin from behind him. "So you're the little brat because of who all this menace started. Can't you eat what is given to you without making a fuss? You see, your sister works so much in the house and you want to create more problems to her?" Justin ran his eyes top to toe at Alaska in repugnance.

"That is none of your business. She is my sister and the unpaid maid of our house. She should do every work we command to stay here and eat the three meals a day." Justin gave out a sarcastic laughter. "You think your sister doesn't earn enough to feed herself? I pity your ignorance. It is because of her, the food reaches your dining table." 

He looked at the people standing around him pointing to each one of them by his finger. "She agrees to marry me just to save your sorry asses. All of you should be grateful to her and you Mr Stiller specially." Justin poked holes through his eyes at the old man.  "She saves you with her marriage to clear your dues towards Richfield incorporated."

"Justin please stop you do not know half of the story that happened in my past. You shouldn't be accusing my father on this. He saved me becoming bankrupt. The whole problem of finances arose in the family because of me."

Justin was shocked at the words of Freya. Was there anything more in her life that he did not know?

Freya kept urging him in her meek voice through out the unwelcome situation happening in her house. "You do not have to worry about any of them. They will not maltreat you anymore even after I leave the house." He addressed to the unexpressed fear building inside Freya. "Any problem, I am just a phone call away." He looked around everyone giving them an indirect warning and pulled her with him holding her hand to the entrance.

Freya stared at him in utter shock not able to speak a single word and just followed his instructions.

"I believe you did not have breakfast till now." Justin sighed soon after they got into the car and within half an hour they were in a classy restaurant.

"It wasn't necessary, I manage to survive on empty stomach till lunch everyday." Freya told him weakly pressing her stomach from growling.

Justin stared at her in shock, his vision scrolling to the hands holding tight on her belly. "You do not eat anything till noon? That is why you are so thin." He admonished bluntly and ordered everything on her favorite's list.

Freya was astonished on the fact how he knew so many things about her. Well, he is billionaire business man. Hiring a private investigator and digging up her details might be a child's play for him but collecting trivial details about a person requires a lot of care, patience and love.

For Freya Justin Cooper was a brain teaser she did not know how to solve.

After they finished their breakfast, Justin took Freya to the jewelry store. The manager of Tiffany's greeted them with a firm nod. "Welcome to...