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chair. Amir was right. He needed to be married before he turned thirty years old. That was the condition that his father had stipulated. Joseph was to be married by age thirty if he wanted to inherit his father’s oil business. His father wanted him to settle down and have a family. Joseph wasn’t the settling down type. He enjoyed his bachelor lifestyle too much. To make matters worse, his mother wanted him to marry one of Sheikh Solomon’s daughters.
     
    “I have about three months to get married,” said Joseph.
     
    “That is plenty of time. Your mother has already provided you with choices. You just have to pick one and then that’s it,” said Amir.
     
    “I went to Sheikh Solomon’s house and found out that he had another daughter.”
     
    “Other than Rania and Marina?”
     
    “Yes. He has an illegitimate child.”
     
    Amir’s eyes opened wide. “How did he manage to keep her hidden for so long?” 
     
    “He only just found out about her.”
     
    “Well, that makes sense. So who did you pick between Rania and Marina?”
     
    “Neither one of them.”
     
    Amir raised an eyebrow. “You did not?” He looked so confused.
     
    “I told Sheikh Solomon that I wanted to marry his illegitimate daughter Olivia,” said Joseph.
     
    Amir leaned forward.
     
    “What?” he asked. He ran his hand through his wavy brown hair.
     
    “She is much better-looking than the other two.”
     
    “Is that wise? You know how traditional your parents are,” Amir pointed out. He was quite right. Joseph’s parents were traditional. They were not going to like Joseph’s decision to marry Olivia.
     
    “My mother said to marry one of Sheikh Solomon’s daughters. Olivia is one of Sheikh Solomon’s daughters.”
     
    Amir started laughing. “You want to use her words against her,” he said. Joseph smiled. “But do tell, how much better-looking is Olivia than the other two?” Amir asked.
     
    “She has a much curvier figure.”
     
    “That sounds indulging,” Amir said mischievously.
     
    Joseph chuckled a little. 
     
    “I admit her body is quite tempting. She is also beautiful but the problem is her dressing.” Joseph could not lie that the thought of her naked body on his bed had not crossed his mind. She had an amazing body.
     
    “Is she Arabic?” Amir asked.
     
    “Half-Arabic.”
     
    “That is even worse! Your mother will not stand for that.”
     
    “I know. Anyway the marriage will not last long.” Joseph was not all that bothered. He just wanted to get married and inherit his father’s company. His plan was to get married and then get divorced after three years.
     
    “What if you fell in love with her?” Amir asked. Joseph raised his eyebrows before bursting into laughter. Amir laughed also. “Of course, this is you we are talking about,” he added. Joseph thought love was frivolous. He did not want to waste his time on such things. In the past, all the women that had claimed to love him only wanted his money.
     
    “Exactly, that will not happen,” said Joseph.
     
    “What if you have a baby?”
     
    “That is even better. If we have a child, then my parents will know that I tried. I will also have an heir.”
     
    Amir shook his head.
     
    “The Solomons are going over to my parents’ house on Sunday,” said Joseph.
     
    “This Sunday?” Amir asked.
     
    “Yes and you should come.”
     
    “Of course I will come. I want to see your new bride. She will be there, right?”
     
    Joseph nodded. “Sheikh Solomon told me that he will bring her so that he can introduce her to my parents.”
     
    “There will be fireworks,” said Amir. It was not a secret how strict Joseph’s parents were. They had an impeccable reputation. They were definitely not going to agree with the idea of their only son marrying an illegitimate child that wasn’t even full Arabic.
     
    “We have a meeting soon. We should eat before then,” Joseph suggested as he rose to his feet. Amir also worked at