"What did you say?" Sebastian's father screamed and he could understand his reaction all too well. Mister Coleville was a man of principal, this is what both of his sons knew, but that did not mean that Albany, Sebastian's older brother and their father's heir, lived by the same idle. Better said he took off with his pregnant girlfriend, a secret girlfriend, because he, Albany knew all too well that he was betrothed to the daughter of the Quince family, the closest thing this city had to a royal family. The head of that family was the major and owner of the largest business in town. This marriage was supposed to boost the Coleville company who was not as large as the Quince business but it was not a small company either. "Get him back right now!" His father yelled. "He needs to marry the Quince girl." 

"Dad, I already know that. I tried to knock some sense into him, but you know how stubborn he is." His father nodded. Sebastian was standing in front of his father's desk inside the office building his family had owned for three generations. "He said that he did not want to marry someone he did not know." Something Sebastian could understand, besides is what he brother had said was true, he would become a father in the near future. "And if the girlfriend spoke the truth about her condition..." His father slammed his fist on the wooden desk.

"I know what you are going to say. If that girl is indeed pregnant he should take his responsibility." His father said, his face was still red. "But what am I going to do about the Quince family. Everything is already paid for by them, and there is no way I can pay all of that back without breaking the bank." Sebastian nodded, his brother left their father between a rock and a hard place. The redness left his father's face. Again Sebastian understood his brother, he would not want to marry a girl he has never met before either. But to leave him, Sebastian to deal with their father. Albany knew that Sebastian is going to get yelled at, even that there was the possibility that he was going to be blamed for it. Which was not unusual, because he was the youngest and the unwanted child. Their mother died while giving birth to him, and his father still blames him for what happened. But he was going off-topic. 

"I am sorry dad, but there is no way in hell that I am able to bring Albany back. He did not tell me where he is going." Sebastian said, to break the silence. His father looked at him, the redness in his face coming back. 

"You know that excuse is not going to fly with me. We have enough money to hire private investigators and stuff. So it does not matter were he is hiding, we will find his sorry ass." His father shouted. 

"Only this will not be for the wedding." Sebastian pointed out. Something he should not have done, and he knew it.

"I know that." His father snapped at him. But then the anger left his body, and Sebastian was fearing the worst. "You know what, people often have told me that you and Albany look so much a like. Except for the eyes." This was indeed true, people often assumed that they were twins. A pit in his stomach started to form, his father was not going towards that. Sebastian had seen the Chinese dramas where this trope is done to perfection and sometimes even went over the top. And usually it happened with the female protagonist, he knows were this could lead and in those dramas it usually ends well for the couple. But that was television, this was the real bad world. 

"Dad no." He said. "I am not going to replace Albany. If the Quince family finds out about the switch, this will only hurt our, I mean your reputation even more. And no you can not blame me when they find out." Because he had recorded his brother's words and now his father's, just in case one of the parties wanted to listen to them.

"I have raised you, and this is how you are going to repay me for this kindness." His father said. "You are going to marry that girl, instead of your brother. The contract states a son of the Coleville family, it those not state which one." Sebestain didn't know if this was true, but there was no way that his father was going to give him all the information. "I do not even think about repeating your brother's stunt." His father knew that he would never do such a thing. Sebastian hung his head, his father was really putting him through the same trope as those poor protagonists from those dramas. He walked out of the office, his assistant, Adam Pelch, was waiting for him. 

" And how did it go?" Adam asked. 

"I am getting married, instead of my brother." Sebastian replied. Adam made a pained face, and Sebastian nodded. "But there is no way that I am going to lie to the girl. I will tell her who I am, as soon as I have the change." Adam nodded.

"This sounds like a plan. But boss do you already have a suite?" Adam asked, and Sebastian nodded. He had bought one for the wedding, his brother's wedding. "A ring?" Now Sebastian froze, he turned around and walked into his father's office. 

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"What do you want now?" His father snapped. "I am not going to change my mind." 

"I was just wondering, about the ring?" Sebastian asked, and his father looked confused. "Should I but one?" His father was still confused, Sebastian shook his head in disbelieve.

"Should I buy a ring for Albany, no sorry, mine wedding day? To give it to the bride." Sebastian asked, while explaining it to his father. His father sighed. "You know what, I am going to the jewelry and buy one for her." He closed the door of the office and looked at his assistant. "I need to find the closest jewelry store." 

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He was sitting in his car looking at the store, he should get out of this car and buy that cursed thing. But he didn't even know what to look for, he of course could ask a female employee inside the store. Only that made him slightly more uncomfortable. 

"Come on boss. It is just a ring." Adam said. 

"It is not just a ring, it is a wedding ring." Sebastian said. Adam looked smug, and then nodded. 

"You are already thinking, like a husband." Adam said and Sebastian got out. Adam was a good friend from time to time, it did not help that he was his only friend. He got into the store and looked a bit lost. A nice girl with brown hair and blue eyes came to him.

"Hello sir, can I help you?" She asked, he nodded and sighed. How would he say, I need a wedding ring for a girl he has not met, not to say that she was his brother's fiancée and his brother bailed. Oh, the wedding was tomorrow. So he went for it. 

"I need wedding rings, for tomorrow. I never met the girl and she is in fact my brother's fiancée. It was an arraignment marriage and he could not get behind it. He got his girlfriend pregnant!" He explained, the girl nodded. 

"When do you need the rings?" She asked. He hung his head again. This was something he would do quite often, it would be a ridicules sight for his new wife. She frowned. "That soon?" She asked and he nodded. "When is the wedding?"

"Tomorrow." He replied and she smiled, "I know what you must be thinking?" But she quickly shook her head.

"Not at all, I know that me friend is getting married tomorrow. Which is an arranged marriage, her name is Aemilia Quince." She said with a smile. That was purely coincidence, then this girl knew what he needed to get. "But alright, let's go look for the wedding rings." She said and she guided him towards the glass counter. Which had so much ring in it, he would not be able to count them or set them apart. Without this girl's help, she had taken out three trays out of it. "These rings all come in sets, but you will only see the female version of the ring." He nodded and looked at them. But once again they looked the same for him. 

"You are friends with the bride, so can you help me with this." He asked and she laughed. Maybe this was a bit of a silly question. 

"Aemilia those not like flashy items, so a wedding ring with a large diamond would be lost on her. She would wear it, but that more because she most." She replied, and then pointed towards the simpler rings. "These are more to her liking." He nodded, and looked at a simple white golden wedding band, with a small heart shaped diamond in them. He pointed at it. 

"What do you think?" He asked and she looked at it. Her eyes started to shimmer, was she getting emotional? 

"I know for a fact that these design is her favorite." The girl replied. "Do you want to see the men's version." But he shook his head. If this was her favorite he would get it for her. He was the decoy groom and so he needed to make up for it somehow.

"If she loves it, then I will take it. Also can you give me a small list of flowers, sweets and that kind of stuff? I want to treat her the best way I can." He said and she nodded. 

"You are very thoughtful, at first Aemilia was not sure what to think of this marriage. But now I can put her mind at ease." She looked at the other employee. "Gloria can you pack this ring up, and also get the men's version of it as well." Sebastian had not seen the other employee, who was snickering behind her hand. 

"Sure." Gloria replied, the girl that helped him took out a piece of paper and started to write down a list. Favorite flowers: pink roses, favorite sweets:  Milk chocolate, sent: jasmine and roses. And the list went on and on, the girl knew a lot about her friend. He knew for sure that Adam was able to list one or two things, but that was it. Maybe girls talked a bit more about this stuff than men. He was not sure about that, but then again he never interacted with women a lot. 

"Here you go." She said, giving him the list. "What is your name, by the way?" He stuck his hand out towards her. 

"Sebastian, like the little crab dude." He said and she nodded, took his hand and shook it. "What is your name." She gave him a smile. 

"You should wait until tomorrow." She said before walking away. He paid for the rings and then left the store. Adam was still sitting in the car, he said nothing to him when he sat down. 

"We are going to do more grocery shopping, and you are going to help me with that." Sebastian said to Adam, he wanted to object. But Sebastian narrowed his eyes. "You are my personal assisant, and that means you need to help me with everything. I need your help with this." He gave Adam the list of things Aimilia supposed to like. "Apperently I bumped into my fiancée's friend. And she gave me this list with all the things she likes. And now I need to get this things, to make her at home inside my house. Also I need to make room inside my closet, you get the idea." Adam started to nod. 

"Fine."