Chapter: WeddingClaire POVClaire and Vladimir’s pictorial ended.Vladimir took her hand and held her. He then led her. She just followed him, and held his hand tightly. As if that was the only security she needed that time. She took a deep breath.After a while, they reached the garden at the back of the Boutique, where they got their wedding dress and wedding suit.Shock was understatement.She looked around. And, saw how beautiful her wedding was. Their wedding.She smiled at the thought. It’s a garden wedding! Her dream wedding.Tears almost escaped from her eyes when she saw her family near the altar. But, she stopped herself from crying. Claire saw the priest waiting for them in front. The guests who are present are her family, on the left side, and the woman on the right side.A woman? She looked at Vladimir to ask who the woman was, but he wasn’t looking at her but her family. She saw her mom and dad standing up and walked towards them. After a while, her parents reached them. “Ma’
Last Updated: 2023-06-10
Chapter: PictorialClaire’s POV Claire is currently wearing a sophisticated white dress that’s hugging her body and flows down her legs. The wedding dress has a low V-neck line paired with a half-centimeter strap. She walked towards the mirror to look at herself. And, there she saw how beautiful she was. The make up artists weren't joking when they tild her she was so beautiful.She can't believe how the wedding dress complemented her features.Just like what I've imagined. The woman who assisted them a while ago asked her about her preference, and she described it to her. She tried on one dress a while ago but disliked it because it was too daring. And now, the neckline, the strap, and the dress suited her preference well. “I—I love it.” Claire said out loud. “Yes, Ma’am, it feels like the dress has already found its owner.” She looked at herself. She didn’t know that she would be able to wear her dream dress on her wedding day. “Do you want to show to your future husband yourself, Ma
Last Updated: 2023-06-02
Chapter: Soft KissClaire’s POV Claire and Vladimir started at each other. “Claire, marriage is once in a lifetime. You need to wear a dress for your wedding properly.” Claire's dad said. Claire then looked at his father. “Yes, Pa, I will.” “You go with your Vladimir. We will follow you later.” She smiled at her dad. “Yes, Sir, the other car will be here any minute now.” “Okay. Go ahead, both of you. And, Vladimir, you take care of my daughter. We will see you at the venue." Claire's father continued. She looked at Vladimir again. And so is Vladimir. “Let’s go, Claire,” Vladimir said. They went outside Claire's family's house.Vladimir then opened the gate and guided her outside. She said goodbye to her family and walked outside of their gate's house. She looked back and waved goodbye to her family once more. After that, she started walking towards the car. She didn’t even bother waiting for Vladimir. She is now in front of the car. She stopped and contemplated. Should I
Last Updated: 2023-05-26
Chapter: Sudden Agreement Claire’s POV Grace? The woman she has been waiting and loving for a long time? And, the reason why he made love to me that day? That, Grace? Claire looked at him and she saw him still looking at the woman, even though the car had already left for a long time. We just kissed, but here you are looking at another woman. Well, she's not just another woman. She is Grace. Well, how can I compete with someone who you genuinely love? I am just a woman whom you got pregnant and whom you had a one-night stand with. I'm just nothing compared to her. She turned around and started walking towards her family’s house. I will just let him be and let him think about what he really wants. “Claire, you’re done talking?” Her mom said. She closed the gate and hugged her mom. She sobbed and started crying. “Why? What happened?” Her mom asked. “I just missed you all. I missed you all so much.” She was still crying when she heard Vladimir talk “Why did you leave me there alone, Cl
Last Updated: 2023-05-18
Chapter: Red CarClaire’s POVClaire and Vladimir stared at each other. “Will you not regret the decisions you've made today, Claire?” Vladimir said after a while. Claire looked at the floor, and sighed. Of course, I will, but I don’t want to hurt them more once they realize that you and I are just in a contract marriage. “No,” Claire said still looking at the floor. “I will not.”Claire did not saw Vladimir's reaction, but he was silent for a while before answering“Okay.” Vladimir agreed. “If that’s what you want, Claire.”With a heavy heart, she turned around and started walking towards their house.He didn’t even stop me and just agreed. Why does he really want to marry me?She was thinking when he heard Vladimir's voice again. “Is that really what you want, Claire?” Vladimir said. She stopped from walking, she turned around and faced Vladimir. She was five meters away from him. “Hey! Why are you shouting?” Vladimir walked towards her direction. “But I want to tell them everyt
Last Updated: 2023-05-11
Chapter: Claire’s HomeClaire’s POVClaire was still in shocked while looking at Vladimir, and then he spoke. “Ma’am,” Vladimir looked at her mom. “ Sir,” Then he looked at her dad. “Just call us Mom and Dad, Vlad,” Her mom said. She looked at her mom with shock in her eyes. She heard her sister chuckle. “Go for it, Vlad! And at long last, for a very long time, my sister has come home with a man!” Her sister, Carla, said. She then glared at her sister. “I’m really honored to hear that, Carla.” She heard Vladimir say. She looked at him sharply. He looked at her but he just smiled at her before looking at her parents again. “What---” “So, as I was saying, Mom and Dad,” Vladimir said towards her parents. “Can Claire and I talk for a moment?” “Yes, sure, of course.” Her dad said. “Thank you,” Vlad said. Vladimir looked at her. “Let's go, Claire.” She looked at Vladimir and walked past him and went outside. She felt that Vladimir was following her. She opened their gates and walked
Last Updated: 2023-05-04