Chapter 7

Morning had came, Raven was already ready to go out when she got out of her room and she immediately sees Tristan at the bottom of the staircase, she walks down to reach him but before she could speak the doors opened widely

"Tristan! Raven! Are you both ready?" Tristan's Mom loudly announced, if her entrance wasn't quite the impact already, her voice surely was

"Why are you dressed like that darling? Didn't Tristan tell you where we're going?" She asked and turned to Raven who was still flabbergasted with her entrance

"H-huh? Where are we going... Ma'am?" Raven asks and Tristan immediately receives a glare from his mom

"We're going to the tailor to pick my suit... And your wedding gown" Tristan says as he looks at Raven, the girl couldn't quite process what was going on and so Jamie comes to ber aide, rushing to her

"Come on let's get you changed appropriately for your appointment" Jamie suggests

"There's no need, it'll be better if we go straight to the tailor now. It's connected to a mall too so you can shop for new clothes after we finish" Tristan says and holds Raven's arm, forcing a smile

"Right? Raven?" He asks and Raven looks at him

"I have work to finish so it'll be best if we get this over now" Tristan whispers under his breath and Raven immediately turns to his mom and smiles

"Y-yeah... If that's alright with you ma'am... We don't want to be late, right?" Raven asks and Tristan's mom nods her head smiling, she immediately snatches Raven away from Tristan

"Well let's go now, Jamie can sit at the front as I'd like to sit with my daughter in law" She says and Raven smiles awkwardly, trying to get Tristan to help but the man had already started walking out with Jamie trailing behind and so Raven was stuck with his mom who clung to her like a koala

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The car ride was... Awkward, to say the least. Tristan's mother kept talking about the wedding and how it'll look perfect, asking Raven's preferences and whatnot and Raven could only answer timidly whilst Tristan stayed quiet, not wanting to get to his mother's eyes as he knows he'll be inquired to answer her questions too if he butted in at any point

"So let's have you measured out then" The tailor said and Raven nods, following her to the room

"Tristan have you talked to your aunt about the venue?" Tristan's mother asked and Tristan looked at her

"Not yet, I'm planning to talk to her with Raven so we can plan things together" Tristan replies and his mother smiles

"I'm glad... It seems you're not faking a relationship this time" She says taking Tristan aback, he never liked lying to his mother... After all he was a mama's boy, he grew up watching and following his mother's words. Yes he'd been following his father's words as well but it was different and besides... Even his father is under his wife, their marriage was love born which wasn't significant to others but to them, it was, specially due to their high standing and their family names backing them up

To others reaching of age was something to look forward to, however to these elites it was more of a burden... And a gamble, they have to keep appearances and must always have this attitude to anyone and everyone, one wrong move could bring every hardwork downhill which is why they must be careful. Specially in choosing their partners, it's definitely a burden to get arranged with someone you barely even know, let alone build a whole new life with them which was why the love between Tristan's parents was something that changed both of their lives

They didn't have to worry about trying to get along or acting for the public because everything was genuine and sincerely from the bottom of their heart, of course Tristan witnessed this too after he was conceived and brought out to the world, it's why he's so close with them. Of course fights are inevitable but nothing serious had happened, it were fights that lasted only a day or two and they'll be back to a loving family

The only thing that changed their lives... Was the death of Tristan's adopted sister, the couple had Tristan late which was a devastating thing because after he was born they couldn't be blessed another child and so they went into adoption... But it ended too soon for any of them to fully enjoy being a family, it's what caused Tristan to appear "Cold" and "Heartless" to the people around him, the death of someone he considered family took a big part in making a hole within him that couldn't be mended

"Do we need to take measurements for Mr. Tristan too?" The tailor asks and Tristan shakes his head

"I'm alright... I know my measurements" Tristan says and follows them to give his measurements

"So Raven, which dress do you like?" His mother asked and Raven looked around, still a bit awkward at how fast things were going

"If you don't mind mom... Please pick something for the both of us" Tristan chimes in and Raven looks at him

"I'd like to go out and look for a watch... I want to bring Raven along and we can look around while you choose something for us" He adds and his mother beams, urging them to have their time as she scans through the dresses of the shop

"What was that?" Raven asked and Tristan pulled her along

"Nothing... Just, help me choose a watch for the wedding" Tristan replies as he brings her over to the horology shop

"Choose something for me" Tristan says and Raven looks at him, he points at the watches and she walks over to look at them

"Is this necessary?" Raven asks

"Of course it is, just pick something you think will suit me" Tristan replies and watches as Raven's eyes travelled the glass case

"Then... That one? It's silver but it looks quite more exquisite than the gold ones" Raven points and Tristan follows her finger

"Then I'll take that one please" Tristan says to the horologist and he quickly grabs the watch and puts it in a fancy box and wrap

"Let's go pick out some of your clothes... You can't go out looking like thsi every time" Tristan says as he paid for his watch

"But your mom—"

"Mom's alright, it'll take her another hour or so to pick something and Jamie can inform us if she finishes choosing so there's nothing to worry about" Tristan cuts her off before dragging her to another shop not realizing that they were catching eyes in the mall