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Emile and Chris landed in Finland 4 hours later. Although Emile was curious about Chris’s choice of landing in Finland, she didn’t question him. She trusted him unconditionally. She could feel his care and concern for her in his every breath. Under the cover of the night sky, two cars rode into a quaint cottage in the quiet countryside. No one had the energy to explore their surroundings after being exhausted by the excitement of the day and the journey. Emile had already fallen asleep in Chris’s embrace in the car. Chris carried her into their room while Night Wing settled Abbey into her room before settling down himself. However, not everyone was as peaceful as them. Silas thrashed everything in the room before he could control the rage in his heart. He couldn’t believe how ruthless Chris could be. He didn’t even care about their family’s face when he released those embarrassing videos. He didnt stop to think that this was what they had prepared for Chris. Soon under the guidance
“Tell me, what do you intend to do?” Silas leaned forward as his lips curled up flirtatiously. “How long do you think they can be proud if they have internal conflict?” Sheryl smiled sweetly; No one would think that this woman was talking about something sinister with such an expression. “Heh! Dream on” Silas laughed. He knew his cousins best; nothing could come between them. “Don’t be too quick to judge.” Sheryl wasn’t annoyed; She swirled her drink lazily as she asked, “What do you think is Uncle Adam’s bottom line?” “Auntie Elizabeth.” Silas didn’t have to think. “What do you think is Chris’s weak point?” She asked again. “How in the devil would I know?” Silas grumbled as he downed his drink in anger. “Think…” Sheryl prompted as she hinted “Who did he disregard you all for?” “Emile?” “Bingo” Sheryl’s smile widened but it didn’t have the charm that a woman’s smile should have but it was rather scary. “Now, think what would happen if there was a conflict between the two?” Sh
Daniel did travel all the way to Royale Lux the next day. Just as Sheryl predicted, he did miss catching up to her. Although he felt frustrated, he calmed himself and asked the reception staff for more information. He pretended to be a good friend of Emile’s who was meant to be catching but with her but got delayed by personal circumstances. The receptionist, who was already charmed by Daniel, didn’t see past his lie. She assumed that such a good-looking man wouldn’t lie. She naively told him that they had checked out the night before yesterday. Daniel couldn’t do anything other than leave the place feeling depressed. Naturally Daniel’s visit and the sorry plight that he left the premises was transmitted to Sheryl through the men she had left to follow Daniel. Her lips curled up as she calculated the time it would take for Daniel to put away his arrogant expression and come crawling to her, begging for cooperation. However, for now, this seemed liked a pretty dream; Sheryl had not co
Streaks of light sneaked into the room through the gap in the edges of the curtain like dancing golden ribbons; it gently graced the two people who were snuggled blissfully in each other’s embrace. It seemed like there was no room for a third person in this blissful world. The golden ribbons didn’t want to give up just like that. It increased its warmth and brightness gently dancing on their faces. The man’s hands moved, blocking the intruding from gracing his beloved; at the same time, he opened his eyes and squinted them at the curtains as if to reprimand them for their carelessness. It was only then that he realized that they had truly overslept; even so, he had no intention of waking the beauty in his arms. His lips curled into a blissful smile as he held the woman he loved in his arms. As he thought of last night, he felt regretful about his beastly nature and didn’t want to disturb his wife’s sleep even more. Last night, everyone was exhausted, and they called it a night and re
Chris followed Emile and Abbey were exploring the cottage; a doting smile hung on his face as his gaze followed Emile. Chris had made some renovations after buying the property; he added a few bedrooms, a home theatre and an indoor swim spa adjacent to the sauna room; even the sauna was modified to suit their aesthetics. The lakeside was modified into an idyllic romantic spot. A copper-coloured antique Versailles gazebo with Canopy and table setting for six people was set one side while the other had a lazier arrangement with a hammock, a hanging egg double seat chair arranged with luxurious cushions and a garden wicker outdoor round day bed rattan with canopy. He had spent a lot of effort and money to get the roses that were hardy and resistant to the harsh Finnish winters; he knew they were her favourite flowers. He exported the roses and hired a gardner to specifically tend the roses. As luck would have it, it was summer when the flowers were all in full bloom. Yellow rapeseed fil
Chris walked out of the room with a dark face. He could believe how sinister the woman’s mind was; If she could do something that vicious that at 22, what was she capable of now. Chris began to worry about Emile. He didn’t want to lose his happiness that he had obtained with great difficulty. He suddenly felt that their decision to travel incognito owing to Emile’s request was brilliant. He instructed Night Blade to take Leim back the same way they came and to ensure any traces of their travel here was wiped clean. “Are you going to tell second brother and Marcus?” Emile asked with a heavy heart once they reached back at their cottage. She didn’t know that a woman could be so cruel. She felt suffocated listening to that disgusting man talking about the incident as though it was as simple as going to a shopping mall to get something you liked. She didn’t know if it was because she was pregnant, but her emotions were in a mess. Her heart ached for Marcus who had been deprived of the r
Adrian arrived half an hour later with a blonde slender woman who was about 160 cms tall and a 2-year-old who was just like a doll. “This is my wife, Iris Symonds and our son, Jonah.” Adrian introduced his wife and son to Emile. Jonah was a smaller version of Adrian, charming everyone's heart with a simple glance. “My apologies for having missed your special day.” Iris smiled sincerely as she apologized “My mother was hospitalized, and I needed to be with her.” “Apology accepted.” Emile smiled sweetly before asking in concern “How is your mother now?” “She has stabilized now but the doctors aren’t too optimistic about her situation.” Emile patted the back of Iris’s hand to comfort and show her concern. Once the ice was broken, the three women left the men to their own devices and huddled in the entertainment room to gossip. The men too left the main hall and went to the study to discuss their course of action. Adrian and Neil were shocked by the information they saw from the reco
Raphael sat back in his armchair as thought back to his previous conversation with Chris. He had called him in the wee hours of the morning to discuss the details of Emile’s discipleship. Raphael was a recluse especially during the period of time when he went into creative hibernation. He would literally shutdown the world around him, but he didn’t have such requirements for anyone else. The reason he insisted the same for his disciple was solely due to Chris’s request. Emile didn’t have any reason to suspect Raphael; everyone in the designing world knew about his quirk but no one knew whether it would extend to his disciples since he never has any disciples. Chris had a mischievous smirk at the corner of lips as he drove out of the Dupont estate. He couldn’t believe that Raphael could keep a straight face while he was lying with his eyes wide open. He felt a warm feeling spreading when he thought of Raphael’s indulgence towards him. He wanted Emile to stay in Dupont’s estate even
Chris and Emile made their way through the reception hall, toasting guests at each table, in the order of the closeness of their relationship. Adrian, Neil and Night Wing took their roles seriously as they blocked the drinks for Chris. Emile had her supply of fruit tea that Abbey religiously re-filled for her; No one knew why, nor did they think much into it as this was Chris Jnr’s arrangement.Chris and Emile had just reached the table where Grandpa Holston was seated when Chris Jnr slowly stood up from his seat and walked towards them, holding little treasures hand. The rest, along with Bruno in the lead followed with excitement as they knew that the fun Emm mentioned before was about to start.“Thank you for coming and blessing our special day with your presence.” Chris raised the toast towards Ron and the rest; he didn’t even spare Grandpa Holston a glance. It was not in his nature to grin and bear grievances.“It was our pleasure.” Several associates including Ron hurriedly joine
Chris and Emile moved to the cake-cutting event with the reminder from little treasure. Cake cutting had a little twist, contrary to the norm where the bride and groom feed each other with the first cut, Emile fed the piece she took to Little treasure while Chris fed Big treasure before letting the two treasures feed them.Although it wasn’t planned and neither big treasure nor little treasure were ready for the surprise, both husband and wife knew each other’s thoughts the moment they looked at each other; they didn’t need to plan or coordinate for such flawless action. The action from the duo that followed also wasn’t planned nor coordinated, it was their norm, the duo would always feed daddy and mommy with their little hands in reciprocation from when they were old enough to grasp things.While the shadow guards took it upon themselves to deliver cake to each and every individual that attended the reception, Chris and Emile personally hand delivered the ones for family and relative
Once all the guests were seated comfortably according to their table arrangement leaving the seats in the front vacated for family, Augusta as the coordinator for the wedding, announced the entry of the bride and groom, in all its grandeur while the DJ set the background scores for the romantic entry of the bride and groom.Emile’s favorite symphony floated through the air as she and Chris made their grand entrance, once again wearing a couple set; they had changed out of their traditional wedding attire they wore in the morning to a champagne-colored gown and suit. They walked in, Emile holding onto Chris’s arm with a blissful smile, like a pair of immortals strolling through the mortal realm as they walked through the hall to the center, followed by their little tails also wearing a mini version of their set. The adorable little dolls had their heads held high, a proud smile hanging on their faces as they followed in their parents’ footsteps.The bridal entourage followed behind wit
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest and change before the reception banquet, which was also the continuation of the wedding extravaganza with no expense spared. With all the guests housed in Royal Lux, the hotel was closed to outside business, other than the ones that had a pre-booking and couldn’t be changed to another date.“Where’s Christian?” Daniel turned to question Ceilier as soon as he reached their room; It was not that he didn’t notice that Christian wasn’t with them, but the truth of the matter was that he didn’t get a chance till now.“He went off with the Walters.” Ceilier twisted his lips awkwardly as he replied in a low voice.“That bastard…” Daniel gritted his teeth as he muttered under his breath before turning his attention to Emile. He waved his hand, instructing Ceilier to step down before walking up to Emile and taking a seat facing her.“What’s wrong?” Emile asked in concern as she saw Daniel staring at her with knitted brows.“Nothing ….” Daniel shrugged b
“Senior Master Walter, the ride for returning to the hotel is ready.” One of the shadow guards from the team who were assigned to the Walters and Burkes announced as he stood respectably by Adam’s side.“Um…” Adam nodded as he took the treasures and Bruno with him “Lead the way.” Adam walked forward holding Big treasure and Bruno while Elizabeth held little treasure’s hand. No matter how uncomfortable she was, little treasure put on a brave smile and walked forward, as though she was heading for the gallows. Both Adam and Elizabeth feigned ignorance although they were laughing in their heads; she looked too adorable!Adam purposefully left Little treasure to Elizabeth’s care even though he knew that she would be uncomfortable. His intention was well meaning; to give them a chance to get to know each other better. He just didn’t expect the extent of aversion he saw in little treasure’s subtle actions; there was not just aversion but also fear mixed with guilt which Adam never expected;
The groom kissing the bride, captured in the backdrop of the rising sun, was too magical to say the least; Other than the younger generation of the Burke and Walter household who were causing a ruckus by whistling and cheering, all the other guests were mesmerized by the magical moment that was unfolding before their eyes.“Wow! That was so magical.” One of the guests exclaimed as she turned around with a dreamy expression, stretching her hands; no one could despise her excitement as this was the thought in the hearts of most of the people who came to attend the wedding; the finale of the wedding was too mesmerizing for even the most grounded and rationale minds.They would never forget this magical moment for the rest of their lives; the moment they witnessed nature proclaiming the fulfillment of a man’s undying affection and loyalty; the moment they witnessed the groom and his bride finally attaining their happily ever after, despite all the odds that fate had stacked against them.
“Mommy, you better take care of your man from here on…there's only so much a little girl can do…” Emm’s bell-like voice rang out as she advised seriously forgetting that her mouthpiece was still on “It was hard work, but we got him here for you.”Everyone burst out laughing as they heard the childish reprimand, leading Emm to wince in embarrassment as she hid behind her elder brother biting her tongue.“Uff….uff…” Chris Jnr cleared his throat like a little adult to attract everyone’s attention before he continued “As you have witnessed, our daddy’s journey to his happily ever after has been anything but smooth; whether it was our mommy’s blindness to recognize his unwavering affection and love….”The laughter from the crowd continued while the bride shyly lowered her head, but not without glaring at the flower boy who suddenly became talkative. Emm didn’t have any solidarity with the bride as she covered her mouth and giggled.“or whether it was the judgmental eyes of the world around
“You could never do what he did…”“What did you say?” Daniel asked in shock; he had heard what she said even though it was a whisper; he just didn’t want to believe it. He didn’t want to believe that Emile had recovered her memory. If she didn’t why would she say that?“How can you arrange so many hot air balloons? Such an extravaganza wedding would need the coffers of the king opened.” Emile giggled as she turned around to face him.Daniel stared at her face for a long time trying to make sense, trying to discern if what she said was purely based on the wedding arrangement or whether there was a hidden meaning in them. But before he could process this line of thought, the ceremonial bells rang leading everyone to take a closer look at the hot-air ballon in the center. Although it was one that could hold 35 people, there were currently only about 25 people including the celebrant and his assistant.“That is actually a priest not a celebrant.” One of the guests in Daniel’s basket, who h
Almost all the guests in the hotel woke up in the wee hours of the morning as they had all arrived to participate in the youngest Walter’s wedding. All of them without exception were filled with excitement regardless of the reason for their excitement.No one knew the exact location of the venue, as other than the name, Church in the Sky, Mossel Bay, there were no details of how to get to the venue. All they knew or were told when they asked for location details was that transportation for them to be taken to the venue was arranged for everyone attending the wedding.Cars were lined up one behind the other, at the hotel entrance, picking up the guests as they arrived at the entrance and heading for the venue. Daniel, Emile and Christian lined up at the back of the line as they arrived.“What are you looking for?” Emile asked in confusion as she saw Daniel looking around.“Grandpa is here too. I was looking to see if he was around.” Daniel shrugged “He could come in the same car as us.