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Emile had a readymade alarm; even though her husband doted on her without a bottom-line and would disturb her beauty sleep, her little elves didn’t have that awareness. Ever since they were capable of crawling, they would crawl over to mom and dad’s bed for having their special good morning tickly cuddle time as soon as they woke up. “Good morning mommy and daddy” the duo chorused as they jumped on to the bed, to land perfectly right in the middle Emile and Chris. “Good morning treasures” Chris laughed as he caught the two cannon balls, stopping them from crash landing on his precious wife. Chris was especially good at making double catches, he has had 2 years of training, how could he not? “Is it morning yet?” Emile opened one eye in a narrow slit before cuddling the naughty little elves “Sleep…. sleep, mommy will wake you when it is morning.” “Lazy mommy, uncle sun has been shining brightly since a long time.” Emm sat up and complained blinking her beautiful big eyes. She was an
Chris and Emile followed behind Raphael after informing Eli that they were going to Dupont estate and to inform the kids that they would be back shortly. Raphael didn’t go to their normal living space but walked towards the apartment in the West wing. He stopped in the living area, just outside the door of one of the bedrooms. “Once I remove my mask, I might not have to explain my identity.” Raphael chuckled with a rare hint of playfulness before removing his mask. “You…. you….” Emile stuttered with her eyes wide open in shock; Chris’s facial expression was also one of shock although his reaction wasn’t as exaggerated as Emile. The face that was revealed in front of them was an aged version of Chris…. to be more precise, an aged version of Adam…. The lines added due to the years didn’t reduce his handsomeness in the least, instead it added the charm of wisdom. “Are you Chris’s grandfather?” Emile blurted out stupidly, her expression more sillier than her question. “No but I am….
“Rufus Roman, a tall fair man with a slender frame and scholarly aura was very well behaved and gentle in the early days. He surrounded and flattered Bridget like she was the light of his life. Whether it was on campus or in the streets, their coincidental meetings were a daily occurrence, and it didn't seem to raise any suspicions for my elder sister who was naive to the affairs of the world of men.” Raphael continued with his story. “He had my elder sister eating out of the palm of his hand with ease and no matter how much father and I objected, it didn’t seem to deter elder sister’s affections. She was convinced of his undying affections for her.” “He then came up with the plan to marry my elder sister secretly, convincing her that we would all accept him once they had a baby. My gullible elder sister agreed but the bastard got her pregnant with Adam even before he married her.” “Helpless, father and I could only agree. But he started to show his fox tail around this time. He dem
The next morning, Chris’s villa was bustling with noise and people. All the Walters, young and old along with Neil, Adrian and his family were all present to welcome back Chris and his family. Elizabeth and Emile maintained civility throughout the get together. Normally Emile would avoid interacting with Elizabeth by not going to social gathering hosted by the Walter main house or leaving early; but now she was stuck being the host. Even so she managed it beautifully without causing any awkward moments for Chris or embarrassing Elizabeth. Adam’s smile widened as he nodded in appreciation of his youngest daughter-in-law as he saw her carry herself with elegance and dignity. He knew his son was outstanding in every way, how could his choice of his life partner not be outstanding? Adam’s attention was soon attracted to Night Wing who was being dragged by the mischievous elves. He watched the duo curiously wondering they were up to. Luckily for him, they stopped a few steps away from hi
Back in the study- “Treasures, mommy and daddy have something important that we want to discuss with you.” Emile and Chris sat opposite to Chris Jnr and Emm so that they could see the kids’ reactions and intervene appropriately. “Mommy, is this why we came to the study before?” Emm asked twisting her little chubby hands that were placed on her lap. “Um” Emile nodded with a serious expression. “Oh” Emm covered her face with her chubby little hands. “Then, did little treasure just confess without being caught?” Emm peeked through the slit between her fingers. “Um” Emile nodded with an amused smile. “That…. Mommy….” Emm tilted her head and looked cautiously at Emile “can you not punish little treasure considering she confessed before you even caught her?” “What do you think?” Emile folded her arms and hooked eyebrows, hiding her smile at the corner of her lips. “Can we punish her just a little then?” Emm negotiated, blinking her big eyes; she turned her puppy eyes towards daddy k
The Burke spared no effort to advertise the opening of the House of Dupont, Burke and Walter fashions. They had sponsored a ramp walk associated with the opening where international models walked the ramp wearing their latest models. All the elites across the country were invited to the event. It was even grander the opening of the previous House of Dupont, Burke and Walter fashions, both in Dupont’s home front and Chris home front. “What a grand opening?” One of the socialites commented looking around as she walked the red carpet that was extended all the way from the gate to the entrance of the building. The structure of the House of Dupont, Burke and Walter fashions building was that of fairytale castle; today it looked especially magnificent with the outline of the building was decked with lights. “The Burkes really know how to spoil their sister.” Another socialite commented with a sour tone. “Sister??? Che!!!” Another sneered with her nose pointing to the sky “It’s just a poor
Michelle’s words were like pouring salt over his wound. He glared at her as he pulled his hand out of hers in annoyance. “Why are you looking at me so fiercely?” Michelle pouted with grievance and muttered “I am not the one who has forgotten about you and living happily.” Daniel didn’t respond to Michelle’s provocation, not because he felt guilty but because he was lost in thought. He was thinking of the best way to appear in front of Emile. He imagined the sweet silly smile that adorned her face every time he surprised her in the past, the short, sweet time when Michelle was away. He wondered if she would have the same smile this time when he surprised her by suddenly appearing in front of her. He kept playing in his head the different scenarios of how he would appear in front of her and the lines he would be saying. However, he wasn’t satisfied with any of them. He kept racking his brain when his gaze met with Chris's. He could see the blatant provocation in his smile and the pos
“Long no see, Emile.” Daniel extended his hand, as he flashed a charming smile. None of the impatience from before could be seen on his face. To be fair, it was justifiable for anyone who waited in line for such a long time to have some irritation but to Daniel’s credit, his mannerisms were impeccable. “Hello Mr Holston.” Emile smiled, the same smile she wore all evening, without skipping a beat “Hope you enjoyed the show tonight.” “Emile….” Abbey called out from the side before giving anyone a chance to continue the conversation. Emile looked towards Abbey and seeing the anxious look on her face, misunderstood that there was a situation that required her presence. She turned back to face Daniel with the same business-like smile “Excuse me Mr Holston.” She then turned to Chris, the ice on her face melted at a speed not visible to the naked eye as she pouted coquettishly “Hubby, can you manage the guests here?” “Um” Chris nodded with a doting smile. “Mr Holston, I will leave your r
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 joined
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 relatives
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 with
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 be
“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.A
“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.