I heard a voice through my sleep while I am repeatedly being shaken to wake up.
"Hmm..." I growled.
"We have a lot more to do here in Denmark. We will take a walk, tour around and not just stay in this room and sleep!"
I was a little annoyed at Trina's voice that causing pain in my ear. But I'm too tired to react to her screams and complaints. I don't even have the energy to get up from this bed I'm lying on.
Whatever happened last night really made me feel exhausted—
Last night?
I flipped over by the fact that I realized what I just said,
"Aww!" I fell on the bed. I opened my eyes but I see nothing.
My face is now on the floor...
I raised my palm to my forehead as I felt the growing pain caused by my falling.
There seemed to be a sudden flick in my head. "I was just asleep! It was just a dream, I told you!"
She just stared at me not knowing the reason why I was grinning right now.
"I told you nothing like that."
I ran towards Trina and hugged her tightly, I might have used all my strength because we both fell onto the floor.
"What happened to you?" She asked in astonishment, her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at me.
"I thought I actually married someone last night. Thank you so much for saving me from that strange dream!" I said in the happiest tone I've ever screamed, but Trina still doesn't understand what happened to me.
"You married someone last ni- Uh, forget it, you're probably just dreaming. Let's get dressed now so we can leave." She said as she picked up the clothes. "Aren't we going to tour this place? What are you planning Crystal? you know we'll only be here for a while and you still wandered around last night by yourself."
Cheese...
"I what?"
Trina turned to me with eyes that could not understand whether annoyed or confused. "I said, you wandered alone last night and you even came home late." She put the clothes down again before she sat on the bed. "The weirdest thing is that, you're like weren't on your own last night when you got out of the taxi, the depth of what you were thinking might be too deep. And then you went straight to bed and sleep so I didn't get a chance to ask where have you been." She told me completely that it was as if she had killed me.
Everything that happened last night... was real?
As soon as I realized that all the events last night were true, the door suddenly rings in the room where we are staying.
Trina and I looked at each other with both raising eyebrows, we're not expecting anyone to come so who is it?
"Maybe it's Eliz? she said she will just stroll around and come back. Go open it and I'll start changing." She picked up the clothes again and acted to enter another room.
I hurried to the door to open it because she might be right that it's just Eliz.
When I opened the door, it wasn't her.
I gasped.
To my great surprise, I closed it again.
I panicked opened the door because it was kind of embarrassing.
I saw a man carrying a large box.
"Who is it and why did you gasp?" Trina shouted from the room.
"Uh... Trina?!"
"What?"
"Did you just ordered something?"
"No, I didn't." Trina also came to the door because of my question. "Maybe there was just a mistake in the roo- Woah!!! What is that?"
"I have no idea, maybe you should ask him?" I pointed to the man.
Suddenly, the other men came out as if they were being controlled by the same man.
"Uh... them?" I pointed to the men carrying large boxes that were obviously expensive.
I looked at Trina and signaled to her what is this all about.
The men have already entered, Trina and I backed away so they could pass safely even though I'm still not sure what's going on and why are they entering without our consent.
I pulled Trina closer to me. "Do you even have the money to pay all of this?" I whispered to her with pure annoyance. I'm mad about whatever this is, where would we find the money to pay them.
We only have the exact budget for this trip.
I mean, it's not just a trip for me though.
Trina whispered back to me out loud. "What!? No! I told you I'm not the one who ordered all those pieces of stuff."
"Okay then, if it's not you and not me... maybe it's Eliz?" She glared at me because of what I thought.
"That stupid brat, she did nothing but to be the main problem." I looked at Trina and she suddenly became silent when she noticed it.
"Yes, I know that she's still your sister, but where do we get all the money to pay these stu-" She could not continue what she was saying when all the men who carried the large boxes go straight to the door and closed it.
Before we even asked what was going on, they are gone. They did not even speak or say anything about what they were carrying.
"O...kay? what was all of this about? FREE products?" As far as I know, there is nothing free in this hotel.
I noticed Trina walking towards the boxes.
"No! don't touch it, there might be some mistakes about the room they have to deliver it so if you ever break anything on that then we have to pay fo-"
"Crystal... Harrison..."
I stopped when I heard my name, I turned to look at Trina and I noticed that she's holding a small piece of paper.
"What about me?" I approached her to look at the paper she was reading. "Look, I promise I didn't order any of these."
"Dress up... and... don't... be late... at my wedding..." Trina continued what she was reading.
No way...
"From, your husband...?!" She asked in shock when she read the last words below.
I just closed my eyes to everything that was happening as a result of my stupidity last night.
"Are you kidding!? Did you just got literally married and didn't even bother to tell me!?" She asked me out loud, probably because she was shocked by what she read.
"No," I answered quickly with an unsure tone. "I- I guess... I did?" I should admit it. I can't do anything because I've already agreed to a deal. I even signed a contract.
I can now recall the entire thing that happened. Why did I even do that?
Perhaps I just got carried away, plus I was tired and still having sort of a jet lag from an 8 hours flight when a stranger just asked me to marry him.
"What were you thinking?"
I didn't answer Trina's question, how can I answer it if I myself don't know what I was thinking last night that I just agreed to get married.
"Who is the guy and what's his name?"
Trina added, which made me even more confused, what is it? I didn't even know the name of the guy I just married? I'm sure I heard it from his girlfriend last night but I can't remember what was it.
"What. Is. His. Name!?" Trina asked furiously.
Fearing that she might get even angrier with me, I rolled my eyes around the room to look for something or a name I could say to her.
I just now noticed this small room, this is all our budget has reached here. Seems kind of filthy and intrusive.
"His name is uh..."
My vision stopped when I came across a small hanger on the bag.
"K-Key...?" I firmly closed my eyes because of lying.
"Key?" I nodded quickly.
"What's his last name?"
I was startled by her next question, I didn't expect it so I immediately thought of something to cover it up.
"Uh..."
I can't say that his last name is a chain because Trina will catch me lying.
"What!?" It might take me a while to think because Trina is already raising her voice.
"Zayn! K- key... Z- zayn." I lost confidence. Trina's eyes don't look convinced so I adjusted the statement to make it more convincing.
"His name is Key Zayn," I said confidently before smiling.
"Where did you met him?" Trina asked emphatically as she walked over to the bed to sit on it.
I try to avoid looking her in the eye. "I met him at the... uh... Cit-" I was interrupted when the phone rings.
Thank god.
I dug in my pocket to find my phone but it wasn't there, so I immediately ran to the bed and looked for it. When I saw my phone under the pillow, I answered the call quickly before putting it to my ear.
"Hello?"
"The wedding is at 4 in the afternoon and someone will already be waiting outside to pick you up." These deep voices were familiar. "Make sure to not be late cause I have a lot to tell you before the wedding." Even on the call, he was very bossy.
I was about to speak when he turned it off.
I shook my phone and hardly tapped it, I had something more to say, but he hung up.
I just tossed it on the bed. I messed up my hair and pulled it out in great annoyance.
"Who called? Is that him?"
I stopped what I was doing and looked at Trina. I forgot that she is still here.
I nodded while looking at her with fear in my eyes.
Her eyebrows furrowed before she looks elsewhere and obviously thinking of something.
I waited for her to say anything but she didn't speak again, so I just went to the big boxes to see what they contained.
As I opened the boxes I saw out of the corner of my eye that Trina was picking up the rest of the clothes before re -entering the room to finish dressing.
I can't tell if she's mad because it was hard to read her face.
When I opened the large box I could not help but admire the beauty of what's inside it.
It's a beautiful white dress.
I lifted it out of the carton so I could look at it even more closely.
This is so pretty. I can't remember when was the last time I wore anything like this. Probably never.
It's like a cinderella-Esque evening gown that wishes to be a wedding gown but can only ever aspire to be a prom dress.
I quickly put it on my body to see how it looked.
It's a little tough to put on because the back has a long zipper that needs to be lifted by someone else.
I can't reach my back but I try everything I could but I feel like my arms were going to fell off because of too much numbness right now.
"Here." I was shocked when I felt someone fixed it from behind me.
"Eliz." I turned to face her. The corners of her mouth lifted in a smile. "You look alluring in that white dress Crystal." I turned my gaze back to the mirror and observe myself wearing it. It's a semi-embroidered white strapless dress that accentuated my thin waist. It also hugged my hips, highlighting and emphasizing its curve. The skirt of this dress flared out slightly, and a V-slit on the side showed a less embroidered underlayer. My cleavage was showing so I quickly pulled it up to hide it better, but it was still visible so I just let it be. It's stunning. I raised my gaze to my hair. I used my hands to move my hair forward and adjusted its volume a bit by running my fingers into my hair and lift it slightly. Even though it hasn't been fixed yet, my glossy blonde, long, and curly hair complement the dress. Eliz came a little closer to the mirror to get a better look at it. "You look so pretty," she said while her mouth g
I am in a huge and elegant room right now. I was brought here earlier by the two men I was with. They said that they just have to do something and would be right back. They also warned me not to leave and wandered outside. So here I am, alone in this wide spacious room. I am sitting on a richly bed, and my feet could even barely reach the floor because of its height. I just moved my legs and collided with each other to have fun somehow because there was nothing to do in here, and I also didn't want to move because I might break anything. I know I can't afford it no matter what I break in this room, everything will be expensive, that's for sure. I watched as the large door swung open. When the man who knew nothing but to order me came in, I had just gotten up from my seat even though I couldn't reach the floor very well. My future husband also came in. I giggled secretly. "Okay blonde, you can exit the room n
"I'm sorry, what are you talking about?" Exclaimed by the man who was called Frank earlier. "My marriage to Crystal is absolutely legal, which means ours isn't." He turned his gaze back to the woman. "And neither is my contract. Read the file print. As I said, unless we're married, my S.C gift to you is void. But because you didn't include anything like that in your deal, Spencers Co. and 25% of the Villareal's Aircraft remain all mine..." The woman fell silent and the only thing she can do is to stare at the floor as if she had lost the fight before she turned her back and walks out of the room. "How come you didn't tell me about your plans?" Frank asked enraged. "I tried to, but you were too preoccupied thinking of your own survival. It's done now, Father. So just take the win and walk away." The man they called Frank turns out to be his father. His dad walked out slowly with both hands raised. When his father fin
I can't quite figure out who's inside the car because of its light. Oh well, I'm not going to get in the car right away until I know who's in it. I learned from my mistakes. I narrowed my eyes to see it better and I saw someone getting out of the car. "Crystal." A man got out of the car and I could see his smiles from here. This man can absolutely be compared to a mushroom who constantly appears from time to time. He's the one who sat in front of me before, he always comes out of nowhere. I don't know if he's lurking, but of all the weirdness he did today, this was the one I liked the most. I can't
I'm not sure why I'm still thinking about what I saw in the car earlier. It keeps on playing over and over in my head. "Shoo," I said, shaking my head and gently patting it using one of my hands to clear my mind on everything that had happened. I've just shifted my attention to the hot chocolate drink I'm holding; it feels nice to have something warm on my hands. I was so cold that I had to wrap myself in blankets. I'm feeling better now, but I hope I won't get sick tomorrow. It's irritating that the reason behind all of this is that stupid little dress— I mean, you know— it's beautiful, but it's not good for my health. He knows that it's so cold in here, why did he even send me that kind of dress?
"Is this really how we will spend your last day here in Denmark?" The two of us are standing in front of the mirror here inside the hotel room. Trina was looking at me but I know that she's not paying attention, she was just looking at me from head to toe. I just rolled my eyes at her because of annoyance. I know I promised myself that I would wear long clothes today, but look at what I'm wearing now. A red short rompers. If the wind passes by me, the cool breeze of the air can be felt inside because it's really flowy. Its cut on the chest will definitely cause coughs and colds, fortunately, my long hair is just styled down. "It's perfect" Trina suddenly speak when she finished staring at me. "you look hot in my rompers." This is what Trina likes to wear, short dresses that people might think that she's just wearing a little fabric. But it's her thing and she's comfortable in it, what about me? "I can't go out like
"You have to stay with me." I could feel my eyes spinning causing dizziness because of this man who had been walking back and forth in front of me for like an hour now. He seems uneasy. "W-what?" I can't believe what I just heard. He stopped walking and shifted his body to face me. "I'll pay you, of course." "Here we go again..." I said under my breath. "Listen, I can't lose two weddings at once because people will suspect me and our wedding, okay? Just stay here for a couple of nights." This man is really good at begging when he has the need, he does everything with money. "You know Liam I have a friend and a sister with me at the hotel. I can't leave them there." I'm not sure if they'll be able to go back to New Jersey because Trina said earlier that she will stay here. I don't know about Eliz though. "Then bring them here." He said. "N-No!" I shouted in shock. It's not
The butler stopped walking for a moment and seemed to be waiting for Maddison. It also made us stopped because we didn't know the way to the room we'll be staying in. When she finally arrived, she gave the butler a kiss on his cheek. That confirms to me that she is a daughter of this butler. I'm not overly shocked because they got the same aura, and elegance. "Are you with Liam?" He asked her in a different tone than when he's talking with us. It's sounds a little bit softer and calm. "Yes dad, but he will come back later because he still has something to finish." "I see... go up to your room first. I have to take them to their room, we'll talk later." Apparently it was only then that she noticed there were someone else besides the two of them, she look at the three of us one by one, from our head to toe. And we are just looking at her directly without planning to make any movements. It's like our feet are naile
“Is she still locked up in her room?” “Yes, dad. Since we got back, Crystal hasn't come out.” Blade stated. “I overheard Amara sobbing.” She pretended to be tough. But the truth is, she was deeply upset by what the other people had to say. If she'd just let me present her to the general public, that would be good. My daughter isn't a gold digger. She's a goddamn Dawson!” he yelled, his rage palpable across the room. “— and how come her husband is nowhere to be found? Is he not planning on visiting his wife?” “It's possible he's still in the manor, father.” When Crystal came down the stairs with a suitcase, the two of them came to a halt in their conversation. Blade leaped to his feet and offered to assist he
[Crystal] I didn't seem to have a good dream last night. I dreamed of water and I believe it was a bad omen. I immediately get out of bed after resting for a bit. Fortunately, my morning sickness was not that bad. Such a well-mannered child for not torturing its mother. I plan to go to a doctor today for a check-up and to know the gender of my baby. I think I can ask Liam to go with me. It is the reason why I am so excited that I wake up so early. Whatever the gender of this child will be, I will accept it wholeheartedly and support my child. My hand slightly raised and rubbed my belly. I promise to protect and take care of you, my baby.
[Crystal] Today is the day when Liam plans to tell his family about our child. When we got back from Khun Wanida resort, everything went well and there were no problems. Dad continues to help Blade and Maddison. I can hardly talk to Blade and them every time they are at home. I chose to stay at my father's house. I don't want to cram myself into Spencer's manor. Also, I am more comfortable with it. So far the investigation into the search for their son Blade is ongoing. However, they still do not have information because Maddison's father, Mr. Butler, does not come out of the manor, which i
“I know how important my return is to you. Especially and I saw firsthand with my own eyes how much you missed me during the times I was missing. But, I hope you also understand my decision not to let the public know. It is also for the safety of our future child. I don’t want the time to come to confuse him with the various articles he finds on the internet, or with what people have to say. It is enough for me that you and Noah know that I am still alive and that I have come back to you that I have lost my family. So, I hope you understand me. ” I sincerely muttered while not taking my eyes off my father. “I also don't want to bring up what happened in the past. I don't want to mention my mother here, and especially the events of the past that she wants to forget. ” Mr. was stunned for a moment. Dawson before a smile flash
When Crystal entered the room reserved for them by Maddison she saw that Blade was still inside and they seemed to be talking about something. Crystal didn't hear what they were talking about because they became silent once she got inside as well. Before Blade came out, Crystal followed him with sharp glances. Blade didn't look at Crystal and looked just straight at him until he got out of the door. Silence narrowly enveloped the inner of the room after Blade came out. Both Maddison and Crystal are skeptical of the moves they will make. Crystal was about to step forward to look at the suitcase; she didn't know what the only clothes were when Maddison suddenly blurted out.
[THIRD-PERSON POV] Along the way, Crystal could no longer resist her drowsiness. This is also because she is pregnant. Because she needs more sleep now compared to when she is not yet carrying a baby in her womb. Maddison was just staring out the window and seemed to be deep in thought, as were Blade and Liam. Not even one of them intended to speak. As a result, silence enveloped them. Crystal's father, Mr. Dawson let out a series of sighs as he looked back and forth at the three. One reason he plans on vacation is to have time with Crystal, especially now that she knows who she really is. But, another reason he does this is he wants to have peace between Blade, Maddison, and Liam.
“Where are we going, Blade?” I asked him but he didn't seem to have any plans to tell me. After he conveyed to me earlier the problem he and Maddison were facing, as well as the help Noah had promised, his phone suddenly rang and he received a call. After Blade answered it, he suddenly told me to get in the car, and seemed to be in a hurry to leave. I can't understand what's going on. When I asked Blade who called, he told me it was Mr. Dawson phoned and told both of us to go to a certain location. Which Blade doesn't tell me. He just shut his mouth and didn't utter any words. &nb
[Crystal] "What do you mean you didn't take Noah home with you to Denmark?" I was shocked at the tone of Blade's voice. It sounds disgusting and seems furious at me. His eyes are full of desperation and I can feel his sadness. Maybe he's really mad at me, “I-I can’t push him to go b-back here, Blade. Noah decided to stay in New Jersey for a few more days.” I defended myself honestly. “He wants to fix his relationship with Trina before he comes back here again. And I don’t know how many more days it will take before that thing happens. I’m not sure what will happen there. Now, Noah is anxious, he can't talk because of the quarrel between him and Trina. I could have done nothing but agree as he wished no
[THIRD PERSON-POV] “Are you sure that they would help us?” Maddison whispered to Blade, trying to lower her voice for fear that someone would hear her. “Don’t worry. They are my friends. I am certain that they would do everything to help us. But—” Blade took a long pause before he continued. “The only thing that they might never give you, is to take Liam away from Crystal. She is pregnant with Liam's child, and even if I am swearing him to death, I would never want to take away the father of the innocent child.” Maddison seemed saddened by that fact. Not because of how he felt about Liam, but because of how her father would react. “We will do everything to find our son. Just trust me, Maddi. They are coming back to Denmark