The wedding guests were all dressed in their finest attire, mingling and chatting amongst themselves as they awaited the arrival of the bride. But that was not the only one they were whizzing about.
“Look. Finally, they’re getting ready.”
“Where’s the groom? Oh, that’s his Majesty!”
Ezekiel walked up to the altar, and with him was the guest of honor walking to their seats or to the place they were assigned to.
The first one was the Platinum Duchy Couple, Heath and Miriam, walking toward the front row of the guest seats. Then, Old Duke and Duchess sat near them in the front row too.
And that was when the other guests saw the appearance of the Duke and Duchess of Almandine coming out to the hall hand in hand.
“No way...”
“That...?”
It was the first time Liam went public again after his ‘death’, and thus people’s reactions were understandable.
CRAAAASH!!!"Oh, my God!" Miriam stood from her desk, trembling, when she heard a loud noise from the front of her office building.The other woman on the couch, Harriet, stood up and looked away from her phone, alarmed by the commotion too.The both of them looked over the huge glass window of their building.With the phone still in her hand, Harriet said, "I'll call 911."They saw a truck had rolled over the side of the street, hitting another car, but then, as they focused more on that third floor of the building, Miriam screamed, "Sister, there's a woman there. I-I think she got hit...""Oh, God..." Harriet's trembling hand finally finished hitting the number and put the phone on her cheek."Hello, 911; what's your emergency?""Traffic accident, a woman got hit by a truck. I think it's the red light, and the truck
Another World, Another Destiny“Make way!”Liam yelled down the front hallway of the hospital. The stretcher rattled, followed by the hurried footsteps of the medical workers pushing it.“I’ll take over from here, Doctor,” one of the doctors said. He had already received Liam’s phone call he made on the way in the ambulance.Liam had described the patient’s state, and they had prepared the emergency treatment for her. It was a coincidence that he was near the accident and could effectively help the victim.Her breathing came and went; her pulse was very weak that Liam helped to resuscitate her in the ambulance twice.“Why are you here?”Liam suddenly heard a voice behind his back. He turned and saw his friend, Zaha, approaching him.“Isn’t today the off day you had planned in months?” the long bl
“Noooo! I told you to drive me back to the coffee shop, not back to the family residence!” Liam kicked a fuss in the back seat.Daniel smiled. “Young Master, Old Master was very upset when he noticed you disappeared after the main party finished. He kept saying, ‘He should’ve stayed for a bit! I bet he’s running from our nagging to get married!’, and I quote, ‘Daniel, bring him back!’.”Liam sighed.“That old...” Liam stopped himself. He pinched his nose bridge between his eyes and sighed again. “...didn’t I tell him that I will marry anyone he finds for me?”“But the Old Master said, and I quote, ‘If you’re a man, you will be able to find a good woman for yourself!’.”“Okay, stop quoting my Grandpa,” Liam groaned.After a long silence, Liam finally gave up.“Fine. I’ll listen to the nagging l
“She passed away?”Harriet gasped as she sat on her bed. Her hand that was holding her phone trembled. “Oh my God... rest in peace...”“Rest in peace...” Miriam’s voice from the other side of the phone call whispered back. “And Sister, I couldn’t find her family’s phone number, but I found her social media. I will send it to you.”“Thank you, Miriam... Oh, dear...”After she hung up, Harriet clicked the link to the girl’s social media from Miriam. She scrolled down the page to find lots and lots of Cecilia’s selfies.When she came home, she had succeeded in telling herself not to worry too much. Turned out that the girl had passed away, and it completely ruined her day.Harriet frowned. She knew there was nothing she could do. Accidents happen all the time, and today... it was just Cecilia’s turn.As she tried to find her family’s soc
“Poor planning.”“Hehehe...”“And why can’t we call Sister Harriet to pick us up? I am supposed to be at home already now, and she’d be looking for me!”“Sorry, Heathy...” Arai hugged her best friend’s brother’s neck from behind. Her body was being carried on the young man’s back down the deserted road near their military camp.Both of them still had their uniforms on. The woman’s leg was in a cast with a broken bone. And today was supposed to be the start of their off week.“Don’t call me Heathy,” Heath groaned.“Don’t worry, I’ve called backups. We shouldn’t bother Harri. She had a rough year,” Arai said.Heath stopped speaking when he heard Arai’s concern. Harriet had indeed had a rough year.The start was how she found out her real father’s identity. It coupled with how her relation
“Wait up, guys,” Heinrich stepped away to receive his call. The other three turned at him, looking at his back as he walked out of their listening range. Arai was still waiting for her leg cast and her other leg to be checked, turning to Ezekiel to ask, “How again did his car explode?” “He modified his car for an alternative energy source experiment. It’s partly funded by NASA,” Ezekiel answered. “But why did he use his own car?” Heath asked. “Well, because the money is lacking, and he’s impatient,” Ezekiel answered once again. “What an idiot.” “Stupid indeed.” Of all people they knew, Heinrich would be the smartest stupidest person they’ll ever meet. But simultaneously, he was also the most successful while being almost entirely self-made. A genius young man leading in rocket science and space exploration projects while also having a rich girlfriend who bought him whatever he wanted. No one else was as lucky as Heinrich. But it was all mainly because of Harriet too. She was t
“Not that dress. Change it.”Harriet turned to her Mother, who judged her dress. She suppressed her smile.“Wear nude or lilac. Lavender is too dark for you,” Helena said.“But I am the fashion designer, though,” Harriet retorted.“Then why did you go back to college for political science? What are you doing working and going to another school instead of looking for a husband?”Harriet was genuinely happy hearing her Mother’s nag. This was better than her emotional abuse.“Who knows? I could’ve found a husband from school,” Harriet said.“Nonsense. They’re too young for your smart ass. Finish dressing up, and we’ll get your nails done,” Helena urged her and left her to change into another dress.Harriet chuckled and did as she said.A year ago, Harriet decided to change her surname and moved to her father’s house. She ha
It was a rare occurrence that Liam agreed to wear brand products.His clothes for daily use were mainly custom-made by smaller businesses or tailors.He didn’t really care if it sometimes looked like cheap fashion, and many times, he also requested not to label his clothes at all. Even though actually, the seams and the fabric quality were actually very decent.Liam always strived to maintain his public image as a regular doctor with no significant background.For him, the portfolio of being a doctor without any medical industry background or even other kinds of family backgrounds was something he was proud of.It just meant that he refused to be judged by his family’s status. Becoming a doctor was a matter of integrity and skill.Apparently, Zaha, his best friend, had the same exact value.The man was the son of the Eastern Continent’s renowned conglomerate. His family was the exact model for the famous movie, &lsqu