Eliana's Pov "So I told this guy that I wouldn't be able to do that then he got angry, wore his clothes, and stormed out," Anna said, licking ice cream off her spoon.Bella looked at her, an astonished look on her face, "Are you for real? That dude is disgusting. "I chuckled, "You sure know how to pick the weird ones." I ate a piece of chocolate off my ice cream, the chocolate melting in my mouth the minute it touched my tongue. I was thrilled I came out, despite the whole baby fiasco. It's been ages since I caught up with my girls and now that we were here together, I didn't want to leave. I almost forgot about the previous days and my spirits were lifted.I almost forgot about Noah. A pang appeared in my chest.I swallowed and focused my attention back on what they were talking about."I remember when I was with this Duke-" Bella started but was interrupted by Anna's surprised gasp."You were with a Duke?" She asked, her voice failing to hide her astonishment. "Yes Anna, that
Chapter Sixty-FiveNoah's Pov I listened absently as Jerry rattled off my schedule for the day, his words blending into a blur of background noise. My mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Eliana, her words echoing in my ears.I love you.Those three words. Just three words have caused more damage than one would expect from just three words.They were the first words that echoed in my abyss of a mind.There were the last words I heard before I slept. I thought she was cruel, but that word couldn't begin to describe her.Did she think it was a joke? Was I a joke to her? How would you tell someone you love them when you don't? I thought I was evil for what I did, but this was another degree.I had prided myself on being perceptive, on being able to see through people's facades. But with Eliana, I had been blind to her true intentions. The realisation struck me with a sharp pang of regret and anger.She had taken advantage of my vulnerability, my desire for companionship and affection.
Noah's Pov "Who the hell is that woman?" My voice boomed loudly, the noise of my anger and irritation bouncing off the interior of the car."Oh Jesus, that was so close." He wheezed, trying to catch his breath as fast as he was capable of. He was so unfit and to be honest, I wasn't shocked the slightest. He took a bottle of water from the bottle holder, then sucked the bottle dry.Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face contorted with both exhaustion and fear. With trembling hands, he wiped the sweat from his brow and tried to steady himself. The rush of adrenaline coursing through his veins began to subside, gradually allowing him to regain control over his breathing. "Talk to me boy," I said, shaking his shoulder. "Okay, that was my," he took in a lungful of air. "ex".I blinked twice. Jerry, the most quiet and timid guy, with that danger of a woman for an ex? She looked like she could swallow him whole."Are you serious? Are you sure you weren't just her pet?"He lo
Eliana's Pov "The wedding is in less than two months, Eliana. We need to go shopping for things you would need as soon as we can." My mother in law, Lucy said through the phone.I almost rolled my eyes but I knew she meant well. She was so excited about the wedding, the fact that her son who she thought would never get married was going to do his wedding soon and nothing has gone wrong. Yet. I might decide to kill him."Okay Luce, when should we go wedding dress shopping?" I asked, adding finishing touches to my sketches. "Shopping? Oh sweet child, we don't shop for dresses. There's already a dress for you to wear."I paused my shading, "What dress?" I asked, becoming increasingly sceptical about the whole arrangement."My wedding dress of course."My pencil lead broke."Don't tell me you mean the one you wore like a hundred years ago, Lucy. Don't tell me that's what you expect me to wear."Lucy laughed heartily into the phone and I also giggled, "Nonsense child. You need to see the
Eliana’s povBella and I got out of the car and walked back into the house, each lost in our thoughts on how to handle the situation with Lucy. She felt Bella didn t want to get married so she already moved on and accepted her fate. That may have made her come off as uninterested and uncaring, but poor Lucy didn't want to keep her hopes up about Bella getting married. She had no idea that bella had always had dreams of marriage since she was a kid and despite her uninterested demeanour, was a hopeless romantic.It was just a little case of misunderstanding, and I'm sure a day of wedding dress shopping would fix it all. Lucy was seated in the same position I left her in and still had the same expression on her face. Bella cautiously walked to her, a concerned expression on her face, "Mother, you good?"Taken aback by the unexpected company in the room, Lucy's eyes widened and she stared at us like we haven't been in the room for some time."When did you guys get in?" She said, rubbi
Chapter Sixty-NineEliana's Pov "I'm sorry ma'am, you don't like the dress? What about you, bride?"The sales attendant asked, an innocent look in her eyes. "Are you for real? Of course we don't like that." Bella responded. Lucy got up, an annoyed expression on her face. "I don't know if this is a game but obviously you don't recognise who we are. Call your superior for me."The sales attendant began to apologise immediately, her face flushed in embarrassment, "I'm so sorry ma'am, I just wanted to make the atmosphere lively, please forgive me Mrs Adler."Lucy gave her a stern look, and I shivered on the sales attendant's behalf. If I were her, I most likely would be running for the hills."I expect a better reception from now on if you would like to keep your job," Bella said, her voice dripping with authority. The sales attendant nodded quickly, managing a smile, "It won't happen again. Can you please follow me to this section where our mermaid style wedding dresses are stacked?"
Chapter SeventyEliana’s POVWe left the boutique with a sobbing bride, me, a wedding dress with a crown veil and an after party dress, which Bella picked, since I was a mess. I sat in the back while Lucy and Bella sat in front. The awkwardness between them was suffocating and without me being in the right mood for conversations, they had to face the elephant in the room, what went wrong earlier today.Bella coughed a bit while glancing at her mother, who pretended to be interested in the car interior. She sure has been staring at the leather for too long.“We need to talk about the dress mother." Bella started, temporarily making the air tense again. Lucy didn't look away from the leather, instead she nodded. "Yes we do need to. The two dresses we got from the boutique are stunning. I do love the after party dress too."I mentally face palmed. Lucy didn't want to talk but Bella had a lot to say. A lot had to be said."Cut the crap, mother. You know what I'm talking about." Bella sa
Eliana's Pov When we see pictures of picture perfect weddings, no one ever stops to think, how much work went into this? My tongue was sore from tasting everything. Lucy had kept me busy with the tasting aspect. At first I was excited to taste the cake samples and dessert samples then I got sick of the sugar. The wine tasting part, I enjoyed, but I was done with wedding tasting for the day. Bella was busy with the interior decor of the hall because in her words not mine, she had better style than I did. I agree, it was pretty obvious. Everything was brought to Lucy for executive agreement. She said and I quote, what an elder can see seating, a child can't see when climbing on the tallest tree.The Adler family and overconfidence. Noah and his dad went suit shopping and from what I heard, their relationship was getting much better. He had Valentino, Jerry and surprisingly Alex as his groom men. He and Alex have become surprisingly close, which meant Bella had to see more of Alex an