Chapter 87
87. THE WEDDING 1 S POV It’s been three months since Celine left the city and the villa… and today is the day that her sister, Brylee, and I will finally get married. My parents came to the conclusion that they wanted to throw the Wedding of the Century,” so they invited a large number of guests and spent no less than one hundred million dollars on the event, which was lavish in every sense of the word. At an early hour of the morning, the Anderson villa was packed with many people. The entire building was surrounded by reporters from a variety of countries on all sides. After one another… luxury cars pulled up, and the passengers who exited the vehicles were celebrities and other well-known figures on their way to the event. Directors of local companies, as well as high-ranking official from various city and county government agencies, arrived incogni though Jake’s parents had arrived three days earlier to lend a and Dad was extremely busy, the amount of work that needed done had not been significantly reduced. The guards kept watch over the house to ensure that everything was running smoothly. The se rvants are working hard and can be seen walking back and forth doing the work assigned to them at all times. But I wasn’t paying attention to any of them at that point in time. I was in my room, dressed in a tuxedo, and standing by the window while I was pondering something in my head. “Mr. Anderson, Celine has just arrived in the city, and she came here about half an hour ago…” I was informed by Jason, and I sighed, as I had been preparing myself for this to occur. After leaving the villa that night, Celine was not seen or heard from anywhere in the city. After having people look into her whereabouts for a period of three months, I discovered that she had returned to Staten Island, which is where she had been living before with her mother. She moved back into their old house, and led a life of relative
austerity. Every day, she spent her time volunteering at either an elderly home or an orphanage. She would occasionally give food to the neighborhood strays, and on other occasions, she would take lengthy strolls through the park or along the beach, or she would spend the entire day reading in a bookstore. After spending a week on the island, I got the impression that her life was fairly routine and uneventful, so I stopped keeping an eye on her and gave her the freedom to leave whenever she pleased. I frowned when I discovered that an unknown number had just texted me on my phone, which was vibrating on the nightstand next to me” Will you marry me today, Sebastian?” couldn’t help but grin, as I immediately recognized the message. Celine… “How did she get in here?” I asked as I turned to Jason, who was still keeping a good posture behind me while he awaited my instructions. We made sure that the invitations were only given out to the guests…” The location of the wedding was heavily guarded, the guests waiting outside were subjected to rigorous screening, and invitation cards were required for entry into the venue. “It was your sister, Mr. Anderson, who was the one who brought her in …” he said in response. “Cynthia…” I spoke in a hushed tone, and as I did so, a smile formed on my lips. She was so charming that even my sister melted for her. “Mr. Anderson… what do you propose we do at this juncture?” “Maintain a low profile for the time being…” I said. “It would be interesting to see what kind of games she would play this time…” “Okay…” he nodded, and before leaving my room, Jason gave a respectful bow. CELINE’S POV I was in Cynthia’s room and she kept on complaining about why I wanted her to take me in. “What are you planning to do this timè, Celine?” From NôvelDrama.Org.
“Oh…?” I dramatically said, arching my brow in her direction as I crossed my arms over my chest. “It’s been three months since the last time we saw each other. Didn’t you miss me?” Her eyes widened and her face turned beetroot as she glare my direction. “Never!” I gave a casual shrug of the shoulders and flashed her a warm s I couldn’t deny to myself that I’ve been missing this girl, despite the fact that she caused me a lot of headaches. It was clear to me from the look in her eyes that she yearned to be with me. Either she was too ashamed to admit the truth or she was just making an attempt to deny it. “Thank you for letting me in, Cynthia…” I said. “This wedding is very heavily guarded. Thank G od, you’re there to save me…” I took a step toward the window and turned to look down at the bustling crowd that had gathered around the swimming pool. The swimming pool… When I thought back to the evening when I made the decision to jump into the pool, I broke into a grin. After I had left the villa that night, I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to them. “What are you here for today?” Cynthia inquired as she approached me and stood next to me. I chose not to answer her question but instead raised my hand to look at the time on my wristwatch. At that moment, my phone began to vibrate in the pocket of my jeans, and when I looked at it, I saw a message that said, “It’s time…” “Hey! I’m asking you a question!” Cynthia rasped with a slight change in her tone. I smiled as I leaned over her and whispered into her ear. “Do you want to become my sister-in-law?” I had to pull away to check on her reaction, and by the time I did, I was on the verge of laughing out loud. Her jaw dropped open and she was speechless. Before she came into her senses, I had already opened the a
walked out of her room.