Chapter 13
Upon seeing Seamus approaching, Keana quickly stubbed out his cigarette.
“I bought tickets for the nest flight to Japhia. Let’s go find her. We have a better chance of locating her with each of us covering more ground,” Keanu said. seams didn’t hesitate and nodded in agreement. They got into the car. Seamus, not caring about the speed limit, drove on the road like he was driving in a race. The car sped across the highway.
Keanu and Seamus reached the airport with nothing but the single thought of finding Vanessa in Jirphia. They feared that if they got there any later, something ineversible might happen.
As the plane took off at dawn, they both felt restless and were unable to calm down.
Meanwhile, Vanessa didn’t sleep well in phia too. She got up early to put on makeup and get dressed.
Today was the day she would register her marriage with Charles Gadsby at the city hall.
just one hand.
Up until then, the number of times she’d seen Charles were so few and far between that she could count them all with ju
Vanessa badn’t anticipated that she would be getting married to the legendary Charles. The elders of the shepherd family brought him up frequently in their conversations. He was the most highly accomplished and influential man around Vanessa’s age in Arphia.
Even her parents spoke highly of him during their calls.
However, Vanessa’s only memory of him was of a boy with a cold demeanor. Despite his aloof and detached personality, he had loved to pinch her cheeks when
they were young.
still, no matter who she was getting married to that day, she would feel nervous anyway. After all, this was a first for her.
Standing in front of the mirror, Vanessa checked her makeup and outfit repeatedly. As the clock struck nine, she got up and linked her arm with Charles‘ shyly. They got into the car and made their way to the city hall.
Charles sensed her nervousness. To soothe her, be took out a few candies and placed them in her palm “If you’re nervous, a little sugar will help.”
His gaze was gentle as he stared at her with an expression that showed determination.
Vanessa found herself momentarily dazed by his thoughtfulness. Her mind was in a blur as she unwrapped a piece of candy and put it in her mouth stiffly. In the next moment, sweetness engulfed her tongue and seeped into her heart
Vanessa thought, “Well, this arranged marriage is turning out better than I expected,
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Everything that followed delt dreamlike as if she were walking on clouds. She let Charles take her hand and lead her into the city hall Charles guided her every step of the way from signing the marriage certificate to having their photo taken as commemoration.
charles couldn’t help but smile as he looked at Vanessa’s dazed expression
soon, the finalized marriage certificates were issued to them. The whole string of events felt surreal to Vanessa. But just as she was taking it all in, two voices suddenly called out her name in unison.
Keanu and Seamus came to a stop in front of her. Both of them tried to catch their breath, their chests rising and falling rapidly as they gasped for air. The sight of the officiated atciage rendicate dealt a huge blow to them.
e elegant signatures.
Keanu’s woice, bourse and filled with disbelief, broke the silence, “Vanessa… You… Did you get married?”
Both men didn’t want to believe that she had gotten manied. However, the rings on Vanessa and Charles hands said it all
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