
Eliana's eyes glazed over the glass at Toni's story, she covered her mouth with both hands. "Darling... " Toni cupped his two large, warm hands on both of Eliana's cheeks. And gently, she asked, "What's the matter?"
A single tear flowed from the corner of Eliana's eye. "Pity you, Toni... " His hand held Toni's hand which cupped her face.
His heart ached to imagine how hurt Toni was when she found out his future wife was unfaithful. It's just that his brain won't work together to remember Tiffany. He wanted to bury his past.
"I don't think, how could they hurt you so much?" Instead of mentioning Tiffany by name, Eliana shifted her to another topic.
"But it was purely an accident, dear. I was so angry that I drove my car to the Green field border. And they know faster than the Grandpa. And then those smart people used it to wipe out my tracks."
"Who are they?"
"Alex, he deliberately erased the evidence and removed my tracks so he could become the next CEO. While Bryan, he just wanted to vent his frustration at having me beat up." Toni laughed and shook her head. "Their motives are childish, aren't they?"
Eliana's tears flowed more and more, imagining what if Toni even died because there was no hospital that would accommodate her.
"Hey, you should be happy, if nothing happened maybe we wouldn't be today." Toni smiled haru, she could feel how good Eliana was. From the time they met to today, nothing has changed.
Toni's hands stretched out, Eliana slammed into his arms. His hand stroked Toni's wide back. "Now everything's fine, Toni. Forget the bad things that happened in the past." Entertain Eliana.
Silence - silence Toni feels amused. Did not know Eliana if she was actually happy, you could say very happy when knowing this fact. Even her hatred for Tiffany evaporated somewhere.
"There's one best way to forget about the bad event, Eliana - " said Toni quietly, without letting go of her hug on Eliana.
Hugging, feeling the warmth of Eliana and smelling her scent really made her comfortable. For him, this is enough. With Eliana, his heart felt calm and not swayed.
"What's that?" ask Eliana.
"Be mine, forever. So fix today we're married."
Eliana let go of his embrace and looked at Toni, "Why should today?"
"Because once I announce my marriage to Tiffany is off, surely everyone will be looking for the cause. And Tiffany won't stay quiet either. I don't want gossip - gossip makes you rethink and put it off. We can celebrate at any time, but today, we are officially husband and wife." Toni's voice sounded stable and confident in her decision.
Right enough. What Tony said made sense. Now, he still has a lot of consideration. Eliana looked down at the two hands of them resting on each other. Rows of sparkling diamonds surround the sapphire stone in his ring, reminding the words Toni if they are engaged.
"Fidelity and honesty." Toni said as she stroked the ring on Eliana's finger.
"Yes?"
"Yeah, this ring is a symbol of my prayer and hope. This stone is called Saphire, which means loyalty and honesty."
Waw! It turns out that Toni was really preparing for their marriage, if this is how could Eliana resist?
"How's Grandpa? Does he know your plan?" ask Eliana.
"Of course, he did."
"Oh... "
Toni has clearly shown her good intentions to Eliana, so why is she still hesitating? Eliana turned her gaze from the engagement ring to the one who gave her.
***
"Alex?" eliana.
He did not expect, Alex came to the middle room filled with dresses - wedding dresses of various models. Eliana is currently choosing a wedding dress brought by a fashion house to the Peterson family home.
Of the many dresses brought, there are three models who became a favorite Eliana. The first is a couture wedding dress with white bone, then a dress with a v-neck corset that is given a little more complicated details and looks luxurious. The final dress of the silk-styled dress was adorned with several lace in every detail, reminiscent of Kate Middleton's dress when she married Prince William.
"By the way, thanks Eli. Because of you I can still be here. Grandpa won't throw me out."
"I didn't do anything, it all depends on Grandpa and your own attitude." Eliana replied with a smile. Her hand stroked the cloth from the dress made of silk. Very smooth.
"Aren't you mad at me, Eli?" complained Alex. He was so unhappy to see Eliana did not respond too much to his arrival.
Eliana shook her head. "Toni forgave you, why should I be angry? Toni said, if nothing happened, we wouldn't be married today." Sahut Eliana relax. She pointed at the dress with silk materials. "Do you think this suits me?"
"Whatever you wear, you stay beautiful, Eli." replied Alex a little relieved. He did not expect that they would all forgive him so easily. He was truly ashamed to have done evil to Toni.
"I regret everything, Eli. I owe you all an apology." Eliana laughed a little.
"It has nothing to do with me, Alex. Grandpa and Toni have forgiven you. Case closed's. No need to talk about it anymore."
Alex seemed misbehaved by Eliana's reply. "I just don't want you to stay away from me, Eli. You're like my own brother, my older sister and your treatment of me is like Mommy. To me you're not someone else, Eli. I love you."
"Your position is always the same Alex. It will always be here - "Eliana pointed to her own chest. "You're my family, now and forever."
"O'yeah?"
Eliana nodded steadily. "I'm sure you actually love Toni. If you are a bad person, you should be able to eliminate him forever. But you didn't do it, did you?"
"yeah. Honestly, I was relieved when Toni came back. And that guilt keeps haunting me."
"We'll keep making friends, Al. Moreover, I married your sister, so we are officially brothers today. You can tell me anything, all your difficulties even your disappointments. I don't think Toni would mind, she knows I love you and Grandpa too. Never forget that Toni loves you too, Al. It's just that he never said it."
After that they talked for a while, like like his older sister and younger brother.
"Do you want to come to my wedding just like this or do you want to look good with your tuxedo?" Eliana ended their conversation because MUA had arrived. And finally she chose a silk dress similar to the model worn by Kate Middleton.
"I'll prove that I can be the most handsome groommen ever, Eliana." Alex chuckled and waved his hand. He also has to prepare.
Connect yes....
Note
Groomsmen \= groom companion (western wedding)
Bridesmaids \= bridesmaid (western wedding)