Chapter 18
That evening, Eline was called to the coffee shop by Aracely.
When she arrived, she realized that the person who came was not Aracely, but Ricardo.
In the spacious coffee shop, there were only her and him.
The room was filled with her favorite champagne roses for weeks.
He sat in the center and played the piano for her.
The beautiful melody accompanied by the twinkling stars above, making the night exceptionally romantic.
As the song ended, he slowly reached out his hand to her.
Eline seemed entranced as she placed her hand in his palm.
He led her and played music together with her.
If I remember correctly, it was also little Ricardo who taught her to touch the piano for the first time.
He could be considered as her first mentor.
If it weren’t for the Williams family sending him abroad for further studies early on.
If it weren’t for him leaving, her parents would have sent her to New York to live with a nanny when she was young.
Perhaps, everything would become different.
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The music ended, but the people did not necessarily disperse.
Ricardo tightened Eline’s hand.
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“I knew what you were concerned about, and I knew what you were afraid
of.”
“But what I want to tell you is that I have never minded whether you have been married, whether you have children with other men. I just regret, just resent, that I couldn’t be there for you when you needed protection the most, and I regret even more that I chose to study abroad in order to give you a better future.”
Eline’s eyelashes fluttered as Ricardo, for the first time, opened up his heart completely and spoke to her.
She couldn’t resist it and immediately wanted to pull back her hand placed on the piano.
The next second, however, he was tightly grabbed by Ricardo.
“Eline, I don’t believe you didn’t have any feelings for me.”
Her hand was surrounded by the blazing heat, but she unexpectedly didn’t want to break free.
Looking at the face getting closer and closer, Eline felt like she was entwined by vines and couldn’t move.
Perhaps she really needed warmth, or perhaps he saw his younger self in Ricardo.
She felt sorry for Ricardo, and she also felt sorry for herself.
She thought that maybe she could really trust the man in front of her this time.
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She forgot to struggle, and she forgot to resist.
When his thin lips pressed against hers.
The unexpected electric shock, with caution, slowly took over.
The tip of the ring finger felt a chill.
She lowered her head in astonishment.
The sparkle of the diamond, as if it illuminated her eyes.
“Eline, marry me.”
Although the two families had already discussed it, he still cautiously
went to ask her.
Ricardo wanted to seek her approval.
For some reason, Eline’s eyes were slightly moist and red.
She nodded with a smile.
“Ricardo, thank you.”
Thank you for your respect, thank you for your tolerance, thank you for
still treating me like a child after all these years.
They were deeply attracted and kissed passionately.
Aracely seized the opportunity and gave the command.
Above the starry sky, fireworks lit up the night.
Vincent’s car passed by this place and also saw this scene.
He felt a bit frustrated, but in an instant, his mood was comforted.
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He took out his phone from his pocket and called his assistant in New York.
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“Eline seemed to really enjoy setting off fireworks, so make sure to include that in the project. On the day of the wedding, I want all of New York to witness my happiness!”
The assistant nodded repeatedly before speaking again.
“Mr. Dallman, we received an invitation from the Williams family in Seattle, but it’s strange, they didn’t write the bride’s name.”
Mentioning the Williams family reminded Vincent of that pink diamond.
He spoke with a tone of regret.
“It doesn’t matter. Prepare a generous gift for me, I will personally deliver it. Also, the pink diamond was taken by the Williams family. Please contact the top foreign wedding ring designer for me in the next few days.”
Without the pink diamond, he couldn’t mistreat his woman anymore.
The Williams family used a pink diamond as their wedding ring, so he had to make a better wedding ring to give to his wife, Eline.
While Eline was busy preparing for the wedding
She realized for the first time that a true ceremony required so much preparation.
Back then, I had a secret marriage with Vincent. He was afraid of being caught by the media, so we kept everything simple.
She had secretly agreed to Vincent without her parents‘ knowledge, which led to a big argument between them.
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On the day of the wedding, the parents still arrived as scheduled.
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Looking at Eline, whose wedding dress was hastily made, her mother felt
heartbroken.
“Are you really sure that Vincent is the one who can accompany you for the rest of your life?”
She was unsure.
Because she knew Vincent didn’t love her.
But she wanted to fight for herself once.
Even if it was just once, standing beside him was no longer the “good buddy” Eline.
But it was his wife, Eline.
But she ended up losing the gamble after all.
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