"I guess you are right," Vida said, and Axel almost jumped in the air that she had been convinced. He knew that if she had been adamant about staying alone, there was really nothing he could do about it. There were still people who loved each other but stayed in separate rooms for privacy's sake, and they could spin that if it ever got out, which he knew it wouldn't."Okay then, I have had the staff put your things in the master's bedroom." he turned and she followed him out to the room. She gasped in awe as they got into the room. Everything in it was truly majestic. More like something for the master of the house. In the middle of the room stood a huge king-sized bed neatly arranged with pillows and a comforter. She saw one door, which she assumed had to be the closet door that would lead to the bathroom. She looked around to take everything in; it was beautifully designed, but there was nothing in it to signify that it belonged to Axel. It was more like all of the decorations were
The wedding ended, and everyone went. The reality of things was only clear to Vida when she was made to ride with Axel in the same car and make their way to his house. She had never been and she was surprised to see how sophisticated everything in there was. She could not lie; everything about the mansion was breathtaking, and she was glad to be able to experience something as beautiful as that. She was almost complimenting his choice, but she kept her words to herself. She wanted to make sure that she did not initiate a conversation with him, especially when it was not needed.They stepped into the house, and Axel was ready to introduce her to the staff that worked in the house, even though she thought that she should be resting. She followed him to the kitchen, and her eyes caught sight of Maria."Maria?" she asked, rooted in place by the shock that overwhelmed her. "What are you doing here?" she asked, looking back and forth at Maria and then Axel."I did not think it was fair for
Vida had been sure that she would not feel nervous, but here she was, sweating on her palms. The wedding that her friend had planned for her was finally taking shape, and she was grateful for her at least. Maria came into the bride's room, and from the mirror, Vida saw her but immediately diverted her eyes. She was still angry about what she had found out by chance. Who knows what could have gone on between her and her father when she was away? How many more secrets did her father hold from her?"Can you please leave us?" Marai asked these vendors who were working in the room. As if on command, they all stood up, left whatever it was they were doing and left only two of them in the room. "Vida, can we talk?" Maria began walking towards her."About what? Do we have anything to talk about?" Vida asked her words dripping with poison laced in them."Of course we do; it seems you are mad at me and I have no idea what I have done to make you this way," Maria replied, and Vida cleared her th
Even though Vida had gone against it so many times, her friends were adamant about throwing her a bachelorette party. "It's still your wedding," Gia had commented when Vida refused, and then she just gave in, knowing she was not going to win against the three of them. She promised herself that she was not going to enjoy anything about it; the party was forced on her just like the wedding between her and Axel.The party was all a blur and no matter what her friends did to try and lift her spirits, all she could do was to sulk. Even when Kat had brought in a male stripper, she stood up abruptly and left. "I am in no mood for this," she said, standing up, causing her friends to stand as well. "I am going to get some air," she added and left before anyone could ask her any questions or follow her.She had never thought that her bachelorette party would be this way; she had always imagined herself being so happy about it that she would want to go all out and do all the things brides-to-be
Vida knew she was childish to ignore Maria like that but since she still could not bring herself to talk to the woman, she decided that this was the best thing to do."My Vida? How is breakfast?" Maria asked, trying to get a reaction from her. This was not the way she usually reacted to her cooking, and she was worried. With the way she stormed out yesterday, she was worried she had done or said something to hurt her feelings. She replayed the conversation a thousand times in her head while she was trying to drift to bed and concluded that it was just a normal conversation. They had not brought up Axel, who was a trigger for her, and everything seemed normal, so why was she being so erratic?"Fine," Vida murmured, barely audible. She dropped the toast on the table and pushed the seat behind her before she stormed out of the room. After the humiliation at the company and the interaction with her nanny, she had decided that she was going to really expose Axel after the year they would s
Vida walked in angrily and threw her phone on the bed. She was so angry at the situation; how dare he? She thought he was at least not as bad as she thought. Her phone was ringing nonstop, but she made up her mind to ensure that she did not get his call, no matter how many times he tried to reach out. He and his minion, who had wanted to embarrass her, could go to hell for all she cared.After steaming in anger for a few minutes, she decided to let it go because she might do something crazy if she did not. She went down to get something cool to drink. As she got into the kitchen, she saw her nanny busy there. She was suddenly taken back to her childhood days when she would get back to see the woman busy trying to make a meal for herself and her dad."Do you ever take a break?" Maria turns back with a smile on her face."Oh my Vida How can I ever take a break? I have to make sure that everything goes according to plan," she responded, turning off the stove and walking to the girl."It