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NINE

Author: Swiftpen123
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-15 23:57:52

Vida stood there until the doctors and nurses finished their work; by the time they left his side, he was no longer coughing violently and was now resting quietly on the bed. She wanted to say a lot more things, but she knew how insensitive it would be of her to bring them up after all her father had just been through. Instead, she kissed him gently on the head and headed out of the room quietly.

She needed time to blow off the steam she felt and the way her blood boiled. She hoped that Axel had left the hospital and that she did not need to run into him or deal with him if she walked. She walked to the hospital cafe, where she hoped to get coffee, and right there standing in line was Axel, who was at the tail end of the line.

"Oh God! If this is a punishment for something I have done in the past, why don't you just let me know, and I will apologise to you instead of having to constantly see this man?" She said with an eyeroll as she walked to his back. She wished in the moment that s
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  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY EIGHT

    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

  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY SEVEN

    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

  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY SIX

    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

  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY FIVE

    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

  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY FOUR

    Axel was left stunned by her reaction; he had been sure that things were getting better between them, but every time he seemed to be getting through to her, something came up and ruined the whole thing. He knew that going after her was going to be wasted effort, so he knew he had to find out what had happened in the ladies' room, as that was when everything changed. He walked into the room with all eyes on him, wondering what had just happened."Are we to continue the meeting without her?" One of the men found the courage to ask on behalf of everyone else.'Continue," Axel said, sitting in his chair. He was going to observe everyone there to know what had happened. He stared at a woman in particular, as he was sure she was the one behind the entire thing. She had stood up to go to the ladies' at the same time that Vida had gone and it was after the encounter that she came out angry and throwing a tantrum."Ms Andrea?" he said, stopping the meeting. The room fell dead silent as everyon

  • 21st Century Bride    FORTY THREE

    Vida got ready with Emily's help and brought her to the meeting venue. Axel had made sure to tell her that it was a brunch meeting, and she was glad that it would not be anything too formal for her. She walked in with the bodyguards that Axel had stationed outside to help her find her way in. As she walked, she felt her leg lose strength. One of the guards opened the door, and she saw Axel's eyes meet hers from the far end of the room. He had been staring at the door, waiting for her to come so the meeting could commence. He smiled a little and stood up from the head of the table, walking to her."You can leave now," he murmured to the guard before standing beside her and putting his hand to the small of her back to guide her through the large hall. "Don't be scared," he added in a whisper, and she whipped her head to him, wondering how he had figured out what she was feeling in that moment.She always knew that this moment was going to come, but still, she was not ready for it, no ma

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