LOGINCHAPTER 169LeviThe next morning, a driver came to pick Vianne and me from the lake house.We sat in the back seat with our hands locked together.Vianne was still really nervous. She could barely sleep the whole night.We arrived at the house.The driver got out while Vianne stared at the house entrance blankly.“I do not want to do this,” She mumbled. “What am I going to say to him?”“I can do the talking,” I suggested.She nodded and we both stepped into the house with our hands still locked onto one another.Theo was right in the living room with Briar next to him.He fixed his eyes on me as I closed the distance between us.“How long has this been going on?” He asked, with a straight face. “I want nothing but the truth.”“Since the wedding,” Vianne replied to him before I could.“Since the wedding!” He repeated with a frown. “It started as nothing serious but as time went on and we got to know each other better, we fell in love,” Vianne continued.It was good seeing her talk.
CHAPTER 168VianneMy heart was beating like crazy. I wanted nothing more than for the ground to swallow me right now so I could disappear.Theo lowered his gaze and gripped the couch for support.Levi reached for my hands. “We are in love, Dad. We were going to…”Theo didn’t wait to hear the rest before he stormed out of the house.I flinched.This was all my fault. I was too upset after Briar had earlier informed me that I couldn't think straight.Theo could not even look at me. What does he think of me now?“It’s going to be fine,” Levi whispered. “We should both go talk to him.”I shook my head. “No, I cannot do it. I just cannot.,..”He gently cupped my face with his palms. Unlike me, he was relaxed about the whole situation.“How are you not panicking right now,” I muttered.“Because he would have found out at some point,” He answered. “None of this is your fault.”After a few minutes, I finally managed to calm down and we both stepped outside the house.Theo was right by the g
CHAPTER 167VianneThe oven-grilled fish tasted good.I had earlier seen Theo and Levi by the lake from my window.Their relationship was progressing and it made my heart warm.Compared to the first time I arrived in the mansion, things had greatly improved between them.Everyone ate in silence.My eyes repeatedly glanced towards Levi.“Don’t ever leave me.”Those words he said to me earlier have been playing repeatedly in my head.Leaving him was the exact thing I was about to do.Theo was the first to finish his meal then Briar.“We are going to take a walk,” Theo says as they both stand up. They left the house together while I continued with my meal.Levi picked up a glass of water and took a sip. “We have about twenty minutes till they both get back.”I fixed my gaze on him.He slowly stood up and walked over to where I was seated.He placed a kiss on my lips.“I want us to talk,” He whispered.Talk?That was so different from what I had in mind.“Talk about?” I muttered, as he s
CHAPTER 166LeviStanding right here after so many years, all the memories started to flood in.My mom’s wide smile, the great times, and all of the fun we had.I brought Vianne here to get her to open up but instead here she was, comforting me instead.I pulled away. “Tell me what’s wrong. We can fix it.”She fixed her eyes on the ground. “It's not fixable.”I didn't want to push her.I wanted to make her feel safe enough to talk to me about whatever was wrong.“I am not going to pester you into telling me,” I walked away and picked up a small box that was right in the corner. “I only want you to know that I am not going to judge no matter what it is.”I turned towards her. As a kid, I loved to draw.I would sketch pictures of my mom and dad in my school book.On this particular trip a few years ago, I drew a lot of pictures.I lifted the lid of the box.It was still all in there.Pieces of paper from so many years ago.I picked out the first paper which was a drawing of my mom whil
CHAPTER 165VianneThe lake house was alluring.Levi was right.I love it.It has glass windows reflecting every one of my reactions and wooden doors which added to the overall beauty of the house.The walls outside were painted gray which blended seamlessly with the environment.It also has a small front porch which was the perfect place for relaxation.It was perfect.The sky was deep in color and the small flower pots that were arranged in front of the house bloomed brightly.“Wait till you see the back view.” Theo snapped me out of my thoughts.There was still a back view?I turned towards Levi who brought out all of the bags one after the other and placed them on the porch with the help of Theo.After they were both done offloading all of our things, Theo unlocked the door and pushed it wide open.He waved towards Briar and me. “Come on in.”I strolled towards him and as I stepped inside, I was even met with a much greater surprise.The interior was even more beautiful. It had wh
CHAPTER 164VianneLevi looked through my clothes and picked out some of them.I had been stressed all morning about what dresses to pack.Theo informed me about the trip last night at dinner.I was too tired to pack my clothes when I returned to the room and decided to leave it until this morning.Levi picked out a hoodie and folded it in the box. “It gets pretty cold at night so you are going to need it.”I continued to watch him fold my clothes into his box.How was something so insignificant so attractive?The way he gently picked out the clothes and folded them with utmost attention, it looked so hot.I snapped out of it. He started to close the bag. “That's all you're going to need. We are only going to be there for the weekend, so there is no need to pack too many things.”I nodded.He seemed pretty excited for the trip.I had thought he was going to hate it since he frowned all through the school trip.He picked up the box. “Do you need to pack some other things?”I shook my







