Unexpectedly, my mother was very against the idea of the two of us moving into the neighborhood so that we could be closer to her. She was shocked when she found out that I had quit my job and was moving back. To put it bluntly, she blamed herself for the decision that I was ‘forced’ to make. It took multiple attempts for me to explain to her that this decision was also better for Ace and myself given that we would be working at his new office building. “I can’t believe you just gave up on your dream job to move back just so that you could be closer to me. This is ridiculous. I don’t want something like this,” she said with a deep frown on her face. Just like always, my mother was a pro at putting me before herself. She must have thought that she was the one holding me back from pursuing my dreams. She didn’t quite believe it when I told her that working with Ace would probably lead me closer to my real dream. On top of that, I learnt the hard way that my dream would never come true
“Umm…who’s getting married?” I asked as I seated myself down next to Ace. “You’ll see soon enough,” Ace replied before showing me what I thought looked like a slightly mischievous grin.That grin of his made me wonder if it would be someone that I knew. Since we have been dating in secret for so long, I had to admit that I didn’t know many of Ace’s friends at all. Not long after our relationship became public information and known to everyone, we decided to move out of the city, so I haven’t met many of Ace’s friends. I have not heard anything about a wedding happening before this either. A short while after everyone had settled down in their seats, the band began to play the classical wedding march. My eyes along with everyone else’s were drawn to the closed double door of the church where we knew that the bride would emerge with her father. Her groom was already waiting for her in front of the altar. I did not recognize the groom at all, but I had to say that he was very good look
“Great. We’ll be waiting for the good news,” Claudia said before she laughed happily.It was hard for me to believe that this happy and cheerful woman standing in front of me was the same moody and aggressive woman that turned up while pregnant to see Ace in his personal office. I wondered if Ace ended up helping her in the end. Regardless, I was happy that she finally got what she wanted and that the both of them looked very happy. I watched the two of them walk away from us to greet their next guest. “She looks so happy. I’m so happy for her…” I said wistfully. “This is the perfect time for them to get married before Claudia becomes pregnant again with their second child,” Ace replied. “They’re going to have another one?” I asked with some excitement. “I think so,” Ace replied with a smile. “Seems like everything is working out well for her and her family,” I murmured as my eyes continued following Claudia. “It’s better that way. I hope things stay peaceful on all fronts so th
She was already walking toward the door. I cocked my head to the side when the door closed behind her and I was left alone in the room with Ace. “I wonder what’s up with that…” I muttered curiously. “I think she’s giving us personal time and space with the hope that I will surprise you,” Ace replied before grinning at me. I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, and I ended up cocking my head to the side as I stared at the mischievous sparkle that shone in his hazel brown eyes. “Surprise me?” I repeated his words questioningly. “I guess we shouldn’t disappoint your mother…” Ace said as he slowly stood up from his seat.I stared at him as I failed to understand what he was about to do. At the same time, all I could really do was stare at him in wonder because I didn’t know how to react or what I was supposed to do. A strange tightness in my chest and a nagging feeling at the back of my mind told me that something major was about to happen although I wasn’t exactly sure
“Don’t faint, Rina,” Ace warned me playfully.That was when I realized that Ace was still on one knee. I quickly tugged on his arm with both my hands to urge him to get back up on his feet.“You should get up,” I said as I pulled on his arm.“Thank you, Rina,” Ace thanked me.“It’s not a problem…” I replied shyly.Ace continued to hold my hand even when he was up on his feet. He was standing so close to me, and I could feel his eyes on my face. We were acting so casually with each other up until not so long ago, so I wasn’t sure why I suddenly felt so shy and aware of his presence close to me. I could no longer meet his eyes.“I meant, thank you for agreeing to marry me, Rina,” Ace said.“Ace…” I whispered his name as I felt warm emotions bubbling up deep inside my chest.Ace pulled me into his embrace as he wrapped his arm around me and held me tightly. I hugged him back immediately as I felt tears well up in my eyes. Reality was just sinking in that he had just proposed to me, and I
“Thank you so much. This really is the perfect proposal,” I said before smiling warming at the two of them.“Well, I’m glad that you kept the promise that you made,” my mother said to Ace.“What promise?” I asked with widened eyes.It felt like I had missed out on something important, and I didn’t quite like the fact that the two of them seemed to share so many secrets between them. I had no idea what my mother was referring to but it was clear as day that Ace knew exactly what she was talking about. I turned to Ace as I demanded silently with my eyes for his explanation.“Well, do you remember that day when we came to your mother’s house?” Ace asked calmly.“Which day? We came here so many times before…” I asked in return.“The day where we had that issue…with Claudia…” Ace replied.“Yes, I do…” I replied as I wondered where this was going.“On that day I had a chance to talk to your mother. More like she spent some time telling me off…” Ace explained before stopping and letting out
To my surprise, Ace was firm with his father so that his business partners would not be on the guest list. At the end of the day, the Chairman had to give his approval for Ace to have his way. I knew that Ace must have done that out of respect for my wishes.The white church decorated with a mix of white and light pastel pink and blue flowers gave off the slightly fairytale vibe that I had in mind. In fact, the set up and decoration looked better than what I could have imagined in my mind. The inside of the church was decorated with the same theme of flowers. “This is better than what I had in mind…” I told Ace honestly. “I’m glad to hear it. Let’s have a wonderful wedding, Rina,” Ace said before showing me a smile so charming that my heart skipped a beat. He reached for my hand and entwined his fingers with mine before giving my hand a soft and encouraging squeeze. I suddenly felt so excited and the wedding that was about to start felt more real than ever. “You’re right. Let’s re
The guests clapped and cheered but I was so oblivious to them at that moment. All I could focus on was Ace while I cherished this memory that we were making together. It felt like a very bright and wonderful start to our future life as a married couple. The lunch reception that followed was slightly stressful for me given the fact that I didn’t have the chance to meet many people from Ace’s side of the family before. Regardless of my worries, it turned out that everyone was friendly enough even if it was for the sake of politeness. “Just smile, Rina. My bride looks so beautiful today,” Ace complimented me openly. “Thank you,” I replied softly.I knew that he was basically telling me to leave everything up to him and I didn’t mind letting him take the lead on this one. If I had to place my bets on which one out of us was the best at handling his family members, then it would be him and definitely not me. To my surprise, Ace’s father was very active in managing the guests. His conside