THE BILLIONAIRE’S PERFECT MATE

“How did you find me?”, Ellie managed to ask Edward, who was facing her.

“I got scared thinking that you were kidnapped and I had no other option than to report you missing to the police. They saw the car dropped you here after watching the CCTV. Hence, the reason we found you here”, Edward calmly explained.

“I am so sorry for troubling you. I promise such won’t repeat itself again”, Ellie said in a low voice, which was evident that she was tired.

“Can we head home now?”, Edward asked, after noticing that Ellie was tired. Ellie responded by nodding her head.

Edward drove Ellie home and all through their journey, none of them said anything. On getting home, Ellie sat on the couch in the sitting room, tirelessly. Edward moved up to her and also sat beside her.

“Will you take a shower and head to bed?”, Edward asked.

“I will do just that”, Ellie managed to say.

“Okay. Let me run your bath for you”, Edward said, getting up, ready to head to the bathroom.

“Edward”, Ellie called, upon Edward turning his back which made him halt.

“Yes, is anything the matter?”, Edward asked with compassion evident in his voice.

“I just want to apologize for not making our wedding fall through today. I sincerely apologize”, Ellie said in a low and sad voice.Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

“You don’t have to feel sad or guilty about this. We can have the wedding anytime. It’s not a must for it to be today”, Edward said, trying to free Ellie of her guilt.

“We can have it tomorrow if you do not mind. Are you fine with that?”, Edward asked, holding her hands and looking into her eyes. Ellie nodded in affirmation which showed that she was okay with what Edward had suggested.

“That’s my baby girl. Let me quickly run your bath, so you can rest”, Edward said, walking to the bathroom. As she watched Edward disappeared from her sight, she was engulfed with guilt. The guilt of deceiving the man who was so plain and transparent with her. She felt ashamed of what had happened that day and felt disgusted. Edward on the other hand, kept on thinking about what could be bothering Ellie as he ran her bath. He had tried several times to know what Ellie was thinking about but she seemed to be an opaque dress, which couldn’t be seen through easily. He decided in his mind to give her time and that with time, she would open up to him.

When Edward was done running her bath, Ellie was notified. As soon as she entered the bathroom and undressed herself, she picked up the soap and kept scrubbing her body so hard that she had cut and began to bleed. She felt irritated by thinking about what had transpired between her and Kevin. She had thought scrubbing her body so hard would wash away the bad memory and Kevin’s touches away from her body but she was wrong as the more she did, the more she remembered Kevin moaning on her. When she couldn’t take it anymore, she broke down into tears, weeping as much as she could. She laid in the bathroom tub, crying and she didn’t stand up until Edward knocked on the door. She opened the door after making sure she left no clue for Edward to notice she had been crying.

“Are you almost done? What’s taking you so long?”, Edward asked, sounding worried.

“Yes, I am. Was just about getting out when you knocked”, Ellie managed to say, faking a smile.

“Okay, let’s head to bed now”, Edward said, guiding Ellie to the bed.

Resting her head on Edward’s chest, she felt some kind of solace. Whenever she rested her head on Edward’s chest, she do feel some kind of peace within her. Although she was still troubled that night, she felt safe and relaxed lying on Edward’s chest. Her mind didn’t feel at ease that night as she wasn’t certain as to what awaited her the following morning.

The following morning as they had agreed, she and Edward went to the fitting shop and picked the dress and suit of their choices. As Ellie stood in front of the mirror, having gotten dressed up and ready to head to the church where their wedding would be commiserated by the priest, she wondered if she was ready to take the step she was about to take. She wondered if it was the right thing to do and if she wouldn’t end up hurting Edward. She was engulfed in fear but Edward came in on time to calm her nerves down.

“You look so beautiful. I am so lucky to have you as my wife”, Edward said, holding Ellie from behind with Ellie feeling his breathing on her neck.

“Thank you”, Ellie managed to say, almost stuttering. Edward noticed her hand was shaking which showed that she was scared. To calm her down, he held her hands and made her looked into his eyes.

“Whenever you feel scared and uncertain, just remember me and remember that I will always be there for you whenever you need someone the most. I know you have a lot on your mind lately which you are not willing to share with me for now. But don’t be burdened by them and don’t let them take away your joy from you. Today is the day we had looked forward to and you are suppose to be happy. But here you are, looking all gloomy. Forget anything that is bothering you for now and focus on the happy moments ahead of us. Do you understand?”, Edward asked, trying to make Ellie have a change of mood. Ellie on the other hand, nodded in affirmation.

“So, shall we proceed to the church?”, Edward asked, stretching his hand forth, waiting for Ellie to place her hand in his and which she did.

Holding her by her hand, they stepped out of the fitting shop, heading to the church in Edward’s car. As they got out of the car and stood in front of the church, they both looked at each other hoping for a better life to come.