ne in particular as she staggered backwards

re of this situatio

ming, she had to be. That would mean she had misheard when he pro

lf and pinched herself yelping at the pain. She gasped and h

er was nowhere to be found and her mother's f

o so I suggest we get to it." Fernando reminded her, staring at his

ently, too shocked to scream or cry. She wasn't

to do such a thing? Did

He was a shadow of the man she used to know. "Your mother has chosen her own path

denly, afraid of this man. This man couldn't be the

ovel where the man lets everything go and let the media speculate about the details. I won't let my name be

ight have been kidnapped from here?"

aintaining eye contact with her the whole time. "Have you considered that t

were other more logical ways to sort this out. Marriage? Tha

on would have been for your mother to show up o

napped." Lia snapped but he ig

take her place. Who else other than her doppelganger? The

dent in her tone. He wasn't bluffing, he actually wanted her

not with serious situations that are life

first man to be left at the altar and he certainly

e. With all due respect, I think you are ex

. If her mother did run off on him - whi

my reputation is at stake. I have t

to marry you? You'

40, and you I know a lot of young's girls would be on their knees asking to marry me

he hidden this side of himself fro

o, it's impossible. Besides

ing to pull away. "I'm not asking young lady." His tone had switched from nice to devilish in a

h was rattling and her legs were shakin

ui

t wanting to provoke him fu

, it's not going to stop the media from speculating. Intact it's going to he

nt me to marry you?

h you." He let go of her after a few minutes and Lia took this

d what had he done

erything that had happened in the last few hours. The time for the wedding

here in five minutes. " He

and closed her eyes. She wasn't aware he was still in the r

can pull a disappearing act on me like your mother. I will find you and tak

en them, Fernando walked towards the door and

be strong for herself and her mother. Should she blame her mother for this? Af

He will come around eventually." Lia said the wo

s eyes. He would really kill

are yo

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k to Fernando earlier but he breezed past me so suddenly.

olution to the problem. I'm going to find mum and then everything will go back to normal." She

edding dress? Wait, what is going on?" Jane ask

o protect Jane. If she told anything then her best friend would have her running

r eyes grew wide as saucers. "Wait, you're gettin

p walking.' Lia spoke in her mind. "I have to do

to stop you then. Tell me

pulled her close and they stood there for a while,

elia, what'

t Mum, Jane. She

edding dress and walking towards the hall wh

ke mum so it won't be so obvious which one of us it is." Lia smiled through her tears

er eyes. "You look divine. I think you're the

o stay put. She didn't have enough time to a

ith her hands and smiled. "Let's go, my lady. I

all but none of them was really happy. Th

ened the door leading to the hal

et you m

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e Fernando James as your

nutes and a tap on her arm from Fernando for her to respond

his own question and then it

s finger. This ring symbolised the reality of the situ

inger and shivered when his hands rema

to live with a man wh

have a c

I present to you, Mr

with a kiss. Just the thought of his lips on her sent shivers down h

e." He winked at her before

nd it. Instead, she found herself leaning into her

n coul

oking at her. Heck, half the room was staring at them. It had been a heated kiss so the guests

he reception for the after party. They were probably her mother's friends or Fernando's friends. She didn't w

aid, patting her head and Lia

s repulsed at her husband's touch? Bes