Chapter 190 - THE ENDING
God made you.
God made me.
Then he whispered,
'meant to be.'
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It's been a while since we met Ace. I'm glad to finally meet you again."
It was Belle, the owner of the wedding boutique and his mother's long time friend
who greeted us the moment we entered the upscale building. She came to me with a sweet smile on her lips and kissed me on the cheeks.
"What lovely daughters you have. They looked like you. They are beautiful. " She said, her glance shifting from Faith who was in her father's arms and to Vien who stood beside me and holding my hand.
I responded to the compliment with a smile.
"You're looking great Belle." It was Ace. He was grinning from ear to ear.
"I'll give you a large discount." Belle said, making Ace burst into laughter. "Anyways Claire had told me in advance that you're looking for a wedding gown?" She asked, turning to my direction.
"Yes, we are."
"Do you have a particular design in mind?"
"Anything in white would do." I replied shyly. I'm not that picky and I have seen her collection of gowns before and I know whatever gown she would recommend would be commendable.
"Anything you wear would look good on you, Phoenix. " Belle said and my cheeks flushed from that compliment. "Please follow me, I'll show you my exclusive wedding gown collection."
We entered a wide, spacious room where a line up of mannequins stood, each mannequin wore Belle's latest wedding collections.
The displays were all pretty but there were three gowns that stole my attention and I couldn't decide what to choose between the three.
The three gowns were all off shoulder but it was their designs that differed them from one another. The first one is a lace gown with intricate designs, the second was decorated with swarovski, and the third one was made of satin which was embroidered with floral designs.
Belle told me to try them one by one so we could decide which gown is the best. I followed her advice and tried them.
In the end, we chose the white lace gown. It was off shoulder with, A-line front, and it looked beautiful. It looked good on me, Ace told me, in which Belle completely agreed. I love the gown. It was simple yet chic and it was not heavy like the other two so I decided that it would be my wedding gown.
After the appointment in the boutique, by Vien's eager request we went into the mall where we ate lunch in a restaurant. When we finished, we went to the bookstore to buy books for Vien.
I was holding Faith into my arms while Ace usher Vien to the section where the children's book was located. I couldn't help but smile as I watched them walk away.
My heart feels overwhelmed by the sight of the father and daughter bond between them.
After they selected the book Vien wanted, Ace paid it on the counter when and then we decided to head back home.
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Days passed by so fast and almost two weeks had passed since we started making preparations for the wedding and now, I couldn't believe that Ace and I managed to accomplish everything in less than two weeks when it usually takes less than a month to prepare such a grand wedding.
"Are you nervous, love? '' It was Ace asking behind me as I sat on the bench outside the garden.
I looked up to him and smiled. "Of course not, love. I'm actually excited." I told him, referring to our wedding tomorrow which would be held in church. "How about you?"
Ace grinned. "I'm actually nervous." He said to my surprise. He occupied the space beside me and took my hand and wrapped them in his large ones.
"Why would you be?" I asked. Curious.
"I'm afraid you would change your mind." He said with sincerity. I would have laughed at his remark if he wasn't serious. I bit back a laugh and cleared my throat.
"I'm not going to change my mind, love." I assure him.
"Then I'm afraid that I will wake up tomorrow and realize that all of this was only a dream."
I cupped his cheeks with both of my hands, looked deep into his eyes and whispered, "That's not going to happen. This is our reality. We've been through a lot before and I know that we're going to be happy now especially that everything has fallen perfectly into place."
Ace momentarily closed his eyes, savoring the feeling of my hand framing his cheeks."Thank you, love. I feel better now," He said when he opened his eyes.
I laid a soft kiss on his cheeks. "After the wedding we're going to be busy again."
Upon the mention of it, Ace groaned. We only have a one week honeymoon period and after that both of us would be extremely busy again.
Ace would return as the Chief Executive Officer of Greyson Enterprises. Aside from that, he would be managing the Hotel which his father granted him sole ownership before he was killed.
I on the other hand would be occupied with the task of running the Resort Hotel which would open in two weeks. Aside from owning the Hotel which my father gave me as a birthday gift, I would be managing it as it's Hotel Manager. To add to that, I received a contract from one of the prestigious clothing lines asking me to become it's model and I'm planning to sign it too since it's only part time.
"Just forget about it for a while. Let's savor the peace for now." He said and landed a kiss on my lips. "I love you, love." He said softly.
"I love you too, love." I whispered back, my chest overflowing with so much love.
He placed my head on his shoulders. His arms encircled my waist and in that intimate position, we watched the breathtaking pale tint of orange spread on the sky as the sun descended from the horizon.
At last, after the long winding road filled with heartaches, heartbreaks, tears, and sacrifices, we finally found our happy ending.
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