Chapter sixty six
Song recommendation : Rewrite the stars by Anne Marie ft James Arthur . Kick it by NCT 127
Wedding preparations and the missing bride
Every where was hetic , no one was free . Thank God Alicia had finally reconsidered and gave them another whole week for preparation .
There was a lot to do , a lot of walking and shopping too . Emily grabbed her sunglasses from the stand , grabbed her hoodie too before proceeding to head outside .
The three of them or rather the four of them with Nancy included , were going to the city shopping mall today . This place was very much far from the city ..
"Mera ?? Merrraaaa?? " She shouted from the hallway , too lazy to walk to her room . As much as she was skeptical of the marriage , she was also elated
It was once in a while . This isn't something that happens once in your life .
"Mera ?? Are you still sleeping? . Huh . " She groaned and decided to see for herself if she's still sleeping . Mera was a sleeping bug .
"Knock knock . "She said ,barely as courtesy before opening the door without waiting for her response .
She entered and closed the door gently behind her . She turned to face her friend who was doing her makeup , so concentratedly .
Emily sighed and plumbed down on the bed .
"Mera ? Since when have you gone deaf huh? Can't you answer me when I was calling you . " She eyed her and hissed . Mera wasn't even bothered in the least as she spoke nonchalantly
"My room is soundproof you dummy . And you're now in my room so what's up ? Hana is ready? . " Mera asked as she applied a pink lipstick .
"I'm done . " She carried her bag and motioned for Emily to stand up . Which she did and both of them went out of the room .
"Let's go get Hana . " Mera suggested when Emily was about to climb the stairs
"She's down stairs already . Nancy too . Both of them were cooking or whatever when I came downstairs early in the morning . " She informed her and continue to walk down the stairs .
"Good morning babies . My sister-in-law to be " Nancy greeted them enthusiastically as soon as them came in view.
Hana was stuffing the steamed buns into her mouth and Nancy was eating the sliced apple .
Emily and mera sat down and both dished out whatever they would like . Emily got the buns and the fries with some mayo and some fried sausages .
Mera got the bread sticks with some cheese and banana .
Bruh , who would eat those and get full ? Not Emily .
After a few minutes they were all done and everybody stood up to her going .
"I'll stress you guys out today , I fear . We definitely have a lot to buy and now you'll know what the deal is . Emily you didn't drink anything?" Nancy asked casually putting a bottle of pineapple juice into Emily's hand .
"Thank you . " Emily collected it and took a sip
They entered the black roll Royce and the driver who Micheal had just hired two days ago , bowed a little to them and slid in . He ignited the engine and they zoomed off
"We do have a lot of shopping to do today , don't you think?? . " Nancy spoke again. Kinda loud
Emily brought out her phone from the pocket of her hoodie , she shivered a little . The air conditioning in the car was high
"Could you please turn on the heater instead ? I'm feeling kinda cold . " She told the man that was either in his early thirties or late twenties .
"Yes ma'am . " He replied monotonously
Emily opened her phone , prepare to play some games and listen to music before they'll arrive at the mall . It was an hour or two journey
A notification popped up on the notification and she opened it to see what it was . She let out a gasp at the sight of what was on her phone . Emily wasn't expecting this at all .
Micheal has transferred a sum of 50 million dollars into her account .
He remembered ,and she was touched . His message came in soon after .
Made 4 me know (with a heart emoji . )[ Did you receive the alert ? Another one loading . Think of this as your payment for our initial contract okay ? I've got lots of suprise for you today . I'll send you a little gift when I'm done with this meeting . Love you !! Remember to miss me okay ? ]
Emily couldn't help but smile . She shook her head at his cheekiness
"Mm . Love you too . " She sent it to him and blushed .
She patted her cheek . What was she blushing for ? Afterall it wasn't like Micheal was here .
"Oh oh . You're blushing . What is the occasion . " Nancy cranes her neck trying to see what Emily was grinning about .
"N....nothing . " She hurriedly stuff her phone back to her pocket
Mera bad Hana giggled and Nancy joined in , laughing at Emily for her lovey dovey . They did not know what the whole thing was about .
"Micheal was actually the one who sent me the message . Who knew that the almighty Micheal Gerald has this cheeky side to him ?? Pfftt . " Emily explained to them and laughed at how cute Micheal's behaviour was
Nancy laughter turned sour , she struggled to maintain her smiling face but failed . She looked scary and jealous for a moment and Emily noticed
"Nancy are you jealous? Since you're the only single one here?? Worry not your prince charming is on his way . " Emily thought that was the reason for the unsightly expression on Nancy's face hence she tried to lessen the air .
Nancy scoffed and "what do you mean ?? I'm an independent woman . Tsk tsk . Forget it , my prince charming is already here it's just a matter of little time . "
After that , they all kept quiet , each one of them engrossed in whatever it is that they were doing. Emily was playing games , Mera was reading a novel , Hana was sleeping and Nancy was looking elated for some reason .
Her face shone brightly, and she looked out to the window .
Emily was confused , how could someone had such a huge change of expression just now . She went from frowning to smiling . Infact grinning like today is her birthday
Maybe the thought of shopping was that appealing to her . When Emily would rather be at home , eating some crunchy chicken feet and soup and sleeping . Instead of going to shop
They reached the mall after two hours and half due to the traffic and many red light . Emily was feeling dizzy and lightheaded somehow .
Maybe it was the car ride or whatnot but nonetheless they'd better get to it .
"This is it guys !!! This is the real deal .. Wedding dress first . " Nancy announced excitedly
"Yay !!!! "Mera and Hana responded simultaneously
"Isn't Micheal and his brother supposed to accompany us ? To see us in the wedding dress? . " Emily told them while eyeing a pair of heels that stood out in the rack .
It wasn't anything bogus and vivid , but something about it was just captivating
"Nah . It's a curse for a husband to see his wife in her wedding dress before the marriage . " Nancy resounded to Emily's question after long
They went to different places , from shop to shop . Nancy we very accustomed to them , given that she was a VIP member . The staffs really treated them nicely
Emily stopped abruptly , making Mera bumped into her
"Ouch ! Why did you stop ? " Mera groaned and rubbed her forehead
Emily walked towards the white shimmery gown that she saw . It was a simple design but also quite exquisite .
Diamond gems was sticked to it , it's upper part was made of lace and satin . Pearls was also used to decorate it .
It's lower part was made in an umbrella shape , and streak of golden lace was used to decorate it
Emily fell in love with it at first sight .
"I'll get that dress . " Emily whispered to no one in particular and moved towards the dress as if the dress was calling her .
Minutes later , Emily was the first one among the three of them to bought her own dress and proceeded to buy the ones left . Heels and jewelry
Nancy offered to go with her since both Mera and Hana were still checking . They weren't done
"I'll go with you . These girls aren't close to getting ready . " Nancy told Emily and dragged her away
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She felt someone following her . A man , no two men that were clad in black . Frim head to toe and both were covering their face .
Emily turned her head to the back and she saw nobody .
"Nancy !! I need to go to the rest room . Call Mera and Hana if I'm taking too long . " She smiled and moved hurriedly .
Damn it !! They were still following her . But at least the others would be save . Just as she was moving hurriedly away , her vision went blurry and she fell in the corridor of the restroom .
But before everything went completely black , she saw Nancy's face that was looking down at her . Her face lifted to a mocking angle and she was saying something about how life is always unfair . She smirked evilly and kicked her in the shin
She lost consciousness
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"Where is Nancy and Emily ?? " Hana questioned
"Are you asking me ?? I thought they went to the shoe store . Emily said she wanted to look around for a fitting heel . " Mera replied as she paid the cashier who smiled at her . She smiled back
Before they could take more steps , they saw Nancy running towards them with all her might , she was crying
"Isn't that Nancy?? " Mera whispered and Hana could only nod in agreement
Nancy reached them ,she stopped to catch her breath . Tears rolling down her eyes and she was panting heavily
"Nancy . What's the matter ?? Why are you crying ?? Is anything the matter ?? " Mera asked getting scared as Emily was nowhere to be found
"Emm....Emily !! Emily,??!!! She ... " She burst into another fit of hot tears
" She what ?? She what ?? " Hana yelled , getting hysterical
"She was taken away ....by....." She couldn't finish her sentence
"Talk like a normal person. Damn it ?!!!!! " Mera shouted at Nancy who was vividly shaking
"By some unknown gun men !! They took her away forcefully . They slapped me , when I tried to intervene and they told me to get lost else they'll take me too . I was so scared . " She managed to speak out in between sniffles
"Hana did you or did . Forget it . " Mera left them , Hana was starting to get scared and she was crying too . Mera left them and went to one of the staff that smiled at her
"Is there any CCTV camera here ?? I mean where can I watch the CCTV footage? . "
"Hana call the police right now . Nancy you call Micheal or Alicia . Fast !!!!"