Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Her eyes were still blindfolded when the kidnapper tied her foot on the soft bed.

"What do you need from me? Why don't you show up?" She asked as if to point out that she would be blindfolded. "You won't even answer!" She cursed again here. She just blew the air and rested. She doesn’t have to waste energy for her useless screaming; she must gather it to find a way to escape.

It left her inside. If its plan is to sell her, then it will not succeed. She will do everything just to escape in this place. Her feet groped around. She found a hand knife in the middle of the bed then she pinned it to her toe and carried it back. When she touched it, she wasted no time and grabbed the rope tied around her arms and pulled the bandage off her eyes.

The cozy space of the hotel room opened up in her eyes, it used to be very social. She killed the amazement in the area and turned her attention back to the escape. She turned the door and immediately opened it. She simply left the room and carefully walked down the shiny hallway. She spelled it out without staring at every corner. Maybe because a syndicate will suddenly pop up, it would be better if she was ready.

She leaned against one of the doors there but it was locked. She tried the second one but it was the same as the previous one. Her lips parted as her eyes slammed against the slightly open door. She turned quickly but the bright light, stage and gathering of well-dressed people opened up to her. Her eyes were fixed on him and she stared at him without a twinkle. From the cluster of masked men appeared a man familiar with the figure. She couldn’t explain what was happening. She forced herself back inside but immediately a masked woman closed the door. She was confronted. The man slowly took off his mask. Vanilla was almost out of place. She rubbed her eyes three times to arouse herself in case she was just dreaming. But there Edward was still kneeling in front of her. He pulled a small white box out of his pocket, opening it the butterfly was the first to disappear from the air, but that wasn’t what Vanilla was surprised to see, but the glowing heart-shaped ring inside it.

"Vanilla Galvez, live with Edward El Grego forever. Will you?" Edward's gentlemanly and loving offer to her.

"So you’re the mastermind of all this? You’re the one who kidnapped me?" She forced herself not to jump for joy. She liked what it was doing to her, but she needed a lot of sincerity with words and she would only know that if Edward would answer her queries impressively.

"Yes, because I wanted to surprise you. I did this to apologize to you." explaining it to her.

"Do you think it's that easy? You hurt me so much, Edward. I also don't know if I can forgive you."

"Please, Vanilla. Give me a third chance and I will prove to you that I’m worthy of your life. I will show you that I have changed. I will make you feel that you’re the only one I love and no one else."

"And you think I will still believe in you, huh? With the amount of sin you have committed against me, I don’t know if I should still trust you. If I accept you now, can you promise me that you will love me until the end? Not, right?”

"Everyone has the ability to change, Vanilla. And in my case you’re the one who changed me. You’re the one who made me feel the true love I will bring even to the end. The name Vanilla Galvez fits the surname El Grego. Vanilla El Grego will be the name of the queen both in my mind and in my heart.” it strongly points to the chest.

"Don't you understand, Edward? I forgot about you. For goodness sake! You will be a man even now. You will get married so why are you still doing this!?" Vanilla burst into tears.

"Edward isn't really going to get married, Vanilla." Thalia suddenly appeared behind the man. "The truth is, Edward has been forced by his parents so he was able to turn his back on you before. His Dad had a heart disease so he did that to you. But Vanilla, trust me, Edward is so sincere with you." She looked up at the man full of sincerity who’s handing her the ring he was holding. "Everything he said is true; since I met you I know you’re the woman he loved. He loved no one but you then and now." Vanilla smiled, she didn’t find an answer. She didn’t know all that. The size of what the man sacrificed for her.

"Vanilla, forgive me. I know I have many shortcomings in you and our child. I know you are very much in pain so I will do everything to fill all that. I will let you know that you deserve to trust me again.”

"Edward, if I forgive you, can you promise me that I’m the only one and no one else?”

"Yes." there was no hesitation in its answer to her.

"If I answer you, can you promise me that I will be happy with you?”

"I know there are many more storms that can come, Vanilla. But I promise you that I will be strong enough to make you happy with me." Vanilla smiled at Edward's answer. "Vanilla, you’re the exact definition of a star for me, which even though I am far away I am trying to reach. And now that I have reached your light, I don’t want you to disappear from my sight." it touched her palms and caressed it.

"Edward, like you, I feel the same way. Yes, sometimes I become selfish and I don’t listen to your explanations. But all of those things are because I love you. I miss you when I don’t see you, I’m jealous when you have someone else with you and I hate myself because I couldn't even tell you how I really feel.” A tear filled with joy ran down her eyes.

"None of those matters to me, Vanilla. The important thing is to be with you. That's all and I will be complete. Your presence is enough to fill me up and to have you by my side each single day is a life worth living for a lifetime.”

"Edward..." Vanilla's joyous statement.

"So Vanilla, will you spend an eternity with me?" He re-inserted the ring and forced it into her fingers.

"Yes." the joy on their faces was unbearable. He hugged her very tightly and threw a lot of kisses on her cheeks. That was the only way for those around them to start applauding.

"Do you know that you were just answering me when I thought you were my wife already?” Edward passionately said.

"You really can't wait!" She stared at the young man. She smiled at him again.

"Cheers for the newlyweds." Everyone laughed when Timothy said that. Vanilla looked around and saw her friend Peppermint, her mother and even Ark. With tears in her eyes, the lady approached her and hugged her.

"Congratulations honey! Finally!" Her mother's thrilling response. "Take care of my daughter, Edward, please?”

"Yes, Mom." He promised.

"Hey, he called your mother ‘Mom’ already." Peppermint said, almost flaunting herself on her face.

"Stop it."

"My cousin, bro... I salute the both of you." Timothy said and raised the wine glass he was holding.

"D-Daddy." Ark was holding Edward's leg. Edward picked up the child and kissed its head. He even managed to steal a kiss on Vanilla’s lips.

"I love you till our bones break, till my hair turns white, till I get old and till I die." Edward funded a soft kiss onto her chin.

"I love you too. Till I die with you." She hugged the man's side.

"Son..." Edward turned to the source of the voice and saw his father and mother, smiling standing as they watched him carry Ark. "I'm so sorry."

At the same time it embraced him wholeheartedly. That was the happiest day of his life. If then he didn't want to have a family, now he would prefer to be tied especially if Vanilla and Ark are with him.

Vanilla smiled in accordance, she smiled broadly as she grabbed Edward's lip. Gosh, she will have a taste of Edward's lips every day from this day forward. The fun of it. She was happy.