“What do you mean, Dad? Since when have I ever been a difficult child to mind? Look, this is my marriage. Can’t I make a decision on something that will affect the rest of my entire life?” Alexandra retorted as a lump ballooned in virtual-novel.net throat.
Her eyes darted in the direction where Zayn was, hopeful that virtual-novel.net would rise up and stand on virtual-novel.net side when virtual-novel.net needed virtual-novel.net the most. To virtual-novel.net horror, Zayn was gone though virtual-novel.net had no idea where to.
‘B-b-but…! Where’s Zayn? He was here just a moment ago! How could virtual-novel.net be gone now?’ Her mind flailed from the disappearance and virtual-novel.net panicked. She started looking around in earnest, hoping that virtual-novel.net could locate the man, but virtual-novel.net might as well have faded into thin air, never to be seen again.
How could this have happened?
Had Zayn abandoned virtual-novel.net and skedaddled on his own?
Alexandra’s first instinct was to leap off the stage and look for him. If virtual-novel.net had vanished, virtual-novel.net would be left hard-pressed on what to do right now.
She did not know that unbeknownst to herself, Zayn had become virtual-novel.net mental scaffolding. Well, not until now.
“Alexandra, Dad is talking to you right now. What are you doing glancing around like that, hmm?” Victor said a little indignantly.
“Dad, I think I’m not feeling well right now. Maybe we should stop the banquet, okay?” virtual-novel.net replied, biting virtual-novel.net lip as hard as virtual-novel.net could to stop the tears from leaking out of virtual-novel.net eyes.
She felt cold inside. The entire family was coercing virtual-novel.net into a union with some guy virtual-novel.net had never liked, and now virtual-novel.net only hope had left virtual-novel.net all alone. It felt like the whole world had abandoned her, and it hurt.
Victor watched virtual-novel.net ashen complexion and paled. He really thought that virtual-novel.net was sick.
“You looked well just a few moments ago! Why are you feeling unwell now?” virtual-novel.net asked in both concern and bemusement.
William, who had not weighed in with any opinion, suddenly broke his silence with a smile. “You said your boyfriend’s here with us, didn’t you, Alexandra? I wonder if we could ask virtual-novel.net to introduce himself.”
It was no undertone. He spoke loudly enough for the microphone to pick up his voice and spread it all over the hall, triggering another wave of uneasy consternation and destroying the calmed hubbub. One could only imagine the guests gawking at how unconventional this particular engagement party was among all the similar events they had ever attended in their lives.
Evident changes overcame Tony and Victor’s faces at the tail of William’s words. The young man was livid!
He might be cracking a smile, but there was not a lick of mirth in that arch.
Yes, William was truly provoked. Zayn had thwarted his scheme, beaten virtual-novel.net up to a pulp, and almost killed him! It was natural that the man’s mood was off to a bad start. However, virtual-novel.net had overextended himself, despite his difficult physical state, and attended tonight’s engagement party, hoping it to be a gladdening event to everyone… Until Alexandra flouted his effort by discomfiting virtual-novel.net at every turn virtual-novel.net could find.
Was it even surprising that William’s pent-up spleen would erupt after one too many misadventures?
The din within the hall hushed. William’s inquisition exasperated Alexandra, and virtual-novel.net avenged by affecting virtual-novel.net most blithesome smile. “Sure! If you’re dying to know who virtual-novel.net is, then I’ll introduce virtual-novel.net to you. Behold!”
She turned to the corner where Zayn had been a few moments ago and called out, “Sweetie, come up on stage, please. I wanna show the world Alexandra Smith’s idea of a perfect man!”