Chapter 72
We walked into the well decorated hall, with a dining sitting arrangement of four chairs per table.
The colorful balloons used for the decoration gave life to the place, the whole place looks beautiful and gives comfort to the
We walked to our table which was beside the celebrant’s table.
“Wow!!” Sam exclaimed she could not hide her excitement.
“This place looks so beautiful, the decorators dod a very good job here, this most have really cost a fortune,” she muttered
“Yea, the flowers are screaming luxury,” I whispered.
We all s
sat down. Trevor sat beside while Andrew sat beside Sam
Smile displayed on Alexis face and her hand intertwined into Hunter’s as they both took their seats.
As we sat down, the lights dimmed slightly and the sound of soft music filled the room.
The celebrant, Alexis, stood up and tapped her glass to get everyone’s attention
“Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends and family, welcome!” she said with a beaming smile.
Im so glad you could join me on this special day. Today, I turn a year older, and I’m grateful for all the love and support in my life”
“Im very happy to announce to you that this will be my last birthday as a single lady.”
Those words of hers pierced my heart.
“So, let’s party, eat, party, eat, she cheered and retreated into her seat.
The room erupted in applause and cheers, and I couldn’t help but feel a little sense of joy and excitement for her.
I felt Trevor’s soft grip on my hand.
My gaze was uncontrollably meeting Hunter’s whose table was directly opposite ours:
I quickly take my gaze off to avoid being noticed by Alexis
As we waited for the food to be served, I couldn’t help but notice the tension between Alexis and Hunter.
They seemed to be avoiding eye contact, and their body language screamed discomfort.
A beautiful lady stood up, tapping her glass to get everyone’s attention, I recognized her to be the mall manager. I remembered she mentioned that she was Alexis friend.
“Happy birthday once again girlfriend,” A smile played on her face as she talked.
“Our friendship is one that I value and cherish so much,”
“I want to make a toast,” she announced.
We all took our glasses.
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“Let’s toast to long life, more money and a happy married life,”
“Cheers,” she said, raising her glass of wine up.
The clattering sound of glasses mixes with the soft low volume background music.
Sam and Andrew are getting along really well, they look genuinely happy around each other, one will not believe that it’s their first time meeting each other.
Sam is a really amazing person to be with, I don’t know much about Andrew but judging from the few talks we had at the penthouse the other time I think he is a nice person too
My gaze locked in Hunter’s, we stared into each other’s eyes.
I started.
“Hey calm down, it’s me, Treavor said, when he noticed how frightened I was..
“You are distracted, are you okay?” he asked with so much concem in his voice.
“Yea I’m okay,” I said, putting a fake smile on my face.
“Eden, you can talk to me, whatever it is, I care so much about you,” he sounded so genuine, softly squeezing and rubbing my fingers.
A cold chill rushed down my throat. I cleared my throat.
“It nothing I’m okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes,” I said, looking at him,with a reassuring smile on my lips.
A sly grin played on his lips.
He took a hold of my jaw in his hand and stared intensely into my eyes. He leaned and kissed me, while I was still processing what happened.
Hunter walked to our table and caught him on the collar of his suit with both hands and gave him a hard punch in his face.
The room fell silent as all attention was called to our table and all eyes buried on us, I felt a chill run down my spine, and my stomach burned with anxiety.
I went still in my seat, with no idea of what to do, Andrew held Hunter to move him away from Trevor
“Who the hell do you think you are to mess around, with my gul, huh?” Hunter yelled.
“Your girl? You’re so delusional,
I hid my face in shame, Sam tapped my shoulder while some of the male guests held Trevor back.
Alexis walked up to Hunter.
“How dare you? How dare you pull such stunt at my party over some silly commoner,”
Her words pierced my heart and my stomach churned.
My face was already drowning in tears, why will this be happening now? I sobbed deeply in silence.
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were blazing with anger and Andrew was trying to calm him down. Alexis words were like a slap in the face.
Trevor’s face was red with rage, and
“Get your hands off me! Trevor shouted, struggling to break free from the grip of the men holding him back.
“Stop it, b
worse!”
buddy!” Andrew yelled from the other end where Hunter was struggling to free himself too. “Don’t make things
The room was in chaos, with guests gasping and whispering to each other.
Sam was trying to comfort me, but I was too stunned to respond,
Alexis walked to where I was sitting as she approached knots formed in my stomach.
She picked the glass of wine sitted in front of me and gently poured down the contents of the glass from my head, it streamed down my body.
I have never been so humiliated like I am today, so many people are covering the scene with their phones.
“You have messed with the wrong person,” Alexis said with so much bitterness in her tune.
“Watch you back, betrayer.”
Her words were like a dagger to my soul.
The room erupted with guests shouting and arguing, I felt like I was trapped in a web of guilt.
Hunter’s eyes locked onto mine and for a moment I felt like slapping him right in the face.
Sam helped me to stand, I managed to stand on my fit, my knees feels so weak and my leg trembles with terror.
“Be careful,” Sam said holding me tight be the side.
Trevor was our already.
Cameras were flashing into my face as I walked out, I tried hard to hide my face from being captured by the cameras.
“Eden, an unfamiliar voice called from behind.
froze at the spot.
