After changing into a lighter and simpler blue dress, and lighter jewelries which took me more than thirty minutes, I finally went back down stairs to where I left Landon earlier. Finding him scrolling through his phone as he is waiting for me in the same place where I left him but it seemed like he also changed the suit that he was wearing earlier. Now he is in black all bottom down shirt and wide suit pants which is dark blue that is no difference from black, so does his bow tie. Everything on him is all dark colors but it looks good on him though, maybe because dark colors was made for him in the first place.
He suddenly rise his gaze from his phone, landing on me before I even hit the main floor. He rises from his sit and walks towards me, offering me help even though I don't really need it but I just allowed it.
"Why are you wearing that again?" He asks when we hit the main floor.
He mentions at my wedges that I had to wear again because of the dress, making me understand what he is talking about.
"I can't wear flat shoes with this dress" I explained.
"You can if you are not comfortable with anything high" he argues.
" I can't just wear flat sandals, especially with this kind of dresses" I argued back.
"Then change into something that you can wear a comfortable shoes with" he still argues like he is the one suffering the pain.
I sigh in frustration, already frustrated by this man just in the first day and I don't know what to do. Who is he to control me on what to wear? If he hadn't forced this marriage on me, I wouldn't have worn all of this in the first place, and now he is scolding me about it.
My frustration seems to be obvious since he noticed it because moves , standing in front of him and takes my both hands into his but I can't get myself to look at him.
"I am sorry" he says making me looking at him with wide eyes, never expected that he will apologize to me. Landon never apologizes even when he is at fault but now he is apologizing just for this small reason "I didn't mean to make angry or frustrated" he says as his gaze softens, pleading with me to forgive him.
"It's okey" I finally found what to say.
He shakes his head " No, it is not okey. I shouldn't have scold you on that but I was just worried that you might hurt your feet any further." He worriedly explained making speechless.
It is so abnormal for Landon to be worried about anyone especially for a stranger like me, but why will he even worry? Why will he care now? Why? I would have been back in Los Angels, in my beloved bedroom reading my romantic novels or watching kdrama. But I am here, forcely married to him. He should have care from the beginning not now when everything is too late. Just by thinking about it while looking at him, makes me want to cry my eyes out. Why is he doing this to me? He is confusing me everytime he behaves this way. He should just be himself and stop pretending to be someone who he isn't.
I want to say all this out but I can't get myself to do it, so just say instead "I am okey. We can just go." Looking away from him.
He doesn't seem to be convinced by my lie and as much as he still wants to talk about it, he drops it and just nods.
He releases my hands but just place one of his hands on my small back as he leads me to the huge door that leads to the garden.
As we walked out through the door, walking into a place that I doubt that it is the garden we got married in.
It is no more an open place like earlier. The whole place is covered by what seems like dark glasses, making the whole place light up in blue and white lights. Which makes me realize that everything in this wedding is in blue and white, including Landon's and my dressing, wedding ring and just everything visible and invisible.
Like I said, everything here feels and looks like Disney world.
Suddenly my attention focuses on where Landon is taking me to, finding his mother waving at us at the table she is sitting on with Ares and Cole. She seems so happy like she is the one who got married.
At least I have a kind and cheerful mother-in-law.
They also seem like they are laughing about something but they immediately stop when we approached the table.
"What were you guys gossiping about?" Landon asks as he pulls a chair opposite Ariana and mentions for me to sit. When I sat, he takes the sit beside me which is opposite his father who is sitting between his wife and Cole.
They all stayed quiet,so Landon pushes further "You guys were laughing about something but suddenly stopped immediately when we approached" he seems like he is detecting them on whatever crime the did which is also scary. This is Landon Harper that the world knows. The real Landon Harper.
"Didn't I tell to stop doing that to us?" Ares snaps at him.
"Doing what?" He calmly asks like he have no clue of what his father is talking about.
"The manipulative thing" Ares answers, pointing at Landon's face like it clearly showing on his face.
"Yes. Just because you are good at doing that to people's brains, doesn't mean you can use it on us whenever you wish" Cole also scoldes. "That was so terrifying. It almost got me" Cole says with his hand on his chest.
Landon leans his both elbows on the table, looking at Cole, straight in the eye "Were you scared? I thought it never had effects on you" Landon says with no amusement in his voice.
Cole also does the same as Landon and looks straight in his eyes "And were you sad about it? I thought that you didn't feel at all" Cole says, challenging Landon.
Landon smirkes evilly " And you thought so right" he says, making Cole shut his mouth.
"Hey, quite it already. You are scaring Stella" Ariana finally cuts in, making Landon realize my fear and confusion because he immediately takes his eyes away from Cole, landing it on me and his gaze immediately softens, silently apologizing to me.
"Stella" Ariana calls, having my attention back on her "Don't worry, it is just their childish talk between them. You will get use to it but it might take a well, so don't mind them" She explains, trying to comfort me which doesn't completely work but I still appreciate it.
I shake my head and give her a polite smile "It's fine. I don't mind"
Ariana smiles brightly as she says "Oh My Goodness. I am really lucky to be blessed with a sweet beautiful woman like you as my daughter-in-law since I wasn't blessed with a daughter." She compliments which made me blush, but then she continues before I could say anything "Did Landon also told you how lucky he is?" And that made me blush out of embarrassment.
How could she say such thing? We all know this marriage is not sincere and he just chose a random woman to marry because he was aging and needs to stop the random rumors.
And it is Landon Harper that we are talking about, people sees that I am the lucky one in this marriage, not the other way around.
I slowly turn my gaze to Landon, finding he is already looking at me in a way that I don't know.
"Oh come on aunt, do you think this cold hearted robot will even think about it talk less of saying it out?" Cole says as he chuckles,cuting the awkward silence. "Impossible"
Landon stares deadly at him but he ignores him, facing me. "I am so sorry that you get to end up with this heartless robot your whole life" he tells me, making me to also feel sorry for myself "But don't worry, I will be always available when you want to badmouth him whenever you need to loose your frustration towards him, because you will with this man here." Cole happily offers.
"I will also join" My father-in-law excitedly joins like he has the time to do that.
Landon just speechlessly stares at them like he wants to cut their tongue off.
"Stop it. How can you badmouth him with his wife? You can do that yourselves, leave Stella out of it." Ariana furiously snaps at them, making them zip their mouths. Even the president is no match for his wife. She then turns her attention with a smile on her face "You will join me to talk about all the good things about him instead"
Cole scoffs "As if there is anything good in this man." Cole murmurs then still says "My offer is till there in case you change your mind"
Ariana glares at him like she wants to strangle him to death.
A soft song suddenly starts playing making Landon to take out his hand, offering it to me.
"Would like to dance with me?"
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