“I’m glad to know,” he said, “And I’m even more pleased to have my kids with me right now.” He spread his arm over Hazel’s shoulder and his eldest son’s shoulder as he pulled them for a hug. They hugged him back, just to be joined by Rueben and his brother with their wives. Christian watched the family with a smile before he ran his eyes around the spacious room. That room was like a king’s room and that bed was also huge. The entire wall behind the bed was covered with several picture frames. There were also pictures of his wedding. His wife Natalia, his three sons and his daughter-in-laws and their children. It was as if he had photographs of every stage of his life for memory. In those pictures, he also saw Natalia who was no longer alive. She passed away four years ago due to some never-ending illness. It was dementia that took her away from her husband. She was not very old at the time of her death because, in the last picture of her, she was holding her eldest son’s daughter i
“And you thought that he was some man who was trying to impress me…” Hazel laughed, throwing her head back as she remembered the morning she saw his jealous side. It was indeed a sight to behold by her. He was indeed a protective man of hers. Christian, who was washing the dishes after he had dinner, could not help but sigh when he heard her laughing. Though he loved the pleasant sound, it was the twenty-eighth time she was teasing him. After coming back from the Samuel mansion, he had gone out for some work. And then he came straight back at nine o’clock at night while Adam was asleep. Hazel was the first to cook and serve him food. After that, he insisted on washing the dishes himself. And since the incident of the morning had cropped up in their normal conversation, Hazel had found an opportunity to tease him over and over again. “You’re teasing me nonstop, Haze,” he murmured, putting a dish away before he went to dry his hands with a towel. Hazel, after she held her hands behi
“My family’s coming tomorrow.” That gained her quick attention. “We’ll go to pick them up,” he revealed further, “They’re eager to meet you.” She did not pull away, breathing in the same air. “I thought we were going there,” she mumbled in confusion when she remembered the time he told her that his mother wanted them to marry in Rajasthan. The place was opposite where she lived. He let go of her neck as he held her waist. “We will, baby.” The nickname made her heart skip a beat. She swallowed, not wishing to react awkwardly because of that. He noticed it and continued with a small smile, “But I also want to invite your family to our wedding. In such a condition, it’d be difficult for dad to travel, so I thought that we should get married here. We can hold the ceremony there.” She smiled instantly at his thoughtfulness. “Thank you so—,” and she was shushed by his mouth as he kissed her once again. He pulled back and gave an answer to her puzzlement, “No thank you and all. They’re my
“He’s really excited,” said Hazel as she looked down at her kid who was jumping with joy. He was holding her hand and jogging in his place, eagerly waiting for the guests to arrive. “He really is,” said Christian with a small smile on his lips which was slightly hidden behind his beard. “He said he’ll drive them home,” he continued, looking in his front. Many people were arriving by the large gates but their family was not behind those people. He wondered what made them so late. She chuckled when she heard him. Adam was unable to hide his happiness. “They’re coming,” the words that escaped his mouth got Hazel’s quick attention as she quickly raised her head and found the family coming to them. Her eyes slightly widened when she eyed each one of them, suddenly feeling nervous. Sanam and his wife were walking together. His hand was on her lower back as he guided them ahead. He was wearing a brown suit, looking so formal and high class, while his wife was wearing a simple white knee-
“We are all lawyers but we all have a difference!” Fiza, Izhar’s youngest sister said, widening her eyes. “Bro is a criminal defence lawyer, Haya didi is a tax lawyer and I’m a family lawyer, which means the highest earning one,” she completed with a proud tone, fluttering her eyelashes by the end. Haya, the middle one, chuckled, “Stop with that! It’s horrible!” That made everybody chuckle. Irene did that, while palming her mouth which was filled with a gulp of sharbat. Fiza rolled her eyes, sipping on her drink. “But who is the inspiration of all of you?” Irene asked with pure interest, getting Kevin’s quick attention. He looked at her as he sat beside her, palming her thigh. Rukh, who was holding her grandson Isaac in her lap, answered Irene with a kind smile, “Their father.” She had that pride in her tone for her husband who gave her a side glance which was full of love and admiration. “You’re also a lawyer?” Irene’s eyes slightly widened as she asked Iqrar about that. “Yes,
“All these?” Hazel asked, holding the bundle of dresses in her arms and looking down at them because they were more than ten. Some of them were in Zoya’s arms, because it was too difficult for Hazel to lift those gowns by herself, so Zoya was there to help her. Their size was also bigger than normal clothes. “Yes, dear. We all just found them beautiful. Now see which one you like best.” Heer gave her a small smile after she delivered those words. And it took almost an hour for them to select those gowns. Abigail was telling the truth when she told the reason for an hour. They all went out shopping at eleven in the morning and now it was early afternoon. “Okay,” said Hazel as she went into the spacious closet. Zoya followed her behind. The door opened and they walked inside. Zoya put the dresses in a safe place before she went outside, leaving Hazel behind. She first ran her eyes around the large room. There was a long marble slab beside her and half of the wall had splayed a mirr
The door of her room opened and that grabbed everybody’s attention. The bride slightly moved her head in that direction and her eyes widened when she looked at the person. The same expression flashed on his face as he drank in her attire. She was looking beautiful. “Dad,” she murmured and walked to him. He also reduced the distance between them by rolling the wheels of his chair. David came behind them to assist him. The ladies in that room along with the make-up artists and hair stylists walked out of the room, giving them some privacy. “I was just thinking about you,” she confessed, bending slightly to hold his weak hands. His wrists were a lot thinner and his hands were shivering before they fell in her hold. “Me too,” he smiled. “Dav,” he said and David bent slightly to help him in standing up. Adam could stand for a few minutes but walking was hard for him. As he stood up, he spread his arms and engulfed his daughter in a loving embrace. “I was also thinking about how you wou
He sighed relaxedly once he entered her room. He could come back home only after dropping off his family members at the hotel. Marcus was too busy with his wife and kids until Rebecaa blessed Hazel with all her heart, so he did not want him to handle the work of dropping them off at the hotel.He did that by himself and there, Adam insisted on staying with his grandparents. Though he wanted Adam to come with him, Heer was ready to keep Adam with themselves so Christian did not bother them much. He drove back. He inhaled the sweet scent of hers in the room which was strongly dominating the entire closed room. He looked around and found the room decorated with lit-up candles and rose petals. He remembered when Kevin gave him a smirk on his way back home. So it was easy to catch that the room was decorated by him and Irene. He shook his head and walked ahead to sit on the bed. The rose petals spread on the white sheet were crushed under his weight for which he did not care at all. He