BXBX NOVEL Chapter 131: BEFORE MARRIAGE
Chapter 131: BEFORE MARRIAGE
Well, whatever. It meant that the worst thing Giana could think of didn\'t happen and she was ought be grateful for it.
Her life was already very complicated and it didn\'t need some complicated problems between her and Dillon\'s relationship adding to the mix.
"It is good if nothing happened," Giana muttered and glanced at Dillon, who was still trying to tidy up his ruffled hair with his fingers. "Don\'t get me wrong, my life is very messy and I don\'t want to deal with any new problems."
Dillon rolled his eyes dramatically when he heard this. "We will just change the topic," he said, getting a nod of approval from Giana.
Giana then took her coffee cup and inhaled the strong aroma and it was enough to help her refocus her mind and relieve the throbbing in her head. "What do you want to talk about?"
"The news that Hailee wanted to tell the public through a journalist has been published," said Dillon, who then handed his cellphone to Giana,so that she could see it for herself.
Giana, who received it with her free hand, started scrolling to see what news was written there.
It did not seem like it was too important and Dillon didn\'t understand why Hailee wanted to publish it?
However, Giana seemed to have other ideas, as she read each article carefully while sipping her coffee.
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"WHAT IS THIS?!" George shouted angrily as Aileen stepped into his office and closed the door, to make sure no one else would hear the scornful words from this middle- aged man.
Aileen already knew that this was what she would face when she saw the news this morning.
Someone has leaked the news that the diamond, which was said to be the wedding ring for Hailee Tatum from Ramon Tordoff earlier, had been chosen as an engagement ring between her and Theodore Gevano early this morning.
This issue was known only to the Tatum family members, because at that time they were the only ones who heard the minor dispute regarding the diamond ring.
And of course that \'someone\' was Hailee herself, because her name was on the news. \'A short interview\', it read. Who would believe that it was really an interview and not Hailee herself telling the media?
Okay, maybe everyone thought like that, but it was not the case with Aileen and George, they knew that Hailee was planning something and whatever, this is just the beginning.
But now, the news is everywhere and everyone already know this.
Maybe, for some, this news is not some big information, but the impact is truly extraordinary and could put, not only Aileen but also George and Theodore, in serious trouble.
They have to face innumerable problems now...
The trivial news about the diamond ring that Ramon Tordoff didn\'t buy for his wedding because George Tatum blatantly said that the ring was a gift from him for the engagement of Aileen Tatum and Theodore Gevano, angered all the shareholders in Tatum Jewelry.
They were so outraged that they held an impromptu meeting to call George Tatum, to confirm the news.
Of course they were furious, because when the news about the marriage between Hailee and Ramon surfaced along with the information about the ring that would become their wedding ring, the company\'s shares that had been on the verge of collapsing since the death of Hailee\'s parents, finally showed a change for the better.
However, it was less than twenty-four hours that the news about the ring that Ramon Tordoff didn\'t buy because George Tatum was going to reward it for the engagement between Aileen and Theodore had been out, but the impact was already very pronounced and it could be seen that things would not improve in a day or two.
Shit!
Even within a month they were pessimistic, because of the circulating speculation that the Tordoffs felt insulted by this deed.
And who would want to be a party that was hatedby that family? Only a fool would hope like that and now… the fool they were referring to was staring at Aileen with eyes ready to kill.
"Why are you scolding me?!" Aileen exclaimed. She couldn\'t accept being yelled at by George like that, it was clearly not her fault. "You know clearly who leaked those nonsense words of yours! Then why are you taking your frustration out on me!?"
"Shut up!" George was furious when he exclaimed angrily and galloped over to Aileen. However, the woman seemed ready for the consequences that were waiting for her.
"What?!" She challenged. "You want to slap me?! Slap me and we will see how the people outside this room would view it!"
George was about to lift his hand, but could only stare at her in silence and then drop it by his side.
Right.
If anyone saw Aileen coming out of his office with swollen cheeks, his image would be completely damaged and now all eyes were on him.
"I never asked you to say that!" Aileen resumed her words after she believed her threat had worked and made George resign himself to do so. "You yourself are looking for trouble by challenging Ramon Tordoff!"
It is a reality and now regret about his impulsiveness will never solve the problem that happened. It was too late...
"And if you think I am going to clean after the mess you created," Aileen hissed and gave George a very sharp look, she even threw a look of disgust which made the middle- aged man squint. "I don\'t want to. Thanks to you too, I got into trouble with the Gevano family."
Of course the Gevano family would get even more outraged and this initially unblessed relationship would only get worse, knowing that Tatum family\'s company was in crisis, again. Because of the rashness of George\'s mouth, spewing words carelessly.
"What\'s your problem with the Gevano family?" George asked, probing. If there was one way to avoid all of this, then the answer would be the Gevano family.
Only when Aileen entered that family, would things improve a little for them.
"My problem?" Aileen raised her eyebrows in disbelief and snorted. "We can spend a full day and night discussing my problems with the Gevano family, want to hear?" She asked sarcastically.
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"Wow! This is amazing!" Hailee jumped on Ramon\'s bed and made the man grimace because the girl almost pressed his stomach with her knee, if only he didn\'t have good reflexes. "See!"
Hailee shoved her cell phone under Ramon\'s nose and forced the man to look at what she found extraordinary.
It was the news published by Ben Kingstone, the journalist, regarding the Tatum Jewelry diamond ring.
Actually, the news had already been released early in this morning, it\'s just that because Hailee has been busy devoting her focus to Ramon and his therapy all day, it wasn\'t until evening that she checked her cellphone and found out about the news.
Hailee then laid down on Ramon\'s bed, even though she had her own bed in the room and it seemed that Ramon did not mind sharing the bed with his future wife.
To be honest, he was quite enjoying how Hailee seemed enthusiastic about reading the comments under the news and this was her first smile after Giana came to visit.
Because after that, Hailee looked grumpy and always annoyed whenever Ramon talked to her.
"Danny has already told me about this news," Ramon said, lying back next to Hailee and staring at her intently.
"Why didn\'t you tell me?" Hailee frowned again and looked at Ramon.
"I thought you already knew and I forgot too, do you remember? I have a busy therapy schedule." Ramon used the \'sympathy card\' to melt Hailee and in fact it worked.
Because no matter how angry Hailee is, she will soften up when reminded that Ramon is currently sick. Her concern for Ramon was not just a show.
"Oh, you\'re so whiny just because you have a busy therapy schedule that you even became forgetful?" Hailee grumbled and mocked Ramon. "Are you sure you don\'t want to postpone our marriage?" She asked. "I\'m not sure you\'ll be well enough to stand all day welcoming guests."
Ramon frowned as he caught the hidden meaning behind Hailee\'s words. This girl was looking down on him… saying things in a roundabout way and with a cute smile on her lips.
What an aesthetic way to make fun of someone.
"You don\'t have to worry about that," said Ramon as he pulled Hailee closer to him so that he could hug her. "Because I can\'t wait for you to become my wife."
"I\'m not sure you were serious when you said it." Hailee glared at Ramon, trying to get out of Ramon\'s hands wrapped around her, but not for long because in the next few minutes she was already hugging him back.
"Wasn\'t it me who proposed this marriage even though you lied to me?" Ramon asked, resting his chin on top of Hailee\'s head, inhaling her scent that smelled like oranges.
"You want to marry me because of a company you can acquire," Hailee snorted again as she said this. It seemed that her annoyance at Giana\'sarrival was stillintact. "Don\'t make it sound like something romantic."
Hearing Hailee\'s grumbling, Ramon could only chuckle. Hailee can be so adorable…
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After being under strict supervision and going through therapy that was quite strict and very, very well rested, finally the wedding day arrived.
To minimize the possibility of spreading other news besides this marriage, the night before the wedding, Ramon was finally allowed to go home, of course with the permission of Doctor Bram, who congratulated Ramon on his wedding the next day.
That night, nothing special happened, except appointing some extra maids who will help Hailee put on her wedding dress the following day and also the anxiety that deprived Hailee of her sleep which eventually made her walk back and forth in her room.
Until she finally came up with a brilliant idea to annoy Ramon. It\'s possible that the man haven\'t slept either. Maybe he was just as anxious as she was, waiting for tomorrow, so it didn\'t hurt to cheer each other up, right?
An absurd yet quite strange reason ...
But, armed with that reason, Hailee came out of her room and walked toward Ramon\'s room which was only a few steps across from her room.
"Ramon," Hailee called out, knocking on the door. "Ramon, are you sleeping?" called Hailee again.
She waited \'patiently\' for a while and soon she could hear the sound of approaching footsteps and moments later, Ramon opened the door. His body loomed before Hailee.
"Can I come in?" Hailee asked, but she wasn\'t waiting for an answer as she pushed open the door and slipped inside.