Love Slave to My Devil CEO Boss R18

“Umm…who’s getting married?” I asked as I seated myself down next to Ace.

“You’ll see soon enough,” Ace replied before showing me what I thought looked like a slightly mischievous grin.

That grin of his made me wonder if it would be someone that I knew. Since we have been dating in secret for so long, I had to admit that I didn’t know many of Ace’s friends at all. Not long after our relationship became public information and known to everyone, we decided to move out of the city, so I haven’t met many of Ace’s friends. I have not heard anything about a wedding happening before this either.

A short while after everyone had settled down in their seats, the band began to play the classical wedding march. My eyes along with everyone else’s were drawn to the closed double door of the church where we knew that the bride would emerge with her father. Her groom was already waiting for her in front of the altar. I did not recognize the groom at all, but I had to say that he was very good looking, and his white tuxedo only added to his alluring charms.

The door opened slowly, and the bride was escorted in by her father. The veil over her face made it hard for me to figure out who she was or if I even knew her. The music continued playing as the bride and her father walked along the aisle. Since I couldn’t recognize the bride even after she had walked past the row where I was seated, I decided to simply sit back and enjoy the rest of the ceremony and event. It did occur to me that perhaps Ace just needed someone to accompany him to this event, and as his girlfriend, I was his natural choice.

“You don’t recognize her?” Ace whispered close to my ear.

“No…not really…” I replied back in a whisper.

The two of them were now exchanging their vows and they were too far away for me to see their faces in detail. The bride was blonde, and she looked extremely happy, which made sense considering that it was her wedding day. The white wedding gown that she had on looked very stunning with all the lace and the very long train that trailed behind her back.

“I’ll introduce you to them later,” Ace said before grinning at me.

“Ok…” I murmured in reply.

There was a reception out in the garden that naturally came after the ceremony. The beautiful garden at the back of the church was very spacious and beautifully decorated for the special occasion. The weather made it feel like the perfect day to have a wedding celebration outdoors. The gentle breeze blew against my skin as I stood next to Ace while I eyed the food that was on display.

“Hungry already?” Ace asked.

“A little…” I admitted with a small laugh.

“The newly married couple is here,” Ace informed me with a pleasant smile.

I turned around just in time to see the bride and groom emerging out of the church. The bride had taken the time to change into a shorter white dress that looked much easier for her to move around in. When the couple came into full view, I felt slightly stunned that I could put a name to the face of the bride after all.

“Claudia?” I gasped in shock before turning to face Ace as I demanded an answer from him.

“Yup. Dear Claudia finally got the wedding that she wanted,” Ace said before laughing a little.

“Oh…I see…wow…” I muttered as I kept staring at Claudia.

By that time, she was no longer pregnant and had given birth. On top of that, she had already managed to lose all the weight that she gained judging by her slim figure. I couldn’t stop staring at her as a warm feeling crept into my chest. Although she did put our relationship through a tumultuous period, I had her to thank for the chance to test the strength of our relationship. Through that incident, I truly believed that Ace and I grew closer and came to trust each other even more than before. The misunderstanding that she caused to get Ace to help her probably ended up paying off for both of us.

For my case, I learnt to trust Ace more than before and to listen to what he had to say and explain. As for her, it was clear that she got the wedding that she had wished for. The lavish wedding that we attended was probably what she had dreamt of all along. It truly looked and felt like the perfect wedding that suited her image perfectly. Claudia looked so happy as she greeted her guests with her husband at her side.

“Congratulations you two…” Ace said when it was finally our turn to greet the couple.

“Thank you. Glad that you could make it. We need to catch up sometime soon,” the groom said with a smile before nodding politely my way.

“Congratulations on your wedding” I said before showing them a genuine smile.

“What about you two? When will you guys get married?” Claudia asked before smiling teasingly at us.

I knew that she just wanted to tease us, but I felt my body stiffening at the question. It had been a while since the last time that Ace brought up the idea of marriage and I wasn’t sure if I was ready for something like that. At least that was what I thought up until the moment that I was asked so directly about it by Claudia. Seeing her getting married and so happy did have an unexplainable impact on me. It wasn’t like I hadn’t attended weddings before but that was the first time that I started feeling and seeing things differently.

“Soon,” Ace replied before I felt him wrap his arms around my waist.

W-What?

I turned to Ace with a stunned expression on my face at his confident reply. It just felt like he didn’t even need the time to think it through. The funniest thing was that I had started to wonder how soon he meant by ‘soon’.

--To be continued…