"But our mother queen is much beautiful tonight!" Ca.s.sie told the Little girl.

"Do I heard my name?" Loura is actually nearby and could hear about their talks.

"Of course, pretty auntie Loura!" Kendra answered quickly that made the adults laugh. Everyone wishes to have a daughter like witty and sweet like her.

"Where is Shun, by the way?"

"Oh, uncle Nicholas was been calling him, so he answered his phone outside."

"I see.  Then, it is okay if I left you alone here?"

"No problem, Miss Loura," she answered. Still shy to take away the formal address she used to.

"I told you, just call me Loura or big sis," she commended.

Ca.s.sie giggles, "okay, sister Loura."

"That's better… you know how pretty you were tonight?"

She smiled shyly, looks like, she still not used to any compliment from anyone.

"I think, your pregnancy what makes you more blooms like this! And of course, because you are in love…"

"Probably, sister Loura."

"Am glad seeing Shun this happy. I wish you both a happy life together," Loura hugs her tightly.

"Thank you, sister Loura."

"Alright, I will go and meet my other guests."

"Go ahead, sister Loura."

Ca.s.sie watched the crowd. Kendra now joining her father and Cara. Looks like the little girl making requests and now doctor Derek went to get some cake for his daughter. She felt amused seeing them as a family. Ca.s.sie felt her small b.u.mped and like talking to the child inside her. She is excited to know the gender and she always has to imagine Shun and her, raising their child. With this, it gives a smile on her lips and gladness on her heart.

"Mademoiselle, do you want some wine or champagne?"

"Oh, no, thank you. Can I have some water instead?" Her request to the lady server.

"Sure, no problem." The server smiled before she left.

Ca.s.sie receives a message from Daichi. She read them and was very surprised. She was amazed by it. Daichi and Riley are currently staying in j.a.pan and visiting Daichi's father's parents, his grandparents.

He messages Ca.s.sie and showing the picture he received as very important possession of his forefathers. Now that he is married, his grandparents pa.s.sed the responsibility of taking care of them.

On the picture is his ancestor named Gen Isagawa who went to France as an Imperial Soldier to train by the French army. And the other person who stood next to Gen is none other than, Major Carlisle Williams. This is their last meeting as Gen Isagawa who look like Daichi has to go back to j.a.pan and Carlisle has a.s.signed to go to war in America.

Teardrops escaping from her eyes. She felt overwhelms, how the world really is just small for the rest of them.

Ca.s.sie stood up and decided to look Shun and shared this to him. Daichi also said the two had promised to meet again someday. And they did! They already meet again! Like her and Shun…

"Mademoiselle! Your water," the lady server halted her and give her a gla.s.s of water she requested.

"Oh, thank you," she took the gla.s.s and brought it with her.

She went outside from the Wedding Hall and look for Shun when she heard two voices talking from the lounge not that farther from the Hall entrance door. She was about to approach them when she began to understand who they were talking about.

Ca.s.sie froze from where she stood. Shocked slaps her. Is she hearing right? Or they talk about someone else? But Levi clearly mentioning her name and Shun didn't deny it.

"I know very well… uncle Nicholas already prepared my adoption dissolution. Am just waiting for the right time."

"You should be, Ca.s.sie deserves to know the truth."

"I understand. It worries me also, now she stopped taking her medicine, I know it will often give her pain on the head. She will get to suffer soon and I am worried."

"Unless she will remember you as her long lost brother, might it is what is needed. Gladly, she stopped looking for you. How would you cover up further if she continued asking for her brother?"

"You can't just imprison her with your love, promising a forever, proposing her marriage without her knowing you are Quinn she is looking at all this time."

"I know…" Shun sighed.

He and Levi heard a sound of broken gla.s.s on the floor. Levi's face becomes pale looking behind him.

"Ca.s.sie? How long have you been there?"

Shun heard Levi muttered. He quickly stood up to face her, "Ca.s.sandra…" Shun looked at the floor where broken gla.s.s scattered on the floor and got worried she will get the broken object.

"Ca.s.sandra," but Ca.s.sie slaps his hand and given him a cold shoulder.

"Don't touch me."

"Ca.s.sie," Levi doesn't know what to do at the moment.

"Shut up!" She yells at him. "You knew all along?"

Levi saw the hurt on her eyes but Ca.s.sie gives him a hateful glare. He pressed his lips. This is not a good time yet, she is under in a confusing state and normally she won't listen.

"Ca.s.sandra, please hear me out first," Shun trying to talk to her. "Let me explain to you," Shun begs her.

"And why? You are such a liar. I don't want to hear anything you want to say!"

Ca.s.sie gives him that kind of look that also breaking his heart. That is why he is always feared the day she will know the truth.

"Ca.s.sandra!" Shun called out Ca.s.sie when she suddenly runs to the elevator.

"Ca.s.sandra, please! Listen to me!" Shun was able to catch her up.

"You are a liar!"

Ca.s.sie's right hand landed on Shun's face. Tears flooded her eyes as she was hurting bad.

"All this time, you were just here! Why?"

Like a sharp two-edged knife cutting his heart slowly, the pain is deep and great. He knew that the pain Ca.s.sie's feeling right now is triple than the pain he has.

The elevator opens and Ca.s.sie steps inside quick. Shun felt helpless. He knew everything is his own fault of lying to her like this. But Ca.s.sandra is pregnant, she has to calm down. The doctor is warning her to not get too emotional or doing so many activities to care for her pregnancy.

Shun runs the stairs. Gladly, this hotel only has a few floors, he saw Ca.s.sie runs outside the hotel unconsciously.

"Ca.s.sandra!" Shun grabs her by the waist and hold her tightly.

Rain pouring down so hard she can barely see the street in front of the hotel.

Cars drove past them and so he pulls her away from the road.

Shun grabs her by the shoulder to face him. Flooded by both the rain and tears, she can't clearly see his face. Only she could feel is his burning kisses against hers...

Stunned, she throws her arms around his neck and responded to his hot kisses. Everything seems right, but no...

Wearing a white long dress, and car lights in the background, this moment is just perfect in the middle street of Paris.

However, her heart has been playing all this time. She can't forget this... the pained is too strong overwhelms her whole being.

She forcibly paused Shun away from her. "Am tired. I want to go home."

Back to the mansion, Shun just follows Ca.s.sie quietly. She entered their bedroom but he holds the door from closing.

"Ca.s.sandra, let us talk."

"What for? To hear more lies from you?"

Shun sighed. Her voice is full of hurts and accusations at the same time. He let Ca.s.sie close the door and he leans on it. Tears falling from his eyes. He could hear Ca.s.sandra's sobbing behind this door...

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