Chapter Seventeen
Vincent was shattered when his parents declared the date for his wedding with Sienna. He put up a show at the university but when he came home, he hopelessly crumbled to the floor, devastated.
His two year MBA was completed and on the last day all their friends decided to meet at the nearest night club that night for fun. It was a sort of a farewell party and everyone had to attend.
He went with Sienna reluctantly. Sienna danced with him to make Bronson jealous and approach her but he simply sat and watched her and drank with his friends.
Vincent was tired of putting up a charade for Steve. He knew that university was over and now was the time for him to take some action. He wanted Bronson to come out and confess his feelings but he didn't. It was obvious that Bronson was devastated when they announced their wedding date. Vincent wanted to confide in him but he couldn't with him sitting around his friends all the time.
When he saw Bronson get up and go to the washroom, he followed him. He had to talk to him. He froze and hid himself when he saw that he headed towards Sienna near the washroom. He could hear them distinctly. All of them had too much to drink.
He saw Bronson go close to her and pull her into his arms. "I love you Sienna, can't you see it? I'm dying for you, can't you feel it?" He picked her hand and placed it over his heart. "It's beating only for you. Please be mine Sienna, I beg of you," he pleaded as tears flowed down his cheeks.
Sienna was too stunned to react. Bronson picked her up on his shoulder and carried her upstairs to one of the rooms. Vincent's eyes widened at the implication. Would they do it tonight?
He waited till 2 am and then went home when Sienna didn't come down. He waited for her the whole of next day to come to his office and confess about Bronson, but she didn't.
Fifteen days passed and his mom called him more about the wedding tuxedo. He didn't pick up the phone or talk to her. Let her do what she wanted. She had his measurements, she could buy it herself. He was least interested in the wedding preparations.
The bodyguard he hired to watch Julianna didn't see her go even once to her parents' house. Maybe she wasn't attending the wedding.
Two nights before the wedding, Sienna's parents invited him to dinner at their house. He went at the last minute. After dinner, he went to the en-suite in Sienna's room. Washing his hands well he came out. Her room was very immaculate and clean. She might be a fitness freak, he felt. His eyes fell on a folded sheet of paper on her desk.
Picking it up, he opened it. It looked like some report. His eyes widened in shock when he saw what it was. A pregnancy report.
Sienna was pregnant with Bronson's baby? Why didn't she tell him? The wedding was two days away and he couldn't do this to them. He had to think of something fast. Cancelling the wedding will call for his mother's wrath. God only knew what she would do.
There was only one last option left. He wouldn't arrive at the altar. He would send his cousin Steve and his fiancée Mandy at the last minute to get married at the same altar. They already had a marriage license and would have planned their wedding in another ten days. That way, there wouldn't be any wastage.
He went back to his apartment shortly. There he sat in the dark, thinking. He would have to abduct his Julianna. She would never agree.
Next day he would take a solicitor's help and apply for an annulment of his marriage with Sienna as it was a void marriage. She was already pregnant with someone else's child. Then he would apply for a license to marry Julianna and then abduct her.
His dad came to see him. He told his dad everything about Sienna. He told him about his best friend Bronson Summers and Sienna's pregnancy. He also told him what he was planning to do.
His dad listened patiently and supported him completely. "It would be wrong to marry her under the circumstances son. I can't deal with your mom. She'll create a scene or maybe again go to their house and blast the poor girl. Given her delicate condition, I would suggest dropping out at the last moment," he suggested.
"I will have to resign from the company, dad. I'm tired of these constant threats. Let mom and Steve handle it. I'm done. I'll get a job and marry my Julianna," he said and his dad patted his head.
"You love her too much, don't you?" He asked and Vincent grinned and nodded his head.
"I had called the first orphanage where I spent my childhood. They have asked for a donation in return for the information about my real parents. After the wedding day is over, I'll go in search of my real parents. I'm tired of living this life with your mom. I will update you, son about my whereabouts," he said with a smile.
"I'm happy dad. Yes, once you find your family, I'll go to meet you with my Julianna," he promised and his dad flashed the brightest smile he had ever seen on his face so far.
After his dad left, Vincent smiled happily,"Just one more day to go Julianna. I'm coming to get you. Be ready for me. This time I'll not let you go. I'll marry you and make you mine forever," he promised before going off to sleep.
The next day he met a solicitor and had the papers ready for the annulment of his marriage with Sienna. He then applied for a fresh marriage license with Julianna McCoy.
By afternoon he had the license in his hands. He thanked his solicitor and paid him a hefty amount for helping him so much. He went home to his apartment and packed his stuff. He bought clothes for Julianna too and packed it all up. His friend Steve Clement had a house in Florida. He took the keys and booked flight tickets to Miami, Florida.
The bodyguard he appointed to keep watch on Julianna informed him that she returned home from her office. His friend Steve Clement would help him abduct Julianna and take her to the airport.
His wedding was at 11 o'clock in the morning. He would disappear half an hour before.
Happy with his preparations, he waited eagerly for tomorrow.
