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Chapter sixty-one: "Like Father Like Son"

My heart raced and my chest tightened, my throat felt dry. I was nervous there was no doubt about it

Why on heart did I meet him now of all times?! Shouldn't I meet him without looking haggard? Fuck this

I straightened my back without looking too obvious and smiled "Yes I am looking for her"
God so help me this man could at least help a girl

The man who stood in front of me swirled his drink around before looking at me again and snorted a bit before returning to his serious face within seconds "Find her yourself" he replied to me

If there was one person who I recognized this personality from it is the one and only Cloud before we were in a relationship
Like father like son

Although the difference between them is so obvious like night and day, Cloud has this air around him where everyone can be at ease, and this guy in front of me which is his father if like there is a deadline every day

He sets down the glass on a tray by a passing butler "Your name is Penelope, correct?" he looks at me up and down like he was judging me
This guy is not even hiding it!

I nodded "Yes, may I ask what is your name?"
This is so fucking embarrassing, I don't even know the name of the father

The air felt heavy all of a sudden "He didn't tell you my name?"

I shook my head and stayed silent

Well this got awkward real quick

"That punk is getting too unhinged, he doesn't even have at least the basic decency of telling others my name" he pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes

Suddenly I felt something starting within me
It was anger

I don't get angry this easily but just witnessing a parent being annoyed and hating their kid in front of another person just doesn't sit well with me, especially if that parent is the father of my boyfriend

My left hand started to form a fist and I did my best to hold my emotions in for the sake of this happy occasion for my cousin
If I met him after the wedding then maybe I would've had said something

"My name is Theodore"

I grinned and gave out my hand for him to shake "Then it is nice to meet you, Theodore"

He puts on a forced smile and shook my hand "It's nice to meet you too, Penny"

"It's Penelope"

"Of course, my bad"

Right after we shook hands he walked away as if I was just someone meant for a basic greeting, when he was far away I saw him pull out a tissue from his pocket and wiped his hands
This motherfucker is getting on my nerves even though this is our first meeting

Theodore Marshall, a cold and kind of a jerky guy

The anger that Cloud felt about his father was now my anger two folds

I hurriedly tried to continue finding Sophia to calm down the bubble inside me, it took me a while but I found her in the kitchen where she was managing to oversee the food that would be prepared for the wedding reception. Her meadow eyes landed on me after looking down at her list "Penelope! What are you doing here?" she asked while walking closer to me

What on earth did Sophia see in Theodore that made her his wife?

"Aunt Laborè said that we were supposed to wear a bracelet and I wasn't informed so I came without one"

Her eyes went down to both of my wrists "Oh right, well, there is a bracelet in my drawer because I thought there was an extra" she pulled me somewhere and left me in a room before she went out

5 minutes passed before she returned with a small box and opened it where I could see the thin gold bracelet before she puts it on me

While Sophia was busy locking the bracelet in place I said to her "I met your husband"

Her hand stopped before she slowly raised her head to face me "You did?"
Her voice, sounded like she is worried

"I did, not the kind of guy I was expecting"
It was expected but damn it still surprises me

She smiled and giggled a little "Don't worry he is usually like that but...did he say something out of line?" she whispered the last part to me

"He didn't say anything out of line although wiping his hands after a handshake did"

Sophia groaned and rolled her eyes "That man, seriously...please don't take his actions to heart he just has a weird way of coping"

"Does he act that way to you too?"

"What? NO! If he did that to me then I would have kicked him out of the manor" she crossed her arms and became a sassy lady out of the blue when the topic is about her husband

Thankfully he doesn't treat his wife like trash, the only problem is how he doesn't even have a good connection with his sons after the accident

It's not a good idea to mention the accident to Sophia, I'm sure she was also in a state of depression when her only daughter died in such a painful way

Sophia stood up and fixed her dress and hair "Whatever that man does, all I see is the person I married for love but if he goes too far with our children then I have no choice but to divorce him"

Well that's news to me, can't imagine Theodor marrying Sophia while being lovestruck with such a serious face that I've witnessed

"Were you planning to? Even though you love him?"
Somehow this conversation took a turn for Sophia's happiness

Sadness filled her eyes as she stares into the distance "I love him but my children come first, if he does something out of line then...well, you know" she inhaled a sharp breath before smiling again "Forget what I said and I hope you keep this conversation a secret"

"I will, thank you for the bracelet I hope I didn't trouble you"

She nodded before walking out of the room with her heels clicking on the marble floor that soon becomes quieter when far away

I wonder what Cloud is doing right now? He must be with his cousins that are staying on the north side of the manor where the groom is located

With no one else to say my feelings to, I just slowly walked back to the south side of the manor with heavy thoughts weighing down on my mood. I can't say what happened right now to Cloud or else he might do something that could disrupt the wedding

Laughter and giggles were heard behind the door where the girls are all gathered together

"EVERYBODY THE WEDDING WOULD START IN 10 MINUTES!!" someone yelled which made my sisters and the cousins squeal excitedly for Juliet who was smiling ear to ear

I hook my arms with Juliet "Is the bride ready?" I wiggled my brows at her and she held the bouquet of flowers close to her chest with her eyes glued to them

"Ready as I'll ever be" she whispered with joy

All of a sudden my memory of Juliet came to my head where she was admiring Romeo taking care of her while she was still in chemotherapy so it means she was bald at the time

I was glad that Romeo didn't mind loving her even though he knew what she looked like before

She was embarrassed when somebody kept mentioning about her bald head but Romeo made her feel just as beautiful as a girl with a head full of thick hair

The girls started getting ready. The doors opened and 2 people stepped in

It was Aunt Copernia and Uncle Dmitry who were Juliet's parents

Aunt Copernia hugged Juliet with tears in her eyes "My baby is getting married"

Uncle Dmitry gave his arm for Juliet to hold, with a proud fatherly grin he said "I'm happy for you"

"We all are" I added and we all nodded to each other before seeing everybody going to their designated places

It's starting


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