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Chapter forty-six: "Stress"

Chris looked at me with pity in his eyes "Are you sure you want to go? I get the feeling that you can't take it" he asked while handing me my other bag at the airport

Today was the day that I would have my flight back to Toronto for the wedding
It's also the day that I will meet Cloud again after a week of being separated

My mood was at an all-time low and there was not much excitement for me when I kept remembering that I have to face Cloud again after what happened
Maybe I could go tomorrow

Just the thought of meeting up with him after the stunt he pulled right in front of the paparazzi with another girl, makes me wanna just go far away and forget about it. Cheryl hugged me tightly "I'm sorry that I made you go through all that but trust me, it'll be important soon"
I was never the type to know much about love or any relationship for that matter, but what I do know is that Cheryl has experienced different types of love in her life so she knows this situation

My eyes were glued to the ground and with a sullen face, I asked her "Am I gonna be alright?"

Paul patted me on my head "You will be, I think Cloud is not that type to go running around with some girl when he went through all the trouble finding you last year" he chuckled which made me smile a little with hope in me

We heard my flight announcement on the speaker so I waved goodbye to the three before heading off to hop on the plane

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Once the airplane landed at the airport I started to walk out of the plane and I saw three men who looked like they were bodyguards from a distance, I was just about to ignore them and mind my own business when suddenly one of them called my name

"Penelope Price?" one of them asked then I turned my head to greet their faces that are covered with sunglasses

I nodded slowly as I squinted my eyes at them suspiciously "Yes that's me, what do you want?"

They all nodded to each other "Mr. Cloud asked us to bring you to the Marshall residence"

My eyes widened as I gripped the luggage tightly

What is he planning now? He didn't bother meeting me at the airport in person and now he orders some guards to take me to the palace?! Has he lost his mind?!

"Sorry but I should head home first to meet my family," I said to them

The guard at the very left called someone in his earpiece then he nodded while mumbling words, right after talking he looks at me and said "We can take you there so you could leave your luggage and meet your family but you still have to go with us to the palace"

I clenched my teeth with anger "I said I'm not going"

I started walking away but all of them blocked my path which irritated me more than I expected
Goddamn I just want to go home and be with my family but these three are in my way

I was in a bad mood and it only got worst

"Get. Away. From. Me"

They didn't budge and yet they started to grab my luggage forcefully which was my breaking point to punch the guy square in the face, the other tried to stop me but I kicked him where the sun don't shine. The last guard was standing there looking at me

"What? Do you want one too?!" I practically yelled at him and he shakes his head before moving out of my way obediently

It was a good thing I got away from them immediately because I found a taxi to drive me home, the bodyguards were quick to recover so when the taxi drove off they didn't know where I was

My hand went to rub one side of my temple with stress. The taxi drove by some familiar streets that I missed dearly
I'm home

The taxi stopped in front of my home and the first person to exit was Peter at the front door running up to me like an excited child "Penelopeee"

I matched his funny act and ran to him with arms wide open "Peterrrr"

We both hugged before Peter pulled away to look at me up and down "Have you lost weight? You look thinner than before"

"I'm not sure" I shrugged at him before I saw another person step out of my home. It was Yara

I ran up to her and squeezed Yara tightly within my arms like we never met for a few years, she rolled her eyes at me "Bitch we have only separated a few months ago, calm down" She said while laughing at me with delight

My parents greeted me when I stepped into the house with Peter helping me with my luggage, I searched for my sisters in the living room "Where's Natalie?"

Mom grabbed my bag from me and set it down on the sofa "She's still at the hospital because right now is her shift"

Natalie was a surgeon so it's no surprise if she wasn't in the house much but it was understandable, it is best to boast that Natalie is the third Price to become a doctor in the family

Adeline walked into the living room with Nick and he stood there frozen once he saw me, we both looked at each other and I pretended that he wasn't there

"Adeline, are you eating food straight from the casserole dish again?" I asked while walking up to her with a smile on my face

There was some food at the corners of her mouth which she wiped it off with the back of her hand "Don't act as if you didn't do this once" she retorted

Nick chuckled "You eat food from the casserole dish?" he asked me trying to lighten up the mood between us and in hopes, he could start a conversation with me

I didn't utter a word and just stared blankly at him which made him feel awkward immediately, he scratched the name of his neck and looked away in embarrassment

Adeline felt the air between us was too cold to handle so she left to put the empty casserole dish in the sink

Nick tried to talk to me again but I left him there as I bring up my luggage into my room
Ah, I miss this room it felt so long that I slept here so comfortably without a worry in the world

Back then, my only worry was wanting to get honors but now is a different situation

The entire house was noisy since everybody from college started to meet up again. There was a knock at my door and I twisted my head slightly to the left to see Nick

"What do you want?" I asked him coldly as I continued to check my luggage if I forgot to bring anything

"Aren't you gonna say hello?"

I slammed my luggage shut which was so loud and out of nowhere that Nick jumped in surprise, My hand was now rested on my waist as I glance at him "I don't know, maybe you promised that you would tell me what is happening to Cloud while he was in Paris and yet you didn't keep it" I glared at him

"About that-" "Shut it, I'm already stressed with my studies and my relationship with Cloud that I'm at a breaking point"

He looks down with shame on his face, Nick was never the type to not keep his promise. Maybe the secret that Cloud kept was too big that he decided to not acknowledge his promise to me

"I don't know if I could trust you anymore, I was worried about Cloud, and yet when I saw a photo with him with another girl in Paris I knew immediately who's the side you're taking on"

Nick sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose "Penelope I'm not taking sides"

"Then what is it? What made you not keep your promise and decided to avoid my questions about Cloud?"

He looked at me straight in the eyes and said "Cloud was the one who ordered it, there was a reason he did it"
It was obvious that Nick was in a bind, what on earth was Cloud hiding that he ordered Nick not to tell anything about him?

I took a deep breath as my hand went on top of the drawer to balance myself like I feel faint "You guys are driving me nuts, if this goes on, I might die early due to stress" I said to him before exiting my room leaving him behind


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