Black Swan's
I Got You Back (Thirty Four)
“We have to toast to celebrate my victory today.”
Aciel exclaimed loudly while raising his clear glass high in front of Sian and Jessica who were currently accompanying him to dinner at his house. Suddenly today Aciel suddenly invited them all to his house, and prepared a variety of dinner dishes that they thought were a little excessive just to be eaten by three people.
“Actually what victory do you mean Ace? I really don't understand your change of attitude today. Didn't you still look moody yesterday and tangled because of Eden. And now you're suddenly inviting us to dinner together with a really over-the-top dish like this. Did you just win the tender?”
“Kurasa. Aciel will not be this happy just because of a tender.” comments Jessica who is slicing her steak meat. Living with Aciel for years makes them very memorized how the nature of Aciel so far. Tender is not a source of happiness for an Aciel.
“Eat only what is in front of you, don't ask too many questions.” said Aciel flatly, but it did not completely eliminate the happy impression that was clearly printed on his face. Today he was very satisfied to have disturbed Eden's calm with the various threats he had prepared since he first saw
the woman was in the ballroom of the Ritz Carlton hotel. I can't wait to be the bully in Zyan's home life. Because he had sworn to himself that he would bring Eden back into his life.
“Did you see the owner of Morel’s Apparel, the designer you asked during the show?”
“Ya, I saw it.”
“Nothing special about him. Her clothes are also very market.” scorned Jessica. As usual, the woman does not like it if there are other people who will interfere with her career.
“For that matter, let the consumers judge it. But.... I feel he is very special.” said the mysterious Aciel. Sian who was scooping his cream soup immediately looked curiously at Aciel. Just this time his best friend was visibly excited when talking about a woman after Eden's departure. Is her best friend starting to open her heart to other women?
“You're interested in a woman? Oh. that's good. Tell me, what the woman looks like.”
“Custom only. Absolutely not the taste of Aciel.” Jessica cerocos sucks. Sian felt like he wanted to stuff the spicy mouth of the woman with a lump of meat steak that was still intact in front of her.
“Be quiet Sica, I'm not asking for your opinion. Besides your taste and Aciel of course different.” growled Sian riled.
“Well, you made my appetite disappear. Be an adult and remember if you are not a child anymore.” comments Aciel flat.
“Tell me what Morel’s Apparel designer looks like. Seeing you back attracted to a woman makes me happy Ace. Finally you can forget Eden, and go back to living your gloomy life.”
Aciel slightly chuckled in response to Sian's chirping while wiping her lips softly using the white napkin Mr. Kim gave her.
“Thank you for worrying about me all this time. But not completely your words are true, I have not completely forgotten Eden.”
“Then why are you suddenly interested in designer Morel’s Apparel?”
“Entah, interested only.” replied Aciel origin. He did not seem to want to share that big secret with his two friends. Let them continue to speculate with their own thoughts until in time he will reintroduce Eden to them.
“By the way I met Anthony yesterday.” Sian said suddenly. Two people in front of him
it seemed completely uninterested in the topic of the speaker, as no one commented in the slightest as he stopped talking.
“Hey, why are you guys just quiet? Be a little excited as I speak.” rfor Sian is upset. In an impingement of his pity, the dark-brown-haired man appeared to pierce the coarse flesh of his steak before he swallowed the piece of steak in an equally crude style.
“What's wrong with Anthony, the man has absolutely nothing to do with our lives.” as long as Jessica is lazy. A part of his little heart still felt pain with Anthony's behavior in the past. But fortunately now he has Kris who slowly treats his pain because it was once sweetened by Anthony.
“You know, that guy is very strange. While I was attending a gala dinner held by Hyundai's company, she suddenly approached me, asked me about Eden's current condition, and also asked how the baby was doing. Does the man not know if Eden has gone and lived with Zyan?”
“No, I didn't tell him. Many times he tried to get information about Eden from me, but I always ignored him by putting on a cold face. Blame his completely outrageous attitude in the past. Fuck seems not entitled to be happy.” furious Jessica upset. Aciel seemed to be silently listening to the conversation between Jessica and Sian. What Sian said sounded a little suspicious, yet he still needed to investigate it again before he felt confident in his guess.
“What is that guy asking you?”
“Not much. Just how Eden's condition, why her cell phone number is off, and what's the sex of her baby. He was like a frustrated man when he asked Eden's condition. Just this time I saw a man who looks so lousy just because of a woman.”
Sian unconsciously commented on Anthony's life without realizing the change in Aciel's face that seemed upset, while Jessica only giggled a little behind the seriousness of her who was chewing her food. It seems like Sian forgot that his best friend had also turned into a sucker after Eden's departure.
“Then what did you tell him?”
“Of course I don't know. Eden was gone before I could see the baby. And all this time she also never confessed when I asked her the gender of the baby. She always said that it was a secret, and it would be a surprise when she gave birth later. How do you think Ace? Male or female?” asked Sian while glancing at the joke. He knew that the fucking guy just wanted to test him. Testing the resilience of his emotions that sometimes change erratically.
“I don't know.” replied Aciel lazily. Sian immediately snorted in disappointment while vertical the rest of his wine that had just been poured by one of Aciel's servants.
“Do you really not know? Aren't you his father's candidate?” sian's insinuating. He wiped his mouth with a white napkin beside him, then immediately distanced his steak plate after he felt full with all the dishes that Aciel had prepared.
“You deliberately want to hurt my ego as a man? All this time I've been played with by Eden. He performed as if it were mine, and when I wanted to fix it he went with another man.”
“Oh... Let's just say it's a bit of karma from your jerk attitude all along to her. And actually I also feel sad because I failed to become an uncle.”
“Cih, quickly find a partner and have children. You look like an old man who doesn't sell.” Jessica's lips are cruel while folding both hands in a graceful style.
“I think he already has dozens of children out there, it's just that he's too jerk to admit it.” retorted Aciel heartlessly while throwing a half smile at Sian. And Jessica then used Aciel's comments as talk to corner Sian who was trying to evade. They all ended up drowning in the stormy atmosphere that successfully created by Jessica and Sian related to the habits of Sian with his women. As for Aciel, he remains the one who continues to emit silence with various kinds of prejudices known only to himself.
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“Mommy... Ciara follow.”
Eden looked heavy to leave Ciara as the little girl continued to whine at her feet, unwilling to be left behind.
“Honey, mommy has to go see someone. Stay a little while with Summer aunty. Mommy's promise won't be long. Just an hour, and after that we go for a walk to buy ice cream.” persuade Eden smooth. He actually did not have the heart to leave Ciara again after yesterday he left Ciara all day to take care of all the preparations for the fashion show. But this time he really could not invite Ciara
because he's going to meet with Aciel.
“You sure you'll see him? Don't you want to deal with him anymore?”
“Huh. Aciel is a jerk with all his terrible cunning. You must not believe that within fifteen minutes, he managed to threaten me with two terrible threats. Ck, this time I can't avoid it like I used to because he holds most of my black secrets.”
“Hmm. I hope you don't fall into the same hole a second time. Pity Ciara if she has to go into the pit of her mother's suffering. You don't want that to happen, do you?”
“Samely no!” reply Eden firmly. Which mother would drag her child into the pit of suffering. After all today he just wants to finish all his business with Aciel before he returns to France the day after.
"Alright, I seem to have to leave now. Please take care of Ciara for a moment.”
“See you soon, good luck.”
Summer lifted Ciara's body into her carriage and waved softly at Eden who started to step out of her apartment. The woman then sighed at Ciara while closing the door of her apartment slowly.
“Pity your mother, again she has to mess with the bad guy.”
“Whoaat aunty?” ask Ciara plain.
“Yahmu.” replied Summer quickly with a cynical mimic. For some reason he now hates Aciel so much and really doesn't want Eden to go back to the man. But, they have a pretty strong bond through Ciara. If they are not united, Ciara will next live with Eden as a single parent. And worse, maybe the little girl will never know her father forever.
“Daddy? Isn't daddy Ciara gone with God?”
“No dear, your father is still alive. One day you will meet him.”
“When?” ask Ciara sobbing. Summer who saw it immediately wavered while calming Ciara in panic.
“Ciara, why are you crying? Ssshh... don't make Summer aunty feel guilty.”.
“Ciara wants daddy. Ciara wants to meet daddy.” whine Ciara hard. Summer finally chooses to take Ciara out of her apartment so that the little girl forgets for a moment the topic about her father who suddenly becomes very sentimental for Ciara. And after this maybe he will talk about this to Eden so that the woman can bring Ciara to her biological father.
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Sian gaped in disbelief on the spot while staring at a woman who was very similar to Eden. His hand that was about to press the elevator button suddenly stiffened, and he was only able to continue standing until the woman finally approached him and smiled stiffly at Sian.
“Sian... You remember me?”
“Eden?”
Sian still could not believe what he was seeing right now. After years of disappearing, the woman suddenly returned with a variety of changes that made Eden look more mature.
“Eden... Oh my God, come here!”
Sian immediately pulled out Eden's hand and clenched the woman's body tightly like an older brother who had long lost his sister.
“Where have you been all this time? You just disappeared and left Aciel feeling guilty.”
“I'm married to Zyan.” Eden replied as is. He felt bitter to see Sian who was really worried about his situation like this. The man had always cared about her, and was very different from the scoundrel Aciel.
“Do you want to meet with Aciel?”
“Hmm, that's it. I was really unlucky to meet her at a fashion show yesterday afternoon. I shouldn't have come to Las Vegas and forced myself to attend the event.”
“Wait, are you the designer that Jessica meant?”
“Where did you know?” eden was surprised. He never told anyone about his current job. Then where did the man know that? Has Aciel really put a lot of spies around him?
“Aciel said it. He seemed happy when he told me about his experience meeting you. I thought he had found another woman who could take your place in his heart, but it turned out to be you.”
“Maybe you think so. But for these four years he's been really fucked without you. His date friends can never satisfy him, and lately he has become a workaholic man who prefers to stay in the office all the time. You definitely wouldn't believe it if now Aciel could reject a woman.”
“Really? I do not believe.” said Eden sangsi. As the elevator clinks, they come together out of the electronic box and talk about a lot of things about their lives over the past four years. But Eden gave a little spice lies in the story because he did not want Sian to pity his life that was not too smooth because of Zyan's death.
“So now how old is your child?” sian asked in curiosity.
“Three years, and in three months he will be four years old. My daughter named Ciara, she is a very beautiful and sweet child.”
“Your baby is female? Congratulations Ed, you are the perfect mother for Ciara. Can I see his picture, I would love to meet your daughter and introduce her as handsome uncle Sian.”
Eden laughed loudly at Sian's silly behavior while pulling his phone out of his sling bag. Sian had the right to see his daughter's face, and also meet her one day.
“This Ciara while waiting for her ice cream order to come.”
Sian stared at the portrait of the little girl's face excitedly with eyes twinkling with anxiety.
“She is very similar to you and..”.
“And what?” tanya Eden raised her eyebrows.
“Dan Aciel I guess. Ahh. but maybe because I used to wish that child was Aciel's. Forget it Eden.”
Sian looks bad to say that to Eden. It should not concern Eden's link to the past that somehow the truth is, Sian never knew. While Eden just smiled wryly in response to Sian while putting his phone back in the bag. If the man had known that Ciara was actually Aciel's biological daughter.
Tok tok tok tok
Eden knocked lazily on the brown wooden door while staring at the interior of Aciel's office which had not changed at all since four years ago.
“I have arrived. Quickly tell me what you want, because I'll be back in France soon.”
“Casual Eden, sit down first. Don't you want to hug me like you used to?”
“Cih, disgusting.” decih Eden furious. He thinks the longer Aciel's getting jerkier. His attitude after four years has not changed at all, the man still likes to abuse him, even though his current status is as Zyan's wife.
“No, I was just kidding. Sit.”
As fast as lightning, Aciel immediately turned his face into a serious expression while asking Eden to sit on an empty chair in front of him.
“Do you want to discuss the problem four years ago?”
“Yes, I want you to admit it now Eden, in front of me.” said Aciel full of emphasis with sharp eyes.
“What I must confess, have you not known everything, all my corruption
during this.”
“But it would be more pleasant if I heard it directly from your sexy red lips.”
Without
conscious Eden bit her own red lips to reduce her nervousness. And it managed to make the passion of Aciel provoked until the man had to turn his face in another direction so that he did not lose his mind to hit Eden.
“What was the reason you poisoned Jessica then? Are you jealous of Jessica?”
“Huh, jealous?”
Eden laughed sarcastically at that while crossing her arms in front of her chest. Her jealousy for the man had died years ago, ever since the man broke her heart and broke her to pieces.
“For what reason am I jealous of Jessica, aren't you guys just friends? You told me yourself that you couldn't possibly be together and be lovers. Yahh... although you were once bedmates.”
“Then what's your reason? Your act of poisoning Jessica with that low dose of poison won't kill Jessica, but still you'll be punished if the police know all your rot. So now confess to me, what's the reason you poisoned Jessica?”
“I don't know. I just want to do it so he doesn't interfere in my affairs.”
“Let's just say I believe in your unreasonable reasoning. I'm sure you're still hiding things from me Eden. But, slowly I will definitely find out.” hiss Aciel full of promise. Eden turned her face to the side, and tried to take her mind off the words of Aciel's provocation that returned to make her anxious. He couldn't possibly have told Aciel that Jessica had nearly ruined her plan to trick the man.
“Then about my father, why did you vilely defend him. You made me into a cruel son of disobedience.”
“Huh, how does it feel to be an ungodly son of Mr Lutherford? I have long wanted to do it. All of your attitude has fed me up with you, and I want you to feel the same way as I've felt all along. Sadness over losing a father, isn't that so bad?” sermai Eden cynical. But on the contrary, Aciel did not seem to be provoked by Eden's cynical words. His sadness at losing his father in such an unpleasant way had long since been forgotten. The words of provocation that Eden aired clearly did not work for him if the woman wanted to test the resilience of his heart.
“Then it's safe, you managed to do it, back then. Because now, I've forgotten it. It's just that I didn't expect that you could turn into that slick woman. You learned a lot from me apparently.” kekeh Aciel amused. Given how his attitude has been successfully imitated by Eden with
perfect, it brought a little satisfaction to her. Brexton's prediction is true, only he can teach Eden a cunning lesson in this world. It's not wrong that Brexton gave Eden to him to be educated.
“You are wrong to think of me as a weak woman who can only sigh beneath your power, I am a strong woman. Even I won't hesitate to play sneaky again to get rid of you. So don't mess with me Aciel!”
Eden loudly exclaimed with anger until his face turned crimson. Yet Aciel remained about and only looked at the woman with her flat, shoulder-length highlight.
“Amazing anger. Relax Eden, I don't want to fight with you. I just wanted to tell you, so listen carefully.”
Eden clenched her hands in annoyance on her lap while staring intently at the brown bead she had not seen for a long time. Although they did not meet for four years, the bead still issued the same highlight, a cunning highlight full of tricks that could at any time wash him away, until he lost his direction.
“From today your passport and visa are frozen, you will not be able to return until our business is done.”
“Job! What exactly are you planning for Aciel. Don't play games with me.”
“Ssshh... I'm not playing with you Eden, I'm serious. Besides, you have to remember that right now I'm holding back your greatest ally, Jackson. So be prepared to be destroyed if you dare to fight me. Oh, and one more. Don't you have kids now? Don't let his future be ruined because of his mother's devious actions in the past.”
“Do not drag my daughter into this matter, she is innocent.”
“So you finally gave birth to a baby girl? Congratulations then, baby I failed to be his father. Though I really hope to have a family with you.”
“Really? I think Zyan is much more deserving of being her father. He obviously comes from a good family, and he also never played around with ****** like you. Huh, I am so grateful that my son is not your son. You don't deserve to be a father at all.”
Braakk
Eden took a surprised look at Aciel who had just hit the table in front of him. For some reason the man's calmness instantly dissipated after he made fun of the man and injured his ego as a man. Blame Eden who never knew how Aciel's efforts so far to become a man
a worthy father. And unfortunately the man actually had to be thrown away very painfully, because it turns out Eden was pregnant with a child from another man.
“Damn it! You purposely said it to mock me. As long as you know Eden, even I have prepared everything to welcome his birth. I'm more than ready to be a father. But you just threw me away with all the lies you've created! Remember Eden, from this moment on don't expect you'll be back to a quiet life with your family. Because I'm going to be your nightmare again.” snapped roughly Aciel before he left Eden alone with a thundering heartbeat in his chest. He didn't expect Aciel to react that way. Preparing for the birth of her child? Eden never knew that Aciel wanted his son. And seeing how angry Aciel was right now, Eden knew that Aciel meant what he said.
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Eden felt slowly her tears dripping while accompanying Ciara to play. Somehow Aciel's words really managed to tear his heart apart again until he felt this tight. She was afraid that Aciel would harass Ciara, and harm her little daughter. Nah! He doesn't want that to happen. It is too early for Ciara to know the cruelty of her black world.
“Mommy... mommy why cry?”
“Hah, no. Mommy is fine.” replied Eden stuttered while wiping away her tears. Clumsily, Eden smiled bitterly in front of Ciara while hugging her daughter tightly.
“Ciara... mommy loves you.”.
Tong
Eden quickly released her embrace from Ciara's small body while looking towards the door. Tumben he gets guests at eight like this. There's no way it's Tiffany or Summer, because they just got home an hour ago. What is Tranz?
“Darling, can you open the door? Mommy will wash mommy's face briefly.”
Ciara immediately ran excitedly towards the door. His short little legs make Ciara have to be a little tiptoe to reach the doorknob. But with a little effort, he finally managed to open the white door to meet the bell suppressor who had been waiting for him since.
“Halo..”
Ciara waved her cute hand in front of the door while looking her head towards the tall man who was sculpting on the spot with a surprised face.
“Mommy..
Ciara suddenly felt nervous as she directed her eyes in another direction when she saw Aciel's sharp, unsheathed gaze right at her round bead.
“Ciara, who came?”
From the direction of the living room, Aciel heard the rushing sound of Eden screaming. And before long appeared Eden with a face of shock while hiding Ciara behind his body.
“What's my daughter's Ciara?”
“She's my daughter!”
