Chapter 113: Lavender and Gray


    Walking further inside the luxurious living room makes my frown deeper as now all I can see is a sea of


    I thought---what the hell? I simply checked my dress. I''m wearing an off-shoulder plum purple gown. My


    forehead creased as my eyes wandered around... to the guests and everyone inside the venue.


    Holy wow! They were all wearingvender and guys were in a warm gray suit.


    And with a frown, I nced at Rian''s outfit and it was only then that I realized that she too was wearing


    afternoon which was the same color as mine.


    "What? Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked pretending to be innocent as she tried to hide


    her smile but it''s toote as I''ve seen it already.


    "Rian, you didn''t wear the dress you bought with me earlier." It''s not a question. It''s a serious


    statement. Without a smile or emotion on my face.


    "Nope. I didn''t." She even popped the ''p'' before shaking her head.


    "But why?"


    "I didn''t feel like wearing it, so I decided to choose another dress."


    Nice!


    "You just decided not to wear the dress, and now look at me! I''m the only one who wears a different


    color---"


    I didn''t get the chance to finish what I was saying as I felt something rubbing against my ankle followed


    by the familiar sound that came with it.


    ''meow...''


    My eyes widened.


    "Argh! The silly cat!" Rian mumbled so low but it didn''t miss my ears.


    "Pussy?"


    Am I hallucinating? A cat at a party?


    ''meow...'' The little cat keeps rubbing her head on my ankle and --- oh my! She''s real!


    "Oh, my gosh, my Pussy!" I eximed loudly in excitement and I didn''t notice everyone turned their


    eyes on me ---or--- should I say they were really waiting for me and just pretended not to notice me


    when I entered the door.


    I rubbed Pussy''s head and lifted her excitedly on my arms. I don''t care whether all eyes were on me.


    "Hey, you''re also here, Pussy. What are you doing here?" I asked kissing her head. But not even a


    second has passed... I quit moving and realized what I had just asked. I stared into Pussy''s coat and


    into her eyes to make sure that I wasn''t wrong. What if she''s somebody else''s cat? What a silly


    question again.


    But no... I wasn''t wrong. She''s my cat. She''s Pussy, she is my Pussy and I''m sure of it! But what is my


    cat doing here?


    Holding my breath, I turned slowly towards Rian''s direction. She''s holding a smile. A smile for which I


    don''t know if it''s because she''s guilty or she''s hiding something from me.


    And without a second thought, I have scanned the crowd and have to blink repeatedly when my eyes


    was Alex, in the middle of his friends while he''s holding little Jona and Dino was with Ryan... smiling at


    me, so even though I don''t understand what''s going on around me, I have no choice but to return the


    smile to the kid.


    Hey, wait --- Alex is here! But Rian said he couldn''te with her to this party because he still has a


    "Rian, what the hell is going on?" I stared right into her eyes... but instead of answering my question,


    she only gave me a shrug.


    My chest started pounding faster when in the next step I made, I saw Bryan with Aira on the


    crowd...then my Mom...and my brother Steven.


    And a stupid question came out of my mouth.


    "W-Wait...are they also invited?"


    But I haven''t received any response.


    "I thought this was your friend''s party---" my words died in mid-air as my attention goes to the couple


    ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    wearingvender and gray suit... "Nanay Emily! Tatay Berto---Craig?" I know I mentioned thest name


    a little bit louder.


    I couldn''t take it anymore! Ignoring the stares of the guests, I put Pussy down and went to my assistant


    /sh / best friend with Rian following behind me. I think I need to hear his words at this moment.


    "So, is this the reason why I can''t call you this afternoon, huh?"


    But like what  Rian did, he also ignored my question and instead of answering it, he pulled me into a


    hug and whispered something that brought another ton of puzzlement into my already puzzled mind.


    "Congrattions, girl! You''re one of a hell-damn-lucky in this world!"


    "What are you talking about?" I asked the moment he released me from his embrace.


    "This night is yours!" Craig replied.


    A shocked and sarcasticughbined in one escaped through my lips.


    "Are you kidding me, Craig Castello? Because I''m telling you, you''re not a goodedian."


    "No, he''s not. This party is really yours, Sis!" Rian answered for him.


    "Wait a minute, I don''t understand! Can anyone exin to me what is going on here?" I asked raising


    my voice. Although deep inside, I wanted to scream but I really... really tried to control myself.


    What if it''s a dream? What if it''s just a dream? They need to wake up! We all need to wake up!


    "This is all yours, Belle! Everything you see around you is for you. A special someone had nned all


    this for a month to surprise you."


    What the heck! I don''t know what to say at that moment. I just stood there... my eyes moving from her


    to Craig, then back to her again.


    ''Am I dreaming?'' I silently asked myself. Then I closed my eyes, trying to shake off the events in front


    of me, but the time I opened them...someone pulled me into a hug... again.


    "Congrattions, Anak. You deserve all this and all the happiness in this world." It''s Nanay Emily. Tears


    run down her cheeks but she dried them immediately.


    "Nanay Emily..."


    Tatay Berto nods, giving me a warm smile. His arm was ced around his wife''s shoulder.


    "B-But how --- I mean, why I didn''t know all this?" I turned to Rian. "I thought you said this is your


    friend''s surprise engagement party?"


    "Yes, it is." She nodded.


    "Then what is this? Why you all guys are here? My Mom, my brother, Tatay Berto, Nanay Emily and of


    all people, you Craig!"


    "This is my friend''s engagement party... my brother /sh/ my friend! And yes, you''re right when you


    said that his fiancee must be lucky, but I''m telling you, he''s luckier for having you in his life."


    That keeps my mouth shut. I don''t know exactly what to feel at that moment. Shocked. Confused.


    ttered. Overwhelmed. How could this be possible?


    I am not dreaming, I''m sure of it.''


    "You''re not." My head snapped towards Rian.


    "Did I say it out loud?" She nodded, giving me one of her naughty smiles...Rian''s signature.


    "But before you can p yourself or ask someone here to pinch you to prove that you aren''t dreaming,


    please look behind you. You will see the man behind all this and the one who will answer all your


    questions. I''m sure he will exin everything to you."