Bestfriend or Best Lover

TWENTY SEVEN

Ezra's POV

He had always hoped that Arden could marry into their family. Since they've known the Langley family a long time, they're a close friend of theirs. Also the Langley's is as powerful as the McKinley family, in the whole City, apart from the Harlyson, Remington, and Ashton family, no one could be more matched with Belle than her long time friend, Arden.

His just perfect for our Belle, the fact that he put his life in the line for Belle is enough for me to like him for my daughter. And we've known the kid forever, his basically part of our family. I know his a good man, takes extra care of my daughter ever since they were a child and certainly not a womanizer, unlike my son and the rest of their friends.

"Dad, Sir, I mean Ezra,"

Arden greeted us in a casual manner, neither domineering nor servile. Like a blank canvas, his face held no expression. But I can tell his nervous, I know that today is the day he would ask fo my daughter's hand in marriage.

Striding in with power, my voice confidently flowed to the room. "Now that Arden and Belle have arrived, we can finally have dinner together."

Belle's mom, Bella McKinley Campbell -my wife, wore a dark navy blue dress, which made her look exceptionally elegant and gorgeous. Although she was not young, she looked good, sophisticated and still very beautiful.

I'm the luckiest man that she married me. Everything is well in our marriage, we had our ups and downs but who doesn't. She have given me the best gift, two sons and a daughter as excellent as Caleb, Belle and Caden which made me love her more and more.

Arden turned around and walked into the dining room. Greeting everyone.

"Hello, Everyone!"

It was not until then that Belle made her presence known. She looked at Arden's mom Veronica, we call her Roni for short and Arden's dad, Ali Langley, with a charming expression on her face.

"Have you been busy since you came back from your anniversary. Belle, dear, you didn't even come to see me." With admiration in her eyes, Roni walked up to Belle and took her hands intimately.

"Well, even I have only seen her a few times since she came back. I have no idea what she is up to all the time." Standing by Ali's side, Ezra pretended to blame his daughter, but in fact, he was looking towards Arden expectantly.

"Oh Daddy, I'm sorry for missing you at home and not coming to see you more. You know, I didn't mean to, it's just that it's been manic at the hotel, and Arden. You know I'm working as his general manager now and I wanted to learn as much as I could with my new position and all." She said with apologetic tone, and Belle stole a glance at Arden.

"Really! That's fantastic news. Now that you are closely working together, it will be more convenient for you two." Roni said

In fact, I had already known that Belle had gotten promoted in the hotel for a while. The board of directors have informed me how well my daughter work and that she deserves it. I'm a proud father. Never doubted her.

Talking with Roni a little while ago, she said she already thought of Belle as her daughter-in-law, so she was ecstatic to hear the news and thought that it was good for Belle to be around Arden as early and as much as possible.

She never cared about her son's private life, but she was worried that he would end up alone, since she knows how much Belle means to her son. Both of them were inseparable ever since they started kindergarten and she always notice how they are always made for each other. We can't deny that. That's why, Everyone was very happy when the two admitted into being in a relationship. Now with Belle by his side, Roni's mind was put to rest. She always wanted Belle to end up with his son.