LOVE THE WAY I AM

Chapter 63

★★JAYDEN★★

While my mother and cousins picked dresses for themselves, i admire the white dress on the couch. Thinking of how good it will be on Bella. My cousin was about to pick it and i winked at the designer with a smile. She started blushing... Still not understanding what i meant. I gave a look at the dress and raised my eye lid and brows, she picked the dress up and asked my cousin to go for another.
Still smiling at myself, my mother spoke, "why are you smiling? Want to wear a girl's outfit?" She asked me. They all started laughing. I stood up and went to the porch to wait for that designer girl. Why she walked pass me shyly and awkwardly, she found me following her and speed  up in her movement. Still i continued to  follow her. "Wait." I ordered. She stopped in her movement.
"I would like to buy that dress." I smiled awkwardly at her, she must be thinking what and why i want it, like I'm some psycho.

"How much is it?"  I asked her.
"Three hundred thousand." She replied.
"Send me your acct details." I sent the money to her, then collected the dress.
I called Gabriel over and asked him to pick the dress from my room for Bella.
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I stood beside my father as he spoke before the reporters.
"Sir, sir. I have a question." One lifted her hand. She was wearing a really huge set of glasses and a crazy type of outfit. My father nods slowing, giving her a signal for go ahead.
"So as I could remember, eight years ago your interview with the press, you told the media your first son, 'Mr. Jeremy' will handle all you have. And in another three years, on the 25th birthday of your sons, it was unexpected that you handled everything to your second son 'Braden' and now, you're not sharing you wealth, but giving it all to your last son, i would like you to answer, Why's that?"

I hate this media people, peeking in people's lives. I hissed before saying, "That's personal question of our
family life, i would like you to ask another." My father tapped on my arm as i supported him, "it's alright son." His condition got worsen as he can't stand on his own properly.
"I have three sons," he started. "My eldest, second and my last here. It's my choice to try all three of them. If i see... If i see that what they do is not my will, i have every right to change them." I could see Braden's eyes clearly focused on our father from the crowd, he looked delighted and feeling contented.

"Eight years ago, i tried on my first son to see how he was, with time, i noticed we never had anything in common so i had to change my decision, but I'm more certain my so here will do perfectly." As he continued, i can only remember how i was hiding from this family like a street, With my brothers by my father's side. How he deserted me for the other's sake.
I still try to force a smile visible, when all i can see is my formal pain, i was treated like a disease to rid of. In the next moment, Bella walks in the hall, i can her showing the security her invitation card, i try to see further, what's happening out there, as the security tear her card to shreds. "Why would he do that?" I exclaimed and it came out loud.

"Dad, I have to settle something, will be back real quick," i put his weight solely on my mother in stage and walked down through the corner to avoid the eyes on me. Walking straight to the entrance, the security guard was inspecting others.

"Why won't you let her in?" Is the first question i asked him. He had an optimistic face, and started speaking, with feelings that i would support him.
"Sir, she doesn't have an identity, i think she stole the card."

"Who said so?! I invited her." I barked at him, walked to Bella and held her hand in mine, tightly and i won't let go. Some of those reporters startedto take pictures. Giving another glance to the security, he and the othees started to shuu the reporters like birds away. Still i don't blame them, my father's life is threatened, he needs extra focus so his enemies don't harm him.
"You're not wearing the dress i sent for you, whys that?" I asked Bella.
"Gabriel dropped this, i think this is what you sent." Huh? I really don't think so, maybe Gabriel mixed things up. I gave her another look before leaving her among the crowd and went back on stage.
"Where did you go?" My mother whispered.

"It's nothing serious." I replied her, while my parents started to give a talk of how long they've been together, their obstacles and victory together, my eyes are focused on Bella. She was smiling at me from the crowd, with my face straight, i smiled like a psycho who sees the ghost tormenting him in an illusion.
She walked away from that side and my eyes keep on following her, like she's messing with my head.
"What are you looking at son?" My mother questioned and followed my gaze in the crowd.  Oh now i see why Bella changes position.
I smiled at my mother "it's nothing."

The next moment, i hear the reporters start asking about my marriage to Iris.
"Sir, your son is to get married in less than a month, is this marriage for some sort of benefits?"
My mother stepped in front to answer their never ending questions, I'm already loosing my cool, i really do not want to hear about anything related to my marriage, and with Iris? No.

The first thing my mother did was calling Iris, "Iris dear, come up here." She came out of the crowd, and so surprisedly, wearing the dress i picked for Bella.  I'm surlygonna kill Gabriel, how did it end up with her?
She ignored my sharp eyes on her and smiled while walking towards my mom.
My mother joint both our hands together. "Here the two lover birds are, you can question them as much as you want." She smiled while saying this.

They started asking about unreasonable things and Iris too time in answering while i stood like a sculpture.
After some more of their boring Q&A i decided to leave the stage.

I went behind the crowd, in search for Bella. I took a hold on her hand. "Want to have a dance beautiful?"

"No, no. No." She continued saying, looking into my eyes, with each 'No' she uttered, i bent my neck, trying to confuse her with eye contact.
She gasped. "No Jayden, look at all these crowd, what will they say. I'm not so shameless."

"C'mon, it's just a dance! I dance withold ladies too."

"OK. Just a simple dance," she finally agreed.
My parents were called to the middle of the stage. I'm not so sure how my mother can hold on to my father, i feel he's getting more weak.

With other couples joining in, i pulled Bella to the middle too, put my left hand on her waist and my right, holding her hand. She's so short compared to my height.
"Climb on my shoes." I ordered.
"Huh?" She acted confused.
"Climb on my shoes."
"Do you want people talking about us? I dont want to create a scene and also, these heels will hurt you." She said, trying to remove her hands from mine, with me holding them more tightly.
"I don't care about anyone tonight, i want to dance, with only you."