Chapter 44 (grand finale)
Jade
Gianni: yes I do
Me all moved: yes I want it
Mr. Mayor: We will move on to the exchange of vows and rings
Gianni: We are always looking for the rare pearl. Some people never find it, but I am one of the lucky ones because I found you; I promise to comfort and cherish you in joys and sorrows, in sickness or health, now and forever.
Jade: Life, the future without you, it's very simple, I can't imagine it for a second. You are part of me, you are my man, my friend, my confidant, my companion, my lover. And today my husband, my husband. This word is so sweet to pronounce, it is often said that love is a crazy bet on the future, but I know that as long as I am with you my life will have meaning and the future will be bright; if this day marks the formalization of our love, we did not wait for our wedding to fall madly in love with each other, nor to project ourselves into this common future which opens our arms. You can't imagine today the happiness I feel in being able to say in front of our loved ones, in front of all the people we love how much I love you! How much the love I have for you has carried me since I met you and offers me a future full of promise.
Mayor: you can kiss the bride
I am so happy at this precise moment that the words I will put out of my mouth will not be able to express it, this man he now means everything to me, and my life without him will no longer be worth anything and will no longer have meaning, he is part of me and today our hearts are united to form one, at the moment I am so sure of myself and talk about my love for him without any guilt but there are still a few hours of that I I was overwhelmed with doubt, guilt and shame for feeling all that I feel for this man
Flashback
I was getting ready this morning when my aunt comes home and asks everyone to leave us alone because we have to talk
My aunt: my darling how are you feeling?
Me: fine, but why are you asking me this question?
My aunt: today your parents are no longer there, and I consider you as my daughter, I never had a child God did not give me this grace but I have always considered you as my children, as if I carried you in my belly for 9 months, for a few days I feel that there is something that bothers you, I waited for you to come and tell me about yourself before the wedding but you didn't hence my presence here
I ask you again the question from another angle, what is wrong?
Me a little embarrassed: yes you're right, there's a truck that's been bugging me for a while and I don't know how to get past it
My aunt: what's going on
Me: for a while I have had a lot of questions that come to my mind for which I have no answer, and I am lost; you know after my sister's death I swore on her grave that I'm going to take revenge on all the people who had to hurt her, basically the DE LUCAS family but I didn't do any of that, I fell in love with the son, we will soon have a baby and live together, it's a truck that bothers me a lot, I feel like I've betrayed my sister, I can't be at peace with me and you know very well that I will give everything I have to have his approval
My aunt approaching me: you grew up with me, I know you both, I know how much your sister has a big one, and I know that she does not wish you any, some time before her childbirth, we discussed together, she asked me to do everything to get you away from this family if something bad happened to her, she wanted at all costs that you have a happy life and that you are not invaded of bitterness and hatred, that's why I was hostile to your marriage to Gianni and to you at the beginning
If you are happy with this man today I can assure you that your sister from where she is must be too, because all she wanted was to see you succeed in overcoming all this sadness. and found your little family too and know this happiness to which it was not entitled, erase all this revenge from your mind and let this love take possession of you, when you walk towards the altar walk with your head held high and with insurance because i'm sure from where she is she must be dancing for you, wipe those tears from your face, today is a day of celebration, the best revenge you can have against life is to be happy
Me wiping my tears: thank you aunt
We end up hugging each other for a long time before coming to our senses
My aunt getting up: hurry up your darlings are waiting for you
Me smiling: I am completely ready now to live my best life, from there you are my sister I hope you are happy as I am now, I would live fully for both of us, I love you
End of flashback
Gianni
Flashback
I was preparing myself for this day which marks the beginning of my life, I have the impression of having never lived before meeting this woman, I breathe better, I am more fulfilled which impacts more the professional environment, this girl is my oxygen without her I am nothing, and I will only be the shadow of me, I am now beginning to understand my father who went off the rails after losing my mother, because this kind of love we only live it once in life and if we fear it, we really lose our fear
As I said I was getting ready this morning when someone knocked on the door, when I opened the door I was surprised to see the person standing in front of me
Me surprised: but dad what are you doing? I warn you that if it's to make a scandal as usual...
My father cutting me off: I came in peace, can I go back?
I move away from the entrance and I let him pass that's what's still happening, that's the question I'm asking myself right now, but hey, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and let him talk
He sits in an armchair and I also pose in front of him, for a few minutes a silence so heavy weighed in the air before he decided to launch
Father: I learned that Damienne had been sentenced to 30 years in prison
Me getting angry: if it's for her you're here you're wasting your time, I won't lift a finger for her
Father with a calm that surprises me: I'm not here to argue with you but to discuss, I went to visit her in prison and she confessed to me, she told me that she was there. origin of the death of the woman of my life of your mom
Me sitting up in my chair: I'm really sorry that you find out this way, I've been investigating mum's death for a while, I had an autopsy done which revealed the presence of cyanide in her blood, this poison taken in small quantities can go unnoticed in the body, and causes repeated illnesses, it is almost undetectable in the blood, and you have to look for it precisely to find it
My father: how did you know that it was she who was the cause of his death?
Me sighing: it wasn't easy, I had to find the only supplier who delivered here, I went through the small suppliers, until I got to him, since everyone a price he ended up giving me the names of the people who had gotten it this year, they were 9 in number, 5 were already dead and among the 4 remaining 2 were in prison, during our investigation we were able to establish a link between one of them with your entourage, after several weeks he ended up spilling the beans
My father: I really don't know where to put myself, it's now that I was able to open my eyes to the kind of person this woman was, go so far as to kill a person, shamelessly to take her place, and me, I made things easier for him, I'm so angry with myself, you know
Me taking her hand: you don't have to feel guilty father, it's not your fault, all this is due to the excessive ambition of an unscrupulous woman
My father: of course it's my fault, I'm so sorry for everything that happened, I'm so sorry for this person that I became, the way I could treat these girls, I blame myself so much, pain and sadness have made me a bad and embittered person
Me: there is still time to make you forgive and change father
My father: the damage is already done, I can no longer bring her back to life
Me: you can't bring her back to life but you can redeem yourself by loving this innocent being she gave you before losing her life, calming this pain that her sister will feel until the end of her days
My father looking at his watch: it's getting late I'm going to leave you, I'll come back when you get back from your honeymoon to do my mea culpa
Me: I would like you to stay
My father a little embarrassed: no I prefer to leave, I would not like to waste this day for you or make her uncomfortable at her own party
Me insisting: I'll be happy if you stay, and I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you were here, I promise
He helps me get ready and I walk down the aisle with him, this day couldn't have gone better, it's definitely the best day of my life, I managed to bring all the people together who means the most to me in one place without causing a scandal
End of flashback
The party was great, now it's time for the honeymoon, I'll be able to have my wife all to myself, I've shared her enough with the others, at 11 p. m. take our flight, jade is already almost at term but I wanted her to have her honeymoon at all costs, I'm moving a team of doctors with us in case our little one decides to show up in Greece
She was in such a hurry that she didn't even wait for us to land before she pointed her nose, Naelle Anthéa DE LUCAS was born on August 23 at 5:45 a. m. above international waters, she is perfect, she looks like an angel...
Jade
It's already been a few months since the little princess was born, we haven't had our honeymoon, the only visit I've made to Greece is to go to the hospital and go back to take the plane home because gentleman wanted the little one and his wife to be followed by the family doctor
I would say that everything is going well in the best of worlds, it's true that it's not easy every day, the authoritarian Gianni comes back from time to time but he recovers very quickly and over time I learned to calm him down, it's a bit hard to take care of two young children, but I get a lot of help from my darling, from everyone, my aunt, rose and even from Gianni's father, he has so much to change that even I can't believe it, he comes to visit us all the time, and he behaves better with Angel and me, which delights my dear husband to the highest degree, I must admit that I don't mind neither
Mila and her family have decided to take a year off to go around the world, she always sends me business cards and souvenirs from every city she visits, it's so cute it makes me feel like do this trip too
I always thought that I was destined to end my life alone with my 90 cats, but life has been so generous with me, that I don't know how I deserved all this, when things are going on evil in life we often lose hope, and we curse the sky wondering why us, but I learned that it does not happen only to others, the trials make us strong and we always come out of it grows even if we feels like it's dead inside there's still that little light at the bottom just waiting for us to shine
Today I went to visit my parents and my sister with my little family and today instead of cursing the sky as usual I was rather excited to introduce everyone to them and tell them what happened. All this time has passed, we are also going to put a wreath of flowers on Gianni's mother before leaving, I feel so light, I will always keep them in my heart and today I have a thousand reasons to m hang on and life and where they are I'm sure they're happy for me
Gianni turning to me: my sweet wife
Me smiling at him: yes my heart, I really like to hear you call me like that
Gianni bursting out laughing: I don't get tired of calling you that either, it allows me to realize that it's not a dream and that you chose me, I'm the man of your life
Me: ah... you're going to make me cry
Gianni laughing: tonight your aunt will come and babysit, I want to meet up with my wife, I'll let you know that I still haven't had my wedding night
Me smiling: I thought you would never talk about it again, it will be a pleasure for me to give myself body and soul to you
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