Chapter 40

.. Seven years and one month later..

~ Seyah ~

“Seyah, breakfast is ready” I heard my aunt's voice and I immediately went out of my room. Walking downstairs I entered the dining room. I looked at my aunt and smiled at her. Then I sat beside her and sat on my seat.

“You’re going to work today right?” My aunt asked. I groaned and nodded my head because I should definitely go to work today because I have already taken two holidays for this month.

“Seyah, what about the boy I mentioned to you? What do you think about him?” I stopped eating my food and looked at my aunt who was looking at me with curious eyes. That guy? Not bad, but I don’t like him.

“Aunt, you know whom I like so there’s no need for finding other guys. Even if it was a hundred years my choice will be the same” I smiled at her and said. I don’t know how many times I’ve told this to her, no matter how many times I explained she would still find a guy for me tomorrow.

“Seyah, Seth is your brother” letting out a deep sigh, she stated. I know that he’s my brother but I don’t know how to forget him. Why do they keep doing this to me? Not letting me see him or call him?

“But I love him” I simply said as I got up from the chair and grabbed my bag, then I walked out of the house without even looking back at her. Getting into my car I drove away. I’m really pissed off everytime she tells me that Seth is my brother, I know that he’s my brother.

My mind was a mess and finally I arrived at the building where I was working and walked into it. Getting the elevator to my office, I entered as I threw my bag onto the sofa ignoring everything. Suddenly, I heard someone’s groan.

“What the hell Seyah?” I looked at the man who was sleeping on my sofa and sighed. Did he again sleep here just because his wife chased him away?

“What did you do this time? Your wife chased you again?” I rolled my eyes and walked towards my seat as I sat on it. Then I looked at him. He sat up on the sofa and put on a serious face as he looked at me.

“She’s just complicated. She asked me to take her for a date last night but I forgot so you know the other part” I nodded at him raising my arms. Everytime this happens to him. Why the hell he cannot remember what that woman asked him to do? I sighed and rested my chin on my palm watching him.

“Edwin, if you do this again and again, she will really stop loving you. She’s pretty and she can really have a guy better than you, I’m serious” he looked at me and his eyes turned cold because of what I said. I couldn’t help but smile at his reaction.

As a woman, I know what women need. If it was me I would also do the same. Which woman needs her husband to forget what they asked to do? Even if he cannot go on a date with her, what's the value of him being the husband? But this guy in front of me won’t understand it.

“No way, I’m not gonna let that happen” he got up from the sofa and said as he walked towards the door. I watched him leave and then he suddenly stopped. Looking at me with weird eyes he suddenly said something which made my heart go numb.

“You’re a Dawson right? Heard that your brother Seth Dawson is going to get married tomorrow. Congrats him for me” my whole world froze hearing him. What? Going to get married? No.. he must be joking.

“What?.. No don’t lie” I forcefully smiled at him. He watched me for a while and shook his head as he walked towards me taking his phone out.

“See, you know my father was invited because they always do business together. And how the hell you don’t know about it?” throwing his phone and me, he rubbed the back of his neck. I took his phone and looked at the screen as my body began to tremble.

Eliza? Is he going to get married to Eliza? Then.. What about me? How can he just break the promise like this? My heart ached seeing the invitation in his phone. It mentioned Edwin’s father’s name. Tears rolled down from my eyes and I looked at Edwin.

“What is the time for them now?” I asked him. Then he watched me with a shocked face and grabbed his phone back as he checked something.

“Mid night” he said looking at my face. I immediately got up from the chair and walked towards him. My heart was aching and my mind was in daze. He’s going to get married, does that mean he had forgotten about me? No.. how can he?

“Please.. Book me tickets to go there. Please” I pleaded with him as I grabbed him from his shirt. Edwin watched me as if he had seen a ghost. Then nodded his head with a surprised look on his face.

“Seyah but you can’t go, you don’t have a passport and you know that you’re forbidden to leave the country” my heart shook violently remembering that. Why did my mother do this? Why can’t I even leave here to see him?

Placing my forehead on his chest I subconsciously started to sob as Edwin hugged me and patted my back.

“Is that why they sent you here?” he asked me. I nodded at him. He was such an understanding friend, he could clearly tell what’s going on with me. I looked at him and wiped my tears.

“What should I do now?” I asked him. Then he watched me for a while and clenched his jaws. He lowered his head and waited for a while.

“I can ask my dad, but he’s leaving with mom in a few hours” I smiled at him and nodded. Then he forcefully smiled at me and walked out of the office. I stopped everything I had to do and ran into my private room inside of the office and grabbed a dress as I wore it.

I looked down at the ring Seth gave me and closed my eyes, he’s going to get married with Eliza and didn’t we promise we would wait? And he said that even if he was forced to marry Eliza I will be there to stop.

After combing my hair, I grabbed my bag and walked out of my office as I took the elevator downstairs. Then I just simply got into Edwin’s car seeing him waiting for me.

“I asked my dad and he said okay but don’t let your parents know that okay Seyah?” I nodded at him with a smile because this is more than enough for me,