"just a little more Asterin come on,you can't walk around with half done make up!"Renee yelled,Asterin was getting fed up with the Grey's,not that she didn't Appreciate their hospitality or anything but she was tired of their daily events and parties they Totally wore her out "you get that thing away from me,why do I have to put this dress on its itchy"she complained referring to the floor Length dress Renee Managed to get her into "you complain too much,do you want Stacie to look better than you?"hmph,she thought to herself she didn't care about Stacie's look,all she wanted was to sleep "fine I'll do my make up,but this is the last event I'm going to with you guys,it's exhausting"
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They all headed to the gala together in Ryan's SUV,Stacie was made to Ride with them and trip was a Long and punishing one,she had on too much perfume causing Asterin to sneeze through out,when they'd finally arrived Asterin was beyond stunned, everything was perfectly detailed the Chandeliers were so Beautiful she couldn't help but stare at them, Meanwhile the girls at the gala were shamelessly Gawking at Ryan,making Asterin a little angry but she managed to keep her anger in check,she her self looked beautiful Many of Ryan's business associates asked her to dance but she graciously declined them all
The rest of the event went as planned,but after a lot of dancing Courtesy of Renee and her boyfriend Marc,Asterin was drained and in need of sleep "Ryan"Annie mouthed to her son who stood across the hall "it's time to make the announcement"she said calling Stacie to her side"Ryan made his way to the Mike stand and coughed dramatically in a bid to get everyone's attention,which of course he did successfully "now that I have your attention I want to thank you all for going out of your way to attend this event,my father couldn't be here today so I'll be giving the closing speech,I'm sure a lot of you are wondering why I'm unmarried,well say no more because I was waiting for the right person to come around and she finally showed up"the crowd cooed and clapped feeling emotional about Ryan's words "well I want to introduce to you the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, unlikely circumstances brought us together Ladies and Gentlemen, Asterin Lykaios"he said rendering Asterin incapable of speaking,to say she was shocked would be an understatement,her Best Friend Renee came to her rescue as expected "come on,what are you waiting for,you meet your Groom to be!" She said pushing her towards Ryan,he took her hand and helped her up to the Mike stand,he knelt before her,stuck his hand in his pocket and brought out the most beautiful Diamond Ring Asterin had ever set her eyes on"Asterin Lykaios, would you make me the happiest man in the world by being my wife?"he asked staring deeply into her eyes,she didn't know what to say everything was happening to fast just yesterday he asked her to be his girlfriend and now he's asking her too be His wife
Her thoughts were interrupted when the crowd began to chant,
"say Yes!"
"say Yes!"
"sey Yes"
She looked through the crowd and her gaze Met Renee's she had a huge smile on her face,she was tempted to ask Ryan to let her think it over but she couldn't let Renee Down, she'd been through so much to get them together.
"Yes"she said,Ryan lifted her up and twirled her around,he'd been Dying to hear that word,he completely shut the noise from the crowd out,when he was with her no one else mattered.
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"Stacie calm down"Annie said to Stacie who was pacing around angrily,"I have a plan,we are going to get rid of her and you will marry my son"she said "confidently"how to you plan to do that,you can force him to marry me but you can't force him to love me"she replied sarcastically "trust me, he'll eventually come to terms with the fact that his dear fiance is no more and he'll Move on"
"Wait!,you're not going to kill her are you?"
"Yes I am"
"Are you nuts,I knew you had a hint of crazy in you but I didn't know you were this crazy"
"Do you want to marry him or not?"
"I do"
"Then shut the fuck up and let me deal with it."
She said,sending a text to Jamie her trusted assassin
Hello Jamie
It's been a while I have a job For you tommorow call me as soon as you get this.
She smiled wickedly tucking her phone in her purse,she' built an entire empire she wasn't going to let her son's Blindness shatter everything.