The next day . . .
I woke up with thunderous showers hitting against the window realizing that it's already 9am Damien's body is arriving in 3 hours … i slowly got up from bed and sat there for awhile and let the hours go by tick away until one of the maids realise that i was just staring into space she tapped my shoulder and asked if i was alright , if i needed to see the doctor i told her im fine before having tears roll down my cheeks again i assured her that i will be done in 20 mins if i'm not done by then she can come and and help me.
But in less than 15 mins I was already done getting ready , I sat at the table with Damien's parents and everybody just ate in silence … it seems so dead in here now i realise Damien was always the one coming up with conversations even Ethan was so quiet this morning …. After breakfast we just sat around the house and waited for the casket to arrive . . .
When the casket arrived with Damien's body in it , I asked Damien's dad if i could have a look and oh lord … he was burnt up so badly his barely recognisable …. I cried even harder and landed on my knees with Damien's mom telling me to pull it together and comforting me as we followed the casket into the hall. From there people started coming to the house and grieving with us.
The whole day just went like that with people coming to us talking about Damien and how close they used to be , and what has he done in the past that didn't matter right now but why bring it up … Ethan dragged me out of the house and to town to grab some stuff so I could have some fresh air being cooped up in there like hell .
" You know, Damien would hate to see you all sad, " Ethan said. I looked over to him and held his hand. " He would say the same to you too , " I said in return , he gave me a gentle smile and continued driving to the location .
The entire car ride was so silent even the music wasn't helping, the rain has been pouring since morning , I wonder if this is Damien's doing… crying over us haha i must be insane … When we got to the shop Ethan went to the staff and told them we were picking up some stuff and it turns out it was Damien's suit , once we got into the car we quickly drove back .
"You know the suit is yours" said Ethan , i looked at him with my eyes widened . " Huh? I don't get you ? this is clearly Damien's , it has his name,'' I said .
"Nope, he got it tailored for you , there are 2 suits inside both are for you to keep according to Damien before he died he told me he got it for your 4th year anniversary because you are a business women and rarely wore a suit so he would like to see you wear it in front of him when you guys are supposed to go out… " Ethan said as he was trying not to break down.
Tears started forming and flowing away , I cried again , Ethan patted my head and pulled up on the side of the highway to comfort me. It was awkward pulling at the side of the highway but the breakdown was real …
We stayed in the car for a while before heading back to the house and sending off the remaining guests . Damien's mom decided to talk to me in my room privately and yeah … it was kinda awkward. She sat on the bed and told me to sit together with her, which I did.
"Stella … " She said , I raised my head to look at her " I've made me decision " i said quickly and i took her hands and placed my on top of hers .
"Im Keeping the child , I'll be a single mother and if I were to ever get married to another man , the child will take Damien's surname. I'll visit once in a while for you guys to meet your grandkid. How does that sound?" i said in a hurry
"It all sounds amazing , thank you Stella . what i wanted to say was , thank you for being with Damien for the past 4 years despite your age gap you didnt let it define your relationship. Damien's death is tragic indeed…." She said
"Oh… You're not mad that I am keeping his child ?, " I said , " You are an amazing woman, full of ambition and courage to dare people in the business industry . Damien was right, you truly are the best hahah i can never forget the first day he brought you home " she said with a slight laughter coming out of her.
I laughed slightly and listened to her talk about all the times we hung out with each other and could never forget she taught Damien how to cook for me when i was in New York for 2 weeks for business haha it was such a disaster
*Flashback*
"Honey!! Your back! Just in time I made Sweet sour pork and some vegetables for us ! " Damien exclaimed.
I walked towards the table and looked at the food. It looked a little burnt but I hope it tastes fine … I opened the rice cooker and it turned out to be porridge hahaha cute. I kissed him on the cheek and went to change into my comfy clothes and joined him at the table together to have dinner. He picked out the meat and placed it on my plate and waited for me to eat.
I took a whole bite and YUCK! But trying not to show it on my face , I nodded my head and swallowed it .
"Not bad , let's eat shall we . '' i said trying to cover my ass
But little did I know a few hours later I am in the hospital on what seems to be my deathbed because Damien has been crying beside me saying " I ALMOST KILLED YOU WITH MY FOOD" multiple times even the doctors are laughing at us .
" Mr Lim, you can stop saying you almost killed Ms Wong , she's still alive you know " Dr. Paul said, tapping him on the shoulder .
"Its fine , his being dramatic because it's his first time cooking for me haha no worries there.'' I said and let out a chuckle .
The doctors then told me I am able to go home a few hours later which made Damien really happy and when his mom rushed to the hospital to see me in the bed she immediately smacked his head and scolded him for not following simple instructions.
I tilted my head in confusion and Damien's mom explained that Damien was the one that asked if she could teach him how to cook some asian dishes since i'll be away from home for a while and he's afraid i'll be home sick , so she taught him and he went ya ya ya which lead me to the hospital .
I laughed together with his mom and told her that he can't cook rice. It turned out to be porridge haha , she decided to take matters into her own hands and brought us home cooked meals everyday for the next 2 weeks that i am staying in NYC which was super lovely .
*End of flashback*
The next day came really quickly , the majority of the people visiting today were Damien's co-workers and people from the office . I just sat in the corner and talked to some of the staff and his secretary handed me a box of Damien's items in it and I looked at Damien's dad and he nodded his head and I took everything to my room and started to look through everything.
As i was rampaging through the box , there were tons of photos of me and him that he had it framed it up in his office , then his favourite pen , a spare necktie he always kept in his drawer , his favorite toy that he bought it in Paris he likes to call it love at first sight when he saw that toy so cute . oh this…. I picked up an A4 size frame and it has my business portrait when we first met .
Knock … knock … knock….
The door opened slightly and it was Damien's dad. He came in and dragged the chair and sat next to me while picking up the photos that I laid out on the bed.
"You know , when he first told me about you , I was shocked . How did my son fall in love with the mega business women? I insisted that he brought you home to meet but he kept on denying until Christmas . i was excited to meet you because you know so much about business i wanted to know if you were dating my son because he is the director KKP or you genuinely love him, but then when he talked to us about moving to Paris that was when i realise he was serious and being mature enough to make this decision for himself . Stella , Thank you for loving Damien , we will love the kid like how we love Damien but just promise me to visit us or we can visit you whenever we like and whenever you can alright. " he said
He patted my head and told me to get some rest since tomorrow we are going to the burial site to bury his coffin … he closed the door and i packed back all the stuff since he told me i could keep everything and bring it back with me so yeah i packed it all in my luggage then headed for the showers then sleep.