Ethan had thought that he had frozen his heart along with Bella's feelings but when he heard that they had found her, he felt his heart skip a beat before it thudded in his chest but he tried his level best to keep a neutral face. Not being able to make him react, Luna continued," She's getting married." On hearing that, Ethan immediately stood up and said," What?!! To who? Where's she? That will never happen!!" "Relax Ethan, she changed her identity and that's why we couldn't locate her. You have to calm down and we first plan this. You will end up pushing her away the more," with that, Ethan took a deep breath and said," How can I calm down when the woman I love is getting married to another man? She loves me, I know that." "We all know that, Ethan. Let's first get the right words to use with her because clearly she doesn't expect or want to see us," said Luna and with that, he calmed down.
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At exactly noon, the two landed in Wingston using the Carter corporations private jet and Luna insisted that they should first go to get a hotel and rest but Ethan was having none of that. "You should relax Ethan, she's not going anywhere," she said. "You never know. What if she leaves today and we fail to find her?" he reasoned with her and she shook her head in puzzlement before saying," I think more than me, you need the rest to calm your nerves." "You mean to say that I look to be nervous?" he asked and she nodded before saying," Since we boarded. Let's first rest and in the evening, we shall go."
As earlier agreed, the two hailed a cab and Luna gave the driver the address. When it halted, they saw that they had parked in front of condominiums that appeared to be new. "Is this the place?" Asked Ethan and when the driver nodded, he couldn't believe that he came here by the time he was looking for her but in all places he searched, he didn't put much attention to this one.
With every step they took on the stairs, he could hear his heart drum in his chest to the point that it almost slipped out. He suddenly caught Luna's hand and she halted in her steps. She realized that he was trembling, probably nervous. She had never seen him like this. Ethan Carter was always confident and this here was a sight to behold. "What is it?" she asked.
He tried forming the right words and he admitted saying," I'm.... nervous honestly. What if she doesn't want to see me? I don't care if she yells or hits me so long as she stays and listens to me. You're going to help me convince her, won't you?" The anxious look in his eyes made her sympathise with him after so long.
She placed her hand on top of his in an attempt to strengthen him and she said," I will try." That somewhat gave him some encouragement and he nodded then they resumed climbing the stairs till they reached her condo floor. She turned to look at him and said," We have reached. As agreed I will go in first. You wait here." When he nodded, she proceeded until she stood in front of her door and took a deep breath before she knocked waiting in anticipation.
Bella was preparing some noodles for herself when she heard a knock on the door. She wondered because she didn't have any friends here. She thought that it might be her neighbors or Liam. She frowned when the knocking did not stop. Turning off the gas, she went to check who was at the door.
Opening the door, she gasped in surprise when she saw the person standing right in front of her. She didn't realize when she started trembling in fear, happiness, surprise, shock, embarrassment.
Luna looked at Bella and her eyes immediately filled with tears. She was standing right there in front of her. She looked different. After coming out of her daze, Luna reached to her and enveloped her into a tight hug. They embraced each other tightly as tears flowed from both their eyes. After what seemed like forever, they parted and Luna asked," How are you? You've become so thin. How have you been?" She closed the door and they went to the couch. Bella still looked surprised," How did you find me?" "I looked for you everywhere. Why did you change your identity? Why are you going to get married? Why did you suddenly go away without telling me anything?" Luna had so many questions.
Bella looked at her even more surprised," How did you find out about all that?" "We did everything to find you," she simply stated and Bella got it, of course nothing Graham Cullen can't do. "Let me get you something to eat," she said and stood up to go but Luna caught her and said," Uhm... before that Bella, there's someone who wants to meet you." "Who?" she asked and Luna stood up before saying," Let me go get him. He's not far." With that, Luna left to go and get the person.