Chapter 7 Reception Party

In the evening,

Arianna got ready in a silvery grey gown whose sleeves were fully covered. The cleavage was on display, and the chest had diamond work.

Wearing that dress, Arianna felt like a queen of some state. The beautician put her hair in a messy bun.

Before getting ready, Evelyn had called some salon experts for her all-body makeover. They massaged her and shaved her body.

Arianna herself was a beauty, but little care has enlightened her features. Evelyn had made some changes to her gown, and now it perfectly fitted her. She looked like a goddess today.

"Aw, Arianna, you're looking fab. I'm sure my son is going to be crazy. " Evelyn admired her beauty.

Damien, in the meantime, entered the room.

"Woah, whom do you want to kill with your looks? Ari, you had a perfect figure. Your curves are in the perfect places. " Damien tried to show with his hands the outlook of her figure.

Arianna felt uncomfortable. It was the first time she wore such an expensive and revealing dress.

Arianna tried to cover her cleavage, pulling the gown from her shoulders, but in vain. Evelyn slapped Damien's shoulder. "Stop teasing her." She caressed Aria's cheek. "Arianna, you're looking gorgeous."

Arianna smiled.

"Let's go. Everyone was waiting downstairs, and I came to tell you. Ryan also came, but he is in his room. "

"I'm sure your dad had talked to him. I'll go and check on him. Just wait a while, then go downstairs together. " Evelyn walked off to see Ryan.

Arianna felt out of place because here everyone loved her, but the person who took her here and with whom her relationship was didn't want to see her.

Evelyn went to Ryan's room, where he was getting ready in an off-white tuxedo and tying his bow tie. Evelyn knocked on the door and walked in.

"Are you ready?"

Ryan nodded. "Let's go. Arianna is waiting for you."

'This girl, not again.' Ryan thought, but then moved out.

He went to the room where Arianna was. But when he reached there, he saw Arianna coming out with Damien talking and smiling.

Ryan was glued to his place, and the beauty of Arianna started to go down in his heart. Evelyn smiled, looking at his son because Arianna's beauty wiped him off.

Soon, the colour of his eyes changed when he saw Damien's hand on her bareback. Ryan instantly approached them, and he took Damien's hand in his.

"You should know where to put your hand." Arinna stumbled, listening to his voice. She stepped backward, and her back touched his chest. She instantly turned to him and found him so close that she could hear his heartbeat.

Ryan left his hand, and Damien chuckled, witnessing Ryan's jealousy.

"Let's go," Ryan said, taking Arianna's hand in his and walking downstairs to the garden where his wedding reception was being held.

"It's good," Evelyn commented, and Damien nodded.

*******

"You're hurting me, Mr. Ryan. Leave my hand. " Arianna's voice cracked, and her eyes twinged because Ryan's hold on her hand was way harsher.

He left her with a jolt. "Stop doing this because you can't have my attention."

Arianna looked at him in disbelief.

"Wait a minute, what did I do?"

"Whatever, I don't want to talk to you. Let's go, " Ryan walked off, so Arianna had to follow him even though she didn't want to.

'What does he think of himself as a prince or king of some state? I know he is handsome and rich, but that doesn't mean he would do this to me. ' Arianna thought about following him, but all her thoughts flew away when Ryan put his hand on her lower back and the media came in front of them.

"Mr. Ryan Walter, how do you feel about marrying your dream girl?" The man asked Ryan, but Arianna looked at him. 'I'm his dream girl.'

Then the camera flashes, and Arianna puts her hand on her eyes. She felt uncomfortable and gripped Ryan's suit.

The reporters were asking many questions.

"Now, tell us your childhood lover's name. You hid for a long time. " The other man asked.

Arianna blinked her eyes several times. "Childhood lover," oh, they're interested in his runaway bride." Arianna thought.

The camera flashed to click pictures, and Arianna held Ryan's arm tightly, almost digging her nails.

"Excuse us. No more questions. " Ryan wrapped his arms around Arianna's waist securely, and guards came to escort them to the main hall.

Reaching the center, where only guests and important people were present, Ryan stopped.

"Now, you can leave my hand." Arianna left and composed herself.

"Now, you're my wife. The famous businessman Ryan Walter's wife, so get used to this fame and attention. So behave yourself. "The press, media, and reporters will follow you wherever you go." Arianna glared at him.

"What? Stop glaring. I know you're from a middle-class family, and you didn't attend such parties, but now you have to, and I don't want to lose my face next time. " Ryan gritted his teeth, and Arianna knitted her brow.

"Smile. Otherwise, people will think I forced you, and you're not my lover. " Arianna forced a smile to her lips, but then a lovely smile came because now she understood why she felt his name was familiar yesterday at the alter. She heard his name from the girls in the grocery store.

'The famous business tycoon, the most eligible bachelor, Ryan Walter, the crush of every girl, is now my husband.' She smiled, and her face glowed because she thought Ryan was a reward for the hardships she had endured for 21 years.

Arianna looked at Ryan's face. 'I'll try my best to make you mine because I don't want to suffer more.' Arianna self-talked.

Ryan looked at her and raised his brow to ask, "What?" Arianna shook her head, smiling.

She didn't know it, but her small acts were making their way to his heart.

Soon, people came to congratulate them, and reporters and media clicked their photos and lived to stream.

In the photos and videos, they looked like a happily married couple.

Here they enjoyed the wedding reception, but at a distance of a few kilometers, someone saw them on TV and her blood boiled.

"How did she end up here? No, I have to tell Mr. Elijiah. I'm not going to let her live happily ever after.

********

"Mom, did you watch the news? That good for nothing Arianna is on the news, and she marries Ryan Walter." Ainsley ran to Helen's room and spoke in one breath.

"I know everything," Helen yelled at her.

"But mom, do something. Where did you send her, and where did she end up? " Ainsley claimed to provoked her.

"Shut up and let me think. You're also good for nothing. You should learn something from her. She caught such a big fish, but you fell for that poor boy, Keith. " Helen gritted her teeth.

"Mom, please don't say that."

"Cut the crap and go to your room. I'll think of something." Helen took the nail file and started to shape her nails.

*******

At the party, everyone was busy eating. Arianna took a plate of meatballs and started eating them by dipping them in the sauce.

Arianna was busy eating meatballs, but Ryan's eyes were busy eating her fair milky skin. He wished he could grab her by the ass and throw her on his bed. He wanted to devour her badly because she gave him a hard-on, and his boner was aching for release.

He stared at her when Damien came.

"Ari, did you try this Louisiana fried chicken? It's so yummy."

"Ari," Ryan repeated. He didn't like Damien's nickname for Arianna, but his nerves went out of control when Damien gave Arianna his bitten chicken piece, and she took a taste of it.

"What the hell are you doing?" Ryan snatched that piece from her hand and gave it back to Damien.

"Go," Ryan clenched his jaw, and Damien felt like fleeing was the best option.

"Why did you take that piece? I want to taste it." Arianna pouted.

"Rubbish," Ryan scoffed, shaking his head.

"What rubbish? You can't call this food like this. " Arianna scowled, and Ryan took her wrist in a firm grip.

"Don't test my patience."

"But," Arianna spoke when Ryan put his finger on her lips. "Shush," he said with a shake of his head, motioning for her not to speak.

Arianna held her breath because of the closeness. She could smell his strong, intoxicating cologne.

Ryan moved his finger on her lips and then left her. She stepped backward, and a blush crept up her cheeks when she saw Ryan licking the same finger.

Suddenly, something happened to him, and the colour of his eyes became dark. He made a fist of that finger hand and gritted his teeth. Arianna's face became dull because she didn't know what she did now, why he became angry.

Arianna took a step back, but Ryan walked out from there, leaving her alone like the previous night.

Arianna sighed, and her eyes followed his back till he disappeared into the crowd.

********

"Jack, did you see that girl? She looks so familiar. " the man exclaimed, watching Arianna on the TV screen.

"Not only is she familiar, but she is an exact replica." Away from this country, in another state, someone exclaimed, touching Arianna, on the screen, with his fingers.