Chapter 21
She replied and went to freshen up before she left because she didn't want to smell of sex when she went out and received stares.
Paul, after leaving her at the motel had given it some thoughts, he wanted to make her life a little better he had thought of getting her a house for starters at least if he was to present her as a girlfriend to his parents and friends, if he wanted this to work he needed to make it real.
His image was on the line, paparazzi always followed around, I mean why wouldn't they he was handsome, rich, and was always spotted with the hottest models in magazines. Each week he always was seen with different ladies. The black-haired females, brunette, blonde it almost was as if he did not have a specific type but their physique was always the same, skinny and petite, and short. I mean he always wanted them looking up to him, he was an egoistic Bastard just like Daniella had said.
Daniella had gotten up that morning, and apparently, she had forgotten about the text message she received last night it surely was a mistake cause the number had not called her or texted again.
Today marks the beginning of their wedding preparations and they had to meet up with the wedding planner to discuss the colors, venue, and food.
She brushed her teeth, took her shower, and wore a white tee and some boyfriend jeans she paired up with white tennis shoes.
She decided on taking her SUV and off she went to take Hendrick from the house.
When she went there, the first thing she saw was the screen shattered and the lessened tires her instincts kicked in and she rushed to see if anyone was hurt, or if thieves had kidnapped anyone she was inspecting to see if there was a break-in when from the glass door she saw Gael cooking on the kitchen stove, she heaved a sigh of relief and entered.
When Gael saw her she came in for a hug and immediately she asked what happened to the car, Gael wasn't quick to respond if anything she wanted Hendrick to be the one to set things straight with his newly formed relationship with her, for he did not even know the underlying rules and regulations of their contract and did not know if they had decided to keep their former relationships in the low. So all she told her was to wait on Hendrick who was taking a bath so he could explain to her what exactly happened.
She made Scrabble eggs and bread with coffee and boy was Daniella hungry, she always left home without eating and that was a bad habit her Nanny Mary had scolded but it had become a habit so much so that she even forgot most times that she had to eat.
Hendrick came downstairs and met the two women chit-chatting away and no one even noticed he had entered the kitchen.
"Oh common, do you women mean to tell me you didn't notice me enter?" He asked fake pouting.
They both laughed and told him to come to join in the breakfast they had their breakfast and left for their appointment to meet the wedding planner.
They met up with Paige the wedding event planner at a five-star restaurant they talked about so many things and ended up choosing the colors blue and yellow for the decor, they made the guest list to be 300 persons approximately if it were up to Dannie it would have been just 50 persons she didn't want a very elaborate wedding but when it came to her father and his connections he wanted everyone to witness him walking his daughter down the aisle, I mean which father wouldn't want that? She was his only seed although he wanted a male child but looking at it now Daniella seems to fit the description of the male child he had always wanted, although he didn't ugh that enough he loved his daughter, and also he kind of regretted that he had not shown her all these years.
He always left her with Nanny Mary and was always on business trips building an empire that was now going to be given to her as her wedding gift in a month to come.
He had never been this excited about any achievements not to talk of when he had huge contracts. He just wanted to make things right and for starters, he thought giving her the Company title of CEO, was a better way to begin.
He knew he had failed her mother with the way he raised her. Before his wife died she made him promise to always be there for Dannie no matter what when she died what could he have done? She reminded him of his wife so much he could not stay home so he used his business trips as an excuse to run away from his problems. Now that he thought of it, he just was selfish and it has affected his relationship with his daughter negatively because as of now he doesn't even know his daughter's likes and dislikes or the kind of food she likes, he doesn't even know her hobbies. Oh, he had been a terrible father and he had failed his wife in so many ways he couldn't decipher. If she was here she would have given him some lecture on how to be a good father to his daughter.
He missed her, so much, it's been years since he visited her grave because every time he went there he just wished she was here to help him with decisions, help him with their daughter, hell she would have helped with the wedding preparations as a man what did he know about girls wedding dress, the colors she would like to use, her makeup, the kind of decor she would want. He smiled remembering his wedding to her mom, she had chosen the colors, the food, she had wanted a beach wedding and all of this came true, it was an intimate wedding, she wanted few people just close friends and family, his bride was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, she was shining brightly and it melted his heart, he did not even realize he had been crying when he heard the door to his home office open and he cleaned his eyes and turned to attend to the person who had come.