Chapter 205

"Who are you?" Calhoun questioned.

"We were asked to come here to pick up a girl named Ariana and she Was supposed to be sold to us," The shorter one said.

Lily wanted ground to swallow her at that moment. She felt uncomfortable and everyone was staring at her. Everyone were out of their room at this point.

She just denied the fact that she ever did it. And now the proof was in front of her. This people came an hour earlier than planned.

Sofia stared at Calhoun then the men, she wanted to Deny that she knew nothing of what they spoke.

But Calhoun was smarter and sharper than she was.

"Do you recognised the voice or the face of person that called?" He asked.

"Yes they were two females, the both of them," the taller one said as he pointed towards their direction.

"Have they collected any advance for the payment?" Calhoun questioned.

"Yes, an advance payment of fifty thousand dollars," The taller one added.

"We are sorry for the trouble they caused you. Before the end of today the money will be transfered back into your account," Calhoun reassured them and they left without complaining.

He turned back at them and he grabbed Sofia by the collar, he threw her out of the house.

"If you ever step your foot In this house ever Again! It's your head I'll drag off the streets next time," He threatened her.

Lily still remained on the floor, she waited for her punishment. She couldn't even run if she wanted to she was stuck here.

Lily saw as Calhoun's feet returned back into the house and her stomach tightened. Her fate was about to be decided.

"Lily I respect you cause you are way older than I. I wouldn't throw you out of this house living you to beg on the cold Streets, you have sons and I respect their feelings, but Lily I do not want to see your face or even smell you at my wedding because if anything happens to My Ariana! Things aren't going to be easy in your life," He said as he pointed a Finger at her.

She was overwhelmed with fear, shame and guilt. She stood helplessly waiting for one of her sons to interrupt but no one spoke. Her hate for Ariana brewed like Hot coffee on the kettle.

Ariana stayed put where she stood. Everything they said started swimming in her head until it hit her that she was never going to get married if she had been kidnapped.

Her ears automatically tuned out everything around her, all she heard was muffled voices and a little girl calling her name from far before everything became dark.

Calhoun watched in shock as Ariana fell to the floor, immediately he rushed to her side.

"Hey Aria!" He called her name as he lifted her up from the floor. She was very light so it was easy to carry her off the floor.

Little Rosa was already back from school and stood there and watched as they carried her aunty to the car. Everyone excect her aunty lily followed them to the car.

She also ran out to check her aunty.

"Oh my God her breathing has slowed," Rosa heard her mother cry out.

"She's going to be fine!" Calhoun said before he rushed her to the car.

Calhoun held Aria close to his chest as her breathing became light.

"Take us to the freaking hospital!" He yelled at the driver.

"Yes sir right away, my keys just fell pardon me," He apologized as he finally found the key.

The driver drove them to the hospital as fast as they could, Calhoun also noticed that another car was following them. It was probably his grandfather and couple other people.

The driver stopped in front of the city hospital. Calhoun carried her out of the car without waiting for the nurses to bring the stretchers to him.

When he got to the reception, some of the nurses there already had a stretcher. They placed her on the white board. Immediately they rushed her to ICU.

When Calhoun came back to the reception, Mr Lawson, Matt, Elsie were seated on the long cold metal bench waiting for him.

"Dear how is she?" Mr Lawson senior asked his Grandson as he saw the worried crease on his fore head.

"I don't know, the doctor will come to us when they are done," He said.

"Mr Lawson," The nurse at the desk called, all the men looked towards her direction.

"The patient's husband," She emphasized. And Calhoun walked towards her.

"I need you to fill this form and pay and advance payment for the treatment," She said while she typed on the keyboard.

"Yes, I will," He said as he started to fill the forms.

When he was done he handed it back to her.

Calhoun walked back to where the other's were and he placed his thumb on his lips. He was worried to his bones but there was nothing he could do than wait. If anything happened to Ariana, noone would be able to stop him from killing Lily and Sofia now.

Thirty minutes had passed before the doctor came out of the room.

"Doctor how is she?" Calhoun asked her the moment she stepped forward.

"Well, Are you her husband?" She asked.

"Yes I am," He answered.

"She is still unconscious but in three to four hours or so she would be discharged. Please She needs to be kept well rested and she needs vitamin for the baby," She said.

Baby? The word floated in Calhoun's head.

"Baby?" He asked.

"Yes? Aren't you aware? Your wife is two months pregnant," She explained to him.

Calhoun stared at the doctor like she was speaking in another language. He felt his head go light. He didn't want the excitement to get to him.

"Oh my lord, I'm getting a niece?" Elsie squealed with excitement.

"Anti natal care should start sooner," The doctor insisted. While Calhoun just stood and stared

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"You know it's forbidden to see the bride before her wedding," Ariana giggled as Calhoun placed kisses all over her face.

"Oops, My bad!" He said before he lifted her on the desk.

"I think I remember telling you i don't believe in superstitions," he replied.

"We need a little rest before the wedding preparations start," Ariana complained before she giggled.

"I am fully rested and this is just eight in the morning," Calhoun said with a shrug.

"I'm not talking about you! I'm talking about our baby and myself," She said before she giggled.

"Ouch!" He faked pain by touching his heart.

"Liar, I hope your son doesn't take after you!" She said before she gave a cheeky laugh.

"What if she is a girl?" He asked.

"Same thing nothing changes," She retorted.

"I think it would be a girl and she would be as stubborn as you!" He said.

"Let's place a bet! If it is a boy you get to take me out to half of the restaurants in the city and if it's a girl I'll do anything you say for that entire day," Aria said with her iconic laugh.

"But wait isn't that cheating?" He asked.

"No it's not," She said as she batted her eyes at him.

Calhoun buried his head in her neck leaving soft kisses on her collar bone. He pressed his lips onto hers, He wanted to devour her and show her she belonged to no one except him. Ariana parted her lips slightly and his tongue found a way inside her mouth.

The door was banged open and Elsie barged into the room.

"Oh my goodness! You are not allowed to see the bride before the wedding it is prohibited! Now out you go!" She yelled at Calhoun.

"Elsie, I don't believe in superstitions you know," He gave the same answer.

"Dear that is why we have the wedding night where you can do all this to her not now! Do you want her to get weak knees when she stands? Now out you go!" She said as she pushed Him out of the room.

Aria laughed as she stared at the both of them. Finally he left the room.

"Sweetheart take your bath quicky, The makeup artist is here already and the Church wedding is by eleven o'clock," She said.

Ariana rushed to the bathroom to take her bath. When she was done, she put on her full lingerie set and placed a robe over her body.

By the time she stepped out of the bathroom the makeup artist and the dresser had already set everything out.

Nikita was in the room with them. She smiled at Aria and she returned a small smile back.

Nikita watched as Aria sat down so she could get her makeup done. She also had to help around the house. So she stepped out of the room and she bumped into Calhoun.

"I'm sorry," She apologized before she walked away.

"It's fine," he said as he walked towards the room so they can also get him dressed. Bunch of makeup artist were also there and they wished to work on his face too.

Amidst all that the preparations were already done and everyone was getting dressed.

Time was going faster than ever today and before they knew it, it was already ten o'clock. Calhoun was already in the car. He was going to arrive before the bride.

He begged them to allow him to see the bride but they all refused.

The entire family were downstairs waiting for the bride to arrive, by now Calhoun would have already reached the Church with Matt and three of his friends.

Lisa was with the bride upstairs getting her ready, little Rosa and little Aria were already downstairs with their granny.

"Careful or you will fall," Lisa said to Ariana as she linked her hands in hers.

The entire room went quiet as they waited for the bride to show her face.

The first thing they saw was her diamond heels alongside a bouquet of multiple colors.

"Oh dear!" Mrs Lawson Cried out as she saw her granddaughter-in-law step out.

"Beautiful," Uncle Thomas said breathlessly as he stared at the woman on the stairs. He and Ariana had become really close and she had helped him find his voice.

Compliments started to flow across the room until she reached down.

The first person she walked towards was Mrs Lawson. She needed the blessings of an elderly woman.

"My sweet I wish you a marriage filled with Joy and a safe delivery and good health for both you and the baby!" She said before she kissed both of her hands.

"Lord we have to get going," Elsie said already teary.

It was already ten minutes after eleven when the bride arrived at the church.

The music started playing signifying that the bride arrived.

Calhoun adjusted his tie because he felt uncomfortable. The doors opened widely and Ariana alongside her brother Daniel, walked in.

It was a weird feeling in his guts. It was new. it was different. He felt his eyes start to itch and sting.

They were tears, he didn't even stop the little drip that fell from his eyes.

Matt dabbed his eyes with a white clothe. The type of steps Ariana took belonged to an angel. His angel didn't have wings instead she wore a white dress and she had a face that could make you fly away.

He hadn't noticed the tears had restarted again until she came up and whispered in his ears.

"You are crying, wow The great president Calhoun has shed tears," Ariana teased him.

The ceremony continued and it got to Ariana's favourite part of a wedding —The vows. They had made a little change to the vow.

"Yes I do," Ariana answered with a small.

"Do you Mr Calhoun take Ariana Brown as your lawfully wedded wife in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth, even at the weakest time when all bonds tend to break but you keep pushing through, growing older and losing your teeth together?" The officiating minister asked.

"Yes I do," Calhoun answered and the entire church cheered.

"Now you may kiss the bride," He said.

Calhoun pulled her closer to him by the waist, He pressed his lips on hers, nibbling on her lower lips as she tilted her head to the left. The sensation felt new all over again.

He pulled away not going to deep and the entire church cheered once more.

Ariana threw the flower and Lisa happened to be the one to Catch it.