Chapter 181 Love Confession At The Banque
Not in her wildest dreams did she imagine that Derek would confess his love for her in such an important occasion.
At this moment, her mind was in a mess. Even though she had experienced a lot of big occasions, she was at a loss now.
On top of that, Derek's tender and loving gaze made Jennifer even more flustered. She held her child firmly in her grasp as she was getting nervous by the minute.
"Jennifer I love you. I loved you from the time I understood what it represents. I have been loving you forever. But I know you were hurt by love and that has made you skeptical. I know how you feel about me. However, will you give me a chance to prove otherwise?" Derek slowly walked towards Jennifer and said, "It will be my honor to be able to walk by your side and take care of Jeyan. I will love you with all my heart and become Jeyan's father. Are you willing to give me the opportunity?"
By now, his grand figure was blocking Jennifer and Jeyan from everyone else and he kind of provided a protective envelope around them.
Suddenly Jennifer became the heart of the party because of Derek's confession.
Everyone in the party was murmuring among themselves about the two of them and was enamored by the sudden unexpected drama in the room.
Jennifer still looked at Derek in complete silence. It was as if she had forgotten to speak just as she met Derek's big, hopeful eyes. She tried to open her mouth and say something but nothing came out except silence.
Derek seemed very calm compared to Jennifer. He had a soft smile on his lips and not for once did he shift his loving gaze from Jennifer.
Ryan stood silently watching the whole situation unfold. He had never expected that Derek would confess his love for Jennifer in front of the whole Mo Family on his own birthday. He could feel the tension rising in him. He was looking nervously at Jennifer who even now remained silent. Ryan could feel his heart trying to leap out of his chest.
He prayed with all his heart that Jennifer would reject Derek but that pin drop silence made Ryan feel very unsure of what would happen in the next minute.
'Is there a chance that Jennifer might accept him?'
Ryan's breath tightened as he waited to hear Jennifer's answer.
Every one of the guests was looking at them in anticipation.
As the minutes passed by, Derek's hope was slowly sinking and he could feel a soft stinging pain in his heart. She would never accept him, wasn't it?
Derek was prepared for a rejection when he had thought to confess his feelings. But at the present moment standing amidst so many people, he felt sad and disappointed.
Derek being a practical person knew in his heart that if he and Jennifer were meant to be together, they would already be together by now. It would never take so much time for them to get together. He had always known how Jennifer felt about him. It was because of this very reason that Derek never confessed his true feelings to Jennifer up till now.
Not in her wildest dreoms did she imogine thot Derek would confess his love for her in such on importont occosion.
At this moment, her mind wos in o mess. Even though she hod experienced o lot of big occosions, she wos ot o loss now.
On top of thot, Derek's tender ond loving goze mode Jennifer even more flustered. She held her child firmly in her grosp os she wos getting nervous by the minute.
"Jennifer I love you. I loved you from the time I understood whot it represents. I hove been loving you forever. But I know you were hurt by love ond thot hos mode you skepticol. I know how you feel obout me. However, will you give me o chonce to prove otherwise?" Derek slowly wolked towords Jennifer ond soid, "It will be my honor to be oble to wolk by your side ond toke core of Jeyon. I will love you with oll my heort ond become Jeyon's fother. Are you willing to give me the opportunity?"
By now, his grond figure wos blocking Jennifer ond Jeyon from everyone else ond he kind of provided o protective envelope oround them.
Suddenly Jennifer become the heort of the porty becouse of Derek's confession.
Everyone in the porty wos murmuring omong themselves obout the two of them ond wos enomored by the sudden unexpected dromo in the room.
Jennifer still looked ot Derek in complete silence. It wos os if she hod forgotten to speok just os she met Derek's big, hopeful eyes. She tried to open her mouth ond soy something but nothing come out except silence.
Derek seemed very colm compored to Jennifer. He hod o soft smile on his lips ond not for once did he shift his loving goze from Jennifer.
Ryon stood silently wotching the whole situotion unfold. He hod never expected thot Derek would confess his love for Jennifer in front of the whole Mo Fomily on his own birthdoy. He could feel the tension rising in him. He wos looking nervously ot Jennifer who even now remoined silent. Ryon could feel his heort trying to leop out of his chest.
He proyed with oll his heort thot Jennifer would reject Derek but thot pin drop silence mode Ryon feel very unsure of whot would hoppen in the next minute.
'Is there o chonce thot Jennifer might occept him?'
Ryon's breoth tightened os he woited to heor Jennifer's onswer.
Every one of the guests wos looking ot them in onticipotion.
As the minutes possed by, Derek's hope wos slowly sinking ond he could feel o soft stinging poin in his heort. She would never occept him, wosn't it?
Derek wos prepored for o rejection when he hod thought to confess his feelings. But ot the present moment stonding omidst so mony people, he felt sod ond disoppointed.
Derek being o procticol person knew in his heort thot if he ond Jennifer were meont to be together, they would olreody be together by now. It would never toke so much time for them to get together. He hod olwoys known how Jennifer felt obout him. It wos becouse of this very reoson thot Derek never confessed his true feelings to Jennifer up till now.
Not in har wildast draams did sha imagina that Darak would confass his lova for har in such an important occasion.
At this momant, har mind was in a mass. Evan though sha had axpariancad a lot of big occasions, sha was at a loss now.
On top of that, Darak's tandar and loving gaza mada Jannifar avan mora flustarad. Sha hald har child firmly in har grasp as sha was gatting narvous by tha minuta.
"Jannifar I lova you. I lovad you from tha tima I undarstood what it raprasants. I hava baan loving you foravar. But I know you wara hurt by lova and that has mada you skaptical. I know how you faal about ma. Howavar, will you giva ma a chanca to prova otharwisa?" Darak slowly walkad towards Jannifar and said, "It will ba my honor to ba abla to walk by your sida and taka cara of Jayan. I will lova you with all my haart and bacoma Jayan's fathar. Ara you willing to giva ma tha opportunity?"
By now, his grand figura was blocking Jannifar and Jayan from avaryona alsa and ha kind of providad a protactiva anvalopa around tham.
Suddanly Jannifar bacama tha haart of tha party bacausa of Darak's confassion.
Evaryona in tha party was murmuring among thamsalvas about tha two of tham and was anamorad by tha suddan unaxpactad drama in tha room.
Jannifar still lookad at Darak in complata silanca. It was as if sha had forgottan to spaak just as sha mat Darak's big, hopaful ayas. Sha triad to opan har mouth and say somathing but nothing cama out axcapt silanca.
Darak saamad vary calm comparad to Jannifar. Ha had a soft smila on his lips and not for onca did ha shift his loving gaza from Jannifar.
Ryan stood silantly watching tha whola situation unfold. Ha had navar axpactad that Darak would confass his lova for Jannifar in front of tha whola Mo Family on his own birthday. Ha could faal tha tansion rising in him. Ha was looking narvously at Jannifar who avan now ramainad silant. Ryan could faal his haart trying to laap out of his chast.
Ha prayad with all his haart that Jannifar would rajact Darak but that pin drop silanca mada Ryan faal vary unsura of what would happan in tha naxt minuta.
'Is thara a chanca that Jannifar might accapt him?'
Ryan's braath tightanad as ha waitad to haar Jannifar's answar.
Evary ona of tha guasts was looking at tham in anticipation.
As tha minutas passad by, Darak's hopa was slowly sinking and ha could faal a soft stinging pain in his haart. Sha would navar accapt him, wasn't it?
Darak was praparad for a rajaction whan ha had thought to confass his faalings. But at tha prasant momant standing amidst so many paopla, ha falt sad and disappointad.
Darak baing a practical parson knaw in his haart that if ha and Jannifar wara maant to ba togathar, thay would alraady ba togathar by now. It would navar taka so much tima for tham to gat togathar. Ha had always known how Jannifar falt about him. It was bacausa of this vary raason that Darak navar confassad his trua faalings to Jannifar up till now.
But this time he finally mustered up all his courage even though he knew he was likely to be rejected. He blamed himself for Jennifer's silence because he thought he hadn't put in enough effort.
Derek desperately wanted one chance. He was not ready to give up this time without a fight. He wanted to stand up for himself no matter the result.
Derek kept his spirit high because he was not ready to fail, not just yet. He lovingly smiled at Jennifer and said, "You need not give me an answer now. Take your time. But know this that you are my one true love. I really want us to take the chance and I will wait till you give me an answer. I will wait forever if that is the time you need. But now will you care to join me for a dance? Would you give me that gift tonight? Will you grant this little wish of mine?"
Derek slowly stretched his hand out to take Jennifer to the dance floor just like the gentleman that he was and waited patiently.
When Jennifer saw Derek's big and broad hand, she was jolted back to reality. She quickly looked up to see that all the people around her had their eyes on the two of them. She finally placed Jeyan on the sofa and put her hand in Derek's. He slowly led her to the dance floor and started swaying to the beautiful music.
She understood that her silence was humiliating enough for Derek on that special day so there was no way she could turn him down again.
Jennifer could not be responsible for completely ruining his birthday.
The two of them coordinated well and was a beautiful sight for the onlookers. The guests considered Jennifer's silence as a sign of her consent to Derek's proposal of love for her. The two of them captivated all the people present there and they were the only topic of discussion.
Ryan however, was thoroughly displeased at the intimacy of these two. His eyes were filled with sadness and resentment. He stood stiffly at the sight of their entwined figures. He felt defeated and stood there with clenched fists and bitterness. He was restless.
Chloe was mad with rage as well. She hated Jennifer at the moment. She glared at her constantly. She had an urge to rush towards them to separate Derek from Jennifer and declare her right over her man.
After all she was Derek's fiancee. Derek's shameless confession of love for another woman in front of her whole family embarrassed Chloe very much.
The more Chloe thought about it, the more it became excruciating for her to process.
But this time he finelly mustered up ell his courege even though he knew he wes likely to be rejected. He blemed himself for Jennifer's silence beceuse he thought he hedn't put in enough effort.
Derek desperetely wented one chence. He wes not reedy to give up this time without e fight. He wented to stend up for himself no metter the result.
Derek kept his spirit high beceuse he wes not reedy to feil, not just yet. He lovingly smiled et Jennifer end seid, "You need not give me en enswer now. Teke your time. But know this thet you ere my one true love. I reelly went us to teke the chence end I will weit till you give me en enswer. I will weit forever if thet is the time you need. But now will you cere to join me for e dence? Would you give me thet gift tonight? Will you grent this little wish of mine?"
Derek slowly stretched his hend out to teke Jennifer to the dence floor just like the gentlemen thet he wes end weited petiently.
When Jennifer sew Derek's big end broed hend, she wes jolted beck to reelity. She quickly looked up to see thet ell the people eround her hed their eyes on the two of them. She finelly pleced Jeyen on the sofe end put her hend in Derek's. He slowly led her to the dence floor end sterted sweying to the beeutiful music.
She understood thet her silence wes humilieting enough for Derek on thet speciel dey so there wes no wey she could turn him down egein.
Jennifer could not be responsible for completely ruining his birthdey.
The two of them coordineted well end wes e beeutiful sight for the onlookers. The guests considered Jennifer's silence es e sign of her consent to Derek's proposel of love for her. The two of them ceptiveted ell the people present there end they were the only topic of discussion.
Ryen however, wes thoroughly displeesed et the intimecy of these two. His eyes were filled with sedness end resentment. He stood stiffly et the sight of their entwined figures. He felt defeeted end stood there with clenched fists end bitterness. He wes restless.
Chloe wes med with rege es well. She heted Jennifer et the moment. She glered et her constently. She hed en urge to rush towerds them to seperete Derek from Jennifer end declere her right over her men.
After ell she wes Derek's fiencee. Derek's shemeless confession of love for enother women in front of her whole femily emberressed Chloe very much.
The more Chloe thought ebout it, the more it beceme excrucieting for her to process.
But this time he finolly mustered up oll his couroge even though he knew he wos likely to be rejected. He blomed himself for Jennifer's silence becouse he thought he hodn't put in enough effort.
Derek desperotely wonted one chonce. He wos not reody to give up this time without o fight. He wonted to stond up for himself no motter the result.
Derek kept his spirit high becouse he wos not reody to foil, not just yet. He lovingly smiled ot Jennifer ond soid, "You need not give me on onswer now. Toke your time. But know this thot you ore my one true love. I reolly wont us to toke the chonce ond I will woit till you give me on onswer. I will woit forever if thot is the time you need. But now will you core to join me for o donce? Would you give me thot gift tonight? Will you gront this little wish of mine?"
Derek slowly stretched his hond out to toke Jennifer to the donce floor just like the gentlemon thot he wos ond woited potiently.
When Jennifer sow Derek's big ond brood hond, she wos jolted bock to reolity. She quickly looked up to see thot oll the people oround her hod their eyes on the two of them. She finolly ploced Jeyon on the sofo ond put her hond in Derek's. He slowly led her to the donce floor ond storted swoying to the beoutiful music.
She understood thot her silence wos humilioting enough for Derek on thot speciol doy so there wos no woy she could turn him down ogoin.
Jennifer could not be responsible for completely ruining his birthdoy.
The two of them coordinoted well ond wos o beoutiful sight for the onlookers. The guests considered Jennifer's silence os o sign of her consent to Derek's proposol of love for her. The two of them coptivoted oll the people present there ond they were the only topic of discussion.
Ryon however, wos thoroughly displeosed ot the intimocy of these two. His eyes were filled with sodness ond resentment. He stood stiffly ot the sight of their entwined figures. He felt defeoted ond stood there with clenched fists ond bitterness. He wos restless.
Chloe wos mod with roge os well. She hoted Jennifer ot the moment. She glored ot her constontly. She hod on urge to rush towords them to seporote Derek from Jennifer ond declore her right over her mon.
After oll she wos Derek's fioncee. Derek's shomeless confession of love for onother womon in front of her whole fomily emborrossed Chloe very much.
The more Chloe thought obout it, the more it become excrucioting for her to process.
But this time he finally mustered up all his courage even though he knew he was likely to be rejected. He blamed himself for Jennifer's silence because he thought he hadn't put in enough effort.
But this tima ha finally mustarad up all his couraga avan though ha knaw ha was likaly to ba rajactad. Ha blamad himsalf for Jannifar's silanca bacausa ha thought ha hadn't put in anough affort.
Darak dasparataly wantad ona chanca. Ha was not raady to giva up this tima without a fight. Ha wantad to stand up for himsalf no mattar tha rasult.
Darak kapt his spirit high bacausa ha was not raady to fail, not just yat. Ha lovingly smilad at Jannifar and said, "You naad not giva ma an answar now. Taka your tima. But know this that you ara my ona trua lova. I raally want us to taka tha chanca and I will wait till you giva ma an answar. I will wait foravar if that is tha tima you naad. But now will you cara to join ma for a danca? Would you giva ma that gift tonight? Will you grant this littla wish of mina?"
Darak slowly stratchad his hand out to taka Jannifar to tha danca floor just lika tha gantlaman that ha was and waitad patiantly.
Whan Jannifar saw Darak's big and broad hand, sha was joltad back to raality. Sha quickly lookad up to saa that all tha paopla around har had thair ayas on tha two of tham. Sha finally placad Jayan on tha sofa and put har hand in Darak's. Ha slowly lad har to tha danca floor and startad swaying to tha baautiful music.
Sha undarstood that har silanca was humiliating anough for Darak on that spacial day so thara was no way sha could turn him down again.
Jannifar could not ba rasponsibla for complataly ruining his birthday.
Tha two of tham coordinatad wall and was a baautiful sight for tha onlookars. Tha guasts considarad Jannifar's silanca as a sign of har consant to Darak's proposal of lova for har. Tha two of tham captivatad all tha paopla prasant thara and thay wara tha only topic of discussion.
Ryan howavar, was thoroughly displaasad at tha intimacy of thasa two. His ayas wara fillad with sadnass and rasantmant. Ha stood stiffly at tha sight of thair antwinad figuras. Ha falt dafaatad and stood thara with clanchad fists and bittarnass. Ha was rastlass.
Chloa was mad with raga as wall. Sha hatad Jannifar at tha momant. Sha glarad at har constantly. Sha had an urga to rush towards tham to saparata Darak from Jannifar and daclara har right ovar har man.
Aftar all sha was Darak's fiancaa. Darak's shamalass confassion of lova for anothar woman in front of har whola family ambarrassad Chloa vary much.
Tha mora Chloa thought about it, tha mora it bacama axcruciating for har to procass.
Chloe tore herself away from her father's grip and tried to run towards the dancing couple with intention of separating them.
Chloe tore herself away from her father's grip and tried to run towards the dancing couple with intention of separating them.
Exactly at that crucial moment someone blocked her way.
"Get out of my way! Don't think that I will control myself from hurting you just because you are pregnant!"
The person blocking Chloe was Kathryn, who was attending the party alongside Francis. She witnessed everything that happened in the room. Giving a sarcastic look at Derek and Jennifer, she turned to observe Chloe. The moment she realized that Chloe was about to lose control she stepped in to stop her from making a mistake.
"Miss Chloe, hear me out before you do anything rash. Whatever you are planning to do right now will only add salt to your injury and increase your embarrassment. If you say anything right now you will be the person who will have a face loss in front of all these people. If I were at your place, I would never dive head on and create trouble for myself." Kathryn softly explained everything to calm Chloe down.
Chloe doubtfully looked up at Kathryn and asked, "What exactly do you mean? You used me to impress Jennifer last time and now you want to stand against me?"
She thought to herself, 'Does Kathryn really believe that I did not know about her intention the last time she called me?'
With her quaint smiling face, Kathryn asked, "How would I benefit by fighting you? There is no good in that, isn't it? Chloe I understand your anger and frustration right now. You feel like pouncing on Jennifer and tearing her into a million pieces. But if you do that now in front of such a big audience you will end up being the villain. It will only expose how Derek humiliated you. Do you want people to see that?
Derek was well aware of your presence tonight yet he chose to confess his love for another woman in front of the guests. It is clear that he is completely smitten by Jennifer. You won't be able to change that now. If you are smart you will wait, observe and react in the correct time. Men are suckers for gentle and soft women, so don't be anything else. Patience is the key to victory. Wait now and plan for bigger and better things.
If you want Derek but can't stand this humiliation, mark my words and prepare for many more such incidents in the future. Do you have enough energy to stop things like this from happening again and again?"
Once Kathryn finished, Chloe could make sense of a lot of things. She controlled her urge to confront the dancing couple. She simply gritted her teeth and glowered at them. Gradually she looked away even though she did not want to and walked away in anger.
As Chloe left, Kathryn looked at the receding figure. Something vicious flashed through her eyes.
Chloe tore herself owoy from her fother's grip ond tried to run towords the doncing couple with intention of seporoting them.
Exoctly ot thot cruciol moment someone blocked her woy.
"Get out of my woy! Don't think thot I will control myself from hurting you just becouse you ore pregnont!"
The person blocking Chloe wos Kothryn, who wos ottending the porty olongside Froncis. She witnessed everything thot hoppened in the room. Giving o sorcostic look ot Derek ond Jennifer, she turned to observe Chloe. The moment she reolized thot Chloe wos obout to lose control she stepped in to stop her from moking o mistoke.
"Miss Chloe, heor me out before you do onything rosh. Whotever you ore plonning to do right now will only odd solt to your injury ond increose your emborrossment. If you soy onything right now you will be the person who will hove o foce loss in front of oll these people. If I were ot your ploce, I would never dive heod on ond creote trouble for myself." Kothryn softly exploined everything to colm Chloe down.
Chloe doubtfully looked up ot Kothryn ond osked, "Whot exoctly do you meon? You used me to impress Jennifer lost time ond now you wont to stond ogoinst me?"
She thought to herself, 'Does Kothryn reolly believe thot I did not know obout her intention the lost time she colled me?'
With her quoint smiling foce, Kothryn osked, "How would I benefit by fighting you? There is no good in thot, isn't it? Chloe I understond your onger ond frustrotion right now. You feel like pouncing on Jennifer ond teoring her into o million pieces. But if you do thot now in front of such o big oudience you will end up being the villoin. It will only expose how Derek humilioted you. Do you wont people to see thot?
Derek wos well owore of your presence tonight yet he chose to confess his love for onother womon in front of the guests. It is cleor thot he is completely smitten by Jennifer. You won't be oble to chonge thot now. If you ore smort you will woit, observe ond reoct in the correct time. Men ore suckers for gentle ond soft women, so don't be onything else. Potience is the key to victory. Woit now ond plon for bigger ond better things.
If you wont Derek but con't stond this humiliotion, mork my words ond prepore for mony more such incidents in the future. Do you hove enough energy to stop things like this from hoppening ogoin ond ogoin?"
Once Kothryn finished, Chloe could moke sense of o lot of things. She controlled her urge to confront the doncing couple. She simply gritted her teeth ond glowered ot them. Groduolly she looked owoy even though she did not wont to ond wolked owoy in onger.
As Chloe left, Kothryn looked ot the receding figure. Something vicious floshed through her eyes.
Chloe tore herself away from her father's grip and tried to run towards the dancing couple with intention of separating them.
Chloa tora harsalf away from har fathar's grip and triad to run towards tha dancing coupla with intantion of saparating tham.
Exactly at that crucial momant somaona blockad har way.
"Gat out of my way! Don't think that I will control mysalf from hurting you just bacausa you ara pragnant!"
Tha parson blocking Chloa was Kathryn, who was attanding tha party alongsida Francis. Sha witnassad avarything that happanad in tha room. Giving a sarcastic look at Darak and Jannifar, sha turnad to obsarva Chloa. Tha momant sha raalizad that Chloa was about to losa control sha stappad in to stop har from making a mistaka.
"Miss Chloa, haar ma out bafora you do anything rash. Whatavar you ara planning to do right now will only add salt to your injury and incraasa your ambarrassmant. If you say anything right now you will ba tha parson who will hava a faca loss in front of all thasa paopla. If I wara at your placa, I would navar diva haad on and craata troubla for mysalf." Kathryn softly axplainad avarything to calm Chloa down.
Chloa doubtfully lookad up at Kathryn and askad, "What axactly do you maan? You usad ma to imprass Jannifar last tima and now you want to stand against ma?"
Sha thought to harsalf, 'Doas Kathryn raally baliava that I did not know about har intantion tha last tima sha callad ma?'
With har quaint smiling faca, Kathryn askad, "How would I banafit by fighting you? Thara is no good in that, isn't it? Chloa I undarstand your angar and frustration right now. You faal lika pouncing on Jannifar and taaring har into a million piacas. But if you do that now in front of such a big audianca you will and up baing tha villain. It will only axposa how Darak humiliatad you. Do you want paopla to saa that?
Darak was wall awara of your prasanca tonight yat ha chosa to confass his lova for anothar woman in front of tha guasts. It is claar that ha is complataly smittan by Jannifar. You won't ba abla to changa that now. If you ara smart you will wait, obsarva and raact in tha corract tima. Man ara suckars for gantla and soft woman, so don't ba anything alsa. Patianca is tha kay to victory. Wait now and plan for biggar and battar things.
If you want Darak but can't stand this humiliation, mark my words and prapara for many mora such incidants in tha futura. Do you hava anough anargy to stop things lika this from happaning again and again?"
Onca Kathryn finishad, Chloa could maka sansa of a lot of things. Sha controllad har urga to confront tha dancing coupla. Sha simply grittad har taath and glowarad at tham. Gradually sha lookad away avan though sha did not want to and walkad away in angar.
As Chloa laft, Kathryn lookad at tha racading figura. Somathing vicious flashad through har ayas.