Extrapolation
of Fate
Epilogue
By: Neo-Queen
Serenity
E-mail:
serenausako@hotmail.com
Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/6436
The joined conference and dinner
party announcing Global and Sintrade’s partnership alliance took place as
planned.
Gregory Laurence and Darien
Fielding sat at the head conference table.
Strikingly handsome, they were both Chicago’s most prized bachelors. And
yet, sitting together, the sharp contrast between the two men was obvious to any
reporter present.
Greg Laurence looked cultured and
gentle, his looks easily covering up the ruthlessness he possessed as the
president of a nationally famous trading corporation. Darien Fielding looked more handsome in
appearance. But today, he had a mysterious, calculating gleam in his eyes that
was both startling and intriguing.
The meeting came to a near end, and
the conversing topic began to sway to the personal side. Nearly every report knew that the
conference has yet another interesting purpose, though more personal: to
announce Darien Fielding’s engagement to Beryl Merlin.
Whispers rose to loud gossiping
when a sensual and sexy woman with auburn curls and red lips
entered.
“Beryl
Merlin.”
“Beryl…”
“Merlin…and…Fielding…”
“Here
she…comes.”
Everyone suddenly become quiet,
focusing his or her attention on Beryl Merlin and Darien
Fielding.
Beryl smugly lifted the corner of
her bloody lips, swayed her hips and walked toward Darien on heels that were at
least one foot tall. She eyed the
reporters like a queen addressing her lowly subjects, openly positioned herself
as the mistress of Sintrade.
She inched toward Darien, wounded
her snake like arms around his neck and pressed her curvaceous body against his
tall frame. Sitting beside them,
Gregory Laurence lifted a brow.
“Mr.
Fielding…”
“Mr.
Fielding…”
“Miss.
Merlin…”
“Mr. Fielding, Ms. Merlin had
spread the words that your engagement will be announced at the end of this
joined conference. Would you like
to comment on that?”
“Mr. Fielding, your
engagement…”
Reporters shouted questions at
them.
Before Darien opened his mouth to
answer, Beryl quickly and self-righteously said, “Darien and I are going to
announce our approaching wedding date-”
“Ms. Merlin and I used to be
friends.” Darien took the
conversation over with elegant ease, at the same time, withdrawing his hand from
around her waist.
His words dropped bombs in the room
and everyone went speechless.
Wide-eyed, Beryl stared at him with open-mouthed
shock.
“Darling, didn’t you say
today-”
“Today is Global and Sintrade’s
official alliance conference. We
are delighted to have your presence gracing our meeting, Ms. Merlin.” Darien
kept his distance and spoke with a cool but polite smile.
“But last time you told me-” She
shrieked with alarm, the smug look she carried wiped clean from her red
lips.
“Mr. Fielding.” A reporter
recovered, “Ms. Merlin mentioned that you’re going to announce today about your
upcoming wedding.”
“Upcoming wedding?” Darien
chuckled, looking at Gregory meaningfully. “Ms. Merlin and I are normal
friends. But today, besides my
already announced alliance with Global, I want to publicize my upcoming with my
fiancée, Miss Serena Lamperd.”
Beryl paled, then she turned
scarlet, which almost matched the color of her crimson lips. “You son of a bitch!”
Darien ignored her as if she never
existed.
“Mr. Fielding, when do you think
you and Ms. Lamperd will be stepping into marriage?”
“Why is…”
More questions were shouted at
him.
No one had any eye for Beryl
Merlin. Deprived of the potential
position as Darien Fielding’s future wife, she’s now nothing but a clown, only
fitted to be humiliated and jeered at.
“Congratulations, Mr.
Fielidng.”
“Happy…”
“Best wishes…” Friends and
colleagues started to congratulate Darien.
Someone started to clap, and in a few moments the entire conference room
was filled with cheerful applauses.
Beryl stared at them with undiluted
hatred. “You bastards!” She cursed fiercely, and ran for the door, hoping to dig
a hole on the floor and bury herself.
She marched too fast, causing her poor heels to face misfortunate fates
with one finally broken under pressure.
Having lost her face completely,
Beryl Merlin limped out indignantly.
Already fulfilled his revenge plot,
Darien grinned, starting to “seriously” considering his wedding
date.
“May?” Greg looked
up.
“Nay,” the groom-to-be
laughed, “May showers.”
“But June
flowers…” Greg mumbled.
Serena Lamperd
looked at the fluffy blue sky through sorrowful eyes. She had talked to Ami last night,
telling her best friend and partner of her wish to take a leave of absence.
She was full of wounds. Serena smiled sadly. Along with a broken heart.
Perhaps some
traveling adventure would sooth her, Serena thought, hoping she was right about
making such a decision. With cases piling up to the ceiling, she had never had
time to visit Europe again after she turned twenty-five.
She shook her
head, determined not to miss her flight.
Serena picked up her suitcase on the floor and approached the entrance of
Chicago’s municipal airport.
She looked at her
ticket and realized that she must board the plane through gate three. Having flied more than enough to
familiarize the airport, Serena looked for the elevator for a ride to gate three
on the third floor.
Mindlessly
stepping out from the elevator with another group of travelers, she turned
around to apologize when her suitcase accidentally collided with a
body.
“I am sorr-”
Looking up, she froze with astonished surprise to see that someone was
actually Darien Fielding. But then,
he wasn’t completely alone. Darien
was accompanied by a traveling suitcase.
Smiling at her
with a gentleness that both confused and alarmed her, he asked, “Princess, where
are you heading?”
“Austria.”
“Vienna.” He
pointed at himself.
Serena recovered
from her shock, saw the meaningful and teasing gleam in his eyes. Smiling helplessly, she whispered.
“Same.”
“5:30 flight?”
Darien offered her his hand.
Serena didn’t
utter a word. She was joyous and
shattered. Gently she placed her
hand in his, watching fingers entwining.
The
End
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