Chapter 297 - 297 Just Give Me A Reason

If you never take a risk, you will never know what changes you need to make. ---- Paulo Coelho

As everyone celebrates the wedding of Yuan and Harry to the Royal brides Isabele and Amber, Louie excuses himself and went outside the venue to breathe for he felt so suffocated inside. The scenes in front of him where he wishes as he wants it to be him and Luna and their kids always play on his mind, the wishes that can't come true anymore. As he walks away from the crowd, Luna, Francois, and Dimitri saw it and they knew that the impact of the wedding gave a so much blow to Louie's dreams. "Luna, My Queen, if you want to talk to him just go. You two need to settle things right and I knew that he is itching to have time with you alone. Don't worry, Jupiter and Virtus will be shadowing you as you go to him." Francois told Luna and kissed her on her forehead. "And I fully trust you, and I am not jealous about it for we have already sealed our bond and the result is already inside your tummy" Francois added that makes Luna laugh. ​​

"Then tell him your plans of giving him and the kids sometime alone tomorrow, a simple picnic of him and his friends with the two bunnies" Dimitri didn't forget to remind Luna. Scarlet was observing the two handsome men with them and with teasingly smiling, "What if Louie Chen invites Luna for tomorrows' picnic?" she asked the two. Luna giggled for she already knew that Scarlet is provoking the two who are overprotective with her beside Ryder and Alexei. "Scar, I won't be joining them. Why? because Louie will keep on pestering me about his second chances and I know Louie's personality. He doesn't know how to accept defeat. And I want to spend some quality time with My King tomorrow without the twins' that's why I have such plans like that for tomorrow, for I crave for My Kings' touches and his scent" Luna explained to the three of them. Scar burst in laughter as she heard it, "And I think my brother will start to suffer on your cravings my dear sister - in - law. Just like what Isabele does to Mr. Peaches" Scarlet retorted.

Dimitri: "Even if he insist it to you?"

Luna gave a bashful smile, "Yes dear brother, even if he insists it, I'll just give him some reasons that I have morning sickness and such, I don't like to hear his pleas anymore. I just want to give him the quality time with the kids, for the twins' well remain here at the Palace once we will come back at the City A," Francois smiled proudly from what he had heard from his wife's kissable lips and because of that Francois gave Luna one meaningful kiss. 

Dimitri and Scarlet got shy about what the couple has done as they averted their eyes on them, after their kiss Francois wipes her lips as her lipstick got some smudges. "Go, follow Louie Chen, and tell him about your plans. I think he is happy to see that his two friends got married but at the same time sad to witness that the love of his life is no longer his and he can't have her anymore." Francois told Luna. 

Outside the venue, Louie was there standing by a maple tree as he lights a cigarette and smokes it. That was the scene that Luna has witness, "I didn't know that you are smoking Louie" Luna's voice floats at Louie's ears and he immediately turns his body to see if it is true or he was just hallucinating. 

"Luna!?" excitement and confusion were evident in his tone of voice as he called her name. Luna giggled upon seeing Louie's expression, she knew that this is the moment that he has been waiting for, for them to have some time alone and talk everything under the sun. "What are you doing here? Aren't your husband will get mad at you? If he sees us talking alone, he might be furious with you?" Louie asks her worriedly. Luna smiled at him and she felt his concern towards her and although he is not like that when they are still together, she quite felt very touch with the way he was worried about her.

"He knows that we will have this conversation Louie, you don't have to worry. And even my brother Dimitri and sister in law Scarlet know it and they permitted me for us to have this conversation that you wish and long for, from the moment you got the information that I am Luna Su...your ex-wife" says Luna. She smiled at him as she approaches him, "Walk with me Louie, I know you have so many questions on your mind that you wanted to ask me. You can ask anything and I will answer you truthfully. But I have to warn you that I'll do the same and I hope you will do the same just what I was going to do with you" Luna added. 

Louie heard it loud and clear, he was very enthusiastic upon learning that they allow Luna to be with him for a moment, but he felt a presence that someone is trailing them. But still, he ignores it, for he knows that the people at the Palace don't trust him at all. As they walk, the pathway lightens up so that Luna will not find it difficult to walk through on it. "Are you not feeling cold Luna?" Louie asks her as he wants to lighten up the atmosphere and that's what he thinks to start a conversation with her. 

"Luna shook her head and smiled at him, then they are envelope with silence as they walk going to the Oceans of Flowers garden. "How are you, Louie? How's your life for the past five years? I mean, how's your life being married to the woman you truly love...to Sofia?" Luna started to ask him a question that he seems doesn't like to hear nor to answer her. Luna just continues walking as she waits for his response, but what she heard was his deep sigh. 

As they arrive at their destination, Luna walks to where the swing was, and behind her was Louie who is still silent as he doesn't know how to answer Luna's question and it seems that his tongue got tied in a knot. When Luna sat down on the swing, Louie automatically went behind her and push the swing in a gentle motion, then Louie clears his throat as he takes courage to answer his ex-wife questions. 

"I am okay with my life five years ago" Louie started. "I am okay living and getting married to Sofia, but there seems to be something missing in my life. The day you left the house, after three days all the helpers also left, and also Butler and Housekeeper Lee rendered their resignation. Actually, the couple was the first one who gave it to me, and the only one left was Old Driver Lu for he said that he made a promise to you and he needs to fulfill it. I have a suspicion that they do not want to serve Sofia because it is you that they prefer to serve at home." says Louie. When we got the news about what happened at the train station, I couldn't believe it, I've to ask back then the helping hands of Ethan, Kim, and Yuan to help me to look and search for you... it's either you are alive or not, I need to find you for my mind tells me that you are not dead. But when Wu triplets come and rushed to the Chen Corporation with a very furious Cassandra Wu and the crying Jessica Wu, right that very moment I have a gut feeling that there is something bad happened to you, and when they told me that you were killed at the train station, I was very devastated. I can't accept the fact you are already dead. They told me that Samantha went there to check if it was really you for your body was burned and beyond recognizable and only the dentures were left intact." says Louie who is in a somber tone as he swiftly and gently pushes the swing where Luna was sitting, Louie knew that Luna was listing very intently but he can't read Luna's mind and facial expression.

"I've asked the Wu triplet for confirmation but all I got from them was their wrath, Yuan didn't talk to me anymore at that time, he went out when Cassie and Jessy went out after they burst their anger at me. It is Yuan who confirmed to me that the news was true, he was also the one who told me that the Wu family disclosed the news about your demise and even the Cheung Elders didn't get any information as to where your ashes were laid to rest. They kept it a secret and even what I do, I can't search for any clues, I can't ask Harry's help that time for what I have know is that you two didn't meet nor know each other. But from that time on and until the fifth year, I use all my connections, power, and money just to look and search for you. Because there is a part of me saying that you are still alive." Louie explains furthermore to Luna. 

Then there is silence around them, all that they can hear was the chirping of the love birds and doves that were at the cages at the Ocean of Flowers. Louie is waiting for any reaction that Luna will show nor give to him but it seems that he didn't meet his expectations. 

"Are you happy Louie? Are you happy being married to Sofia? Are you contented being Sofia's husband?" Luna then asks him once more.