Chapter 103 - Will You Marry Me?

Ch103

Eleanor locked her eyes with Cedric. She saw him coming closer to her. Eleanor knew… she was going to open something unexpected. Gulping she lowered her head and opened the box. 

The box was in the shape of a palm-size. It's pretty big. Even though she knew it's not a ring, she was pretty disappointed. Opening the blue velvet box, she noticed that the box glowed with the chain. It looked miraculous to the eyes. 

The chain has a helix-shaped structure, which looks quite good to the eyes. And the most important and fascinating thing that is good to the eyes was the dollar of the chain. Inside a big heart which was of one-inch size, inside the heart there fit a small eight shapes sized thing. While the head of the eight shapes is smaller than its body. Inside it there fit blue diamond in the shape of a heart

It's a blue diamond, it is known as the heart of eternity, one of the costliest diamonds in the world. Not many can afford to buy a diamond like that. But Cedric bought it from a royal family after many discussions with them. 

After he got his hands on the diamond he made the designer carve a ring for Eleanor. But poor Cedric thought that ring was too common so he thought to give her a chain… so he got it smoldered into a chain. 

The chain looked simple, elegant, and classy. 

There was a hint of disappointment in Eleanor's face but she hid it. Even though it's a simple date… she felt inexplicably happy and content. 

Raising her head she only saw Cedric was kneeling in front of her. She blinked at him. Under the glow of the wisps light, Cedric looked inexplicably handsome. When she said earlier he looked handsome with his biceps, he removed his coat and folded his arms to his elbows. His sharp features, his sculptured face, sharp eyes, thin lips, tall greek nose, brown eyes… Everything about him looked great. She bent down slightly and kissed his nose, eyes, lips, and cheeks. 

"I like the gift," She said with a bright smile that blinded Cedric for some time. 

"Will you marry me?" he asked. 

"I know I am silly sometimes. And I am trying to improve myself. I know you love your brother and father so much. And they love you the same. Even though you don't have a mother they never made you feel the lack of presence of your mother. I will take care of you without letting you lack the love of your brother. 

"And I know… I forced you to accept to marry me. But now I won't force you. I will wait for you. 

"All these years I waited for you to accept me watching you from behind. Now I no longer want to watch you from behind but I want to walk with you, watch the beautiful sun setting, eat your favorite street food, and go out with you. And instead of watching you looking at you sneakily, I want to do it openly. I want to show the world that you belong to me. I want to do many things with you. 

"I made a long list of things to do with you my whole life. I want to taste the essence of life with you.

"Previously… when I thought you wouldn't break up with that sucker. I tried to distract myself from you but… I realized… Trying to forget you is something I don't and couldn't do. After you are my heart. Can I live without a heart? I am the silliest person in the world to think that. 

"Even though my heart is asking to give you time to accept me. My brain is asking me to claim you and show you to the world. I don't want to be an animal. I want you to accept me wholeheartedly. 

"Whenever you feel like accepting me, wear that necklace. 

"Even though I asked you to take time… Part of my heart is hoping to accept me right now," he said with a nervous smile. 

There was silence in the air. Eleanor was too shocked to digest the things he said. Last time at the banquet he didn't give her a ring. Due to the series of events she didn't accept the ring… but a few days ago she regretted it. Almost every day one or her colleagues would gossip about her for not having a ring on her finger despite being taken by Cedric Emerson. She wanted to show them she belongs to him. But she didn't expect him to give her a chain. She was surprised at his actions. But the space on her finger made her disappointed but despite that, she got a chain. If she wants she can smolder the locket into a ring too. A smile formed on her lips. But she failed to notice that her silence was killing him. She raised her head and looked at him which held something unknown to her. What was that? Fear? Yes, it's scary. The fear of getting rejected by her. 

"Won't they give a ring to propose to their beloved?" she asked the moment she opened her mouth. 

"Hm… actually… last time… when I got the ring, you didn't accept me despite the grand proposal. I felt that the ring was cursed and didn't want to make another ring. So… I made this chain for you with the Heart of Eternity," he said to her scratching his neck. 

"Oh…" she said as she traced the chain. 

There was another wave of silence in the cave. Every passing second was hell to him. Her silence was killing him. He gave up thinking that she would accept him. These days after they got close he thought she would accept him, but… he got disappointed. 

"Cedric…" she called out. 

And now he was sure she wouldn't accept him. He did as he said. 

"Help me," she said, handing him the chain. 

"What!? You are accepting me!?" he shrieked in surprise. 

"I am," she said. With a smile, he took the chain and helped her wear it. 

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Author's notes: 

I planned to write this chapter on the 100th chap. But... I felt I need to do justice for Cedric's dedication. So... I dragged it till now. Hope you guys like it. I will post the chain in the comments.. Like it and comment on it.