259 I Had Her Lie For Me

"Seriously what kind of newly wed those two are? Leaving their guests to us," Gideon grumbled.

"Well they took with them most of their guests anyway, plus this is very private that most of us were family and only few were people we barely knew," Cathrine commented.

She could only shake her head in defeat, this wedding was abrupt for them for Ashton only informed them when they arrived here and even the way they handled it was not of the norm.

"If this were to be on the news, their wedding would acquire a lot of attention because of how simple and how short lived the main event is," Liana commented as well.

"Both of them were peculiar anyway," Kyle said on the side.

On the other side.

"I have heard from Amber that it was you who was with my daughter on the first years after she runaway. Please allow me to thank you for that," James said to Jake France.

"She saved my life as well, you don't need to thank me. If it wasn't for her then I wouldn't be where I am today as well," Jake France said.

He heard everything from Sarah back then, the reason why she runaway and the fact that she still loves her father so deeply.

James smiled at him and looked at Elloise, "And I have heard about the fact that it was you who took my granddaughter in when she was left all alone, hungry and tired."

"Well, she paid for her expenses and saved our hotel. We are most grateful of her because of that," Elloise replied.

James shook his head with a smile, "It was the warmth of the person who first accepted them that truly saved them. That is why allow me to really be grateful to the both of you for helping my child and grandchild during their lowest."

Jake France and Elloise smiled and accepted the thanks he was giving.

On another side.

"So that was your partner? How are things going on between you?" Tiffany asked her daughter, Gee Anne.

She and Mathew was able to squeeze sometime in their schedule in order to attend this wedding when Ashton called for them a week ago or so.

"He was my partner indeed but our characteristics clash too much that there is no day the two of us wouldn't fight," Gee Anne answered with a shrug.

Tiffany's eyes shined upon hearing this before looking at her husband, they were actually once like that.

She no longer commented and decided to wait if this goes on there would be a chance that her daughter would finally be able to find her other half.

And if not then she can just introduce more men for her.

But this start is not a bad thing, isn't it?

*****

After arriving at a private room, all thirteen of them were sitting around a wide round table.

Ashton and Amber.

Timothy and Alissa.

Xander and Samantha.

Brian and Leslie.

Blake, Devon and Aldger.

Amber already changed out of her wedding gown, well she felt like a wedding gown was not applicable for this talk.

The others have changed already as well, while the men removed their suit and their ties.

When some food and drinks arrived, Amber took a deep breath before her eyes turned serious.

"First I want to ask this question, would you be loyal to this group until the end?"

Her seriousness and the seriousness of the question made them silent for a bit before each of them answered with their own resolve.

"We have been together for so long, I don't think I have any desire on ever betraying those around me."

"How many times have we been telling so many secrets to one another?"

"Even my family didn't know so many things that these guys know."

Amber smiled she can see all the sincerity in their eyes as they spoke of this.

"Then allow me to fully introduce myself."

Leslie, Brian, Mathew and Harvey looked at them in confusion to what she means.

Amber smiled and took out the special glue remover for her mask.

Blake, Devon and Aldger knew of her identity but the way she looks they knew that the mask was also hiding something.

They after all only knew that she has a scar.

And when Amber did remove the mask, their eyes almost popped out of their socket.

There was no scar.

Not even a little one.

There was only a face that looks like god took his time to create.

Just a glimpse of it will make anyone's heart to beat faster. Whether they are a woman or a man.

Even Leslie who witnessed the incident couldn't believe her eyes.

Back then Amber was already in an entirely different level of beauty.

But it was already around five years since then.

She had developed even more now compared to then.

"But the doctor..." she muttered.

"I had her lie for me, I had so many difficulties that she bought it and lied for me," Amber said while sticking her tongue out.

"You really, I can't believe this," Leslie couldn't help but say for she felt really bad for Amber back then.

She has to wear a mask because her beauty was destroyed.

Who would have thought everything was but a lie.

"I'm really sorry for lying but as you can see my face..." Amber said with a defeated smile.

That's when everything dawned on the others. The face she has that could be the downfall of a whole nation looks so familiar.

"CLARISSA PRICE!!"

All those who haven't seen her face blurted at the same time.

Blake and the others could only think that, 'No wonder, no wonder she had to hide it. She can change her name but her face would give her away.'

Clarissa's genes, people said in the past that only her descendants could receive it.

With those words, surely they would equate her to Clarissa Price and there was only one young miss of the Price that was not within the Empire.

Nathalie Price.

Brian, Mathew and Harvey thought for a bit before looking at Xander and Timothy.

Then they realized their question a while ago about them defying their Empire by being part of the entourage of another Empire's wedding.

"You..." they said.

Xander and Timothy sighed before telling them the story of how they knew and what happened during this time, from Kuiper to Apophis to Ceres.

Now all seven of them couldn't believe their ears. The story was a continuous roller coaster ride that they knew if it were them, it would surely be very difficult to bear.

Then Amber told them her story, from beginning up to now.

Leslie who knew her only during their university days couldn't help but to cry.

Even Samantha who already heard bits of it and Alissa who knew everything still cried.

The men felt a heavy feeling and could only admire her for how she handled everything and reaching this point.

"Don't give me those looks, I am completely fine now. I am even very happy for being married now," Amber smiled at them and said.

"Well I guess there's nothing we could say about that," they commented.

"You don't have to say anything, just that I want you to know who I am going against and why I am doing it. Ashton accepted me for it and you are our friends. You have the right to know," she answered.

"You built SNN as a starting point," Brian then said.

"I have and Capa followed after," she said looking at Mathew.

Mathew furrowed his brows, "Capa? The one being handled by Jake France?"

"Indeed, you already knew that I am the brain behind it but I guess I haven't told you that I am also the body."

"Your saying that you are the real owner of Capa?!?" he exclaimed.

Amber gave a knowing smile, Harvey and Brian looked at one another.

Capa and SNN both are still young when it comes to businesses but they were already blooming enough that those of the same age as them couldn't even compare.

"I have more preparations to do and there would come a time I will be revealing myself and surely you would be dragged by me because of it."

This is why she had to explain things to them. In order to prepare them.

It took a while for all of them to digest everything that they found out but eventually they came to accept everything.

They laughed, "Isn't this amazing. I can't help but to look forward to this new way of revolution."

Amber sighed in relief, if they couldn't accept this then she will have to take special consideration towards them. She needs to hide more things to them than outside people.

"Don't worry we'll support you through and through. Xander and Timothy are our dear friends together with Ash who was now married to you. Don't worry and just go all out with them."

When she looked at Leslie she can see the support she will give through her eyes.