A day before the wedding

A day before the wedding...

The classical music along with the softly played violin, and the melodious sound from clinking glasses, mixed with the soft laughter of guests and their mindless chatters, was the present atmosphere at Ingrid's luxurious bridal shower party. These extinguished guests were all youngsters, elite heirs belonging to the wealthiest home and society, which Ingrid herself was a part of....the young generation of business tycoons in Hybrid city.

They exclusively planned this surprise bridal party for their friend and ally, as a personal get-together, as well as a hidden agenda to promote their business relationships.

Sons and daughters from wealthy homes, gladly accepted this invitation, to wish the Patels Industry's heir...Ingrid Patels, for her upcoming nuptials. A wedding, to which most of the young beautiful ladies present there, will die to get lucky. While the others were simply jealous of Ingrid's marriage to the most eligible bachelor, also known for his gorgeous looks and exemplary character. Son of the most influential and highly respected chief Justice of the country...Edward Reed.

The Patels and Reeds were allies for generations in the business world. they hold a long outstanding friendship, which they honor dearly to this today.

The primary purpose of this marriage was to strengthen their outstanding bond. and avoid future feuds or squabbles with their future heirs. It was also to honor their impeccable reputations throughout the years, for continuous prosperity in conquering the business world in its entirety.

"Attention guys!. This was the voice of Kyle Dylan, the famous heir to the Dylan group of companies, and a party freak, known to everyone present there.

"Well, before the appearance of our upcoming bride, I would like to propose a toast to my only friend here...Darren. because, this was the first time..in a long time, that He made an official exception, to attend this grand party of the youngsters. Actually, it was still a surprise to me that he even showed up...believe me!." Kyle raised his glasses for the cheers and everyone joined in.

[ NB: youngsters, was the name given to the elite heirs..kids from a super wealthy or filthy rich society.]

Darren was Kyle Dylan's closest best friend since college, though he was also from a wealthy home, Darren despised his wealthy background, he hated lavish parties like these, and even hide his real identity from most of the youngsters back in college. He even hated to talk about topics regarding his family, apart from his brother, who was like a hero to him. A brother he loved and adored, but never mentioned his name, whether it was out of respect, or to conceal a secret, no one could ever tell, even his best friend Kyle. As if the name was very sacred to simply utter.

Nevertheless, for a reason unknown to anyone but himself, Darren made an exception and attended this particular bridal party meant for Ingrid Patel.

When the two friends got seated, Kyle Dylan offered a champagne glass to Darren, knowing full well that, He rarely drinks. But surprisingly, Darren gulped down his drink and kept filling his glass for more..which was a shock to Kyle, who has known him for a long time.

On the other hand, the lovely upcoming bride, whom everybody at the party was anxiously waiting for, arrived with her best friend and maid-of-honor...Andrea west.

"Here comes the bride-to-be." A girl-crushed fan of Ingrid's, screamed his lungs out to call everybody's attention to the entrance.

They all watched in admiration as Ingrid alighted from her car, in her most amazing purple long gown, that went along with her glamorous heel, and a matching priceless necklace. It simply matched the gown to perfection, as well as her long elegant hair which fell like a waterfall, around her shoulders. It complimented her beautiful figure and facial features, which made her stand out as one of the most beautiful girls at the Party.

With her loveliest smiles, she joined her friends as she waved and greeted most of them, for making it to her party, while she received their congratulations and well-wishes, along the way.

"Whoa! she looks breathtaking! and it's not even her wedding day...yet!." were whispers from some of the guests.

Almost everybody's attention was on her, admiring her gorgeous appearance and her outstanding one-of-a-kind gown.

Not far from where the bride-to-be stood, was a frustrated guest, who kept gulping down his drinks, fueled with anger.

"Cheers to our lovely Bride". Kyle got up to welcome Ingrid with a toast. He used to have a huge crush on Ingrid and even confessed to dating her. But his feelings were never returned. That was why, even though he was happy, he couldn't help but feel hurt...an aching pain in his heart.

Ingrid turned at the sound of Kyle's voice with a smile, but her eyes landed on the frustrated guy beside him, who kept staring at her with pain and anger while gulping down his drinks.

"Come on, man! cool down..are you trying to kill yourself?. Kyle exclaimed when he realized Darren was still drinking to excess. A suspicion overwhelmed him at that moment, with the thought of Darren's strange behaviors, and the glares he kept sending Ingrid's way.

The smile on Ingrid's face disappeared when she saw Darren, and she paused in her tracks when she met his deadly glares. Something which called Andrea's attention to herself, when she also followed Ingrid's gaze to Darren's.

Ingrid composed herself enough to take her seat, but the shocked expression from before still lurked on her face. Which made Andrea suspicious about something between her and Darren.

One after the other, all Ingrid's closest friends surrounded her to express their heartfelt congratulations, while other girls came bearing small gifts for the to-be bride.

All along, Ingrid felt uncomfortable with Darren's presence. She never expected him to hear about her wedding, or even attend her bridal showers out of spite.

Andrea stared in Darren's direction and noticed him, still glaring at Ingrid, she also noticed Ingrid's tense behavior, and how she seemed nervous from Darren's presence. Ingrid wasn't the kind of girl to get intimidated by a guy's glares, but it seemed with Darren, it was quite possible.

It got to a point where Ingrid even stammered her gratitude towards her well-wishers, due to lurking insecurities from Darren's attitude. Something that surprised and intrigued Andrea, at the same time.

"what could have happened between them, to call for all these tensions from Ingrid? Something just doesn't feel right and whatever that was, she needed to find out as soon as possible." Andrea thought to herself.