His Purchased Wife novel Chapter 162

"You look beautiful, Em!" Aurora whispered to her friend who smiled happily. Emily's life turned into a fairy tale romance and now she was having a fairytale wedding.

"Xandrio gifted me this, last night." She said, showing her pearl bowtie pendant studded with diamonds to Aurora.

"It's as beautiful as you are," Aurora hugged Emily tightly. She was happy for her but her thoughts kept wondering how Liam would react when she told him that she was ready to take the next step into their relationship.

"Aurora, I know it sounds mean but I don't feel comfortable in Alexandria's brother's presence. It's weird!"

Her chain of thoughts broke and she nodded at her friend. "You can't change his family, Em! Chill, and enjoy."

She nodded, "Where is Susan?" Emily asked knowing that she would be able to understand her situation better than Aurora.

Her name was enough to make Aurora sad. She craved talking to Susan but couldn't. "Don't you know? Is she alright, Emily?"

Emily sighed. "Aurora, please talk to her. I know what she did was wrong but she did it for you, I have told you many times and I am telling you again, Susan loves you."

Aurora nodded. "I know and I love her too but she needs to understand that I am capable enough to fight my own battles, Emily," she sighed, patting her hand, "leave all this, today is not the day to talk about these things but can you do me a favour?"

Emily nodded. "Whatever you say."

"Call Susan and ask where she is? Please."

Emily shook her head. "I can't believe I have stuck between you two stupid heads," she mumbled while pulling the cell phone from her handbag and dialling Susan. "You both need a medical check-up for behaving like fools," she mumbled and waited for Susan to accept her call.

"Not accepting," Emily informed but she smiled when she saw Susan walking towards them. Aurora glanced at her face and concern grabbed her heart. "Em, she doesn't look fine to me, ask her about it."

"Why don't you do it, yourself?"

"Please Em!" Aurora pouted.

Emily rolled her eyes before agreeing. She would have asked her on her own because she too could see there was something different about Susan today and that too in a negative way.

"Alright," Aurora smiled. "I am going to meet your parents, they look a little lost here."

"Don't ask, Mum and dad didn't know what to do in this society. They love their farm life, I tried to make them feel comfortable, even Xandro tried to do the same but they don't know what to do. I do not like my parents feeling like this in my marriage."

Aurora smiled. "Let me handle it. I know how to make them feel comfortable."

"Thanks."

"Em, take care of Susan, please," she said before walking away from there to Emily's parents who were sitting in a corner alone, watching people around them.

"Susan, you look different, is everything alright with you?" Emily asked genuinely worried about her friend.

Susan smiled. "Yes, I was trapped in a nightmare for a while but now I am free again."

Emily hugged her, " Susan, she asked me to take care of you. She loves you, trust me."

"I know, Em. I know she is worried about me but pretending that she doesn't care about me. I have known her since kindergarten. Don't worry about it. We both love you but today is not the day to talk about my and Aurora's problems. It's your day and I want you to enjoy it to the fullest, Emily."

"Thank you for all your support. I need it today," She smiled gratuitously.

"Why what happened?" She asked, thinking something was troubling her.

"He is here with some giant looking men from Russia. I don't know how to hold myself, he is scary."

"Who?"

Emily rolled her eyes, "who else, that brother of Xandro. Dmitry Kyschove."

Susan sighed. "Don't pay attention to him and focus on yourself, go to Alexandrio. He is looking at you and I am going to say hello to your parents. I know they don't like the city people too much."

Emily was glad to have such nice friends. She went to her would-be husband and stood beside him.

Liam forced a smile on his face when Alexandrio asked him to stand next to Dmitry as he was one of his best men.

But Liam did it for him, that was the least he could do for his friend.

Whatever he had planned for him was something he didn't want to think about, at least for now. "Can you both smile a little tomorrow, I don't want this expression on your faces tomorrow, and surely not in my wedding photographs."

Dmitry arched his brow. "Are you not being too demanding, now? I accept to stand with this filthy creature here for you and now you want me to smile, while I tolerate his fifty presence."

Liam chuckled. "I don't have any problem with smiling for you, Alexandrio. It is the smallest thing I could do for you, my friend. You always have been loyal to me even though your loyalty lies with someone else."

Dmitry's nose flared, the black orbs of his eyes dominated his eyes. The Pakhan of the Russian mafia was angry over the remark. "Loyalty is a big word, Knight, don't confuse it with friendship."

Alexandrio sensed that this war of words could end up with guns pointed at their heads so he intervened. "Can you both behave civilised for two days? It's my wedding celebration."