Tangled By Fate

Chapter 399: SHOPPING DAY

It was another busy day but Catherine took her time off. She asked Vincent to join her for the shopping.

“Is this okay for you to take the day off like that?” Veronica asked her. “What will happen to Ovior? I feel sorry for him.”

Before coming to the market plaza, Veronica spotted Ovior under the pile of papers.

“Don’t worry about him. Ironin decided to help him out,” Catherine assured her. “I will also spend my evening working. No time to spare.”

“Even when you take a day off, you talk about work,” Vincent remarked. “Why is it so important?”

“That’s because that’s how we got the money to live and enjoy.” Catherine smiled at him. “And that’s how we got to spend for our engagement and marriage ceremony.”

“...That’s true...” Vincent mumbled.

.....

Veronica stared at them from behind and then pulled Arthur’s sleeve. “Don’t you think he is a bit gloomy when she talks about work? I wonder if he hates the fact that she is going to work after marriage.”

Arthur listened to her and remarked, “Judging from his expression, he has lots in his mind. Marriage isn’t all about shopping and partying.”

“But we don’t have a problem with our marriage, is it?” Veronica wondered openly. “Our marriage is pretty normal.”

“Truth be told, we have the most uncommon married life in history,” Arthur pointed out. “Do you think all husbands allow their wives to participate in war games?”

“Isn’t this why I chose you?” Veronica circled her arms around his right arm. “I didn’t want to be a normal housewife and you knew it. You promised to show the world to me and you are holding up to the promise, don’t you?”

Arthur leaned closer and suggested, “Since you know that much, why don’t you pay more attention to me? I’ll make sure to take you to the ninth heaven every night.”

Flustered, Veronica pushed him away. “Only you want to go to the ninth heaven.”

Behind them, Felix clicked his tongue. “Look at them, having so much fun just for the wedding. It makes me want to get married too.”

“Isn’t that right?” Zinnia couldn’t agree more. “I feel like getting married as well. I never thought I would feel that way in my life.”

“This is the wedding season. You see newlyweds everywhere. It just makes you envious and lonely. Let the wedding season pass. Your mood will turn back to normal,” Darius commented.

“True, there is nothing more fun than having a single life. You can do whatever you want without explaining your actions to anyone. Like me.”

Saying that Zinnia winked at the royal guard who was patrolling the area,

The royal guard halted as he stared at the oh-so-sexy Zinnia who was wearing revealing clothes in broad daylight, showing off her curves and cleavage.

He gulped as his mouth became dry. It took just one wink to steal all his attention. He began to walk again but ended up crashing into an iron build lamp post.

“Ouch!” Darius groaned on behalf of the royal guard. He was grinning.

“That must have hurt him badly,” Felix commented. He didn’t seem worried about the royal guard. “It’s fun.” He laughed.

“See? Can you do that when you have a husband? Women don’t understand the fun of this. They want to have only one man and stay with him for the rest of their lives. This is just a waste.”

Zinnia shook her head in disappointment.

“That’s because you have your great friends to share your problems and burdens. Not all women have that. They aren’t that lucky.”

Zinnia shook her head. “You just don’t understand. How can I have problems? I’m not married. Just how many single people face in-laws, babysitting, taking care of in-laws and their partners?”

Felix thought about it. “Isn’t marriage all about equality? Both partners work inside and out. There should be a balance. Even if the wife stays home and works, the husband should help her with house chores.”

“That’s how it should be. But people love abusing their powers. I’m not sure about you guys but I think this Vincent guy doesn’t want Catherine to work outside. He wants her as a housewife.”

As Zinnia mentioned it, Felix and Darius stared at the would-be married couple.

“I hope Sebastian isn’t anywhere near us,” Felix mumbled.

“That’s just sad. I mean love sure makes people blind but I hate that Catherine chose that resort guy but not our Sebastian. What does our boy lack in comparison?” Darius scoffed.

“That’s money, status and a stable life,” Zinnia stated. “No matter how good of a character Sebastian has, his life is at risk most of the time.

“Unless a woman has a deep affection for him, there will be no woman to choose him with a cool head. No one wants to live the rest of their lives as a widow you know.

“Furthermore, he doesn’t stay in one place too long. His mission makes him go out of the kingdom and make him stay there for months if necessary.

“Which woman would want to have a married life where the husband wouldn’t be present and leave her alone for a long period?

“Moreover, Sebastian didn’t approach her until she was proposed to by Vincent. She and Vincent had lots of time to build some chemistry between them.

“Furthermore, Vincent approached her swiftly. He asked her to be his date and did some romantic stuff that would make a woman fall for him eventually.

“So, you see, no matter how good Sebastian is, if he doesn’t do anything to make her heart bloom, Catherine has no reason to say ‘yes’ to him.”

There was a heavy silence after she pointed out the reasons one by one.

“You have a point,” Felix approved. “Relationships can’t be built one-sided. He needed to work hard. Just having feelings for the loved one doesn’t make love bloom between a couple. One needs to work hard for it.”

While they were talking about love, marriage and relationship, they heard a commotion in front of them.

They looked forward and saw something they weren’t expecting.