Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Wedding Day
The wedding day has arrived. Even though today she finally remarried to a different person, Claudia doesn't show her happiness. Her heart was still not willing to give it to the man she hated most. Especially when she told Harry to kiss her last night, Harry cursed her out loud. Remembering that the curse was still on her mind, Claudia clenched her hands into fists while wiping the tears starting to wet her eyelids with a handkerchief.
"You'll see, Harry! When the time comes, I will kill you with my own hands!" she grumbled while looking in the mirror.
The atmosphere before marriage was completely opposite compared to when she married Linnon in the real world. Before walking down the wedding aisle, Linnon came to her in the bridal waiting room. Meanwhile, she has no one in this world. Even though she has Sarah, she feels there is a distance in her relationship with Sarah.
When she was called by the church guard to immediately walk to the wedding blessing room, suddenly Sarah and her family came to him with worried looks. At first Claudia had given up hope that no one would care about her, now she remembered that her best friend and family were still in this world.
"Are you ready to meet Harry at the altar later?" Natasha asked.
Sarah patted her master's shoulder. "If Harry dares to mess with you while the two of you are living in that house, just call me."
While the father opened his arms. "I ready to walk you down the aisle, my daughter."
Claudia nodded gracefully while embracing her father's arm. Her eyes filled with tears when she saw that her mother was very supportive of this marriage. She didn't have the heart to tell her mother the truth that she married Harry just for a play so she could be free from this world.
"What's wrong with you, my daughter? Are you afraid that your wedding will fail?"
Claudia wiped her tears. "No. I'm actually looking forward to this wedding and very confident that it will go smoothly."
"Stay cool. Your husband mobilized all his troops to guard this church tightly. "Every invited guest must have their identity and invitation checked," said the father.
"Actually, your husband wanted to come to you," added Natasha.
Claudia opened her mouth wide and widened her eyes. At first she didn't expect Harry to come to her before they were officially married, now she was curious about Harry's real reason for suddenly wanting to meet.
"Then why didn't he come to me?"
Natasha furrowed her brows. "You forgot the tradition of the groom not being allowed to approach the bride before walking down the wedding altar? If you two meet, your life will be unlucky."
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The wedding event was held behind closed doors, because Harry hated having many invited guests attend wedding parties which was very troublesome. Apart from that, it made it easier for him to supervise every invited guest who attended even though he had asked all his knights to strictly guard the entire church area.
The wedding ceremony begins with the bride walking down the aisle accompanied by her father. Even though there were not many guests present, the atmosphere at the wedding was very lively. Claudia smiled gracefully at all the guests one by one, including Alice attending the event too. Actually, what Claudia was focused on was looking at Harris' angry face from a distance. She understood the reason Harris was angry because her selfishness suddenly ruined their engagement. Harris should have been standing at the altar, now Harry has replaced him.
A bride and groom stand facing each other at the altar with intense gazes. Harry said the wedding vows first, then Claudia also said the vows confidently. The next event is that the bride and groom exchange wedding rings. Claudia still felt tight in her chest from marrying the man she hated most. Moreover, she already suspected that the first kiss would not happen on this wedding day, because Harry was very reluctant to kiss her.
However, expectations differ greatly from reality. Harry landed his lips on his wife's red lips. This surprised Claudia. Even though she only did it briefly, Claudia didn't expect Harry to actually kiss her, even though previously he was very reluctant to kiss her lips.
Seeing the blatant kissing scene in front of him, Harris became even more angry until his face turned bright red. His hands were tightly clenched, his eyes were focused on his brother who looked happy, he felt like he wanted to destroy his brother's life in an instant because his brother had stolen his woman.
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The wedding party didn't last long. The newlywed couple returned to their residence to rest. As Claudia walked into her residence, her right hand continued to touch their lips where her husband had kissed them. Her nervous gaze looked at her husband, still confident after they kissed. In her mind there were many questions related to the kiss.
"Why do you keep holding your lips?" Harry asked in a cold tone.
Claudia moved her eyes nervously. "No. I only-"
"Didn't you expect me to kiss you before? Why is it my turn to kiss you for real, you look nervous?"
"Now I want to ask you. Why did you suddenly kiss me even though yesterday you cursed me? What made you change your mind suddenly?"
Harry laughed lightly as he walked over to Claudia. His right hand wrapped around his wife's slender waist. "It seems like yesterday you misunderstood me. If I kissed you yesterday, wouldn't it not feel special?"
Claudia furrowed her brows. "What do you mean?"
"Don't all women want their first kiss on their wedding day? That's why I cursed you yesterday so you wouldn't expect me to kiss you."
Hearing that reason made Claudia want to laugh. For her it was just a ridiculous reason. She knew the reason Harry suddenly kissed him earlier, so that everyone wouldn't gossip about his wife's lack of conscience. Apart from that, he also wanted to show off to Harris that he had managed to legally seize his woman.
"You're attractive too, Claudia. If you're really interested in me, make me love you."