Chapter 29: CH 29 ~ Trapped
In the lobby of Royal hotel~
"Tristian, what should we do?"
"This scandal is getting out of hand and our group's stock are falling down badly. I don't know who held such a grudge against us to do this kind of thing... How can i face others after everyone saw our video?"
Stella spoke with a sobbing voice and mentioned about the video to make him take action more faster, as it also concerns his own reputation along with his family.
Tristian Ferguson just stayed silent as he continued to listen to his fiancee's words, as he entered the hotel and collected a room card to rest a little.
Because he knew the moment he goes to his home, his mother will start to nag him again like his fiancee is doing now.
"I will find a way to deal with it, rest assured... But as for the lawsuit from the Millicent Corporation, I can't do anything about it."
Tristian spoke as he rubbed his forehead with frustration and Stella became nervous.
"They demanded an unreasonable price for compensation!!! How can we pay that much amount in a short moment???"
"Can you please try to talk with their CEO? This will be the last time, I promise!!"
Tristian let out a heavy sigh as he couldn't stand Stella anymore.
"Then why did you plagiarized their work at the first place?!"
"Don't you know how ruthless and powerful that woman is? No has ever seen her face, let alone a picture of hers has ever gotten out, despite attending many social events!"
"Why would she agree to meet me and listen to my request?"
Stella became silent as she couldn't believe despite belonging to one of the great four families, Tristian couldn't do this.
Before she could try to convince him again, Tristian had already ended the call because of anger.
'Out of everything, she just had to choose the worst person to mess with. I had enough of her and can't take this anymore...'
'Only if my Ren was here-'
"!!!"
Tristian's eyes widened with shock as he tried to pause on his steps to avoid buping into the person infront of him, but it was already too late.
"Am sorry, Are you alright-"
Tristian froze as the lady, who had fallen on the ground after bumping into him looked up to take a glance at him with a frown on her beautiful face.
"R-Ren?"
"..."
"It's really you, Ren! So you were really alive!"
Tristian was about to hug Rennie, but he was pushed away by her even before he could get close.
"Don't touch me with your filthy hands, Mr. Ferguson... And beware of your status as an engaged man,"
Rennie spoke coldly as she fixed her normal looking white floral dress, which she changed into not too long ago.
Not caring about the man infront of her, Rennie stood up and was ready to leave; when her wrist was grabbed by him, with panick on his face.
As she had expected him to react.
"Let's have a cup of coffee and i will let you go after that!"
Tristian spoke and Rennie's lips curved up into a smirk.
'The prey has fallen into the trap!'
Rennie faked a heavy sigh and reluctantly agreed to him, to make her performance more natural.
"Okay, make it quick as my friend is waiting for me."
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Royal Hotel Cafe~
Tristian stared at the girl infront of him, whom he had been looking for the past eight years.
No matter wherever he looked for her or how many years had passed, he failed to find her.
And now she suddenly appeared out of nowhere, right after the scandal of the S Group.
'Why do i feel like that today's scandal has something to do with you, Ren?'
But he didn't knew how to ask this, as they have been separated for a long time.
She is not the 18 year old Rennie anymore, who was his girlfriend.
Neither he is the 20 year old Tristian, who had hurted her.
All this year, Tristian had blamed himself for her death; but now that same person is sitting alright infront of him.
"So, what did you wanted to talk about?"
Rennie asked as she took a sip of her coffee and glanced at the man infront of her; whose height was only a little shorter then her husband's.
'I can't believe that i had agreed to date someone just because this guy has similar height like him...'
Rennie thought as she recalled how the sixteen year old herself had became devastated when she lost track of Alex.
It was weird to like someone that much just by a few meetings in a single week, thus she had denied her feelings at first.
Her pride didn't let her show any interest on him, and she only realised her feelings after she could no longer find him again.
Because she didn't knew that things would end like this, before it even got the chance to start.
But as time passed by and there was no sign of him, Rennie would still found herself pausing on her steps at the street, where they had meet for the first time.
She would hope to see the familiar back view of a young boy wearing a black jacket, sitting on the bicycle.
Those deep ocean like blue eyes litting up, as soon as they would meet her light brown eyes; his thin lips curving up into a smile.
They had no relationship, no friendship... only knowing each others name.
But the attraction she felt for him was so strong that some people couldn't even grew it after being in a relationship for years.
They would coincidentally bump into each other, walk together to the bus station along with his bicycle.
But then, he just disappeared.
That one week became the best week to Rennie, which she couldn't forget even after a year of not seeing him again.
She tried to find him but as she was concealing her identity and way from her hometown and organization, she failed to find the mysterious guy.
Even if she managed to hack into the school's website, she couldn't find him among thousands of students as she didn't knew his surname at that time.
There were countless people with the same name as him.
And, just like that, another half year had passed and the 17 yer old Rennie meet the young master of Ferguson Family, Tristian Ferguson.
Who had fallen for her at first sight.
Despite her countless rejection, Tristian kept chasing after her and in the end, she agreed to date him.
More like she wanted to forget about her crush through the guy who claimed to love her.
Tristian kind of looked like Alex because of the similarity of their height, which was the only thing that made her agree to his proposal despite not having feelings for him.
Rennie knew that she can't hold onto a guy all her life, and needs to move on from it.
She had already told him that she didn't felt the same as him, but she can try to love him like he did and Tristian assured her that he would wait for her and respect her wish.
He was a gentle guy, who made her feel comfortable... as she was away from her home at that time.
Her father would visit her from time to time but still she would stay alone most of the time in the tiny apartment she had rented to hide her identity.
Rennie slowly started to move on, became busy with her study and first relationship despite everyone's disapproval.
To them, a orphan with no surname like Rennie didn't deserve someone like Tristian.
But still, Rennie didn't cared as she didn't disliked Tristian and her simple relationship, because he never crossed the line.
She was happy until a month passed and she still couldn't feel any extra emotions for Tristian; which he also didn't liked.
Rennie started to feel like he only claims to love her, where his action and words never matched.
He said that he would respect her wish, give her time and space; but then he would kind of blame her for not feeling the same as him.
Which would make her feel guilty.
He claimed to love her but then his actions would make her feel like, it was her who liked him... not him who chased after her.
Even after not feeling any romantical emotion for him, Rennie gave him her all sincerity and trust to make up for that by being a best partner.
That was all she could give as a person who was bought up to be emotionless and kill people without any mercy.
She could either kill or get killed.
They would argue about this things often and then everything ended when the 18 year old Rennie got a video from someone and caught her boyfriend in bed with her good friend.
Stella Stan.
The person who had killed the 18 year old orphan Rennie, not knowing with whom she was messing.
Rennie had broken up with him peacefully, when the drunk Tristian ended up in bed with Stella and was forced to take responsibility.
Even if she didn't loved him, her trust was betrayed and her sincerity was trampled by him because of this matter.
But the Stan family was still afraid, specially Stella; that Tristian might go back to Rennie.
She accused Rennie for her miscarriage, but unfortunately; Rennie had found out the truth.
Rennie didn't wanted Tristian to get cheated by Stella, even if there was no possibility of them being together again.
In panic, with the help of her father; she announced her engagement party to lure Rennie, who wanted to talk with Tristian about this matter.
And on her way to the party, her car got into an accident and the police declared her as burnt to dead after not finding her body.
Tristian blamed himself as he later realised that Rennie had called him for help.
He kept searching for her as they didn't found her body, and now that same girl is sitting infront of him again.
No warmth in her eyes like before, only full of coldness and, disgust.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone