The Last Tomorrow

Chapter 5

ELISE' POV

By the time they got to the living room, all eyes were on them. Their parents looked impressed.

Elise felt irritated by their look. To her it was a look of disgust and betrayal. A look that held way more than it seemed.

“Shall we?”, Lucas said, pointing towards the dining area.

Elise nodded and walked forward. Lucas pulled out a chair beside his for her, and for a moment she hesitated.

She didn't want them to look like what they were not. The message she had received was still in her head.

“Lucas darling, I hope you didn't bore Elise too much”, Margaret said, reaching for her glass.

“Not at all mother”, he replied looking at Elise. “Or did I Elise”, he said smirking.

Elsie gave him an irritating look and shook her head.

“So Elise”, Margaret began. “Have you given a thought to the wedding.”

For a moment Elise thought *The wedding?!, the freaking wedding that I don't have a say in!*

“Not really, I haven't had time to.” she answered.

“Oh darling, you're so lucky you have me, I'd make sure everything is perfect.”

That made Elise irritated more but she just let out a feign laugh.

“I'm so lucky, aren't I?”

The whole Lunch was basically about the wedding preparations and Elise barely contributed to any of the discussions. She just nodded from time to time and even zoned out a few times.

She was too busy trying to study Lucas. He seemed so different from what she had heard and the way he interacted with the maid made her more curious about the kind of person she was going to get married to.

Is he pretending?Is he trying to impress me?Why did he willingly agree to this marriage? A lot of questions ran through her mind.

She was suddenly brought back to reality when she heard Lucas' voice. At this point even if she heard that voice in her sleep she'd be so sure it was Lucas'.

“Hello, are you usually this lost and quiet?”

“Excuse me?, what do you mean?”

“You looked like you're in another dimension.”

“That obvious?”

“Not to everyone.”

Before Elise could reply she was immediately distracted by Margaret's shouting.

“Why do you always act dumb?!Must I always explain everything to you?must you always embarrass yourself in front of guests?!”

Elise was shocked by how Margaret had spoken. And she couldn't help but wonder if that was how she'll be treated once she gets married into the Reeds

The maid immediately lowered her head and apologised.

“I'm so sorry ma, I didn't mean to serve the guests with the silver cutlery. It won't happen again.”

*What!, FREAKING CUTLERIES!, that's what this is about?. This is super ridiculous* Elise thought to herself.

“You're always apologising for everything. You always give me reasons to think this is intentional. Remember this is your fourth strike, one more and you're out on the streets begging.” Margaret sounded so harsh.

“Is this the family I'm supposed to get married to?How ridiculous!” Elise mumbled.

“Did you say something?” Lucas asked, patiently waiting for Elise to say something.

Elise just rolled her eyes and started eating. She hadn't eaten throughout the day and she couldn't resist how nice the food tasted. The aroma was so nice, she hoped the taste would be as nice and she was so happy it was.

By the time she was done eating her parents were already ready to leave. And suddenly Lucas was no were to be found. Elise looked around the room but didn't see him.

Her eyes caught with Margaret's and something about her look gave her the chills.

Elise couldn't quite place what the look meant but it for sure bothered her.

The journey home felt so long. Elise looked out the window throughout the ride while her parents spoke about the wedding. They spoke about colour, designers, possible venues but all that didn't matter to Elise at all.

Her mother has her best interests at heart and tried to get Elise' opinion on everything, while her father just wanted the wedding to be over with.

Elise’ mind kept returning to lunch. Lucas, his mother, the maid and most especially, the look Margaret had given her.

Something seemed off but she couldn't quite place it yet.

And Lucas?

He was an entirely different problem. Way different from what she had expected.

She had expected someone arrogant, cold, tough, not as breathtaking as he looked. And what annoyed her the most was is that she hadn't had a conclusion on who Lucas was.

He was surprisingly calm. Almost too calm. Which made her wonder more why she had received that message. Why Lucas? What connection did Lucas have with Nathan's death?

Elise darling?”

She was pulled away from her thoughts by her mother's voice.

“Hmmn?”

“Your mother-in-law to be mentioned that she wanted us to meet next week for the dress fittings and to pick a venue too.”

“Okay.”

Elise sounded tired. No arguments, no complaints, back and forths which surprised her parents.

“Elise darling, are you okay?”

“I'm fine.”

“Are you sure? Did anything happen between you and Lucas?”

“I said I'm fine!” Elsie answered, raising her voice.

“Young lady, you wouldn't talk to my wife in that tone.” Her father added.

Elise was too tired to react to her father so she just closed her eyes through the rest of the journey.

*Why does he always have to be this way, I'm not asking him to be a perfect father, just a good one* Elise thought to herself.

On moments like this she missed Nathan even more, he'd have held her hands to comfort her and defend her.

She felt so sad and even more determined to find out the truth about Nathan's death. She always felt Nathan's death was more than what the doctors said but she didn't have anything to prove it, just a gut feeling and now that she had received a hint she wasn't sure whether it was true or not.

Elise' future was on the line and all this just to find out her brother's death. She hoped so much that she'd finally find the truth.