Chapter 50. The Surprise Gift
The clock kept on ticking every second. The afternoon sky began to turn darker. When the wedding party was finally over, the maids quickly cleaned up the backyard.
After Daniel’s parents said their farewell, then he returned to see Sienna. He said to her that he would like to show her the surprise gift soon.
Before she agreed to come with him in his sedan car, she wondered about her belonging.
“Wait a minute, what about my suitcase? It’s still in your bedroom upstairs!” Sienna muttered restlessly to him.
Daniel chuckled and took her words lightly. “Baby, don’t worry too much about your suitcase. Hamuza will take care of it. We should just go now, come on…”
He invited her to get inside his black sedan car. Once she sat beside him in the car, then he drove his car so fast, leaving the mansion’s gate behind.
It took about twenty minutes before they arrived somewhere quiet. There were a small bridge and a port near the river.
He already got out of the car before she could ask him about anything.
He opened her car door while thrusting his hand at her. “Come on, Baby. Take my hand.”
Her eyes pinched at the view around her once again. Then she murmured, “Daniel…”
“Baby, trust me,” he begged her softly.
Sienna took a deep breath and finally took his hand.
Afterward, he intentionally covered her eyes with his hands. Her heart pounded nervously when he was acting weirdly.
And then she had to ask him, “Daniel, where are we going now?”
“Baby, please just close your eyes,” he murmured while standing right behind her.
She heard the car door was being slammed. He closed the car and locked it with a remote. And then he guided her to walk with him.
She was blindfolded with his hands. She was not able to see the view around, although she had obscurely seen the wooden bridge near the river from afar. And she was still curious.
Soon after a minute had passed, he finally asked her to stop walking. She wondered what would happen next.
He slowly uncovered his hands from her eyes. And then he said, “Open your eyes, Baby.”
Sienna opened her eyes widely and saw the gloomy evening in the river bridge. Afterward, she glanced at him bewilderingly. “Daniel, what is it?”
He chuckled when seeing how clueless Sienna was. And soon, he told her, “We will go to an island over there with my private boat. It will be just the two of us.”
Sienna gasped the air, surprised. She didn’t expect that he would bring her to an unknown island somewhere out there.
“Do you think it’s safe on that island?” She wondered curiously. Then she slightly stole a glance at the view of the island across the water.
Daniel nodded. “I’m sure it’s safe, Baby.”
Sienna realized that she was the only one who kept feeling a little bit paranoid. She was just afraid if there would be a thief or any bad people in that area. Moreover, they didn’t bring suitcases, except a small bag that contained their spare clothes for a night.
Thereafter, Daniel helped her to get into his private boat.
Sienna looked around this small boat. He was right, there was no other but just the two of them here. He didn’t need a bodyguard to take care of him. He would drive the boat by himself.
And soon, he started the boat engine and drove it carefully.
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Daniel and Sienna were still wearing their wedding clothes when they arrived on the quiet island.
Some people lived there near the shore. Seemingly, some of them were the original immigrants from Hawaii. Therefore, most of the places on the island were decorated like the resorts in Hawaii.
A couple of elders welcome their arrival at the bridge. Sienna felt happy to meet the first dwellers there. They were so friendly and nice.
“Hello, welcome to the Wilson Paradise Island in Canada!” The female dweller greeted them cheerfully.
“We hope you will enjoy your stay here. Let us know if you need anything,” the male shouted after while smiling widely at the two of them.
“Just call us Mister and Ms. Minko. We are the guardians of this island,” the female informed them.
Sienna quickly nodded and spoke politely in return, “Thank you so much for your hospitality, Mister and Ms. Minko.”
Daniel added, “We’ll be sure to contact you again when we need your help with something.”
Mister and Ms. Minko smiled at them. And then they showed them the way to the private resort on the island.
Soon after, Sienna just noticed this place was bought by Daniel’s dad as a private island. Then she wondered what kind of a surprise gift that Daniel’s dad would give them in here.
While following them in the walking trail, Sienna observed the view around. Her mind felt refreshed by just being in the environment in this place. Apart from the small houses on the island, the greenish yard looked invigorating.
After about ten minutes they had walked further into the woods, Mister and Ms. Minko paused at the edge of a huge front yard.
“Here it is; your special private resort,” Ms. Minko informed them.
Then Mister Minko added, “Enjoy your stay, Mister and Ms. Wilson.”
Sienna looked away to see the only house that was established far away from other houses. That house was not as big as Daniel’s mansion in Vancouver, but it still looked okay.
But then when the guardians of the island said goodbye and left them, Sienna glanced at Daniel to ask him, “How did they know that we are the Wilson?”
And she could proudly say that after she got married to him.
“My dad had talked with them the other day. Of course, they had prepared themselves to greet us here,” Daniel informed her.
Sienna then nodded, understood.
“So, about the surprise gift…” Sienna murmured.
Daniel smiled and immediately shouted after, “My dad just gave me the key house after our wedding party,” and then he hurriedly took it out from his pocket pants to show it to her, “Here it is…”
“Oh, my God,” she just realized about it. “The surprise gift that your dad talking about is this resort! It’s our honeymoon gift from him!”
Daniel chuckled and quickly nodded.
As he took her hand in his grasp, then he asked her, “Are you ready, Ms. Wilson?”
She smiled so happily. “Yes, I’m so ready for this. And I’m a little bit nervous actually.”
When he suddenly gave her a little peck on the lips, Sienna got surprised.
Then he said, “Don’t be. I’m right here, beside you.”
She sighed and smiled. “I know.”
Soon after, he walked her toward the terrace house.
Her heart was racing restlessly when she felt the desolate ambient around the house. And yes, it was pretty quiet, except the sound of wild crickets out there, hiding behind the bushes.
As soon as he unlocked the front door, her heart skipped a beat.
Daniel hurriedly turned the electric switch to turn on all the lamps.
For a moment, Sienna gazed out at the foyer and the living room, the place looked so neat. She wondered if someone was here to tidy up everything for them.
“Was someone cleaning this house earlier?” Sienna wondered. “I thought since your dad who owned the key…”
Daniel answered her, “Yes, it was probably Mister and Ms. Minko who cleaned up the house here. They have the spare keys of every house on this island.”
Afterward, Sienna grinned shyly at him. She almost forgot that that elderly couple was the guardians of the Wilson Paradise island.
“Oh, okay…” Sienna returned to see around the foyer again. She saw there were a small kitchen and dining room in the back of the house.
“Come on, we need to see the bedroom,” Daniel reminded her.
At that moment, she froze. She was so nervous when he mentioned the word of bedroom. Her imagination was running wild and she hated her mind for it.
Daniel turned to see her standing quietly in the middle of the foyer. He quickly called out to her, “Carmelia, Baby, come on…”
She blinked nervously. And then she giggled like a stupid girl. “Ugh, bedroom? Like right now?” And then she ran toward the kitchen to open the cabinets one by one. “Don’t you want me to make a cup of coffee or something before we’re going to bed?”
However, all of the cabinets were empty. There was no food supply.
“Oh, damn it! We don’t have anything here!” Then she glanced at the only water dispenser available in the corner of the kitchen room. “We can only have water tonight. How about it?”
Daniel started to notice her restlessness at the time. He smiled quietly at her while he taking off his butterfly tie from his neck and started to unbutton his upper collar.
“Carmelia, are you afraid of coming to the bedroom with me?” He suddenly asked.
She blinked. Then she quickly shook her head and shouted out, “No! Not at all! I mean…”
“Then let’s go…” he invited her to bed.
And she knew, she couldn’t say no.