Chapter 14 - The Wedding Preparation

The Wedding Preparation



Butrico Santrima POV



After a long rest, I walked up to the room I reserved to Jude, we've got alot to catch up on


"Hey" Butrico called out from the door

"You awake?"

"Yea I am, come in" Jude said inside the room

"Tell her to pick the most beautiful gown, the bills are on me" Jude motioned for Butrico to walk in silently without saying a word "I would speak to you later" he ended the call

"Hey" Butrico repeated

"Are you heading for work?"


"No, I would be at home today, I want to spend some time with my brother"


"I wanted to send an invitation card but telling you in person is more luxurious" Jude just went straight to the point

"Invitation on what?" Butrico expected it, his family was so large, everyday could be celebrated for a single thing on luxury

"My marriage"


"Huh? Whose marriage?" Butrico definitely did not see this coming

"I would be getting married to Juliet next week"

"Julie?" Butrico had to be sure

"Yes"

"You guys came back together?"

"Yes we did, and the love burnt harder" Jude sealed that up with a smile

"Wow, where?"

"Intercontinental London, I want to make sure that the marriage is very luxurious and expensive"

"You don't have to be the talk of the town all the time, you don't have to always spend on something you admire or like" Butrico advised

"I got the best wedding planner and she chose that location, so I came down here to tell you, we all knows you are recluse and all that, and also telling you in person makes it more special


" Thanks buddy, Why did you go back to her? " Butrico asked curious


"I went to spend some time with mum, it was then that she said Juliet had moved into the area, I knew what we had before ended because of my selfish act so I went to apologise, surprisingly she welcomed me in and things grew from there"


"So you still wanted it?"


"Kinda, but my goal was to see mum briefly and go but seeing he, mehn… I was lost, all past memories and feelings came back and for an instant I wanted them again"

"Where is she now?" Butrico asked


"At my apartment, I made I dropped everything, absolutely anything she want and also for the preparations for the wedding"

Butrico knew his family well, they spend a lot of money on even the tiniest celebrations and Judge was a guy that couldn't control how he spends his money, he vowed never to deprive himself of anything like we were growing up.

Dad became a monster, he made his kids terrified of him

"Well, Congratulations" Butrico went for a handshake. "She still works as a chef?"


"She is the manager of my industry"

"This is serious, are you sure that you trust her with that position?, it's crucial you know" Butrico said


"I do, I trust her to do a great job besides each department has been growing big ever since she started"

"Wow, she has been there for a long while now, I never know what goes on in my own family" Butrico thought to himself

"So…" Judge stood from the bed and walked to the window to look at the singing bird outside "What about you?"

"What is it about me?" Butrico knew where he was heading, he gets tired of having this tireless conversation with his mum

"When are you going to get married? He went straight to the point

" After the traumatic experience I had with Dami, I don't think I can't go through that journey again" Butrico lowered his face, it turned pale all of a sudden

"It's already been in the past, for about six years now and you still kept her in your mind?"


Dami and Butrico were together for about two years before he finally proposed, they both got things ready for the big day, their wedding day

The night before the big day, he went to her apartment to kiss her goodnight only for him to go in to find her dead. She had been dead for about 20 minutes, she told him earlier that she was tired and needed to rest. If only he had known.


"I really loved her, it's the worst feeling ever" Butrico said as a hot tear rolled down his cheek

"It's not your fault, absolutely not your fault and there was nothing you could have done about it" Judge went closer to him "Why are you beating yourself up about something you can't control?"

"If I was there with her in the room, maybe somehow she would have survived"


"But she did not and I say this with love Butrico, you have to move on" Judge touched his shoulder "I promise you that you would feel better if you do, there are many ladies, with good morale, good body and stable financial background"


"I just need some space for now, what else are you in the country for?"


"I need to get some things I ordered for the wedding" Judge turned and stumbled on a big magazine "Who is she?"

"The lady on the cover photo?" Butrico asked looking at it


"Yes, I want to add her to my list" Judge gave a flirtatious smile

"Don't you ever get enough?, you are about to get married and you seek another woman, be wise and smart" Butrico smiled

"I won't deprive myself of anything, and I will go after her. A model?"

"No, she is the CEO of that company written on it"

"OK, I would look into her later today, but for now I have to attend to some things, my Secretary called to meet up with me about some underlying issues on ground" Judge looked around the room admiring its beauty "I love your simplicity, your place looking gorgeous"

"Thank you, the way I love to live my life" Butrico raised his brows

"Away from your family?"

"Family have too much problems and expectations, I need and love my peace" Butrico said