Chapter 658: HAPPINESS FROM GIVING
“Let’s play a ga! Since we have so many children here, let’s give the children so ti to have fun. This ga is called Bring . I will ask you guys for sothing and the first person to bring this item to will win a prize. Are you all ready?” Kyle questioned the children who cheered happily in reply. He’s the master of ceremony for this party since his sister wanted him to get involved.
Between him and Luiz, Luiz was the most outgoing person. If you ask Kyle to choose between shopping and staying in his room, he would rather stay in his room. If you want him to go shopping, it depends who would be going with him and what they would be shopping for. However, if you ask him to buy groceries, he won’t refuse that. He’s better in buying groceries than Cayenne.
As the children play, the adults were busy conversing. This ti, there were no business partners, no talk about business projects and whatnot. The won were mostly talking about their past tis and the things they usually do at ho. The n were drinking and chatting about sports.
Although both Dumrique and Sugo families were present, there was no tension between them. They were all civil for the sake of Cayenne and Stefan. At the sa ti, they didn’t really cross their paths. They occupied the tables of opposing sides.
“I’m happy.” Cayenne told Stefan as the two of them watched the party. “I never thought that I’d be holding this kind of party one day.”
Stefan nosed Cayenne’s temple and inhaled her scent with their fingers intertwined under the table. “It’s because you are kind and generous so God gave you all his blessings.” he said. “You deserve all the happiness in the world and I make it my duty to protect that smile on your face. I only want you to be happy, Ayen.”
“I’ve always been happy when I am with you.”
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Stefan looked around and when he found that no one was watching, he kissed his wife sneakily like a teenage who was afraid of getting caught by his parents. Cayenne giggled at his action but she welcod his kiss at the sa ti. They thought that no one was looking but Magnus happened to turned his head and saw the two of them. He was jealous of their happiness but he could only wallow in deep regrets.
As the party continued, so of their friends dropped by to send them gifts and others stayed for an hour or half. As for Luna and Ali, they couldn’t travel far with their family party as well. In the end, she could only ask one of the guards to send her gifts to Yen’s family. At the sa ti, she called them briefly just to see them and greet them as well.
Around ten in the evening, David called Luiz, telling him that he couldn’t co because of so personal reasons. As he spoke, he was glaring at his boyfriend who was grinning widely beside him.
“Sorry. I really thought I’d be able to go.” David stated and kicked his boyfriend, venting his frustration for breaking his promise to Luiz.
“It’s fine. As long as you get to enjoy your Christmas, I’d still be happy.”
“I’ll be sure to visit you guys when I have ti.”
“Sure. You are always welco to co here.”
They talked for a little more ti but as soon as the call ended, he pounced on his boyfriend and bit his shoulder. “You are so annoying! I feel so tired and drained.”
“Really?” Kai retorted with unbelieving eyes. “I think I didn’t exhaust you that much. You even have the strength to kick and pounce of . Surely, you should have enough strength.”
“Shut up. I can’t even get out of this bed without tripping on my own feet.”
“Let give you a massage. It would make you feel better.”
“No. It will make feel sothing...sothing...wrong.”
“You are just being horny.”
“You are the one who’s horny.”
They bickered back and forth which ended with David under Kai’s strong body. The two of them spent their Christmas in bed with no one but the moon and stars as their witness.
On the other hand, the party at Cayenne’s ho continued with a blast. The children received gifts from Cayenne and the body guards received gifts from Stefan. Lucia and her daughters received gifts from Luiz and Kyle. To add more, Magnus gave them so cash placed inside a small envelope. It was another bonus to them. Even though they were just employees, they received so much more compared to other servants in so households.
“Boss, thank you so much for being so good to us and for always helping us when our family needed financial help. We are very grateful for all your help and because of that, we decided to pool so money and give you sothing in return. They’re not much but I hope you will like it.”
They presented a box to Stefan which was wrapped with simple gift wrapper with a card on top. Just seeing the box, a familiar scene flashed in Cayenne’s mind and her lips twitched into a helpless smile. She could already tell what’s inside.
“This is heavy.” He stated as he tried to guess what’s inside it. “Thank you for this gift.”
“You are welco, boss. This is the only way we can think of thanking you.”
Stefan and Cayenne received so many gifts but Stefan’s attention were still on the box given by their bodyguards. He knew that so of the gifts were expensive because they ca from his business partners and other wealthy acquaintances. He could even guess what’s inside those gifts but the peak of his interest was still on the box.
They started the countdown for the Christmas eve to co and when the clock finally turned 12MN, fireworks whistled their way to the sky and exploded like flowers blooming in spring. One after another, they colored the dark sky as everyone gazed at them in awe.
Stefan brought Cayenne’s hand to his lips and kissed her knuckles one by one. “rry Christmas, my love.”
“rry Christmas, hon.”
Under the huge and colorful fireworks, the two of them shared a sweet lingering kiss. It didn’t matter if soone was watching or not. Right this mont, they felt that they were the only people in the world and everyone just blurred in the background.
The party was concluded around two in the morning and their guests left one after another. Cayenne invited Ingrid and Reuben to stay due to the woman’s pregnancy. She didn’t want them to travel that long back to City D. Cory just got out of the hospital and Stefan was worried for his grandma so, they were invited to stay as well.
Due to so reasons, the Dumrique and Sugo family were asked to stay. They didn’t have that many rooms in Cayenne’s ho but they were able to find ways to share bed with others. The theater room was even converted into a bedroom. It was better compared to them driving back ho. In fact, Stefan was only being cautious knowing that his enemies were still lurking outside, waiting for a chance to attack the people he loves.
When everyone was settled down, the couple went back to their room which was full of gifts. They were littered on the couch, the floor and so were at the foot of their bed. Cayenne took a deep breath in surprise. Whenever she received gifts from families and friends, she only asked Erwin and Martin to bring them inside their bedroom. She didn’t expect that when accumulated, it would be so much more than her heart can handle.
“Other gifts can wait for tomorrow but I will open this box first.” Stefan comnted and carried the box that their bodyguards gave them. It was ti to finally see what’s inside it.
When Stefan saw the things inside, his face brightened and he smiled widely. It looks like he found so gold inside the box or won a lottery worth millions of dollars but in truth, all the things inside the box were just simple items. They’re not expensive but they’re sothing that makes him really happy – the matching items or couple items.
Seeing his silly smile, Cayenne rolled her eyes in disbelief. She just couldn’t understand why he’s very obsessed with these things.
With so many things that happened and from receiving so many gifts, Cayenne didn’t realize that she didn’t receive anything from Stefan. However, the next morning when she woke up, she found herself in an unfamiliar bed. She heard the faint sound of waves crashing on the shore and slled the salty air around her. Stefan’s gift to her was a relaxing ti that belongs only to both of them.
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