Tangled By Fate

Chapter 565: THE DISCUSSION



Dorothy never expected that Ovior would become the Second Master of the Magic Tower. That's why her expectations were limited. Upon realizing how much her wedding was going to cost, she didn't know how to react.

"What's wrong?" Ovior asked after the clothing designer left. He had been observing her the whole day. She was excited at first, then when started checking the design she became confused, then overwhelmed and after he ordered all those clothes, she became quiet. She seemed troubled.

"I don't know if we should spend that much money just for a day," she spoke her mind. "We have a whole while ahead of us. We have to think about our future." She wanted to mention having children and raising them but she held back. It was a bit embarrassing to point it out. She could never look at him properly if she said it.

"But you heard her. You don't have to wear those gowns all at once. Take your time wearing them." Ovior said. Afterward, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her toward him. "I didn't know my fiancée was so frugal. I will be a lucky husband."

He knew being born with a silver spoon Dorothy had a lavish lifestyle. Her clothes and jewelry were made by personal designers. If she went out, she would go to the finest stores and restaurants. Nothing that belonged to her came cheap.

Ovior fell for her at first sight. He fell for her dazzling smile as if she was a blooming flower in spring. He took note of her favorite food, clothes and jewelry. He realized the way he was he could never afford to bring happiness to her. That's why he worked hard and became the Second master of the Magic Tower. This was the reason why he said whatever he had built and had been all because of her. The credit belonged to her because he wanted to be successful to give her a better life. Everything he had was for her.

However, he ordered some wedding gowns and that made her worried about his finances. That made him wonder why she wanted to marry him in the first place.

Dorothy nudged him after feeling embarrassed by his comment. "It's not that I'm being frugal. I don't know how much you earn but you are already giving me an extravagant wedding. You know it was my childish dream but I can still compromise. Most of the things I shared with you were because I knew they would be done by magic. But gowns will cost you a fortune. Should we do this?"

Ovior stroked her cheek and said, "We aren't married yet and you are already worried about my wallet? What will happen after we are married? Am I going to die of hunger?"

Dorothy's face dyed in embarrassment. "What are you talking about? How can that happen? I'm saying this because I don't want you to think I'll live the same way I used to before. I know I have lived an improvident life before but then I fell in love with you. I realized money wasn't everything. Money didn't give me happiness. More than that, it tied me down with oppression. I couldn't dream of anything and there was no one to support me. I was all alone."

She felt sadness in her heart when she described her life. She grew up with the people who were closest to her but how lonely she was.

What's the point of having money if a person can't live their life to the fullest?

She then looked at him and smiled. "With you here, I can do whatever you want and you will always be by my side. I have nothing to worry about. I fell in love with you for who you were, not because of your status. Even though I knew you may not be capable of giving me an expensive lifestyle, I was ready to be with you back then. That's why I accepted your proposal."

Ovior attentively listened to her and then said, "So, you are saying that you didn't mind living where I'm living."

"That's right," she agreed. "I wasn't thinking of living in the tower though.

"Is that so," he muttered. "What did you dream of doing after getting married to me?"

"I thought of a simple lifestyle. We would have a hut for ourselves. It would be nice to have a hut in a quiet place. We would have a servant who cleans the house and a chef to cook for us. I will manage the house when you are in the tower to work. Also... many other things..." Once again, she didn't mention the children.

Ovior was surprised after finding out about her dream. His dream was completely opposite of hers. He wanted to give her a huge mansion with lots of servants, a ranch with horses, expensive clothes and jewelry for parties and tight security. He wanted to give her so much so that she could never regret marrying him and start missing her life before marriage. "Did you not think what would happen to you if you didn't have a maid?" he asked.

"I can manage myself without a maid. You gave me a magic brush that decorates my hair just the way I like. I don't like wearing corsets. It makes me stuffy and I cannot breathe. The clothes you gave me are easy to wear. I don't need help wearing those clothes. I can bathe by myself. I have hands, feet and a brain to work on. If I needed a maid, I would have asked you long ago." Maybe because she was asleep for a long time, she enjoyed moving her limbs and using her brain to do things on her own.

"What about parties?" he asked. "If you live in a small hut, you will almost live like a commoner. Won't you miss the parties?"

"I used to look forward to the parties because my friends would be there," she answered. "I thought, if I weren't living a noble life anymore, my friends would leave me. If I had no friends at the parties, why would I go there? That's why I left out the parties."

Ovior couldn't understand why she was ready to leave everything behind. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't understand. "Did you want to sacrifice so much that you wouldn't have friends? What would you gain to be with me? Wouldn't you lose everything else just to be with me? Can you call that happiness?"

Dorothy told him, "I didn't know you were thinking like that. It was because I would be with you. You are someone I got along with without anyone telling me to do it. The friends I have, Asha and Nisay, I got along with because my mother told me so. Long before when we were children, we didn't get along at all and were fighting all the time. I hated them so much. But I had to get along with them because their parents were important to my family business.

"When I wanted to make more friends, my mother didn't allow me. I had no one to rely on. After my nanny died, I didn't have anyone who belonged to me. All the maids took care of me because it was their duty. I had no one to cuddle with. I had no one to share what I felt. No one ever asked me what color I liked, what food I loved the most or where I wanted to go.

Everything was decided by me.

"And then I met you. I saw your freedom. At that time, I envied you so much. I knew you didn't have a noble title but you had everything else I desired. I wanted to get along with you to understand your lifestyle. I realized you were quick-witted and ambitious. I don't remember when I started liking you but I knew I liked you and wanted to get along with you willingly. When you proposed to me, I was so happy. I started dreaming about our life together. I didn't mind if you didn't have enough money to buy me lavish clothes. I was ready to leave everything behind. All I wanted was to be with you."

She never had the chance to tell him how she felt. She felt better after telling him what she wanted. Since she was a child, she was deprived of the affection of her family. Money indeed couldn't get her everything she wanted. She had a dream, after her marriage, she could finally

achieve it.

Ovior felt a surge of emotions inside. His heart squeezed tightly to the point it left him breathless. If he could, he would cry. He just couldn't do it in front of her. The woman he chose to spend the rest of his life with, he never thought her desire for him was so strong that she would leave everything behind.