Arranged Marriage: Dangerous Heiress

 Zendaya felt like her heart it was crushed when she saw Laurence with a bruised face. She is in front of the beach house and Dragon bodyguards are just outside, Esme holds Laurence\'s hand tightly and it seems like it\'s hard to separate them. Laurence kissed her forehead and told her to get into the car and wait for him there. She didn\'t want to but she released him and went to the car as their bodyguard opened it. 

 Zendaya stepped closer to him and took out a small box from her bag. He opened it with a smile. The pendant is a big shell and it can be open. He opened the shell and the ring was there perfectly lying. 

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"That\'s your main seal?" She asked. 

"Yes, thank you, Zen." He hugged Zendaya and she hugged him back. "We postponed our wedding, Demi and Christian will get married first before the baby is born and there are Rhys and Kale… You have to be there." 

"I will." He kissed her cheek. "Thank you for picking this up." 

"Not a problem. Let\'s go?" She asked and he nodded. He went to the car and sat beside Esme while Zendaya went to the other car. She sighed and called her fiance who is probably working back in their penthouse. 

"Hey, love!" Timothy greeted cheerfully. 

"Hey, did you already eat your snack?"

"I was drinking tea…" He mumbled. "Babe, I can\'t eat a lot since we are preparing for a grand wedding." 

"You and your grand wedding. I didn\'t agree with it." 

"Well, your grandma wanted things… I can\'t disagree with her. All of the ideas are beautiful and dreamy." 

 She rolled her eyes. She could swear that Timothy is more into a grand wedding than the bride. He also designed the tuxedos and gowns for everyone except the gown for the bride. She let her aunt Ellen design her gown. 

"Whatever, Timmy. I don\'t want to waste lots of things…" 

"Babe, don\'t worry about everything. By the way, I already had the design for the house. Get your sexy ass here so we could discuss it." 

"Okay, I\'ll be there. I love you, bye." 

"I love you a million times." 

 She grinned and hung up. She sighed and looked at the car ahead of them. Her poor best friend is going to heartbreak and loneliness. She\'s sure that her uncle Percy would already send Laurence away to California for New Year. She can\'t go against the decision of her uncle and Percy is stubborn. 

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 When they reached the house, Percy commanded Laurence to start packing and for Esme to go to her room. Rosie and Zayne are puzzled. Is Laurence leaving again? Laurence smiled at his little sister and then little brother as he let go of Esme\'s hand and went upstairs. Esme approached Percy with teary eyes. 

"It\'s my fault." She told him. Percy reached her cheeks. 

"It\'s not your fault. It\'s my decision. Now, focus on your studies. Go to your room, now." 

 She bit her lip as she went upstairs. She looked at Laurence\'s room door. The Butler escorted her to her room not even letting her go to Laurence\'s room. She lay in her bed as the Butler closed the door. She hugged the teddy bear that Laurence bought for her years ago when she\'s just new in the family. After a while, someone knocked on the door and it opened. Two maids came with food and they set it on the table and others were put in her mini-fridge. 

 The maids left and she stared at the food. She didn\'t have an appetite to even eat. 

 In Lawrence\'s room, he started packing a few things that he will take into a new apartment that his father set up. After he graduates, he\'ll stay in Chicago rather than in New York. He sat down on the bed and stared at his photo with Esme. His heart feels heavy. He didn\'t know what to do if Esme is away from him. He exhaled as tears streamed down his cheek. The door opened without anyone knocking, and a little one entered and closed the door and locked it. She ran to him. 

"Big bo, you crying?" 

 He wiped his tears quickly and sniffled. 

"No." He shook his head. Rosie hugged him and he hugged her back. 

"Why~~you leaving?" She asked. Laurence put her in his lap. 

"That\'s because I can\'t see Esme again." He said softly. 

"Why?" 

"Because I love her." 

"You love her?" 

"Yes," he kissed her forehead. "When you grow up you\'ll understand." 

"You love her because she\'s sissy, right?" 

"Esme is not your real sister. She\'s not in our blood and she didn\'t come out from mom\'s tummy." 

"Hmm," She looked confused. "But she\'s still my sissy?" 

"Yes," he nodded. She creased her brows and looked at his lips. 

"What\'s this?" 

"I just tripped." He lied and hugged her. 

"Don\'t cry anymore…" She took out something from her small bag that she received at Christmas. It\'s a signature sling bag that is for kids. She took out a bar of chocolate and gave it to him. "Don\'t tell mom that I have this, okay?" 

 Laurence\'s heart melted as he accepted the chocolates. 

"I promise." 

"Then, I\'ll give big sissy some chocolate too so she won\'t be sad." She said. 

"Okay, but first," he put her on the bed, and he went to his table and wrote a letter. His flight is in a few hours, and he needed to at least give the ring to her through Rosie. He started scribbling on the special paper. He folded the paper beautifully and then took out the box from his pocket. He gave it to Rosie. "Gave this to Esme. Then, I will get you anything you want." 

"Okay!" She took it excitedly, Laurence opened the door for her and watched her run to Esme\'s room and opened it. She looked at him and giggled. Then, she entered the room. 

 Laurence stayed in his room and waited for Rosie to come out. 

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 Esme lifted her head when the door opened. The little girl entered. She giggled and put the letter and a small box over the bed. Then, she climbed up. Esme helped her. Rosie took it and gave it to her. 

"What\'s this?" She asked. 

"From big bo!" She said. Esme smiled as she took the letter first before opening the box. She bit her lips to avoid crying. 

My dearest Diva,

 Esme, you are my guardian angel. I want to see you sing on a big stage in front of everyone. I want everyone around the world to admire you while you are singing or playing her cello or your piano. I want everyone to listen to the songs that you composed. All I want for you is everything that is best in the world. I promise to always be there in every performance, whether it\'s small or big. I know that you can achieve anything you want. 

 Remember, my baby love. I will only give you three roses. One will be red for my love and passion. The other one will be lavender color because I always fall in love with you and it\'s always at first sight. The third one will be coral color, for my desire to be with you again. 

 Open the box, and my final seal is there. We might not see each other face to face or hold each other like before, but I promise that soon, we\'ll hold each other again. 

 I love you, forever and always. I know that my day wouldn\'t be complete without seeing you or hearing your voice, but I am willing to wait. To be with you until we grow old. 

Love, 

Laurence. 

 Rosie hugged Esme when she started crying, and the little girl hugged her neck. Esme hugged her back. 

"Stop crying," Rosie said softly and pulled out from Esme. She gave the box to her. Esme swallowed hard and took the box. She opened it and admired a gold clamshell. She opened the big shell and there is a golden ring with a pearl in the middle of are diamonds surrounding the pearls. She covered her mouth and let go of the sobs that she\'s holding. Rosie\'s lips wobbled, and she cried too. Esme stopped crying and scooped Rosie\'s cheeks so she stopped. 

"Why are you crying?" She asked. 

"You are crying!" She hiccuped. 

"I won\'t cry again." 

"Okay," Rosie stopped crying and wiped her tears. Esme kissed her forehead. Then, Rosie took out the last bar of chocolate and gave it to her. "Stop crying, okay? I\'m giving you chocolate so you won\'t cry again." 

"Okay, I won\'t." Esme sniffled and took out the necklace. "Thank you, baby." 

 Esme took the necklace from the box and put it on her. 

"It\'s pretty!" Rosie said. "I want one too!" 

"Don\'t worry, you can have more beautiful things than this when you grow up. You\'ll receive it from your special someone. But at this moment, enjoy your childhood and live to the fullest. But you have to follow mom and dad, okay?�� 

"Okay." Rosie nodded enthusiastically.