Hello everyone!

I'm back with the story Rendezvous With Love which was kept on hold for a long time. I wanted to rewrite it and here I am with the same characters and with major changes in the plot. Hope you like this one and I will ve updating one or more chapters in a week. The chapter length may vary, I made one chapter into two parts so that you wouldn't feel it is too long. But if you like long chapters, let me know. Thank you for reading this note, continue to scroll to read a story is love and misunderstandings. Oh! I almost forgot, my stories are always slow burn romance. You will have to wait a little to see the flames between them.

I would also like to add that there might be a few errors in the chapters but please be kind enough to ignore the small mistakes or comment them down so that I can change the mistakes I made. Before I continue to write more, I'll end this so that you can scroll down and read my story 😘

In a world full of hatred, betrayals, and lies; love gives a fairy tale right in the middle of an ordinary life. A tale of misunderstandings, heartbreak, jealousy, and true love. We often come across stories that ends with a wedding. But stories are just imaginary works by people, where as marriage is just another beginning. An ordinary life clearly shows the juxtaposition between a fairy tale and the reality.

Elizabeth's lips were curved down forming a thin line, and her eyes didn't look bright as if she was lost in thoughts. The young girl didn't bother to take a notice of her sister who was helping her in getting dressed. Roseline wanted to speak to her sister who was a few years elder to her but chose to remain tight lipped.

She knew the reason as to why Elizabeth was unhappy on the day of her wedding, her sister was in a relationship with someone when she was still a student, due to some unknown reasons the guy left to states after breaking up with her sister. Roseline knew it was a sensitive topic for Elizabeth and had never spoken about it when she saw the reluctance in Elizabeth to talk to her about him. But that didn't mean she would let Elizabeth do something against her will, she couldn't just stay clam.

"Do you really have to marry him? You can still call off the wedding. Forget about everyone, just say one word," Roseline spoke softly, "Just one word is what you needed to say," she said.

"This marriage is not between two people but a deal between two companies. You won't understand even if I say, Rosie," thought Elizabeth smiled at her sister, it didn't reach upto her eyes.

Stung by her sister's bitter words, Roseline was out of speech. Just when she was about to ask her sister something, the two girls heard a knock on the door and cocked their head to the other side when the door was opened with a creak. It was Roseline's parents. The old couple looked at each other proudly after seeing their beautiful daughter.

Roseline's mother Michelle Carter and her father John Carter stood in front of her, whose face was lit up with glee.

"It's time for the wedding bells to ring," said Michelle with a bright smile.

John came closer to his daughter, taking her hand in his hands, "Our daughter looks beautiful, doesn't she? " John asked his wife.

"Both the daughters of yours are the most beautiful girls," corrected John's wife Michelle, her gaze was at Elizabeth whose eyes were directed to the carpeted floor.

John stroked his daughter's hair gently with a smile on his face but the smile disappeared when he looked at Elizabeth.

"You better behave yourself after marriage. Act accordingly and do not let us down," John said, his words came with a hint of anguish but Elizabeth gave nod in agreement.

Elizabeth clutched her wedding gown, tears brimmed her eyes but she didn't let a single drop roll down on her cheeks. Today she was going to be married because of him but not even once did he speak to her with love and affection. It wasn't the first time that her foster father spoke to her this way. She somehow came be used to receive such treatment from him after death of her real father, Elizabeth never understood what made the man hate her when there were times he treated her like a princess when her parents were alive. These were the times when she missed her real parents who died when she was young. She needed some love and care but she didn't have anyone on who she could rely on.

"She won't do anything that would damage your reputation," Michelle assured John.

Sometimes God takes away something unexpected from people but he replaces it with something which one might not even imagine. Elizabeth lost her parents but she was thankful that Roseline and Michelle are in her life who always supported her whenever her real father's younger brother bad mouthed her.

After assuring John, Michelle looked at Elizabeth and gave a warm smile, "You look just like your mother, Elza. Hailey would've been proud of you if she was alive today," Michelle's words came out in whisper making Elizabeth smile.

Michelle was adjusting Elizabeth's veil when Jhon commented on Elizabeth's mother.

"Hah!! True, even she would've been proud to see her daughter love one man and marry another," John scoffed.

"You knew that she loved someone but why didn't you reject the marriage proposal at the beginning itself," Roseline interrupted, she was angry at her father who was clearly using her sister for his selfishness.

John sighed to Roseline's words, "You do not have any right to raise your voice at me, Rosie. You are still a child. You wouldn't understand anything," John glared at his daughter who flinched at his tone.

"I understand, father. You must be having a reason to accept this marriage proposal," Elizabeth interrupted, she didn't want to upset her uncle today.

John looked at his niece who just sounded like his elder brother. His brother was a kind-hearted man who always understood him. He loved his elder brother and respected him a lot but hated his brother's wife. Every time John saw Elizabeth, she reminded him of Hailey whom he hated the most. If it wasn't because of the betrayal of Elizabeth's mother, John's brother William Carter would've been alive to this date. He never hated his niece, his cold behaviour is a way of showing his affecting towards her though a part of him hated her because she was daughter of the woman who has caused his brother's death. Elizabeth being a kind girl never disrespected her foster father even though he behaves rudely at times, even though John ridicules her and her mother, she is aware that John cares for her more than Roseline.

"Good that you understood," John cleared his throat and looked away before commanding her to follow him to the entrance of the church doors.

As the bride ascended the church stairs with a bouquet in her hands, people who were seated in the church and waiting for the arrival of the bride, were awestruck to see Elizabeth in her white gown. Murmurs filled the silent place which made Elizabeth nervous. Her eyes were fixed to the floor while everyone's eyes were on her. Numerous thoughts started to weave on her mind. She was not sure if people were judging or was she thinking unnecessarily. Elizabeth has always been a person to live in a shadow rather than taking a spot light, but now that she was being given too much attention, she felt her head spin.

There wee only a few people in the church but they were all spellbound to see the bride who was walking down the aisle. Her face was covered in a long veil. She was mysterious yet so marvelous. Her neck was long and slender making her head seem smaller than it was. The chain she wore around her neck with a diamond pendant made her look simple yet elegant. Melodious music was being played and songs were being sung by the choir group as she took little steps towards the altar. She raised her head a little to her left to see a young man stand as she walked. The man was her close friend, Liam Winscet. They both exchanged a smile before her eyes shifted back to the polished floor. Elizabeth had no guts to look into eyes of the man who stood at the altar, she knew his eyes must be on her and it only increased her nervousness. When she finally came to the alter where the groom was standing, she saw her uncle shake his hand with the man.

The man was tall and his eyes were fixed on her since the moment she entered into the church, even though her face was covered in a veil he saw her smile at another man which irked him. The man had an aura which many people never possess, his presence can make the whole atmosphere change. His eyes were black and mysterious. The depths of his eyes resembled darkness as an unsettled coldness emanated from his gaze upon her. The bride and the groom were told to take their seats at the altar to begin the mass. As the priest started to preach, Elizabeth ran her fingers to the shining pendant on her neck and adjusted it before getting lost in a chain of thoughts. The chain was very precious to her, precious that she took care of it from the time she received it from her boyfriend. A few days later after her boyfriend presented her the chain, she had come to know through her friends that the locket was a rarest diamond designed by a famous designer. She treasured the pendant not because it was the rarest design but because it was given by the person whom she loved the most. She never understood what made him leave her but the memories she had with him were etched in her heart and Elizabeth wanted cherish those moments for a lifetime. While Elizabeth thinking about her past love, the man who was seated beside her noticed the designer chain around her neck which made the girl to draw her hands back.

Aaron Winchester, President of the Winchester's industries and only heir of the Winchester empire. He is a man whom every girl in the country dreams to be in his arms. He achieved a lot of fame and controversies by the age of twenty-six. He took hold of the Winchester empire when he was twenty years old and raised its standards than it was before. Aaron is known for his ruthlessness. He is the kind of man who doesn't like to share his belongings with anybody. The man is not only handsome but intelligent too. He knows how to get things done on his accord. Once he sets his eyes on anything, no one can stop him from achieving it. The news of his marriage came into limelight only a few days ago and turned into a hot topic as it was the biggest marriage of the year. Aaron was one of the world's richest bachelorette and hence the news got more attention and was spread around the world like a wildfire. The media tried to gather information about Elizabeth's private life but they couldn't as the cunning man was already one step ahead of them and made sure that the world wouldn't know about her at least until she becomes his wife. People who attended the mass were observing the way the groom looked at his bride from time to time, they were waiting to see the bride's face as they were curious.

To avoid the media, Aaron made an arrangement in a small village, away from his place. The villagers who attended the marriage didn't know who they were but they could tell that the man was noble as be looked like one with his charming face.

While taking their vows, Aaron and Elizabeth stood opposite facing each other. Roseline who was her bride's maid stood a few steps behind from her with a tray in her hand. She was worried about her sister. Her eyes shifted at the Best man who stood behind Aaron and was shocked. The best man was none other than Aaron's cousin, Ryan. He smiled at her when she looked at him. She looked away proudly when Ryan winked at her but the guy's eyes were still on her. After Elizabeth and Aaron took their vows, they exchanged the rings.

"I now solemnly pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride!" said the priest to the bride and the groom.

Aaron lifted Elizabeth's veil to kiss her. The people who saw them kissing began to give a round of applause while cheering for them but the priest who saw them kissing felt something was odd. To the people who were seated, they thought that the groom kissed his bride but only the priest witnessed Aaron's thumb on Elizabeth's lips.