After thinking for a really long time, Zara found the solution to the problems and possible doubts on Ceon by her parents. So after breakfast in the morning, she set off to the Davis family house to talk to Ceon whose mobile was dead. She wanted to talk to face to face instead of telecommunication anyway.

She was welcomed by the butler followed by the cute little tot who hugged her leg smiling at her. Zara craved to play with Zoe but it was her school time hence her father took her out after greeting.

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Master Davis was surprised by her sudden visit, he ignored he had to rush out to his office for the morning meeting for tending to Zara, "Zara, come in, did you have breakfast? What would you like to eat?"

Zara faintly smiled and jumped to the action, "Uncle Davis, I want to meet Ceon, where is he?"

Master Davis panicked thinking her parents might be giving her a hard time, "He was awake late into the night working in his laptop so he is still sleeping..." He paused to see her reaction and asked carefully, "Zara, are you parents against you two being together?"

Zara retracted her eyes away from the stairs and faced master Davis, "Uncle they are not against us. They are just very concerned. I want to talk about it with Ceon." Zara didn't know Master Davis already knew the situation.

Master Davis nodded and asked curiously if she would tell him or not, "What are you planning?"

Zara nonchalantly responded as if it was nothing important like it was just the passing comment, "They will be happy if we marry."

Master Davis's lips opened and closed a few times looking at Zara's nonchalant face. He tried his all to bury down his overjoy and excitement to look composed as Zara but the widened lips failed him, "I will guide you to his room."

Instead of asking a maid or first daughter-in-law, he led Zara grinning ear to ear. 'Ah, I will not have any more worries.'

Zara followed him and entered Ceon's room to see him cozily sleeping in. He looked too innocent and dumb while sleeping that nobody would believe he was a top traveler and blogger with hell lot of knowledge about many things.

"Ceon, wake up." Zara's soft low voice sounded as she tried to shake his arm to wake him up.

Master Davis started dreaming about the marriage life of Zara and Ceon looking at them. He really looked forward to the coming days.

Ceon flipped aside from facing them and shrugged her hand, "I want to sleep." He pulled the comforter up and made himself more comfortable to sleep.

Zara's voice continued, "Wake up, I need to talk to you." Zara tried again pulling his arm to make him sleep on his back so that if he opens his eyes, he could look at her and sit.

Ceon pulled a pillow on his ear to avoid hearing the voice thinking his sister-in-law was waking him up for breakfast. The overexcited Master Davis failed to stop himself from squealing about what he had heard in the living hall and proudly exclaimed.

"Ceon, I had told you to marry Zara."

Zara glanced at Master Davis who was rejoicing in happiness looking forward to the future. She realized he won't oppose them with whatever decision they might take.

Ceon threw the pillow at the source of the voice and yelled, "I am not marrying." He felt like his father was forcing him to propose to Zara so he shut him off to continue sleeping.

Pin drop silence.

Zara was glowering at Ceon's back without uttering a word. Master Davis glanced at Zara who was fuming red. He prayed for the health of his son and sneaked out of the room.

Zara didn't speak and went to the connected bathroom. Ceon thought they finally left and he could have a good sleep. He relaxed his body and went back to deep slumber in no time but it wasn't fated to last for longer.

'Slash' A bucket full of cold water splashed on him without giving him any notion.

"F**k" Ceon jerked up drenched in the water trying to catch a breath. Wiping the water away from his face, he again cursed without looking at who was in the room, "What the freaking hell dad?"

Then he heard the threatening tone of the girl who he knows well, "Aren't you awake yet? Shall I get another bucket of water?"

Ceon looked at Zara and froze. He rewound whatever he said a few minutes back and realized he pissed off Zara. He calmed down slowly and ignored he was soaking wet on his bed, "My lady, why are you angry early in the morning? How about I get fresh quickly so that we could sit and talk?"

Zara left the bucket on the floor glaring at him without changing from the sweet tender voice he used on her, "What did you respond to your father?"

Ceon laughed awkwardly before countering, "I was sleepy you know."

Zara nodded as if she understood what happened a minute back but the next second the bucket which was on the floor was thrown at him, "Ceon Davis, do you want somebody in your sleep and another in the real world?"

Ceon frantically shook his head to stop her assuming anything and run away from him, "No No No... I will brief about it but let me change first." he was trying to get out of the bed but Zara ordered mercilessly.

"Sit right there. You better don't move without clarifying it." She wasn't meek Zara Wood to let him say anything and to believe it.

Ceon wanted to ask her to sit but the whole bed was wet and thanks to Zara and her perfect way to pour water on him. He couldn't believe instead of scolding the one who threw water on him, he had to coax her and explain everything.

He explained what he and his father spoke the previous night and why he said he wasn't going to marry her. Zara understood everything and also understood why Master Davis said, 'I had told you to marry Zara.'

Ceon sighed in relief seeing her calm and composed. He thought he could now go and change but Zara dropped her bomb. "Your father is right. I came here to ask you for marriage."

'Crack.'

That was the bedside night lamp crashing on the floor.

Ceon would have landed on his face but he held the side table suddenly in time that wobbled the night lamp and fell down. He realized that he could have just stepped out of bed, 'why am I crawling on the bed?'

'No no... The important thing is marriage. Zara proposed to me to marry her... What!? ZARA PROPOSED TO ME FOR MARRIAGE.'

He strongly suspected that he was sleeping. He nodded to himself and he also accepted that he was drenched in the dream. Ignoring the cold comforter, he was ready to go back to sleep but Zara shook him seeing him frozen in a doggy style pose.

"What are you doing?" Zara asked softly, pushing him back on the bed. She had expected the excitement of Ceon just like the day she had accepted to date him. 'What's with his reaction?'

Ceon sat back on the bed and took a few deep long breaths knowing he wasn't dreaming and Zara is deadly serious. 'What the fish! Why did she propose to me out of nowhere?' He knows well she doesn't love him. In fact, she doesn't even like him to the extent she likes to travel the world.

Zara's face fell seeing such a reaction which was no reaction. She wasn't completely sad, if he had no plans to marry her then it was good to move on before getting deep into the relationship. She wanted to think practically but she was still sad and felt broken like something was cracking inside her and she wasn't able to stop it.

She convinced herself she is strong enough to accept the rejection and was about to sigh her hand was yanked and resulting in sitting in front of Ceon who was very serious. She had never seen him so grave in the past month.

She didn't know what to anticipate looking at him in the eye who was so calm that it gave her chills. She liked the wild, talking, and fun Ceon Davis but this version is very new to her. She didn't know to react while he was thinking about how to speak.

Zara wanted to break the ice but she didn't know what to say, 'It's alright?' No, it's not alright for her. 'it's over?' No, it wasn't over for her. They had just begun and she really looked forward to her new life with him whether as a boyfriend or his assistant or maybe wife or fiance.

Another thought of her said, 'Why should I back off easily on his decision when I can kick his ass and teach him a lesson?' Now she believed, backing off can also be a weakness. Now she was ready to make everything straight as she wished even if she has to be out of herself and be overbearing.

But if she forced her decision on him, will they be able to live happily as they did in the past week?

'Ahh, so much confusion.' Zara's mind was in a complete mess.