Novel-novel oleh Eileen Pryce

RUBYI never expected I would get something from our date. Well, I meant physical things, not merely happines and comfort.But I should have anticipated this as I was dating a billionaire, whom money is never a problem for. Even dating him in the past got something, either flowers, a little souvenir or a little jewelry once he lied to me was a fake--it was before I knew the real of Wyatt. And as his wife, the gifts increased, almost every month.I smelled the boquet of red roses in my hands. After the jewelry store, we visited a florist and bought a big boquet of red roses from it. Wyatt specifically requested all had to be red roses because red would scream my name. Ruby.I only rolled my eyes, but accepted whatever he gave to me. I love roses, though, especially the ones coming from him."They say women prefer jewelry above anything." Wyatt commented next to me. We were on his car, heading home with Ron was driving for us. "But you seem to like the flowers more." He added.I inhaled

WYATTOf course, I remember.How could I forget such an important day when I found her attractive and click to be more than friend? I always thought about the possibility, even though she might have interpreted it differently. She thought we were just friends. Meanwhile I considered those times as the time to get to know her better.But, whatever. The result was the same, anyway. She is mine, then and now.Ruby stopped in her tracks, looking at me sharply. "You were teasing me." She threw the accusation, huffing.I snickered because it was true. I wanted to see her reaction when I forgot such an important day. Perhaps, I would try to put my acting out for forgetting our first anniversay. "Are you really mad at me?" I repeated my question.However, she spun around and resumed his steps, forcing me to follow her. "No.""I spotted your horns before." It was fun to tease her, so I kept going."I don't have horns." The reply came out as sharp as her gaze earlier."Then what am I seeing?" I

RUBY"I love that. Let's go for a city walk."I couldn't stop the excitement from coming out through my voice answering Wyatt's invitation. He asked me out, which had been a long time just for two of us going out. We hadn't had Austin back then, so every day felt like a date. Now that, Austin is present, quality time means Wyatt, Austin, and me. So yes, I was excited about this.I was waiting for Wyatt in my store. Lately, I had been busy preparing my store for my leave, which only a week ahead.Why rushing?It was a crucial time, so we had to work as a team to face Foster. That meant we better sticked together than being apart."Are you sure you want to go a date with me? You seem to be preoccupied with your book."I quickly lowered my book and met Wyatt's clear blue eyes in a snap. A smile then crept onto my face as I welcomed him. "I'm bored waiting for you."He acted surprised then looked around. "I think you couldn't have been bored at this time."I followed his gaze and found my

WYATTA week later, I went to nearby town to meet Alex Foster.Yes. I agreed to meet him after learning what his intention was. He offered a reconciliation, which I found odd. I should have been the one do that, shouldn't I?"Have you ordered?" Alex asked after some time of greetings. Even as the one initiated this meeting, he was late."Let's straight to the point. I have many things to work on." I replied shortly, my voice was firm.Alex swallowed as he adjusted his position. "Can you stop it, Wyatt?"A few days had passed since I launched the first move, so the damage was escalating by now. Not only their subsidiaries were affected. It was spreading to the main company, striking down their stocks."What do you mean?" I acted innocent, although everyone knew I was the one behind all their misery.His expression darkened. "You know exactly what I mean." He gritted his teeth.I sniggered. "I just enlighten the public.""It will destroy my company if you keep doing that." He tried to m

WYATTThe next days went like a blurr. I was dealing with my works and Foster, ensuring every details matched our plan. Or if not, we would react immediately so that our plan was still going with no or little detour.As for Ruby, she was working with the store as I heard more customers were coming, which double-folded their sellings. It forced to speed up the hiring process so she had five more staff now. Then she was overloking their training process of the new recruitment as well as the old staff because they would have new role attached to them.She was thriving so nothing to be worried.Then, our son. Austin requested to go to the school so we had Ruby drop him off and Mom would pick him up at lunch. After that, Mom and Dad would take over for watching him--they insisted so we let them."Boss." Ron called, drawing my attention from my laptop. "Alex Foster's secretary just called me."A frown instantly appeared on my forehead. "What does he want?"Ron shook his head. "She didn't st

RUBYHow could I forget that we were not alone and there were spectators in my house?Of course, they would witness and what I got was a teasing.From Mom."Look, Austin. Don't you see they're so lovely hugging like that?"I froze the moment those words escaped her lips. Okay. Wyatt had declared our relationship and we had done this in the past. Still, it gave me an effect like it was my first time, like I fell in love with Wyatt for the first time.I withdrew myself to face them, still having Wyatt's arm on my shoulder. Mom was smiling with a teasing look. Meanwhile, Dad only flashed a quiet smile.What about my son?Austin paused to look at Wyatt and me before rushing in our direction. "I want to be hugged, too." But he already had his arms wrapping around our legs.Wyatt snickered then lowered his body and hugged him in crouching position."Mommy, too." Still, Austin asked for me with pleading eyes.Thus, I did the same, and now we had Austin's arms wrapping around our necks."He's

Anna peered through the common bathroom door on the first floor before stepping out casually as if nothing had happened. She walked past Dave, who was sitting on the couch in their living room and reading a report on his tablet, with Zach crawling on the floor."Zach, baby, come here." She called for Zach's attention, which was never hard to get. "Let's play outside."And his reaction was predictable. He was running toward his mother excitedly. His smile was so big that it was going to explode.Being a child seemed fun, didn't it?She followed him, running out of the house to their yard barefoot. She couldn't help her own smile from forming on her face at seeing him and another happiness she had just found out about today.She was pregnant with their second child.But be quiet. Anna wanted to make a surprise for her husband.Oh, she couldn't wait to see his reaction!"Zach, come here. Mommy wants to say something to you."Zach halted his running to look at his mother with an indescrib

Three years later.She watched everything. Their every move, laugh, giggle, scream, and more. She couldn't help but grace a wide smile over that. It was too good to be true. But it was what that was as it was the reality.Baby Zach was now three years old and in his active days. He had run on every corner of the house and was always excited to run outside.Although it tired their body from following him around, she didn't complain, especially Dave. He always had the energy to play with him and never ran out of ideas. He raised their child with all his heart.She shook her head to force herself back to her place. She couldn't only observe them all the time, as she needed to finish the cookie dough.Zach had the exact liking as hers for sweets. So she tried to be the best mom by baking them instead of buying them outside or ordering chefs to make them. It was cheaper and could adjust to her family preferences, which she wanted, not too much sugar.As Dave said, sugar was a killer.She

"Hi, baby boy. I'm happy you're awake, and I can hold you. Your mother must feel the same way. But she's resting now, so let's not disturb her and play with me instead." His voice was laced with happiness as his eyes flitted the same feeling. There was nothing happier than this moment when he finally held baby Zach. And the fact that he was born healthy was wonderful. It could be perfect if his wife's recovery went well.Baby Zach wriggled his tiny hands and managed to capture Dave's finger. He gripped it though his eyes were still closed. Baby Zach might sense familiar and safe, so baby Zach didn't cry, which made Dave's heart swell with pride and warmth. Only his touch could do that, and he couldn't be more proud of that."What do you think about this world? It's amazing, isn't it? You have me, your mother, and your entire family by your side. And in the future, you will find your own friends."Baby Zach was just quiet, and if his grip was not still on his finger, Dave might have th

A few months later.Anna was closing drawers after checking what was inside was still inside.It might be confusing. The point was Anna had just finished looking at their baby’s needs, such as clothes, diapers, socks, blanket, and more. She wanted to make sure everything was ready when the time came, which was soon. Her due date should be this week, and she couldn’t be more excited to finally welcome their baby.She moved to the only bed in the room. It was big and had four wooden walls on four sides to protect the baby from falling. And it was the one Dave said could accommodate her body while breastfeeding their baby. She even could sleep on it too.Her hand touched the doll on the nearby side and placed it neatly between another doll and the pillow. She had some, mainly cute animal characters, to accompany him while he was sleeping.Yes, him. Their baby was a boy.“Do you like it, honey? It’s nice, right? Your father prepared them for you.” She spoke as her hand caressed her so big

"I saw everything, Anna. I know what you hide behind your back." His eyebrows raised as if waiting for her to reveal it by herself. There was no point in hiding it anyway since it was why he approached her. He already saw her enjoying the ice cream!"What do you mean?"So she was going to play with him. Unfortunately, he didn't want to pretend that he did not see that. "The bowl. Ice cream."And she could only force a grin."Come here." His hand reached out to invite her to come near him."No. You will scold me.""That means you know you were doing wrong. How many bowls have you had?""Hmm. Five?""Count it correctly, honey.""Okay. Okay. Nine." She raised both her hands in the air and surrendered herself."No, honey. The bowl in your back is the eleventh."He actually didn't have a problem with her enjoying the ice cream. But Anna liked overeating, and she might have more if he didn't watch her."Good job Dave. She needs to be more careful with her health." Rebecca, standing beside h

Finally, the day they had been waiting for came. It was hectic but also fun. Their friends and families gathered together to celebrate the happy day. What was more pleasing than that?The vow went well. Although Anna felt more nervous, everything was perfect this time compared to the real one. Her father led her to the altar and handed her to Dave, which generally did at a wedding ceremony. And she and his husband stated their vow again and became husband and wife one more time.And to make it perfect, he sealed their vow with a kiss on her lips. Then cheers and applauses filled the hall.It was indeed a favorable moment. And it lasted until night."It's a pleasure to finally meet the newest Mrs. Byrne." Alexander greeted Anna and took her hand to land a quick kiss, like how a gentleman met a lady for the first time. "My name is Alexander Green.""Oh!" Anna couldn't help but show her surprise. She heard a lot about him from Dave, but this was the first time they met in person."Based