Part 38

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As long as Carlos's secretary isn't in the front. The man was also standing near the cupboard, opening a large folder. Chelsea's heart was also uncertain after being called a cheap woman. Everything was raging together, so Chelsea locked the door to her husband's room. Approached and hugged Carlos from behind.

"Daddy, I miss you," he whined, so spoiled. It's not like he was hurt because of Celine's actions earlier.

Carlos rubbed Chelsea's hand that was wrapped around his stomach. "You said class until noon? Why are you going home? Are you skipping class?” Putting down the map and turning around. See what's up with Chelsea

“No, Dad. The lecturer was not present. So what am I doing there, huh? I'd rather be with Daddy. So far, I've only been with Indri on campus. So since he's no longer like he used to be, it's better for me to meet my husband here."

"You can do it." Carlos pinched Chelsea's nose. At the same time glanced at the wall clock. It was almost lunch time, which meant he could take a short break from work.

"Honey, you go there for a moment, okay?" Pointing to the room near his desk. "Daddy wants to meet the secretary first to postpone all work until lunch time is over."

"Okay, Dad." Chelsea was forced to let Carlos go and let him meet the secretary. Even though Chelsea knew the woman wasn't at her table. He would take advantage of Carlos' departure to prepare himself.

To look fresher, Chelsea took off the hoody she was wearing. Leaving just a tank top covering her slender body. Chelsea casually went into the bathroom to clean up. Don't forget to bring a towel, because when you go out, that's the only towel you'll be wearing.

“You showered?”

Carlos looked at Chelsea from toe to hair.

"I didn't want to shower at first, just clean, Dad. You know it's good so just take a shower right away."

Carlos closed the distance between them. Gently stroking Chelsea's cheek. Bringing his hand to slip between the hair at the nape of his wife's neck. Carlos tilted his head when Chelsea closed her eyes. He gave the code that he was ready this afternoon if he was invited to fight in bed.

The crush started. Without letting go, Carlos led Chelsea to sit on the edge of the bed after removing the towel he was wearing. This is what Carlos is afraid of if he remarries. He can't hold back the passion if it's started even once. He wouldn't be able to see his wife wearing anything revealing. Because of that, in the past he was desperately holding himself back from touching Margaret. Because Carlos understood, his desire was different from others.

"Daddy..." Chelsea muttered. Her breath was ragged as Carlos' wet lips teased her slender neck. Go down slowly until there are no more parts left untouched. Carlos stopped right at the edge of richness and took a sip, soft to strong. Chelsea sighed, unable to resist Carlos' touch. Her husband was really good at playing with her.

However, Carlos still realized that it was impossible to do it in the office. Of course, lunch time will pass and work will be neglected. Therefore, when Chelsea had wet the fingers of the hand that was representing him down there, Carlos kissed Chelsea's lips for a long time.

"We continue at home."

Chelsea nodded. Even though it wasn't real, he was still tired and wanted to lie down first.

"Dad, can I talk for a moment?" Chelsea shifted her position to face Carlos. She planned to use this moment of closeness to discuss Vano and Celine.

After their argument at the campus earlier, Chelsea decided to seek his approval to prevent further disputes.

"What do you want to talk about? Why not at home, take a rest now."

"I'd prefer to do it at home, Dad. But it feels a bit important, and I'm afraid I might forget or you'll be too busy at home. Especially since I can only see you when Mom and Vano are already asleep. I'm worried I'll get too tired and fall asleep, so I won't get to tell you what I want to discuss."

"Well, go ahead, what do you want to talk about?" Carlos sat up again, fixing Chelsea's disheveled hair after their little game earlier. His wife still hesitated to put on her clothes; she wanted to do that, but Carlos didn't want any sudden interruptions from secretaries during their time with Chelsea.

So, he decided to continue this conversation later tonight.

"I want to ask about Vano. I've only heard bits and pieces so far. About his relationship with Celine. If I'm not mistaken, there was some approval denied because of his connection to Vano's late mother."

Carlos nodded. "That's right, I still can't forget that unfortunate incident to this day. An incident that seemed ordinary, but to me, it must be related to my work. And five years later, Celine met Vano. Since then, they've been in a relationship. At first, I thought they wouldn't take it seriously because they saw Vano as an unstable teenager who had just found a girlfriend.

But their relationship has endured until now. I've tried various ways to separate Vano from Celine, but I haven't found any results."

"If I may analyze from what you've just told me, Dad didn't give approval because you were afraid that Celine's presence would also ruin Vano's life, because you were very convinced that the accident was not as people say?"

"You're right. You've grasped my intentions, even though I've only shared a little of the past. As for Vano, he experienced it firsthand but is reluctant to believe and has been fighting for Celine until now. I'm confused about what else to do to separate them."

"Instead of separating them, what if you just give your approval?"

"What do you mean? Do you want me to marry them off just like that?" Carlos' gaze sharpened. "No, even if I die, I will never give my approval to them!"

"Dad, listen to me first!" Chelsea grabbed Carlos's hand; the man appeared emotional, so she didn't want to delve further into this issue.

Carlos didn't want to offend Chelsea because the words he would say would never be good if they were related to the past, especially Celine's family.

Indeed, up to this moment, Carlos hasn't been able to prove that his late wife's accident was purely engineered. He tried various methods, including examining several CCTV cameras along the accident site, but unfortunately, all the CCTV cameras lost data for the same date and time as the accident.

The information from the CCTV alone would have been sufficient evidence to convince Carlos that his wife's death wasn't due to negligence but a deliberate act to ruin his life.

The plan succeeded because Carlos initially didn't pay attention to his company, and it nearly went bankrupt. If it weren't for Vano giving him the will to live that day, everything might have fallen apart.

Vano is his only hope and reason for living, and Carlos will do everything in his power to protect his son, even against the attacks launched by the opposing party, using a young woman to toy with his emotions.

That's why Carlos has a desire to find a girl for Vano, to replace Celine's place in his heart. Unfortunately, he ended up being the one who fell for the hired girl, and that girl was none other than Chelsea, whom he found on a chat application back then.

"You won't understand, so never try to persuade Dad to give approval to Vano."

"I understand, but there's no harm in giving approval to delve deeper into the accident and ensure whether Celine truly loves Vano or if there's a sinister plan behind it all. The purpose of granting approval isn't to facilitate the enemy's plan or anything like that, but simply to learn more about the enemy's presence."

"Never, even if you think approval can be used as a trap. But I still don't want to give false hope to Vano, which would only make his life even more chaotic. It would make his hopes of marrying Celine even stronger. As I said before, I will never, even if one day Celine becomes pregnant out of wedlock. I won't care because I believe that one day I will find a way to uncover the case from ten years ago."

Chelsea could only sigh. She wanted to protest against this rejection, but Carlos had slammed his hand down, freeing himself from her grip. So she let her husband go, with a hint of emotion surrounding him.

Chelsea understood that if she kept pushing and trying to persuade Carlos, he would only become more inflamed. So, she allowed Carlos to calm down outside while she retrieved her clothes and put them on haphazardly before heading into the bathroom to clean herself up.

Afterward, Chelsea might return home and keep her distance from Carlos for a while to avoid becoming the target of his anger.

"Suddenly, I remembered that I have some unfinished college assignments." Chelsea took Carlos's hand and kissed the back of it. "I'll wait for you at home, and if you still want to be angry later, just find me in the room and let out all your anger on me so that you can return to normal."

Instead of responding to what Chelsea said, Carlos tightly sealed his lips shut. He didn't respond at all to what his wife had said.

Carlos truly needed this time to reconsider and reevaluate Chelsea's words because he had briefly thought that Chelsea was breaking her promise. Perhaps that would be better for him, as by breaking her promise, he wouldn't need to be close to Vano.