"What does he mean by that?" Gideon asked me the moment we left the store. I bit my lower lip. I didn't expect that Martin would say that to Gideon. "Uh… he accidentally found out that we're going to divorce." Gideon's expression had been grim since he saw Martin a while ago. His face... reminded me of him before he lost his amnesia. But still, a subtler version. "Accidentally?" I cleared my throat. "Kelly blurted it out to Martin the other night. She was drunk so..." "You told your coworkers that you're going to divorce me?" I frowned and decided to meet his stares. "Well, it's true, anyway. We're going to divorce soon." His face remained grim. "That won't happen, Bianca." I cocked my brow. "Well, I'm confident when I say that I won't fall in love with you. And you only have one month left, Gideon. I'm sure as hell won't fall in love with you by the end of our agreement." He sighed, his thick brows still in a deep furrow. It looked like he was about to say something, b
"ARE you free on the twenty-four, Bianca?" Kelly asked me that morning. "That's already next Saturday." "Uh, what's with it?" Kelly put back a book on the shelf and turned to me. "Well, it's Rory's birthday and we wanted to surprise her for dinner. Martin asked for our help." "Oh…" I whispered when I realized what date Rory's birthday was. It was the same date as the anniversary party of the Henry Corporation. "I'm sorry, Kelly. I don't think I could go that day…" I bit my lower lip. "I'd be attending a party with Gideon that day." "It's okay, Bianca." Kelly smiled at me. "We understand. Of course, Rory, too. Don't worry about it." "I'll just hand you my gift to her." "Sure. She likes anything vintage, for your reference." She pursed her lips. "By the way, Martin asked me for your number the other day." "Oh." I blinked. "Yup. He said he's going to text you about Rory's birthday." She smirked at me. "But I didn't give him. I said he should ask you himself." "There's no prob
"BIANCA…" I heard Gideon say followed by a knock on the door. "Denver was already here. But, take your time, okay?" "Alright," I shouted back. "I'll be out in a moment." I took another scan of my reflection in the mirror before leaving the walk-in closet. I was wearing a long black dress with a sweetheart neckline. I paired it with silver stilettos. I only applied light make-up on my face before leaving the room. I found Gideon on the couch. He stood up when he saw me. I noticed how his blue eyes glinted in admiration as he scanned my look. "You looked extra beautiful tonight, wife," he said, licking his lips. This was the first time Gideon complimented me like this. I knew he wasn't faking it. Those eyes were looking at me as if sucking me in. He had never once looked at me that way before. I felt my cheeks heat up. I cleared my throat. "T-thanks, Gideon. You also clean up nicely tonight." I looked at Gideon. He was wearing a black suit and bowtie. His hair was perfectl
"Well, you couldn't blame me. My wife's a stunner. I'm a lucky bastard to have her." I felt my face heated with the way Gideon complimented me in front of these people. I was sure as hell that my neck was red as tomatoes. I hope Gideon won't look at me. But he did. He smiled at me before excusing us from Mr. Golding. "Are you blushing earlier?" Gideon asked while we were in front of the food. Gideon asked for truffle pasta. "What? I'm not, Gideon!" I denied. The hell would I admit it to him! "Really?" The corner of his lips curled in a playful smile. "Shut up, Gideon." I rolled my eyes at him as I reached for my glass of champagne. "Hmm…" From the corner of my eyes, I saw him staring at me. "Quit looking at me," I said, my eyes turning into slits. He played with the glass of champagne in his hand. "Why? Am I making you blush?" I could feel my blood going up to my cheeks. "I told you I'm not blushing. Stop insinuating things!" He pursed his lips. "Alright. But don
"GOOD morning!" I greeted Kelly and Jeff when I got to work that morning. "Morning, Bianca!" Jeff greeted me back. I smiled. "How was Rory's birthday?" "It was fun," Jeff smiled at me. "But it would have been more fun if you were there." I pursed my lips. "I'm sorry again, guys." "Rory liked your gift, Bianca. She said she'd visit here to personally thank you." I smiled. "I'm glad she liked it." I gifted Rory a vintage vinyl player. Kelly went to me. "You're gorgeous last night, Bianca! You looked so elegant in that black dress." My lips parted. "H-how did you know–" "I saw you and Gideon in a business tabloid. Here." I didn't notice the newspaper in her hand. Kelly showed it to me. My lips parted when I saw Gideon and I's faces on the paper. "Henry Corporation celebrates its 30th year in the industry; CEO professed his love to his wife," the caption read. "So, what does it feel like to have a husband like Gideon?" Kelly asked me, her face in a giddy smile. "Gosh, he'
"DOES he always go here?" Gideon asked the moment we got into the car. "Martin?" "Who else, Bianca?" "No." "Did that man already tell you that he likes you?" He scoffed. "It's obvious, Bianca. He likes you. The moment I first you him that night, I already knew that he likes you." I frowned. "He's just being friendly, Gideon. That's all." I glanced at Denver in front of us. I swallowed before my eyes moved back to Gideon. "Besides, he knows that I'm already married." "Yeah. But that doesn't stop anyone from liking you." He smirked. "And I bet he also knew that you're planning to divorce me, right?" I couldn't answer… because at that moment, I knew Gideon was right. "He's obviously making a move on you, Bianca. And you're letting him." My lips parted. "N-no. I was just being friendly to him. What you saw earlier… he was just helping me remove something on my face." "But do you like him?" My brows furrowed. "What are you talking about, Gideon?" Me, liking Martin? Wher
"NO." I shook my head. "That couldn't happen, Helen. I couldn't… I couldn't be in love with Gideon." My lips parted. "I hated him… He's the one person in this world that I hated the most. He… he ruined my happiness. I couldn't be in love with him." "Then why did you kiss him, Bianca? And most importantly, why did you enjoy that kiss?" "I… don't know, Helen." I stood up from the bed and panickedly circled around the room. "But I couldn't be in love with him. I'm in love with Charlie!" "And how are you sure you're still in love with Charlie?" Helen probed. "When was the last time you've thought of Charlie?" I stilled. I realized that I hadn't been thinking of Charlie for the past weeks. He didn't even cross my mind except when Gideon and I attended the company's anniversary party. "I may not have been thinking of Charlie these past weeks, but that doesn't mean I'm no longer in love with him… and that I'm already in love with Gideon." "Really? Or you're just still in denial unti
IT was before lunchtime when Penny arrived. I was in the mini library of the house when Gideon informed me of the woman's arrival. "Mrs. Henry," Penny greeted me. The woman was wearing a black and white pinstriped suit. Her hair was in a French bun, and her face was in perfect make up. Like I said when I first saw her, she looked more like a model than an interior designer. I couldn't help but look down on myself. I was only wearing a white dress shirt and cotton shorts. Even my face was bare and pale. Damn. I should have changed before I left the room. But it was too late for that now. I glanced at Gideon who was wearing a polo shirt paired with khaki shorts. I was the only one who looked out of place. "I'm sorry I arrived a little bit earlier," the woman said to Gideon, glancing at her wristwatch. "It's fine, Penny," Gideon said to the woman. "We've been expecting you, anyway." "Do you want to see first the designs I made for this house?" Penny asked. Gideon turned