Chapter 4

We just arrived last night. Everything happened so fast and now I am back here again. We were gone for a month but it feels like we were only gone for a week.

Warren is still beside me snoring softly. He always wakes up first before I do, but he’s too tired at our trip that he didn’t even noticed me getting up from bed. He would surely be surprised when he saw me awake.

I yawned and got up to drink a glass of water and take a bath. We were so tired last night that we didn’t have the energy to change our clothes and went directly to bed.

After doing my morning routine, Warren is still asleep. I went towards him and peered at his peaceful face. He still looks manly, but adorable at the same time when he’s sleeping.

I went to the living room and took my phone that I left on the couch. The maids didn’t even thought of moving it to a different place.

I turned on my phone which I found out was fully drained so I charged it up to open it.

2147 missed calls from Ivy

59867 messages from Ivy

112 missed calls from Mom

85 missed calls from Dad

67 missed calls from Gemma

A lot of notifications popped out from my phone. I'm surprised at the number of times Ivy tried to contact me. She'd surely be mad at me. Our trip was so sudden that I never had a chance to tell them that I'll be gone for a month.

Ivy and I, always meet everyday after lunch. I always eat lunch with Warren in his office. I would cook food for our lunch and eat it with him in his office. Then, after that I’d do shopping with Ivy.

My stomach grumbled so I went down and ate cereal. While eating, Jennie our maid passed in front of me.

“I’m sorry Bella, I thought your husband will cook for breakfast.”

I told them to talk to me casually because I feel uncomfortable whenever they call me ma’am. Warren can cook good food and because he always wakes up earlier than me, it has always been his job to cook breakfast for all of us and I’m in charge of cooking our lunch and dinner.

“It’s fine, but I think Warren won’t be able to cook our breakfast for today,” I said as I walked to the kitchen

“I’ll do it.” Jennie volunteered and smiled cheerily.

She started taking out some foods in the fridge and preparing the pots and pans. Since I’m too hungry to wait for breakfast, I decided to eat cereal for the meantime.

"Did anyone came to visit while we are on a trip?" I asked her. “Did anyone called our landline or did something important happened while I was gone?” I bombarded her with questions.

"Your sister came asking about you. So, I told her you’re in France. Ivy also came here many times, by the way. she would always ask us if your back and when you guys would come back," she answered.

I already expected that Ivy will go here looking for me like I’m a missing person. We always talk on our phones every day and meet after I bring Warren’s lunch. She would surely get worried if I stopped answering her calls. I bet she would be mad at me for not telling her about the trip.

I heard footsteps coming down from the stairs. I thought it was one of the maids, but when I looked up, I saw that it was Warren. His hair was a ruffled and pointing at different places and his eyes look drowsy.

"You're awake," he said then yawned. I just smiled at him in response.

"When are you going to work?" I asked him and continued eating my cereal as he walked towards me.

"Maybe tomorrow, it depends. I still feel tired." He said huskily and poured himself some cereal, “I’m sorry, I woke up too late and I didn’t cook us some breakfast.” He apologized to me and Jennie.

"Your parents must be angry at you for leaving the company for a month on short notice," I told him.

"My mom was furious,” he chuckled. “Just don't think about it, I have everything under control, " he assured me, "You feel okay?" He asked.

"A bit I think I had Jet Lag." I’m not used to riding planes or traveling. I grew up poor. The first time I rode a plane was during our honeymoon.

"No delicious lunch for me this week, " he groaned. I usually eat lunch that I prepared with him in his office.

"Sorry, I'll make it up to you." I smiled at him mischievously and he averted his gaze and gulped. While Jennie continued cooking without knowing what’s happening behind her.

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It's been a few days since our vacation in France. My Jet Lag is now gone so I'm back again doing my usual routine. As usual, when I woke up, Warren is already gone for work.

I’m so glad that I already covered from my Jet Lag. I’m used to moving and doing a lot of things. When I was sick, I did nothing but to read books, watch TV and help a bit in cleaning the house. I was stuck in the house and I want to go out.

I brought my box filled with sticky notes and went downstairs to eat.

There were fried egg, freshly cooked rice, warm milk, and fruits on the table for me. I went first to the refrigerator to read the note he had written. "You are the treasure that I will always cherish." Those words were written on a stick note.

My heart fluttered at his words and I blushed. I took it and put it in my box. Whenever I feel down or sad I always read these notes and they never fail to make me feel happy. He always gives me these notes every day before he goes to work. Sometimes the things that were written there are nonsense or cheesy because Warren has to hurry for work.

I ate the food he prepared for me and emptied it. After eating, I washed the dishes. I don't want to let our maids do all the chores. Sometimes I help them by simply watering plants, cleaning our bedroom, and washing dishes.

After that, I took a bath and wore comfy clothes then I spent a few minutes doing everything I wanted in the house like reading books. I started cooking Sinigang na Isda, it is a Filipino cuisine that tastes sour with fish. It is our favorite food since we tasted it in the Philippines. We never liked Adobo because it is unhealthy and full of fats, unlike Sinigang that has vegetables in it.

I prepared the ingredients by myself and cooked them without anyone assisting me. I wanted to cook everything by myself even if Tonia and Jennie are good cooks. I prepared two lunchboxes, one for me and one for Warren. I always eat lunch with him in his office. I finished preparing everything exactly at 11:30. I changed my outfit into something casual like a yellow shirt and blue jeans and put some strawberry gloss on my lips. I left our house at 11:40 accompanied by our driver.