Daphne's PoVI looked for the cook and told her to help me prepare all the ingredients needed. I'm going to make asparagus soup because it's good for stomach health and it's also filling. At the bottom was a note about the taste of this soup. It was crunchy, savoury and delicious."Please help me prepare all these ingredients. After that, you can go home." I ordered the cook to prepare all the ingredients I wanted."If you want, I can make it for you, Miss Daphne." The cook looked worried. I understood what she was thinking."Calm down. I'm not going to burn down the kitchen. Do you think I'm still an innocent ten-year-old girl? Seriously." I chuckled. The cook can't help but nod and prepare everything.I waited for the ingredients to be prepared. I imagined that when he came home, Asher would be amazed at how good my cooking was. I felt confident that I could make it and impress Asher, just like what happened between Max and Sherley. After all the ingredients were prepared, I quickly
Daphne's PoV"You should be careful. It's a good thing the doctor told me that you only sprained your leg."I was annoyed that Asher and the doctor conspired to say that my leg was broken. Even the two of them overreacted a lot. I thought Asher kept looking down because he felt sorry. It turns out he was trying to hold back laughter. No wonder it didn't hurt as much as when my hand was broken. I just discovered that the doctor who examined me was Asher's friend at university. It's just that they have different majors."You men are such liars." I snorted as I slowly opened the car door. I don't need Asher's help now. I was so sick of him and the lies that he thought were a joke."Be careful, my dear." Asher quickly helped me out of the car. I gave him a bombastic side eye and looked at him sharply."Stop pretending to be worried because I'll be fine in these bunny slippers," I said curtly."I love seeing you like this. You always look prettier whenever you're angry." Asher teased. I sn
Daphne's PoV"I told you not to get too tired, dear."Dad repeatedly told Marisa to rest. I smiled at how much my father loved his wife."I just sat and did her hair. It's not tiring at all, darling. You see, I'm not wearing heels. What's threatening me now?"Marisa rolled her eyes lazily. I'm sure that father must have been nagging and upsetting her for days, maybe since the pregnancy was discovered."But you shouldn't have done anything." Father kept forcing Marisa to sit and do nothing. Marisa was too lazy to listen to my father's ramblings. I even wanted to tell you to sit down and leave us alone.My father's face looked sour. It looked like Dad had given up trying to persuade Marisa. He walked out of my room. Marisa went back to helping the makeup artist do my hair. He just handed me a hair clip and some hair spray. After that, there was nothing more he did. Marisa acted like a mother who was happy about her daughter's engagement. She loved me, and I could feel her affection."Th
Asher's POVI stood up to greet all the guests. Some of my colleagues greeted me and told me that I was a lucky man for being able to marry the only heir to Joan Zannelith's fortune. I just smiled simply because I knew Daphne was no longer the only one.All the colleagues and business associates aggressively courting their daughters with me came in with desperate faces. Gone were the hopes of increasing wealth through marriage. This old method is still widely used by businessmen to preserve their wealth."I think I'm late in asking you to marry my daughter, Saori." Mr. Zhu shook hands with me. He came with his wife and daughter. His daughter's face was white and round. But Saori wasn't my type at all. I think she's too innocent and obedient. No one can be special in my eyes other than Daphne.Only Daphne.After Mr. Zhu, Liam, Jonas Harry and a few more of Joan's acquaintances, who were young businessmen who had been eyeing Daphne since the beginning, shook hands with me. They're all h
Asher's PoVThe engagement party was over. I took Daphne away from the crowd while people were still busy enjoying the party that was still going on. The DJ music was blasting everyone, and the wine was delicious. I brought a bottle of wine for both of us without glasses. I opened the bottle and invited Daphne to have the first sip. Daphne downed the wine quickly, much like she was drinking water. She then laughed widely and handed me the open bottle. Daphne's body swayed. The wine almost soaked her dress.Daphne was already drunk. The effect of this wine was very fast. I also felt my head start to spin. I was feeling very happy.Daphne giggled as she kissed me. We were like two teenagers in love and drunk for our first sex. Daphe leaned on my shoulder, and I laughed out loud at her funny face."Why are you laughing?" Daphne puckered her lips like a duck. She also rolled her eyes. Daphne can't control herself when she's drunk. Daphne hugged me, and she jumped up and down on the groun
Asher's PoVDaphne and I decided to take two days off after the grueling engagement party. I could have gone back to work the next day, but I knew that it would be unethical to do so. Daphne seemed exhausted from caring for everything the day before the party started. I was exhausted from ensuring everything was ready for the surprise I would make to make Daphne happy. However, at first, she was angry and scolded me because I didn't seek her approval for my chosen concept. But when she saw how festive the party was, Daphne immediately perked up.Daphne thought I was too old to join the party as kids do nowadays. I had two target invitations. The parents would prefer classic jazz, and the youngsters would spin on the floor with DJ music and alcohol. So, I made a barrier between the two. Not forgetting to romanticize it by adding a dance floor.Daphne and I had done nothing all day but eat and watch romantic movies with snacks while kissing. The boring activities for me and the workaho
Asher's PoVThere were six robbers. Three others moved quickly to put jewelry and cash into bags. One person kept making sure everyone kept their heads down. One person was blocking the entrance, and the other was holding Daphne. I could see that from the look in her eyes, Daphne was terrified. He looked very weak with a knife to his neck and couldn't rebel, or he would die."You guys just need to shut up and do nothing!" The robber called out. I suspect he's the head of the robbers. I hope the police arrive soon. Then came the sound of an explosion echoing out. The area is now deserted, and I think the robbers have laid mines on the mall floor to stop the police from catching them. There was a lot of jewelry here, and it would take ten minutes to finish everything."What do you rich people know about the hard life?" The robber chief engaged us in a one-way conversation. "You only know how to enjoy luxury every day. Life is served by the servants you oppress. Usually, you oppress blac
Asher's PoVI've already felt the loss of all the things I love in this world, but I can't lose anymore. I felt my heart break and ache every time I imagined that I would live a life alone in this world.I trembled even more at the thought that Daphne would never wake up forever. My panic made people sympathize. Some even immediately called people to bring their private helicopters to take Daphne to the hospital as soon as possible. I didn't recognize them, but they all knew me. A few times, they forced themselves to help. I knew all this help wouldn't be free at some point, but waiting for the police and ambulance to arrive seemed pointless.The shopkeeper appeared with a tense face. I forced him to tell me where the secret door out of this place was. The shop owner told us all and guided us into his shop. Actually, this is privacy, he said. But in solidarity with everyone who had helped him secure all his jewelry, he revealed the secrets of his shop. It turns out that this shop has