Daphne's PoV"I do."My voice trembled as I recited the vows in front of the priest. The priest then invited us to kiss. Asher immediately pulled me in and gently crushed my lips. I accepted his kiss with an inexplicable feeling.It was very hot this afternoon, but everything was fine. The musicians and flower arrangers had left. The pastor also left. It's like a love story in the movies. It was just the two of us in our wedding outfits and the wedding altar, whose decorations kept moving in the wind.Under the beautiful afternoon sun, we kissed again. Asher pulled me towards the sea, and I ran several times away from the waves that would sweep the hem of my dress."Come here, darling!" Asher seems to have moved to the centre. Half of his body had already sunk. I felt challenged and walked towards the centre. My dress was getting heavier and heavier. My dress trampled me, and I almost drowned because I couldn't get up and breathe. Asher immediately headed towards me and helped. He pul
Daphne's PoVBack to my daily routine. I head to the office and, as usual, attend meetings, check all the work and monitor sales. The economy is booming right now, so I'm very excited whenever a foreign investor comes and asks for business cooperation. Of course, not all of them were accepted. I screened them all individually and picked the potential ones to join my company.Sherley and Max squinted as I entered the room. We have a shared workspace because I find it more fun to work with friends than alone. Max even took out a mortgage for himself and Sherley. Their income had increased since moving from Asher's company to mine. Personal assistants and secretaries have a fairly large income and are many times more than ordinary staff."What did you do for three days? Why didn't you tell both of us, heh?"Sherley handed me information about the investor I would meet, as well as his background, vision, and mission. I read it and scrutinised it. I crossed out some parts that I thought we
Daphne's PoV"Maybe you're making this up so no man will come near me? You're jealous of Anthony, so I'm doing all this to me, right?"I had been holding back since dinner last night, and after dinner was over and we went to our room, I immediately grilled Asher. Asher scratched his forehead. She took my phone and opened the news I showed her. "I don't know anything about this," Asher said as he shrugged. His face looked confused as he read the news he scrolled through on my phone screen. I squinted, looking for the lie on Asher's face. But Asher also looked astonished. He then opened his phone and searched for the same news."I haven't opened my phone all day. I've been very busy, dear." Asher conceded. I knew he was telling the truth now.My forehead folded. I'm always like this whenever I'm stressed and in trouble. I was annoyed by the news that had just come out about us. I don't like my personal affairs being known to everyone and my life spotlighted. I hate being recognised. I
Daphne's POVAsher narrowed his eyes. He looked at me and stared at my stomach sharply and gently. I continued to walk backwards. I felt that Asher was now misunderstanding me. This misunderstanding didn't make me feel comfortable at all because I was like an accused."Tell me the truth.""I have nothing to hide." I shook my head.Asher scratched his forehead again. He didn't seem to believe me. Asher walked closer and closer. He held my cheek gently."If I'd known I would be a father, I wouldn't have gotten angry, Daphne. Just say it."I shook my head firmly. Asher had misunderstood me entirely, and now he was forcing me to admit what didn't happen. All this was just a misunderstanding.I was squeezed between the closet and Asher's body. I couldn't take a step back anymore. There was an uncomfortable feeling, a sort of lump in my chest after Asher had pushed me and Father had accused me. I wasn't pregnant, and I never thought about what it would be like to have a child.I never thoug
Daphne's PoV"I think this room and some of the rooms need renovation. I think this mansion needs an update. All the arrangements are boring and old-fashioned."I told Asher as we were both about to leave for work. Dad would never come back here, and he would have given everything, including his company, to me. I feel like the classic-style house is pretty boring. I want to live in a modern home with a terrace on the second floor, complete with a garden. The room we stayed in also looked like someone's room in the nineties. Everything was dark with polished wood. I want a bright white room with new furniture. I have enough money to make everything the way I like it."That's fine. But think again with two blue rooms and one pink room. Our three children will need it later." Asher said calmly while putting on his socks.Three kids? Seriously. One kid is already crazy, and he wants three?"You think you can take care of kids? Even with my fussiness, you always have a headache." I sneered
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