“You like it?” He whispered into her ears again, “is it to your liking?”“Are you kidding me right now, Nathan?” Audrey squealed, “this is like the best gift I have ever received babe, I don’t even know what to do or say. I am so overwhelmed and…”“So you like her more than me?” He teased with a pout, “I thought I was your most favorite person?”“Come of it, Nathan '' she hit him lightly and turned to the yacht again, “this is magnificent '' she muttered under her breath.The beauty of the yacht was too extravagant, the more she looked at it the more she fell in love with it.“Baby” he called from behind her again and Audrey turned her attention to him again, her mouth opened wide in awe. Even if she already knew that Nathan was going to propose to her, seeing him on his knees was just overwhelming for her. Audrey didn’t know how to react to the fact that he was on his knees, this was not how she pictured her life but it was beautiful. Being proposed to on a yacht was not an everyday
His statement made Nathan ball his hand into a fist while his eyes darkened, he could let his father talk down on him but not his Vanessa. Not the woman he wanted to get married to, not the woman who was about to be the mother of his children.This was not how he planned the night for his baby and this was not how he intended for things to happen, he didn’t even invite his father here so why the hell was he here?“Why didn’t anyone tell me about the engagement?” Ethan asked again, “no one told me anything and I am just finding out. Is that even right? I mean I am supposed to know right? This is your big day and I am being treated like a guest?”“What right do you have to talk to Vanessa like that?” He said through gritted teeth.“What?” Audrey pressed down on his hand gently to make him keep quiet but Nathan would hear nothing of it, anyone disrespecting his woman was not allowed near him.“If you are here to cause a scene, I suggest you leave Mr Hernandez”“You….”His wife interrupte
For a while Nathan didn’t say anything as the two of them kept standing and looking at each other. For all the years he knew vanessa, she never introduced anyone to him as her friend or even college school mate and now some Jakes just popped up from nowhere and is calling his fiancée in the night?It didn’t even make sense and he couldn’t help but feel jealous for the fact that another man called his wife to be. “Baby” Audrey walked up to him and held onto his hand, “he is just my college mate and it’s really nothing, he was just calling to check up, it’s been a while”“Sure” he plastered a fake smile across his lips, “we should always be cheerful towards our friends right?” Audrey didn’t notice the sarcasm in his voice.“We should eat, the food it getting cold”Both his father and Audrey helped him to take his seat while the others gathered around, it was a rare occasion for the big boss to gather all of them for dinner together and none of them was taking it for granted.“Before w
The time was already past eight when Audrey slowly opened her eyes and yawned a little, she could still feel the headache throbbing. The pills from the night before didn’t help much but before she could even climb out of bed, memories of what happened earlier became fresh in her mind and she shivered down to her spine. Not only did Nathan call Jakes but he was also asking about the name “Audrey” this was more of a disaster than she thought, how did things become so complicated?She was still in her train of thoughts when the door pushed open and Mrs Hernandez entered with a cup of tea.“I see you are already awake” she walked over to the bed and handed her the cup of tea, “how do you feel?”“This is a disaster” Audrey mumbled, “we are in deep trouble”“What do you mean?” Louisa was not sure what happened, “did something happen?”“Nathan kept asking me who Audrey is and he even called my friend”“Which friend?”The lady sighed for the umpteenth time, she dreaded what Nathan was thinkin
It was already past six when Audrey finally came back from her training and Nathan was waiting for her in the garden while a hotpot was simmering on the table in front of him, by his side Bunny was standing and he was the one looking over the hotpot.The minute she climbed out of the car, her phone beeped with a message and her lips curled into a smile when she saw who it was from.“Let’s have hotpot in the garden”This was a necessity for her and Vanessa, they both loved hotpot even if it was an Asian delicacy. While Audrey preferred veggies to non vegetarian dishes, Vanessa was the direct opposite. She loved her meat but they both enjoyed a well cooked hotpot. It was in the latter days when they became distant from each other that Audrey stopped eating it and now seeing Nathan asking her to eat hotpot with him, a lot of memories came rushing back.“Ma’am” the chauffeur called out to her and Audrey jolted back to reality, “are you okay? You look lost”“Sure” her lips stretched into
Audrey grabbed the chopsticks and helped herself to a good chunk of the vegetable side of the hotpot and ravaged it with relish,“This is so good” she said, “what do you want to know about me Nathan? You claim you know everything right?”“I thought I did” he responded with a shrug, “but it turns out I don’t”“Look babes” Audrey dropped her chopsticks and turned her whole attention to him, “you shouldn’t let trivial things like this stress you out okay? I am still the Vanessa you know and nothing has changed. We only lost our memories and nothing much, you can’t keep thinking about that okay?”“So are you saying I don’t need to know anything about you again?”“Whatever you want me to do, I will do it okay? Just don’t stress about it”“Hmmmm '' Nathan nodded but he didn’t say anything, not like he did not understand what she was trying to say but he was finding it hard. Why was she acting all creepy all of a sudden? He had to know a lot about her but she was not willing to share.“Here”
Audrey slowly opened her eyes and her forehead creased into a frown when she realized that a strong hand was snaked around her waist. For a moment she didn’t realize who it was until his voice filtered into her ears and her lips curled into a smile.Memories of what happened earlier became fresh in her memory and she couldn’t stop the smile from widening.Finally she was able to hold him on a tight leash after singing that song for him and now she believed that Nathan was no longer suspicious of her or Jakes. It was like killing two birds with one stone and the only thing she was praying about right now was the fact that Vanessa comes back soon and she can leave.“Why are you awake, princess?” Nathan rasped out as he opened his eyes, “what time is it?”“Get up sleepy head, it’s morning already and we have a long way to go today. I have to meet with Melissa and you have an important call to make”“How did you know that?” He asked, “I don’t remember telling you about my schedule”“Well,
“Can we at least talk?” Ethan suggested after he was done with breakfast and went over to his wife who was busy with work in her own study.With her glass sitting impeccably on the tip of her nose, Louisa dropped the fountain pen she was using and turned her attention to him without saying anything for a while.Her mind drifted off to when she got married to him and got pregnant with Nathan, he was hardly around and she practically had to raise her son herself and even thirty years later, he was also hardly around for his blind son. The thought of it made her blood boil.“I am busy Ethan, the exhibition is next week and I don’t have time to chit chat with you right now, aren’t you supposed to get ready though? Won’t you be leaving, like you always do?”“Come on, Louisa,” Ethan half yelled in frustration. Even though in his late fifties, he still looked agile with his huge frame. The father and the son could compete for the most handsome men in the world and win without batting an eyel