All Chapters of My Professor Is My Husband : Chapter 81 - Chapter 89

It should have been a relief. It is a miracle, I must say, but the spin has come too quickly. Too soon.I jolted to my feet upon his brief, and gentle introduction. His voice is coarse with age. Yet thick, in a way that sounds like a rasp from a man who's been coughing all his life. I stash it away at the back of my mind, embracing the sense of ownership that washes over me, spreading to cover my upper body. My heartbeat fell into a soft lull in my ears, like cool music on the stereo playing on a summer evening.He's my grandfather. “ Mine,” I thought while we went on speaking. He suggested we meet…alone.That is when it hammered into my head, ringing like an old church bell. Sharp, tight, and unchecked. An alarm that this…this reunion may not end well.I went up to Aaron unsure of how to begin. Unsure of what to say right at that moment. Unsure if he wouldn't disapprove. This is my family, my problem. Nothing else should matter. Nothing else. But that doesn't include my Aaron. He

(Aaron)I need a vacation. I have been planning, and scheduling and cancelling. And I'm done cancelling. Learning about Nicki's relationship with my sister's father-in-law had put things on hold for me. Weird how my sister's father-in-law is my grand father-in-law. Something like that. It definitely has a creepy undertone I don't like.I watch Melissa scribbling and cancelling like this vacation is her honeymoon and she can't ignore any detail. “ Hang on, we have said nothing about picnics.”I prop my chin, staring blankly at her. She barely focused on me before returning her attention to the list, mumbling to her self, second guessing what she must have written, cancelling it, rewriting it, and looking up to think for the next five minutes.Here I was thinking I would be done by five PM. It's over six, and I have an inkling this isn't going to end anytime soon.My office phone line rings. I look at the time and narrow my eyes. “ What could be so urgent to call me past office hours?”

I carry that weight home, and it only left my mind temporary when I put her to sleep. Relief washes over me like I have pleased some deity or spirit out there.Coming downstairs, I waved at the butler and we stepped outside. “ You knew, didn't you?”His forehead wrinkled, but his lips remained tight as if there is a secret he can't give away. “ I'm referring to the accident. You knew…you remembered it was where the little boy was taken and that room…that exact room was where he died. Why didn't you tell me straight up rather than blasting me for everything that has happened so far.”“ I know damn well it was my fault, Mr. Li. Damn well. I got behind those wheels because my uncle obliged me. Because he wanted to please me so much that he let a child take a wheel…I never shrugged off the responsibility even for a moment.”“ I have searched for her and if that's the reason you don't feel you can trust me enough to protect my own wife. Fine. Guard her with yours…”“ You have no idea wha

“ What's the matter, Aaron?” My voice hollowed out, fright crawling into the centre of my heart. Something feels too wrong… so off about him. I clutch the sides of his shirt, closing in like it could make him open up to me. Lips sealed shut, he stared blankly into space.“ Honey,” I called in a panic, my heartbeat flying over the roof of my heart. He shakes his head, like he wants to dislodge something from his head or make sense of something that no longer made sense.“ How small were you when this happened?” He queried, his face completely drained of colour.I made a sign with my hand right up to my waist. “ About this small,” I replied, clutching the side of my chiffon dress. (Aaron)I had taken the detour. I took this path to revisit the sight of the accident. It's still fresh in my memory. Everytime I close my eyes, I still see her. I'm wondering how she has eluded me when Nicki suddenly requested to be accompanied somewhere. I lifted a brow. Not at the request but the clouds ho

The request burnt on my eardrums, like hot coals. My gaze hardened, jaw clenched and eyes frozen in space. Numbed and speechless, her words re-echoed in my head. It felt like fate itself is telling me that I can't handle what's coming. I can't stop our eventual separation. The muscles around my heart tightens. I look up and shut my eyes. I have to tell her, but each time our gaze lock, and she looks at me tenderly, I find every reason not to.I can't. But I have to let her go.“ Maybe we should…”“ What?” Her lips parted in a low shallow gasp. Her eyes scans mine with critical attention and confusion. She shakes her head, tears creating a mist over her eyes, which blurred in time and drop. That one drop. That single drop drove a sword straight into my heart. She cried. This time, it is because of me.I look at the tears I caused but I can't go back.“ You will have half of everything I own. Every penny…”“ Stop!” She hushed me, hands suspended, while her gaze pulled away from me, sc