All Chapters of My Disabled Billionaire Husband : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Arlene's POV I knocked twice on Simone's door but there was no response..I waited for a while before I knocked again, this time a bit louder, no response still.Maybe he was sleeping, I'd hate to disturb his sleep. I'll just go and drop it inside and go back to my room.I placed my hand on the doorknob and turned it slowly; the door opened."Simone?"There was no response.I frowned as I walked further inside and flicked on the light. I looked around and it was still empty. The room immediately became brighter, allowing me to see everything clearly.His bed had been laid on, and the sheets were slightly messy, which made me wonder if he had been sleeping there recently.“Simone?”No response.I closed the door behind me and walked toward the table, placing the paper bag on it.I walked closer to the bookshelf and something about it caught my attention. I moved my fingers along the edge of the shelf and noticed that one part looked different from the others.I pushed it lightly but no

Simone's POV I remained in the art room long after Arlene left.I could still hear the sound of her footsteps disappearing down the hallway, but I didn't move. My eyes remained on the empty doorway as I tried to understand what had just happened.She had spent almost the entire afternoon here, asking questions about my paintings and looking at them as though they actually meant something.Most people never bothered to ask.They looked at the paintings, complimented them and moved on. Arlene had been different. She had stood in front of them and tried to understand what I had felt when I painted them, even though I had never explained anything to her.I didn't know whether that was what had caught my attention or whether it was simply the fact that she had stayed."She's strange."I muttered the words to myself, although I wasn't sure whether I meant them as an insult or a compliment.Suddenly, I felt this pressing need to paint. I always loved how I could pour out my mind into my art

Arlene's POV I called for some of the servants, and after explaining what I wanted, they began clearing the thick bushes and weeds that had taken over the garden. It took quite some time because there was so much to remove, and by the time they were done, the flowerbeds were finally visible again.I couldn't help smiling when I saw the difference.There was still plenty of work to be done, but at least the garden no longer looked abandoned.I picked up a small digging tool and crouched beside one of the flowerbeds.Cheryl stared at me."What are you doing?""Removing the weeds, obviously.”"You don't have to do that. We can leave it for the servants.""I know, but I want to do it myself."I began digging around the roots of the weeds, pulling them out carefully so I wouldn't damage the soil or the plants that were still growing there.Cheryl sighed and picked up a rake."Fine. I'll help."She began gathering the leaves and debris scattered around the garden while I worked on the flow

Simone's POV It was a sunny afternoon as usual, I felt the urge to look out from my window which I found odd. I hardly opened the curtains from the window overlooking the garden. There was nothing to see, just an abandoned expanse of land. Yet, I found myself wheeling towards the window. I pulled the curtains apart, looked down and saw Arlene. What the fuck was she doing there again? I had seen her in the garden earlier that day, clearing the weeds with one of the servants. I had watched them from my window for a while, although I had no interest in what they were doing. Now she has returned alone this time and she was kneeling in one of the flowerbeds, with her dress pulled slightly above her knees so it wouldn't get dirty. Her hands were buried in the soil as she carefully planted something. I watched as she dug a small hole in the soil, placed something inside and covered it carefully with her fingers. She moved to the next spot and repeated the process. There was something

Arlene's POV The rest of the day was uneventful. I spent some time in the garden, had a long siesta and woke up around 5pm. I found Judith in the hallway and called her over."Judith, can I ask you something?""Of course.""I want everyone to take the rest of the day off.""What? Why?""I want the servants to have the evening to themselves. They can go home and spend time with their families or do whatever they want."Judith looked at me suspiciously."Is there a reason for this?"I smiled."Nothing really. I just want everyone to have a break."She didn't look convinced."Mrs. Rhodes, you know the staff usually don't leave the mansion without a reason.""I’m aware of that.""And you want all of them to leave at the same time?""Yes. Except for a few security men.”"Does this have something to do with Simone?"“Not really but I…guess.”Her expression lightened, "I'll speak to the others. They can leave after their work is done.""Thank you."“I should be thanking you. I can't rememb