As they packed up the plates and told the cook to go home while they took over, Gina found it difficult to believe Henry had stayed at home for two days of his own accord, not necessarily because she forced him to. While it was true that he explained himself and confessed his real feelings for her, Gina still thought it odd that he liked her enough to leave his company in the hands of the vice chairman. He was quite a workaholic and it was something she wanted to get out of him, but that would require a lot more weeks of work and getting closer to him. She shrugged subtly and focused on cleaning their plates.
They would get to that later. For now, she was more focused on the words he said to her as they ate. Apparently, he was new to being serious with relationships and she realized the reason why he hadn't been treating her right was because of his character. It was something she noticed on her own way earlier but her annoyance at his theatrics and constant moo
As Gina woke from sleep the next morning, she turned to her side and looked at Henry who still seems to be asleep. Just like the last time, their conversation had ended in high notes and with both of them still feeling happy from the day they spent together, they ended up having sex and ending up in bed. She was quite relieved that there was no sorry note, but rather, he was asleep beside her. She tried to get up but soon realized that her body was pinned on the bed by Henry's arm. In response, he groaned slightly and rubbed his hand over her stomach for some seconds before abruptly stopping.He was still fast asleep and the thought warmed her. For a moment, she thought about getting up to do other things but ultimately sighed and fell back to the bed as he hit one of the many pillows propped up over the night. A smile came to her lips as she replayed yesterday's events in her head. It was really the first time they were so happy together, and openly expressing
After a few hours, she arrived at Henry's mother's house and was surprised to see that the things for the party were already being brought in. Her first though was that the woman had probably already made plans with the other members of the family, excluding her, and made her decisions. However, she was surprised and quite elated to see that the others were just arriving as well. That meant his mother probably already had some ideas of her own and just needed them to help her sort it out before making the final arrangements for the surprise. Before she got in, she looked again at the other guests and a frown suddenly came to her face. Aside from his aunt and uncle who were there and both gave her hugs before waking past, his two mean cousins had also come. She frowned and steeled herself to expect a word from them, but they just briefly smiled and threw her air kisses before leaving and moving inside as well. She sighed and left out a breath she had been holding, as she climbed up th
Henry woke up that day feeling as normal as usual. There was nothing particularly special or fancy about the day, and quickly, he made work of feeding up and telling the cook to get breakfast ready. He wanted to be as early to work as possible because of the serious meetings he had to attend. Ever since everyone had been officially made aware of his status as the new CEO, he had to consistently step up inj finding new ways to better develop the corporstion and ensuring that no one was going out of line.As he knotted his tie in the mirror in front of him, his thoughts flowed to Gina. As usual, they had been doing that more lately and a part of it scared him. With the way he always wanted to be around her, it was so obvious that he had fallen in Iove with her and it confused him. Regardless, he still planned on enjoying himself with her as much as he could. She was still his wife, contract or not, and as long as they didn't have any arguments or fights, it was fine by him. By the time,
The darkness that enveloped Henry immediately he entered his house was enough to tell him that whatever his family had organized would be way bigger than the one at work. He didn't even know what made him think that his father's death wouldn't allow his mother to throw the party, becusse every year, the parents of the celebrant had their special dance and from what his parents said, it was one of the highlights of their year. Debuting at their child's birthday party. It always surprised him how his parents could be so humble and simple, even with their vast wealth, but that was one of the reasons he loved them.When the lights were finally put on and he saw the people at the party, he instantly felt nauseous. It wasn't so much about her people, for which he could clearly see that Gina was a part of, but what nauseated him were the party decorations. The balloons, the confetti, and everything in between. It wasn't so big, compared to what he thought, but it was s
As Henry placed his lips on hers and put pressure for her to open up to it and return his advances, all she could think about was how hard it was for her to get him a suitable birthday gift. She remembered spending the whole evening of the previous day and the morning of his birthday looking for what to get him. Her husband was a man who already had everything, so she didn't want to end up giving him something he wouldn't cherish because he already had enough of it. She even went as far as asking his family what to get him, but their ideas were all generic. Not something that would stand out.Gina had always been the kind of person who wanted her gifts and surprises to be one of a kind. Even if she didn't have the money, she was ready to go all out and ensure that the person celebrating an occasion got the best. Something that she would remember for a long time and the was part of the reason she went to far lengths to ensure that Henry's friends came. When his m
As the hours passed, Henry tried hard to get Gina to talk to him. In between his reading and trying to open up the other gifts, it wasn't hard to see that his wife was a bit moody. At first, he didn't want to say anything about it even though her mood really disturbed him and made him feel awkward. He felt like something he had said made her angry, but what could it be? If he thought about it hard, she had started acting that way just after he went to use the bathroom. He scratched his head as he stared at her, part willing her to look at him and part wondering if he would be able to figure out the reason just by staring long enough.Eventually, he got tired of it and besides, his eyelids were drooping so bad. It was a work night and he needed to head to the office very early the next morning because a lot of meetings were still pending. So, he quickly went to the kitchen for s cho if water and by the time he came back, she had stopped pressing her phone and see
After they settled on the fact that he wouldn't be leaving or cheating on her with anyone anytime soon, he told her to go ready for the bowling date they were going for while he went to his in room to get prepared. Unlike her, he had already freshened up so he used the spare time to go downstairs and make something simple for them to eat. She would be hungry, as she didn't seem to have eaten much last night. Besides, she needed to be pampered especially after the stressful time she must have had with planning his party and then suspecting him.If he wanted to be very truthful to himself, he found the idea of her getting jealous very boosting for him. Before last night, he had been wondering what to do in the event that she was just pretending and seeing where everything lead. But now, he knew that she was just as invested in her as he was in her and it thrilled him greatly. That meant they were in sync with what they wanted to get out of the relationship, and it made him happy. Henry
As they arrived home that evening, Henry's thought process was on how he still hadn't told Gina about his plans to annul their marriage. Everytime he wanted to discuss it with her, she would bring up something else and he would get lost in that discussion. By the time he would realize what was happening, she would have started playing another game and whenever she did that, her heart and mind were so focused on it. They had talked about so much that day, but still nothing about one of the most important things. The way forward for both of them. As the chaffeur drove them back home, Henry wondered if there would be another way to tell her, or if the moment had passed.The minute they got home, Gina kissed his cheek and smiled wantonly as she started to move upstairs. His forehead creased as he tried to make sense of what she was doingoijg, only to realize better when she entered his room instead of hers. He smirked, and quickly started to move with her when his phone beeped with a mess