She gave sister June a look to help her and sister June gave her a knowing smile. "Who wants sweet cookies?" She asked in an excited tone and the kids response matched hers. "Thank you." Andrea mouthed to sister June and continued the drill. Sister June knew the assignment and she delivered well. "Now let's all go to the kitchen to have those delicious cookies." "Yayyy." The children screamed in excitement as the walked out of the room which was already heating up due to how crammed up it was. "Eve dear." Andrea said as she gently carried Eve who was just four years old."Let's go get you some cookies." She said and Eve nodded. "Sister Agnes." Andrea called with excitement as she met sister Agnes who was in front of the door and coordinating the children to the kitchen. There was a huge room just beside it, so the children gathered around the dining table and waited eagerly for their promised cookies. "Here, here…" Andrea took her time to share the cookies for them before tak
Thrid Person's PovShe didn't want to be foolish in front of them. She didn't want to be the elder one who made mistakes.She wasn't one to strive for perfection, because Andrea understood that there was no such thing as perfection. But the type of relationship they had made her feel a sense of responsibility. And making a mistake in that view made her feel like she had failed them They had looked up to her and later agreed to support her relationship even though she knew that they secretly disagreed. "There's something I haven't told you yet." Andrea said as she cleared her throat.She got the twins undivided attention and she suddenly started to feel shy after because of how strong their piercing gaze on her was. "What is that?" Liam asked, "it's been exactly thirty three seconds since you made that announcement, thirty two, thirty three, thirty four…" He continued counting. One thing that was particular about Liam amongst the twins was that he was the one who was extremely t
Chapter 243rd Person Pov.As soon as they heard what Andrea had to say about Barnham, they were beyond shocked.They didn't expect that even though they didn't trust b to begin with. After comforting Andrea with hugs and sweet words, they decided that they should leave the gist about her marriage till their next meeting.Because Andrea got emotional while talking about Barnham. It was literally the first time she had spoken about the situation to someone else so she could find comfort. "If only he knew who he was dealing with, he wouldn't have tried that." Tanya said. "Right, if only he knew. Revenge is best served cold I heard, so he will never really know." Liam "Who served it."Tanya added as they walked back up the basement stairs. She said this because she knew how Andrea reacted to them when they planned something evil. She called them the viscous twins, because their revenge was always brutal whenever they sought to take revenge on anyone or even anything that vexed them
Chapter 24Continuation on the last chapter"Sister Agnes." She said with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape as she finally managed to pull Liam's hoodie off. Liam also froze in his spot as he say sister Agnes' grey shows and her grey skirt that stopped right above it."Did you both sneak out again? Andrea was here and asked all around for you." "We…" the twins stuttered in sync and as Liam straightened up, he did it with an innocent face. "Come here the both of you." Sister Agnes said as she spread her arms to her side and stood in the space in between them. "Ahh ahh." Tanya and Liam groaned as the tried to get her hand from their ears which she managed to squeeze so tightly that they thought it would fall."You are such gentle and obedient children, get you manage to sneak out everytime." She said as she continued walking. The twins were almost stumbling on their steps as they bent their back and followed after her. "You refused adoption and now you won't stay on one place
Chapter 25.Continuation On The Last Chapter."What do you mean sir?" Andrea asked as her thoughts were in an overdrive while she was trying hard not to sneeze again. *First it is rainy, so I can't just run outside and not expect to be ran over by a car. What do I do? What do I do?* Andrea panicked as her eyes kept looking from left to right for an escape. Or at least a way to overpower him when he spoke."It was I. I was the cab driver who brought you here about four hours ago." The man explained as he kept trying to maintain eye contact through the rearview mirror. "Ohh." Andrea sneezed hard and rubbed her nose. Then she starred feeling headache. *I'm done for.* She thought as she rested her head backwards. It usually took her up to five days to recover from her cold. And from this looks of it, this one was going to be bad, considering how the week started. Andrea closed her eyes gently and tried not to focus on anything even though she could feel herself begin to shiver. *
Chapter 26Continuation on the last chapterThank goodness.* Edward sighed as he sat on the couch beside her. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing, but that didn't mean she was sleeping. She was also shivering from the cold. Edward at first thought that he always had things figured out, but with Andrea shivering with a very hot temperature and her body as hot as a charcoal pot. He could only admit that he knew not what he could do. He checked her pulse continuesly to be sure she was fine,them he noticed that her pulse rate became stable even though it was low. That was a good start he thought. But he didn't know what exactly he had to do next and for some reason which he was refusing to admit, Edward didn't want to call his best friend. Because he felt like Leonard would be even more protective and caring for his wife. Even though it was a marriage of convenience, he couldn't stand someone else playing his role like it was theirs. At this thought, his subconscious remin
Chapter 27.Continuation on the last chapterThrid Person's Pov brought the *where was she?* question in.*Could she have gone back to the hospital?* Edward wondered but he dropped the thought as he remembered that he had a more pressing matter at hand. As he called Andrea's name and didn't get a reply, his mind flashed back to when she got out of the car. The notification on her phone was proof of payment for the Uber ride. Then another notification came in and he couldn't help but wonder aloud."How come she is so poor after all the money and her status?" He said aloud as be looked back at her face. This time, he was genuinely curious about what she had done with the money.Her account balance was less than three figures. *This is ridiculous.* He thought as he shook his head and this was evident enough for him to disregard the thought of her going to an hotel. She was too poor for that. So after disregarding the fact that she was probably with a fling, he decided to focus on
Chapter 28.Continuation on the last chapter"Are you okay?" Edward asked, but this time he didn't want to go near her, so she didn't get aggressive and get injured after. "Yes, I'm fine." She said and she stood up and went into her room. After a while, Edward follows after. "I'd you need anything, just call me." He said as he stood in front of her door. "I'll be waiting." He said before walking a distance away from her room. "No." She shouted after him.and he just chuckled at the character he married. The song on his phone which was on repeat was suddenly interrupted with a phone call. "Hello." Edward said as he picked up the phone. "What do you mean you got stuck on the road?" He asked in an aggressive tone. "My wife is sick and you are telling me that an accident happened and there is a road jam. Can't you find a better route or a different one?" Edward shouted with impatience dripping from his voice. He paused for a moment to listen to what the doctor was sayin, but he s
"Andreaaa?" He groaned and Andrea chuckled at the thought of really getting on his nerves. It was her own way of getting back at him. And she was enjoying it. "We'll talk it out, won't we?" She said and went back to sit. "Of course, we would." Edward said through gritted teeth when he noticed the size of the towel Andrea gave him. But then he knew one thing for sure. "I know I have like the most beautiful name in the world." She said as she fanned herself with her palm while her husband watched with his mouth slightly open. While wondering who exactly he had married. He however liked the couple they were becoming. The fact that they were open with eachother without feeling like they had to mince their words and expressions joyed him. And that was that they had crossed the stranger's phase of their relationship and were bow official couples both legally and by heart. Awkwardly, he tied the towel around his waist and tried to tiptoe out of the bathroom, only to bump into her
"On our wedding day. You asked me to take it off." Edward said and Andrea after a few seconds of flashing back remembered. "Damn!" She sighed. "I can't believe you are still hung up on at that." Andrea said and they both chuckled as they went down the memory lane together. "But that's not the only thing I can't get over." Eve said. Andrea was curious as to what else there was and she had a feeling that her curiousity will lead her to another round of Edwards cheesy lines, but she asked anyway. "What else can't you get over?" She asked as she inched closer to him, leaning on her elbow for support. "You really want to know?" Edward asked as he leaned in closer to her. Their faces were only a few inches apart at thi moment. "Hmm yes, I want to know what it is." Andrea said. At this point, she couldn't guess anything tangible. "Are you really sure you want to know?" Edward asked again. "Quit playing and spill it." Andrea said. At this point, she had her eyes close and her thou
And he thought that this was the best way for her to hear what she had always had questions about. He just didn't expect Drake to start with his identity. But it was all well and good.Because to him, it wasn't a bad start at all. He had his guess and his speculations as well, but he still wasn't convinced that Andrea loved him like he thought she did.*Maybe because she never mentioned it or probably because I never had someone tell me.* He thought.But then he just couldn't bring himself to remain convinced until Drake mentioned it. And now, just like his wife was, he also turned as red as a tomato. "Geez bro, one would think you are an high schooler meeting his Crush during the a masquerade themed prom party. You're so red." Drake commented. Andrea felt her blush deepen at the thought of Edward also blushing. Because just like Edward, she Was looking for that one confirmation which she had found. *But then what about the secrets?* A little voice in her head questioned. And
But now that things were looking clearer, she felt even more puzzled and sure of her self at the same time, then she thought back to when she was talking about Edward as the president to Drake's mom. "Drake, you really can't do that." She heard him say again. "Tch. At this point, one would think you are the older brother." Drake said with an eyeroll. This contradicted every thing she had heard about Drake being Avery swift and precise person. Drake as the CEO of Larson's real estate was also very popular for his rigidity when it came to work and how he executed his work. But ever since she met him that afternoon, he had been the exact opposite. And in fact acted like a child when he was the older son. Especially around Edward who was supposed to be his kid brother. Andrea didn't know this before as she had speculated Edward to be thirty five, but everything washed down the drain when Drake's mom said she respected him despite the fact that he was younger. She learnt about the
As she picked Edward's fork to start eating, she remembered why the look Drake was giving her felt familiar. She had a quick flash back to that morning when they were moving their things and Gray's look flashed across her mind. "So that was it!" She exclaimed that she almost choked on what she was chewing. And then she came to a conclusion that those people knew something about her that she didn't. And now that Andrea was convinced that whatever made those people give her those weird looks involved her, she didn't care whether it was rude to eavesdrop or not. She dropped her cutlery on the empty plate in front of her before drawing her chair up and leaving the dining room. As she picked Edward's fork to start eating, she remembered why the look Drake was giving her felt familiar. She had a quick flash back to that morning when they were moving their things and Gray's look flashed across her mind. "So that was it!" She exclaimed that she almost choked on what she was chewing. A
But before that, his tummy grumbled again. "Oh damn it. Don't you want me to have anything at all to eat? I'm really hungry from skipping all those meals." Andrea whined and put more force I her hand so she could drag Edward up.He got up with a start while studying not to collide with Andrea's backside which he had his gaze on.But then, in his bid to avoid doi g that, he lost his balance and fell back backwards. And not alone this time, because he managed to allow Andrea also lose her footing and she fall right into his laps. It looked all planned, but it wasn't intentional. He was only distracted for a while, and that happened. He let out a groan from.how close they were and how tight he felt. The temperature of the room suddenly felt hotter for Edward, despite the ninety nine absoluteness of the ventilation in the room.Even his head was getting clouded with the dirty clothes he had so tried to push and lock up in the past. But he wasn't the only one on this one.Because as
"What are you thinking about?" Andrea said just in time with Edward. "For how long have you been here?" Edward's sentence clashed with Andrea's which was quite funny and thus reduced the awkwardness between the both of them. He could see it in Andrea eyes that she was tired and he couldn't help but think about how exhausted she must be after their meeting with her family the next day. He didn't want her to be tired. No loving husband would want to see their extremely tired wife. And he just happened to be one of them.For the next five minutes, the couple are lost in silence. Both list in their own thoughts separately, so liters they were lost in two things, their silence and their thoughts. Edward continued through with his flashback, while Andrea couldn't help but wonder what the look Drake was giving her meant. After they had settled and accepted the fact that little Eve's reaction wasn't his fault, but the over proactive gardener triggered it, he had stopped looking at her
"I should have let you die and let your body get splattered around the car with bombs strapped all over your body, I'm really sorry for doing it." Edward said. He made it look like he had committed a grave offense. His expression was so serious and he squeezed his eyebrows so he managed to look guilty. Even though he wasn't. He was simply having fun and watching his half brother's horror filled face. He could see that Drake was reliving those moments but just then, he couldn't bring himself to give that attention.The moment when he got captured by the other force and was beaten till he passed out. He knew it was petty, but he wanted to get back at Drake for being unreasonable, so he pushed on. "No." Drake suddenly said in a whisper. He seemed to be in a daze as though his eyes were staring right ahead, Edward could tell that he could barely register what he was seeing. "No no no." He continued to repeat the word like someone who had just woken up from a nightmare.And Edwar
And all the time at that, but he understood that she needed her space and must feel suffocating if he was always around her, so he relaxed in his seat and thought about the incident from that morning. Packing up wasn't so stressful, because he had other people do the work. And the part where he had to work, he loved. And this was in the car on their way from their new house to his mother's house.Edward couldn't help but think about how much fun he had and how much he loved listening to her voice when she laughed. Although he was always one to enjoy his space and in fact demand for it in the most ridiculous of situations, but things were just too different with Andrea around. And he giggles from little Eve, he just loved how it sounded in his ears and he couldn't help but have a little him and Andrea running around the house.The good mood and everything just put him in the mood to ask Andrea when they would consummate their marriage, but they got to their destination before he c