Richard laughed out loud that's why I couldn't stop laughing as I covered my face again because of what he did.
"No, I'm sorry. Go ahead. I won't laugh at you again. I promise. You are just so cute.” He said as he continued laughing.I glared at Richard as I slowly took my hand away from my face. I can imagine that my face right now looks like a rotten tomato because my cheeks are so hot.If I don't want to leave a memory of this place, I won't push myself to take a video. I also want to remember this happy place because Richard is right that it's not every day that we can go here and spend time together."Uhm, okay..." I said softly as I cleared my throat. "Hi, I'm Cattleya, and today I am here in the happiest place that I have ever seen." I stopped for a moment to take a deep breath and then glanced at Richard who was grinning behind the camera. "Well, today, I am with Richard Sol and look at what I am wearing today. It's so cute but it's very different. We will go together inside that little chicken house right there and fetch some fresh eggs.”I laughed out loud as I couldn't contain my laughter any longer."Hello, I'm Richard. And today I am with Cattleya and believe me, she is just so adorable. I hope to remember this day no matter what happened." He said as we both laughed together. He turned off the camera after we waved our hands to say our goodbyes."Let's go and pick some fresh eggs!" I said excitedly as I went straight to the little chicken house and didn't wait for Richard to pick up the bucket of food for the chickens.I can't believe that picking fresh eggs can cheer me up like this.My feet came to a halt as my hands slightly moved wide open. I closed my eyes as I raised my head a bit and felt the fresh air caressing my face.It is so rare to breathe fresh air especially in the city where I grew up. This simple thing to unwind and have a little fun is a big deal. I know I can't run from what is my reality. But there is nothing wrong with resting for a bit.When we finally got inside the chicken house, I was shocked to be greeted by chickens almost like fighting us."Aaaah!" I shouted in a shrill voice and then quickly ran to Richard's back but I was scared when the chickens followed me. "Can you please stop laughing at me and do something!?" I screamed but Richard didn't help me and instead just laughed at me."You have to put down your bucket, you crazy little cat."I stared at him for a while as I tried to fight for my life because I was not stopped from cockfighting me. I immediately dropped the bucket I was holding and then jumped because of the fear of the chicken's beaks.“Oh, god! They are so scary!” I screamed and eventually I was freed from the cockfighting chickens. "Can you stop laughing at me?" I raised an eyebrow at Richard. He didn't do anything other than laugh at me today.I rubbed my palm with each other as I wandered my eyes around the chicken house. The smell inside is also quite unpleasant."So, where do we start? Should I just pick this egg from their nest— OUCH!” I screamed loudly when a chicken pecked me. I was out of balance as I backed away quickly. "Ahhh!" I growled as I fell into the mud, my ass first. I continued growling as I looked at my hands covered in mud and chicken poops. “Gross…”I glared back at Richard when he did nothing but just stare back and laugh at me.From frowning my face I burst laughing because of how funny it is. I just stood up from my crouching as I wiped the mud and poop from Richard's clothes to tease him and retaliate for what he did to me."Holy bucket of chickens—" His jaw left open as his eyes left on me. Still in shock of what I did.I stuck my tongue to tease him more as I tilted my head left and right like a child.I quickly picked up two eggs and then put them in the pocket of my jumper before leaving him and started running away from him because I saw him planning to make me pay back of what I did.I am laughing as I go out of the coop when all of a sudden I feel like my feet are being torn causing me to stumble and walk on the floor. The next thing I knew was that my face was facing the ground."Oh... how many times do I have to stumble on the ground today..." I keep growling as I slowly lift my body from the ground and look at my hands that are covered with eggs that hatched from my pocket. It was so sticky and very uncomfortable to feel."You are so clumsy, and cute."I raised one of my brows as my lips twitched because of what I heard. "Richard, how many times do you have to call me cute today?" My lips parted when I saw the person that was standing in front of me.“Richard, huh?”I was lost for words as I stared into Jaxson's face. He is standing in front of me as my eyes become jittery. I don't know how to react. I am not ready to face him yet. I am not ready to hear his voice and talk to him. Why is he here? What is he doing in this place if this is a sacred place as what Richard just told me?I took a glimpse of Richard and saw him stunned as he stared straight into my eyes.I shook my head as I walked past Jaxson and then quickly walked away from him. I thought he couldn't follow me here? I am not trying to run away from him. I just need a little bit of time to unwind."Cattle!" I heard Jaxson's voice following my quick steps. "Cat, please, talk to me! Cattleya, I said stop and talk to me!”My feet deliberately came to a halt when he raised his voice to me."Cattleya, can you just please hear me for a minute? This won't be solved if you keep running away from me."I let out a deep breath as I tried to contain the emotions that is building up on my chest. I can feel my blood rising up to my head as I slowly felt the bottom of my long eyes get hot and my vision blurred. Tears are welling up in my eyes as I turned around to face Jaxson.I was met with his tired eyes. You can see the tiredness in his eyes, maybe he didn't sleep that's why his under eye is dark again.I didn't say a word and instead just kept my eyes fixed on him and waited for his words and hoped that whatever he had to say it would somehow ease my broken heart.My attention was caught when I caught sight of Richard inside the chicken house and peering at me.His mouth moved, and based on what I understand he said, 'I'm sorry'.So, it was him who told Jaxson where I am and let him come into this place. Because he told me that no one can come on unless he has his or his grand
"I didn't think you already had a husband. I thought you were here last night as my Chard's girlfriend.” Richard's grandmother said to me as she touched my face. "But I still want you to come back here. We always love to welcome new families.”Her words drew a smile on my lips because of how warmly she speaks to me as if her voice goes deeply to my heart every time."Thank you very much, grandmother." I said softly, staring straight into her sweet and beautiful eyes. "This place made me feel genuinely happy even for a short time that I stayed here and I will be glad to come back every single time to visit you guys and get to know more of you."All of them that are living in this house are all sweet and kind people. If I have some time left to stay here, I would definitely meet each of them and get to know more about their stories. Their voices and emotions whenever they sing are exceptionally authentic that anyone who listens will know that these people have something deep inside thei
[Third-Person POV]"That's not funny, Cattleya." Jaxson spoke out in a heavy tone as his eyes returned to the road with a straight face. "You don't understand.""Oh, what?" Cattleya uttered in a high tone, giving Jaxson a sarcastic expression flashed on her face, with one of her eyebrows raised. "You think I don't understand the life of being popular with so many people dying to take photos of you whenever you go out? Of course, Cattleya Santos never experienced being popular because she is an ordinary girl married to a famous man.”Their bodies both moved forward as Jaxson abruptly pushed the car break, halting the car from moving in the middle of the road with no people around and only tall grasses around them."You know what, I don't want to argue about this anymore. I already said I'm sorry. I already told you the reason why I said that and I admit that I am the one wrong here." Jaxson breathed heavily as he contained his emotions and tried to keep his tone down. "Cattleya, we jus
"People like you are not real."Cattleya stopped walking as she felt Jaxson's hand on his wrist. Her eyes rolled up as she moved her head backwards, annoyed."What do you mean? Because… I am real.” Jaxson almost said in a mumble as he stared at Cattleya's eyes intently."When was the last time you remember yourself walking in the rain, holding your own umbrella?" She asked with her eyebrows raised, giving him an untamed glare.Jaxson was stunned and he couldn't find the right word to say, trying to answer Cattleya's question. His mouth hung open, hesitating the words he would say."That's all that I'm saying." Cattleya swiftly shoves Jaxson out of her way.“Wait, I… I uh–” Jaxson chased after her again but tripped over a large rock which caused her to be out of balance and then fell into the grass where there was a large lake. "Cat!" he screamed for her help.Cattleya immediately turned to where Jaxson was standing just now to see what happened because he got worried with his voice sc
[THIRD-PERSON POV]"Hmm," Jaxson grumbled. "I wonder what fact I could share..."Cattleya let out a weak giggle while glimpsing at Jaxson as he move his finger to his chin, tapping it as he tilted his head upwards. His eyes narrowed a bit as his lips were pursed."Maybe I could share that I have a lot of cars that I have no choice but to make a separate house for them?" He raised both his brows as he put his gaze back to her."Oh, please, Jax. Don't be ridiculous." Cattleya shook her head as she kept on giggling.“But that's all nothing but fact. If you don't believe what I said, I can show them all to you once we get back to the city for you to see it yourself. I have a plenty of them. I will let you decide on a car you like for your driver to use as he sends you to your academy.”Cattleya put up one of her brows as her lips twitched showing him a dubious look. "Seriously?”“Yes. You can be excited about it.” Jaxson replied with a proud grin on his lips which quickly faded after hear
Thanksgiving Day11.24.22[Cattleya's POV]It has been five months ever since what happened in Richard's grandmother's villa. When we got back in the city, I learned to understand Jaxson better as well as how he chose his words. I also became protective of his food like I said. I can't help but to always laugh whenever I remember how we got home. After maybe ten minutes of walking from the lake, Mr. Greg and his friends, who are one of Richard's grandmother's friends and also live in his house. They ride on big horses. When they saw us walking, they were surprised because they said we still had a long way to go before we reached the gate where we could leave their village. We told them that we abandoned the car and now we have no choice but to walk because there seems to be no one to ask for help especially since the phone has no signal and there are no people passing by. They looked at each other as if trying to have a conversation with their eyes before they agreed to carry us to th
(Cattleya's POV)I was stunned because of what Gunther just told me. I know that since Daniella Yves is involved again, the chance for Jaxson to just let me do whatever I yearn for is very low. It's already difficult to gain his trust just so he can allow me to do the influencer thing, being a student, and to be his wife, all at the same time.Still, I won't just give up on Gunther's really encouraging words, and will nevertheless push to the limit of my luck and wish for the best.I took a bottomless whiff to assemble fearlessness in my entire body as my hand gradually crept towards the doorknob. Because of how strongly I am gnawing on my lips, I could imagine it bleeding and my teeth sinking deep into my flesh."Hey.." I greeted Jaxson softly and unhurriedly entered his office here in the mansion. It's a good thing that he's still awake till this hour because I was a little late coming back from the hotel where I was with Finn.I tiptoe to minimize making any noise because I don't w
"What are you doing here?""Joining my wife in his little party, I guess?"I jumped back in shock because I didn't realize that Jaxson was already here and he found me on the balcony.“Well, you shouldn't be here. Come on, Jax. Look around. There's no people that can see us. You can stop acting.” I said with a tone of annoyance as I gently pushed his chest away from me.Jaxson can stop pretending in front of me. He can just stop by fooling other people, and not include me. I know he's been dying to mingle with Daniella at this time. Well, too bad for them because I don't think that the people are gonna leave any time soon now."What do you mean pretending?""Oh please," My eyes rolled up as I turned sideways to not face.[“Catcat? Hello? Who are you talking to?”]My attention returned to my phone when I heard Charles' voice from it. I haven't answered the call yet and my brother is still on the other line and can hear what we are talking about."Hello? It's just someone I know. I'll c