Semua Bab HIDDEN DESIRE: Bab 31 - Bab 40

When Albert opened the door, Dana was standing in front of him with a tray containing a glass of pink milk and a plate of chocolate-flavored biscuits. Dana squinted at Albert, eyeing him suspiciously.Albert raised an eyebrow. “Ng… I don’t need a midnight snack—”Before Albert could finish his sentence, Dana cut him off, “Sophia isn’t in her room, she hasn’t come back.” Dana’s voice sounded sharp, like someone scolding their son.Albert didn’t know how to respond. He certainly couldn’t admit that Sophia was in his room, still calming down after their heated kiss.“Albert, you know Sophia doesn’t like it when you bring other women home,” Dana chided.

Sophia’s eyes widened. What did Albert just say? "Gi-give me an answer, not another question.""Yeah, I’m sure it’s because of you that I didn’t go to work today.""Why because of me?""You got me drunk last night."The way Albert said it… it sounded like he was blaming her. Meanwhile, Sophia had been thinking the opposite, and now she felt embarrassed about her own thoughts."Did I ever force that champagne down your throat?!""Wow, that’s harsh." Albert grinned, hiding his amusement."You were the one who kept accepting glass after glass of champagne from that woman! Why me? You’re acting as

Sophia fell asleep in Albert’s arms.But when morning came, she found him no longer in her room.A day passed, and Sophia assumed Albert was working late at the office since he had taken a day off the day before.However, that day stretched into a week. Negative thoughts began to swirl in her mind.Albert had disappeared suddenly, right after Sophia had revealed her flaw to him that night. Even though Albert had reassured her countless times that their relationship wouldn’t change, Sophia was convinced his view of her must have shifted.“Pity, perhaps?” Sophia pondered to herself as she sat by the window on an afternoon drenched in heavy rain. A thick book lay open on her lap, and her laptop glowed on

Sophia couldn’t comprehend how any of this was really happening.Albert, who had been gone for nearly two weeks, suddenly returned, bringing his parents along with him. Their issues weren’t even resolved yet, and now Sophia had to face her in-laws.Was this Albert’s way of making amends for disappearing without a word? Using his parents as a shield?But for what purpose? Because if anything, it only made Sophia angrier and less likely to forgive him.“Where have you been?” Sophia hissed softly, asking Albert, who was preparing drinks in the kitchen for the two people waiting for them in the living room.Albert turned to look at Sophia.There were fain

The moment Sophia had been waiting for finally arrived. The dinner event ended after they had finished the dessert that Sophia had taken from the fridge. Albert liked sweet food, and usually, Dana would prepare plenty of sweets for him. So, Sophia took what was available.Sophia reminded herself that next time she invited her in-laws or parents over for dinner, she would need to hire at least three professional waiters to handle everything. She didn’t want something like today’s incident to happen again.As hosts, Albert and Sophia escorted their guests outside to the terrace. Albert and Adrian walked ahead, waiting for the car and driver to arrive. Meanwhile, Sophia and Millie were a bit farther behind. Not only that, Millie was sticking to Sophia like a leech, making Sophia extremely uncomfortable.&ld