Beloved Old Lover

Kevin’s sudden kiss made Emily’s whole body numb. What is he talking about? Did he think her tears fell less than his? He said this marriage was a secret, so how dare he be intimate with her in this crowded place?

Seeing her quickly walk to the car first, he smiled, put his hands in his pockets, and leisurely followed.

Finally, this little cat also ran into his arms. He did not expect that today, he officially became her husband, recognized by law.

“Oh, we haven’t had breakfast yet. What do you want to eat?” Kevin looked down at his wristwatch and spoke.

“Grilled pork ribs rice.” Emily answered.

After Kevin’s nod, the car immediately changed direction and stopped in front of a restaurant.

Emily still remembers this place. When both of them were students, they came here many times. The value of the rice portion that year and now is very different.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

“So, the harvesting…”

“I told Venn to contact Jonathan. You just ask your workers to go up there and get rattan and bamboo, anyway Unicons group has to level the ground before construction. Let’s consider it as your company helping us with a step.” As he cut the ribs, he spoke, interrupting her sentence.

“Don’t you take the money from selling bamboo and rattan?”

“No, consider it a gift to thank Kurt for taking care of you these past few months.”

Emily quickly looked away when Kevin suddenly looked up at her. Hearing him say that, she felt reassured.

The small hand quickly worked on the phone, sending a message to Kurt. She didn’t hide anything from him but let him know that she had registered her marriage with Kevin and expressed her regret for not being able to accompany him in the future.

Kurt responded to her with sincere thanks and wished her happiness.

“I had to go abroad this afternoon. The business trip is expected to last a week. I’ll try to finish it soon and come back to you.” Kevin handed the plate of cut ribs to her and said.

“Yes.”

Emily nodded, a bit of self-pity and disappointment crept in when she heard Kevin speak. She wondered why she had this feeling. She should have been happy, right?

Just now, she was still thinking about what she should do when night fell because, to be honest, this marriage was happening so fast, beyond her imagination, that she was a little unfamiliar with it. Facing him now, she still felt a bit strange and cautious.

Perhaps she needs a little more time. Perhaps a week will be enough for her to adapt to this new life.

After breakfast, Kevin took Emily home instead of taking her to the bus station as she requested.

He told her that he had already prepared everything, so she didn’t need to go back there right away.

He said that after he finished his business trip, he would personally take her there. After all, it would only take four hours to go there and back.

As soon as Emily walked upstairs, she started playing the role of a gentle, dutiful wife. She went to his room, took out the suitcase and put clothes in for him.

Kevin didn’t have much free time. He went straight to the study room and prepared some documents.

The phone in his pocket rang and the caller was his assistant. This time, Sara will also accompany Kevin because the amount of work on this combined business trip is quite a lot.

He needs someone to remind him about meeting time frames with partners and checking the records of each item as well as other small things.

“What’s wrong, Sara?” He was flipping through documents while answering the phone.

“Ah, boss, I’ll let Lisa go with you on this business trip. My mother fell and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment, and I…”

“Okay, family is more important, go ahead.”

“Thank you.”

Kevin knew very well that if Sara reluctantly went with him, she would not be in the mood to concentrate on work. It would be best for someone else to take her place and let her take care of her mother.

Lisa has been trained by Venn over the past few months, so the basic tasks of a high-level assistant are not a problem for her, so he can rest assured.

When Kevin returned to the bedroom, Emily had just closed the suitcase. She sat on his bed, absentmindedly looking out the glass window, where a few white roses were fluttering in the wind.

After the rain last night, everything seemed to be wearing a new shirt and she was also wearing a new identity, a new responsibility.

Looking at her slender back, Kevin suddenly felt sorrowful. He knew she was still not used to the new place and there were many unfamiliar things.

He slowly approached, sat close behind her, and wrapped his arms around her, pressing her into his arms, and placing a light kiss on her jet-black hair.

At first, she shivered a bit and became stiff but then gradually relaxed, leaning completely against him.

“At home, remember to eat and drink well. If you want to go somewhere, tell me. I’ll send someone to pick you up, don’t go alone.” His voice was low.

“You want to imprison me and control me?”

“No, I’m afraid you’ll faint on the side of the road. When you’re completely healthy, you can do whatever you want.”

The kisses continued to fall on her hair and then gradually slid down her high white neck, gently nibbling, leaving a few light pink marks.

Emily reflexively shrank her neck slightly. Her heart was beating like a drum, she didn’t know what to say to stop him. Now that she is his wife, lovemaking is an obligation, she can’t say she doesn’t want it.

“You should sleep more, I’ll go to the company now and then go to the airport.”

Kevin let go of Emily, stood up, pulled his suitcase, and left the room. Even though he didn’t want to believe that her feelings for him had faded and that their current love was only one-sided, the words she said at the tailor shop that day still echoed in his head.

Time can make his feelings for her deeper and it can also make her feelings for him fade away. He can understand that, he just doesn’t want to accept it.

Although he was happy because he was able to sign his name on the marriage certificate with her, when he thought that this achievement was the result of a transaction, his heart still ached because she did not volunteer.

Because she wanted to help a man other than him, she did not hesitate to force herself, to sacrifice herself, and agreed to marry him.

Emily didn’t run to see Kevin off, but just gently got out of bed and went to the balcony, looking down at the yard below.

She doesn’t understand herself anymore. Just now, when he kissed her, she was scared and wanted to find a reason to avoid him, but when he stopped and left, the feeling of disappointment, emptiness, and loss surrounded her. Perhaps, she is crazy.

When Kevin reached the middle of the yard and looked up, Emily had returned to her room so he couldn’t see her.

He still hoped she would come out here to see him off for a while or at least, she would look at him from above. However, it’s hopeless.

“Daniel, I’m married. You… please bless me and him.” She held the photo in her arms and whispered.

The car left the gate again and headed straight to Unicons Corporation. Kevin connected the phone to the headset and called his mother, informing her that he had to go on a long business trip and would not be coming home.

As for his father, he told him that he and Emily had registered their marriage, and officially moved into the same house, and he quickly received his father’s blessings.

Seeing Kevin enter the main hall, Lisa smiled brightly, approached, and bowed to him.

In the morning, hearing Sara’s announcement, her heart felt as happy as a festival. This was the first time she was able to go abroad for work and also be accompanied by the man she liked.

She kept thinking that this was a dream. Perhaps the universe heard her prayers and gradually made her wishes come true.

“Sara informed you, right?” He asked.

“Yes, now I’ll go back to my room to get some clothes and then come back.” She nodded.

“Uh.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his long legs continued to stride towards the elevator.

Lisa was fascinated as she watched his neat, straight silhouette. For her, this is an opportunity to make Kevin fall in love with her, so she wants to take full advantage of it.

As soon as she got back to her room, she immediately prepared the dresses that she found most beautiful, both seductive and elegant in Emily’s style.

At exactly 1 o’clock in the afternoon, Lisa returned to the company and went with Kevin to the airport.

Everyone’s admiring eyes when they saw Kevin and her walking together made her even more greedy, wanting to be his woman, wanting to have more intimate actions with him to make the crowd admire them more.

Before the plane took off, Kevin took his phone, texted Emily, then closed his eyes to relax.

Kevin’s message went unanswered because his little wife was curled up in the blanket and sleeping.

This morning, she was fine but after lunch, she showed signs of fever. Her constitution has been like this since childhood. Every time she gets caught in the rain, she will have a fever for several days. When she grew up a little, it didn’t get any better.

When Emily woke up, it was five o’clock in the afternoon. After washing her face, she walked down the stairs, into the kitchen, and asked Daisy to get porridge for her to eat.

Fortunately, Daisy bought her medicine and applied wet towels for her.

“I’m sorry about what happened that day.” Emily looked at the back of the elderly woman busy in the kitchen and spoke in a low voice.

“It’s nothing, I understand. But fortunately, you finally came back. The young master misses you very much. He almost went crazy when you left.” Daisy said as she walked over and placed a bowl of hot porridge on the table.

Emily thanked Daisy and then tried to eat even though she had no appetite. Suddenly, she felt regretful about not seeing Kevin off.

Just the fact that Kevin bought clothes, jewelry, and shoes was enough to prove how much he loved her. Perhaps the distance between the two of them came from her side.

Outside, the sky was getting darker and darker and raindrops were falling sporadically. Emily leaned against the door, looking out at a large yard planted with many white roses.

Last night’s rain caused most of the flower petals to fall, leaving only the pistil, looking ragged and sad.

She wondered, is this how wives feel when their husbands abandon them after marriage? She originally thought this situation only existed in stories, but now, she is no different from the characters in it.

It seemed like she missed him, missed the faint mint scent, the deep, seductive voice, the hot breath, the warm embrace.

Returning to her room, she discovered that Kevin had texted her, a message informing her that the plane was about to take off.

The distance between the two countries is fourteen hours by flight, so she knows that at this hour, he is still in the sky.

The moment the light went out, darkness flooded into the room, bringing with it the cold outside, caressing the girl’s thin body. She leaned against the window, looking up at the dark sky.

“Dad, Mom, I’m already married. I will live happily. Please bless me and him.” She smiled and whispered into the wind.