Eliana stepped back from him and asked him to order the food for them. She was hungry. She started to fan herself using her hand and ended up opening the buttons of her shirt."As my wife wants," Augustus said and went to his desk. He picked up the phone and dialed the canteen's number. He ordered a few dishes from the chef and hung up the call. Eliana had gone to the couch and settled on its one end. "Did you never date anyone?" Augustus asked her and Eliana glared in his direction. "The way you responded to my kiss made me believe otherwise." That smirk was enough to tell that he was thinking something dirty in his mind. "No. I didn't have any," Eliana said. "Then, how do you know how to respond to the kiss? As a newbie, these all things should be new to you," Augustus said in a teasing tone. He walked to her and sat by her side."You look too experienced in this. It seems you had hundreds of girlfriends," Eliana remarked without meeting his eyes. Augustus chuckled and started to
Augustus again asked her when Eliana told him it was nothing to be concerned about. "I clearly hear her saying that I must know who your mother is!" Augustus proclaimed. "What are you scared of? Let's just meet her and end this matter," he opined. "She never cared about me and Arnaldo. Suddenly, after my marriage, she wants to see me and my husband. She wants me to see her new family. She wants me to see how happy they are! That's why she calls me these days. Don't mind her. Because of her, I don't want to trouble you." Eliana truthfully told him about her mother. Augustus hummed. "Eli, then we must see her and tell her how happy you are. How happy Arnaldo is! Indeed, you are my wife and I am associated with you in everything. Let her invite us. If you agree to this, then I am ready to go to my house today evening," Augustus stated. He wanted to show Eliana's mother that she was better than her. He could not believe that a mother could actually make fun of her children from the fir
Eliana got to learn a lot through Augustus and found out how much pressure a CEO had. Her entire focus was on him during the meeting as he eloquently spoke Korean with the clients. She was surprised to find out that he knew that language. The meeting ended well. Augustus shook hands with Kim Hyun Soo, the Korean client, who just signed a deal with the company. They then went down to see off the client till the main entrance. Once he left, Augustus and Eliana came back to the office. "I didn't know that you knew Korean," Eliana said as she packed the office bag. "A little. I had a Korean classmate, so I learnt from him," Augustus replied and picked his blazer. He hung it around his forearm. Eliana came to him and complimented him for signing the deal right away. "Mr. Kim was happy to find that you knew Korean. That's why without any second thought, he was ready to sign for this project," Eliana affirmed. "Did you find your husband intelligent?" Augustus asked her with an amusing s
Rafaello stood up while Frederico closed the file in his hand. He smiled since Eliana completed her promise. She impressed him for the second time. Augustus was tough to please and it surprised him that Eliana did it.Eliana wished them good evening and waved at Rafaello. He passed her a smile and asked them to take the seat. "Bring water for them," Rafaello told the housemaid, who went to the kitchen. Augustus asked Eliana to sit first and after she settled on the couch, he sat beside her on the sofa chair. He looked at his father and found the amusing smile on his lips. "Eliana, you indeed know how to make my son agree. I am delighted to see you both here. Rafaello told me about how you used your brain to bring my son out of the prison. I am truly impressed by you. Forgive me for my previous words about not including you in this family. Welcome to the Ferrari Family. You and your brother both are welcomed in this family," Frederico said with a broad smile. The housemaid put the
Eliana looked around the room and sat down on the bed. Her hands rested on the mattress. "Are you sure that your father is not good? He adores you so much," Eliana stated. Augustus put the blazer on the chaise lounge and came to sit beside her."I never had a conversation with him this calmly," Augustus stated. "This is the first time that I saw him this way." He was astonished to see his father's behavior in the living hall. "You must have gotten angry at him, everytime he tried to have a conversation with you," Eliana remarked. "Eliana, he betrayed my mother." He sounded serious and his voice seemed full of pain. She didn't know that her words would hurt him. "What if the truth is something else?" Eliana asked. "You were a kid and you might've had some misunderstandings towards your father," she opined. Augustus turned quiet. He didn't say anything and asked her to freshen up first. He went to the cupboard and checked that it was full of clothes. He took out a casual pair of clo
Eliana brought out the wedding photo which was inside the gift box. Augustus looked at her and then at the photo. An awkward silence persisted between the two. "It looks beautiful," Augustus said and took the wedding photo from her. Eliana didn't respond and wondered how Rafaello found the wedding photo when hardly anyone knew about it. Eliana found an envelope inside the box and took it out. Opening it, she found two tickets inside them. "Ahh, he also gifted the tickets of a hotel to us," Eliana said and lifted her head to look at Augustus. Augustus took them from her. "Have you ever been to the night boat?" Augustus asked. Eliana shook her head. "Rafaello book them for tomorrow evening," he stated. "Is it necessary to go?" Eliana queried him. "Of course. We must go on dates to know each other better," Augustus opined with a tiny smile on his lips. "Eliana, I have no intention to leave you after our contract gets over. So, it is better for us to know each other," he suggested to
Augustus didn't feel it right to hide the fact anymore from her that he liked her. He nodded his head. "I do. I have liked you since the first day we met. Since I had this pressure of marriage with Gia, I decided to marry you," Augustus told her the truth. While telling the truth, he also admitted that he liked Eliana, which he was unable to do for a long time. "You could have asked me to date you," Eliana stated."You would not have given me the chance. Also, I had no time to date you. Marriage was the only option," Augustus affirmed. "Forgive me for forcing you into this marriage. I had no other way to convince you," Augustus apologized at the same time. "Why do you like me?" Eliana asked another question from him. "I already mentioned it before. I never saw a woman like you in my life," Augustus answered. "That night you not only saved me, but also won my heart," he added. "I will do my best to become a perfect husband," he assured her. Eliana finally met his gaze and told him
Everyone gathered around the dinner table. Augustus got a little awkward to see Josefina on the dinner table. Eliana glanced at him and whispered near his ear to not feel awkward. Rafaello looked at his mother, expecting her to apologize sincerely to Augustus. Frederico cleared his throat and started to speak. "Josefina will apologize to Augustus for what she did," Frederico said. "The mistake she made, she must repent of it," he added. Josefina turned her head to look at Augustus, who wasn't looking at her. "Augustus, I apologize for my mistake. I should not have done something like this. I should have been a responsible mother and should have stopped Gia from doing such a thing. Please forgive me," Josefina said. Her voice was filled with guilt. She didn't like it when her husband and her son, Rafaello, looked at her with disgust. Augustus chuckled. That apology didn't sound sincere at all to him. However, since they were having dinner, he didn't want to create any scene. "We f