A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of a large mansion. The entrance is cobblestone. Colorful flowers surround the walls. While David pulled the car into the garage, Ella stood watching the mansion. She had never seen a house as beautiful as David's. To the right is the swimming pool. On the left is a long road, planted with many trees. A feeling of suspense welled up in her heart. After a while, they asked, and she knew how to answer.
David stepped forward and grabbed Ella's hand, startling her. "Hey, friend. How dare you?" She was angry, she said.
"You forget we're acting as husband and wife. It's normal for a husband to hold his wife's hand."
Ella reluctantly rested her hand in David's large palm. Her face seemed stiff.
David raised his voice. "You should be relaxed, natural, comfortable. Your expression will make people suspicious."
Hearing his explanation, Ella took a deep breath, changing her expression. She smiled lovingly at David. Then the two of them entered the courtyard. The view of the villa is amazingly beautiful. There is also a bowling alley, a helipad, and an outdoor cinema. Ella feels like being lost in a magnificent castle.
When David and Ella entered the living room, the people who were chatting in the living room suddenly fell silent, looking in their direction.
"Why are you late today? Who is this girl?" Mrs. Emma - David's mother - pointed at Ella, and asked in a surprised voice.
Before David could speak, a young girl spoke up. "I know. She's definitely his brother's girlfriend." Yes, the girl who just spoke was David's sister - Rika.
As if to prove what Rika said was correct, David admitted. "Right." He brought Ella in front of the oldest man in the family - Mr. Harry. "Grandpa, she's my wife."
Mrs. Emma was so surprised she was about to jump off the sofa. "What? Are you kidding us? You never mentioned having a girlfriend, why bring in a wife?"
"Emma, calm down." Mr. Harry carefully reminded his daughter-in-law, then looked at Ella. "Please introduce yourself."
Ella bowed politely to all the elders. She speaks. "My name is Ella, I am twenty years old."
"Hi Ella, welcome to our family." Mr. Harry looked at the girl for a moment, then nodded.
"Father, why are you accepting this? We don't know anything about her, David doesn't even say." Mr. Roy - David's father - is disgruntled.
Mrs. Emma agrees. "My husband is right, father. We don't know her background. How can she match her nephew Anthony - a noble family, the richest in X city? The media knows. It will affect the honor of our family."
"Why do you distinguish between rich and poor? No matter what Ella's background is, as long as they truly love each other, I will accept it. David is an adult, he has the right to choose his life and love. We can only stand behind them." Mr. Harry said fairly.
"OK." Mrs.'s face Emma softened. She looked at Ella, asking. "What do you do, where do you live, who are in your family?"
"I..." Ella stammered.
David intervened. "Ella works in the same company as me, her mother died early, and she lives with her father."
Mrs. Emma rolled her eyes. "I'm not asking you, I'm asking Ella. Why are you answering for Ella? Let her answer for herself, she's not dumb."
Ella looked at David, and caught his secret wink, she understood that it was necessary to say exactly what he had said earlier.
"I'm an employee at David's company, I work in the marketing department. I live with my father... in an apartment." Ella felt guilty about lying.
"How long have you known each other?" Mrs. Emma asked.
"A year."
"Six months."
David and Ella spoke at the same time.
"A year or six months after all?" Mrs. Emma asked back in annoyance.
"A year." David replied.
Ella laughed, scratching her head. "That's right, a year. I remember wrong."
"Why did you only introduce yourself until now? Why are you secretly getting married? Or... is she pregnant?"
David waved his hand. "No, mom. Because we're both busy, I don't have time to take her home. We have registered our marriage. After everything is fine, we will hold a wedding ceremony. If not, we will have a wedding ceremony. Anything else, I'll take my wife up to the room." David took Ella's hand and led her toward the stairs.
In the living room, people are still talking.
"I was planning to introduce Jenny to David tomorrow, but..." Mrs. Emma regrets. On the outside, she seems to accept Ella but on the inside, she doesn't.
"It's fine for me to see Ella, mom." Rika said. She is happy to have Ella appear. Everyone is old at home, she can't talk to anyone her age, so she's happy to have a new member of the family.
"Shut up. Don't say if you don't know." Mrs. Emma scoffed.
"Why scold Rika? What's her fault? David getting married is fun, we are his relatives, we should support and bless." Mr. Harry said.
"Grandpa is the best." Rika gave a thumbs up to her grandfather.
Villa Anthony is very large, built in the French style. Beige brick wall. Each bedroom has a separate bathroom and balcony. The windows that open are all beautiful views with glorious sunrises and sunsets.
David opened the door to a room. Ella looked around his bedroom, and couldn't help but marvel. It's twice the size of her home in the countryside.
"From now on you will stay with me, in this room. You sleep on the bed, I will sleep on the sofa." David took off his coat.
"I need reassurance that... midnight... you won't... do something..." Ella stammered.
David understood what she meant. "Don't worry. I've never touched a woman in my life except for my mother and sister."
"Are you 'allergic' to women?" Ella chuckled.
"No. I just don't like it. I just share a bed with... my wife. I mean the official wife and you... just the contract wife."
Looking at David's stern face, Ella believed he was telling the truth. A man who does not casually go to bed with anyone does not have sex unless he is married. Ella thought that if any girl became David's wife, she would be very lucky."Tomorrow I'll drive you to the hospital so you can visit your father, then go home to get some clothes. I'll ask Key to deliver your luggage to my house." Wherever David said, Ella nodded. Suddenly remembering something, she asked. "What about you telling me that I'm an employee in your company. You lied like that, what should I do?"David calmly said. "Make the lie true. I need a secretary, please be my secretary.""Really? Will I get a job?""I don't say two words."Ella changed the subject. "Your mother is a bit difficult, she doesn't seem to like me. But Rika is very cute.""Be patient. After a while, she will accept you, as long as you do everything you can." David looked at her with a serious face."I can walk around the house freely, okay?" El
Ella opened the door of Mr. Stephen and gently entered. Still, the sound of her footsteps woke him up."Ella, you're here." Mr. Stephen said, sitting up."Dad, how are you?" Ella walked over and sat on the edge of the bed."I'm fine. I'm sorry to make you worry.""Dad don't say that, taking care of you is my duty."“I am your burden, right?” Mr. Stephen patted Ella's hand, his voice a little sad."No. I am lucky to be your daughter.”Ella's phone rang. She took out her phone and looked at it softly. "I'm out on the phone for a while, I'll be back soon." She said and walked out of the room."Wazzup? We just said goodbye for a few minutes.” Ella said politely. Although she is not the daughter of a noble family, she was raised from a young age to be polite when talking to others."I just wanted to say if you need anything, just tell me, I'm here to help." David said, he just arrived at the company."Thank. But the money you gave me was enough for me to take care of everything.” Ella said
David didn't care about the eyes around him, he took Ella's hand and led him to a quiet, luxury room. Ella was overwhelmed when she saw the menu. The food is very expensive, even more, expensive than the salary she gets for a month.Looking at her expression, David understood what she was worried about. He lowered his voice. "Never mind the price. I'll be the one to pay."Ella chooses the cheapest item on the menu. Wait for the waiter to leave, she said. "This is not a matter of who pays, but a matter of savings. Just a breakfast for a few hundred thousand, I feel a bit wasteful. Next time I will take you to a popular restaurant with reasonable prices. The quality is not inferior to the dishes in the restaurant." "You intrigued me. I'd love to know where that is." David smiled as he spoke."I will lead you to the future." Ella said.The waiters bring the food. They ate and talked.After eating, they went to the company. Today is Ella's first day working at D&A corporation. She could
"Hi, nice to meet you." Ella tries to act like a friendly person. She doesn't have many friends except for Suzy, she lives a closed life so she communicates badly while talking."Ella, how did you meet my brother?" Rika asked, blinking excitedly."We ran into each other in the hospital. After that, we kept in touch until we decided to get married later." This is true, Ella didn't lie.Rika was dumbfounded when she heard what Ella said. The story of Ella and David's meeting was too bland. How did they decide to get married when there was no romance between them?"It's strange. My brother is dry and rigid, what is attractive about him? Handsome or rich?" Rika asked and looked at Ella's reaction."He's very good, knows how to help others." Ella said what she had in mind. Even though the two of them are just contracted husband and wife, she is still grateful to David for saving her father. This is a partnership where both sides benefit. Even though he's in the same room, he doesn't touch
The next morning, Ella woke up to a bright ray of sunlight from the balcony shining into her eyes.She turned her head to look to the left, the pillow was empty. She suddenly remembered that today was Sunday, the staff was off, but David had an important client meeting so he went to work early in the morning.Ella got out of bed and went to the bathroom. Naughty in the water, she brought her hand to her lips. David's kiss was still lingering around her lips.After showering, Ella sat on the bed texting David. 'Today is off, what should I do?'After a while, the phone screen lit up. David sent a reply message. 'Please do what you want.'She replied immediately. “Okay.”She picked up her bag and walked out of the room. She had just left, Sophie opened the door and removed the camera, and went to Mrs. Emma. She opened it and with Mrs. Emma pinched her head to watch.After watching the video, Mrs. Emma and Sophie looked at each other.“They actually slept together. That means they truly l
Ella to the largest luxury shopping center in the city. She walked around the mall. Her eyes blinked when she saw a price list at a clothing stall. Most of the items here cost more than five hundred dollars. She looked regretfully. She's not a fancy dress girl, so she just buys some cheap clothes. She just wears what she can afford and is comfortable with. Style doesn't matter to her. She did not forget to buy apple pie for Mr. Harry.At checkout, Ella had no change. She struggled to find change in her wallet. The people behind her urging her on made her even more confused.Suddenly, a hand landed on the counter at the cashier with a change of bills accompanied by a voice. "I pay for her."Ella turned her head to look. The one who helps her is Raymond.Leaving the counter, Ella said in an appreciative voice. "Thank you. It's too embarrassing to let you help me.""Nothing. We're colleagues after all." Raymond said with a smile on his lips."Yes."A reporter saw them and took a picture
After having dinner with the whole family, David and Ella asked permission to go back to their room.She sat on the sofa watching him do his work at the table. Then she opened the phone and made a schedule. Although she is David's secretary, her work is not much, she has a lot of free time, so she wants to do something to be active, such as learning to cook, learning the piano, practicing yoga or aerobics…David raised his head, his eyebrows raised when he saw Ella seem very focused on the phone. he asked softly. “What are you going to do, Ella?”Ella put the phone down on the table. “I need to do something for tomorrow. I need to exercise, my brain will go numb if I don't do anything every day." She spoke nonchalantly and reached for a document on David's desk.“Um.” David continues to work, he focuses on computers. Ella walked over and sat across from him.“Stop worrying. I will make a good wife who can be your support in the future.” Ella opened the document, going through the page
“Missing lady, you shouldn't do this kind of work. If Mr. Harry, I'll be in trouble." A maid said as she saw Ella stirring eggs in a bowl."It's okay, I can do it." Ella said, while the maid arranged the dishes and decorated the plates with salad.Ella made egg-fried rice for her and David. She garnished the rice with chili, carrots, sausage, and onions. She arranged it beautifully.With the other members, she makes hot dog toast with a recipe she made up herself. She put all the dishes on the table, just as everyone entered the dining room one by one.All the maids bowed in unison to them.As usual, Mr. Harry sat in the middle of the table. A maid who was also his close servant whispered something in his ear. After listening, Mr. Harry nodded, smiling at Ella. “Is it because you cooked breakfast?”“I only cooked a few dishes for me and David, because I don't know your tastes.” Ella politely replied.“Today I want to try the food you made.” Mr. Harry took a piece of hot dog and popped