George Galanti~•~At the start of our honeymoon, Abigail had been excited about the private jet, but she was already done with it.Since she heard that we were flying for over sixteen hours, she’d been whining nonstop. She’d taken three short naps and we still hadn’t arrived. I allowed her to sleep as much as she liked because we took off around ten. By the time we arrived in Honolulu, it was going to be around two in the afternoon because of the twelve-hour time difference between Paris and Honolulu.We had been on air for ten hours and we still had six more hours to go. To say Abigail was unhappy was an understatement. She was excited about Hawaii, don’t get me wrong. What put her off was the amount of time we were spending on the air. According to her, it was almost a full day.While she slept, I checked with my secretary and Zara on how things were over in New York. When she woke up, I knew I wouldn’t get any more work done so I just closed my laptop and set it aside as she crawl
Abigail Hayes~•~I didn’t want to ruin my honeymoon by doubting George but it seemed like he was hiding something from me.Whoever Enrico was, it seemed like he was someone I wasn’t supposed to know about. George was acting pretty sneaky about the call. I knew he had only one friend, Charles and I knew most of his business associates as I used to be his secretary.Even if he formed alliances with new people, he wouldn’t be so secretive about it. If it was a business call, he would have excused himself and taken it. Throughout our time in Hawaii, Enrico had called a few times, aside from the time at the seafood restaurant, but George never took his call around me.However, I decided not to talk about it. If he was hiding something from me, he probably had a good reason for doing so. Even before we got married, he was very transparent. I doubted things would change just because we finally confessed to each other and had rings on our marriage fingers.The last three days had been a blas
George Galanti~•~Enrico was an asshole. I knew that. He knew that too.I gritted my teeth to hold back my words. He might be an annoying man but the power he held was crazy. He and his organization had connections all over the world, which was how they didn’t get in trouble even if they did illegal things.I looked at Abigail who seemed curious about the man in front of us and sighed. I brought out the keycard from my pocket and handed it to her. “You can go inside first.”She frowned at me. “I don’t want to go alone.”“Please.” I bit out. I knew I sounded insincere but I didn’t want her to stay down there and familiarize herself with a man like Enrico. There was a reason I kept him away from every other person in my life and it wasn’t so he could meet my pregnant wife and make friends with her.“Fine.” She retorted, sounding displeased as she grabbed the key from my hand and stomped away. I would have laughed at how cute she looked walking away angrily but this was no time for that
Abigail Hayes~•~I didn’t want to be that kind of wife who didn’t give her husband privacy, but it was obvious he wasn’t friends with the Enrico guy. I hated that he was already keeping things from me as he was a transparent man. It meant whatever secret he was keeping happened to be serious. That meant I deserved to know about it, didn’t it?It was a new place we moved into and even George’s best friend, Charles didn’t know the location yet. Hell, Maya and my family didn’t know exactly where we were staying. I planned to bring them to visit to get to know the place, but that wasn’t the point.Whoever Enrico was, he was most likely powerful seeing as he was able to track down George’s location. He also knew exactly when we would be back which was why he was waiting for us in front of our building.There was also the fact that he said George was working for him. George didn’t work for anyone. He had business partners, not bosses.It unsettled me.That was probably what propelled my de
Abigail Hayes~•~“You’ve been so scarce since you became a wife,” Maya commented as soon as I sat down opposite her. We had agreed to meet up at a cafe because I didn’t want to stay indoors. I’d been doing too much of that recently.I still hadn’t figured out what to do with my life after marrying George.I chuckled, rolling my eyes. “You don’t see me for two weeks and you’re already complaining?”“Give me a break. For six years, I saw you every day. It’s weird living without you.”I gave her a sympathetic smile. We’d been living together since we were eighteen, first at the dorms, then we found an apartment when we were twenty. I understood her point of view. She was very used to living with me and was suddenly living alone.But then again, “You’ve been pestering me to get married and move out so you can use my room as you like.”“I was joking.” She huffed.Even if we were the same age, she always told me to get married as soon as possible because my relationships usually lasted thr
George Galanti~•~It was a boring day at work, as usual since Abby wasn’t my secretary anymore. Some days, I wondered whether I should bring her to replace my secretary and promote the current one, but she hasn’t yet decided if she still wanted to work or not.It was more than an hour before closing when my secretary suddenly called me and told me a woman was there to see me.It made me frown. If anyone wanted to see me, they had to make an appointment first and my secretary never told me to expect a visitor.My mind immediately went to Abby. She probably still had access to the private elevator and came up on her own before getting stopped by my secretary. “Did she tell you who she was?” I inquired.“She said she’s your wife.”A smile spread across my lips instinctively. I didn’t like surprises very much but if they were from Abby, I didn’t mind. In fact, I loved them. “Send her in.”“Okay, sir.” I heard her faintly ushering her in before the call was cut. When my door was pushed o
Abigail Hayes~•~There was a faint throbbing in my head and I could hear a distant movement as my eyelids slowly fluttered open. They closed immediately after the bright light shone against my eyes.Breathing out, I opened them again and tried to adjust to the light. I could hear people speaking around me but I couldn’t tell what they were talking about as I tried to make sense of what had happened.The ceiling I was staring at was all white. It didn’t look like my and George’s bedroom. Where was I and what the hell happened?“You’re awake!” Somebody suddenly exclaimed beside me, making me flinch. I turned slightly to see that it was Olivia, but as soon as she spoke, there were three other heads staring down at me; Maya, my mom, and my mother-in-law.I looked around. “Why am I in the hospital?”“You fainted, Abby!” Olivia didn’t hesitate to tell me. “We were all so scared for you. How are you feeling? Are you feeling better now? Are you having any pain? You can tell us.”“You’re talk
Abigail Hayes~•~The last time I felt this way was in my teenage days when I lost my father.In the space of three days, I’d already gone through the five stages of grief. I was at acceptance but that was because I had no choice. The light bleeding every day after I left the hospital was proof of the fact that I lost my child and it pained me every time I had to change my pad.I was demotivated. I didn’t want to do anything. I didn’t know what to do. All I did was sleep, wake up, and eat whenever George forced me to. Aside from that, I couldn’t do anything. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. None of them knew what I was going through.For the three days I’d been at home, George had been by my side. He wasn’t trying to talk to me though. He knew I needed space so he gave me space. He just stayed with me to make sure I was okay, according to him, but I knew he didn’t want me to make any foolish decisions.I finally convinced him he could go back to work this morning before he left me alo