icately from the ceiling. Elegance was the only thing emitting in the room- from the v

light. She looked like an angel, her features alm

wander. They were locked on her, drinking her in as if he might

ing her silver coloured iris,the color striking against the soft glow of her skin.Her robe,s

few feet away,

eepy eyes, she asked,

a hot breath, his gaze accessing her whole body. Lu

adable. "That depends. Are you admiring your wif

! " Daniel looked down, sudd

with her, pooling around her like wat

ed in a heated embrace with his secretary just days ago, she might've fal

reaction was wrong-foreign. She had never treated him like this

the office the other da

ied with lots of cases at the law firm. The more he stared at her, the more anxi

ar. Could he really have changed overnight? Was what I saw and heard just a joke? These qu

so hard to let out a smile but she couldn't. Her heart moved between caution and hope as she t

el lifted Aria into his arms. Her breath hitched, more from the tenderness in his gesture th

pared and placed on the table,steaming and fragrant, the colors arranged like a painting. In the center, a velvet cake stood proudly, its

all this!" she called out

n his check. "Every bit of it. You deserv

d one night make up for everything? Could love really rise from broken pieces? And y

her voice very audible, her hands feeling the petals on the cak

g the warm space between them. For the first time in a long while, things felt al

f Daniel's phone cut t

creen out of instinct

secr

her heart skipped a beat, then raced to catch up

across his face. "Excuse me," he said quietly, already rising from his chair. Without meetin

l, her appeti

ble. "Ma'am, I found this is Master's cloth. I think he got i

The necklace sparkled like a promise, bu

outh lifting. "It's lovely," she murmured

ft of love.

nd unreadable. He leaned close to his wife, his voice low but fi

a silent nod, masking the storm brewing inside her. The moment he turned his back and

er of her husband's primary secretary. As the line rang, she could feel the knot tightening in her stomach.

isn't any at the

began to streak down her flawless face, each one a silent confession. 'I was so foolish to belie

ile made her feel sick. Her hands swiftly without caution swiped the beautiful dishes and glasses, sending them crashing on the floor. As