Finally, the day Noah had been waiting for arrived. The day when Luo was no longer bleeding. Sitting in his office, his entire consciousness was swinging towards Luo and he wondered what would be Luo’s expressions once she found out that she was still a v.i.r.g.i.n.

“Will she get angry?” he murmured, then he thought to call Craig and check if he had made all the necessary preparations for the beach resort to receive its new owner, since he found out from Luo that she had yet not been able to visit the place.

“Alright, me and Luo will arrive there before the evening tomorrow…” Noah said and gave a few more instructions before ending the call. It was the weekend tomorrow, so he and Luo could both travel there to check it out.

He had a lot of things to finish at work, but his mind was wandering. He almost wanted to pull the time so he could finally go and pick up Luo from her office.

He was growing impatient every passing minute and finally he couldn’t control himself and he dialed her number.

“Do you think you can leave early from the office?” Noah asked from the other line.

Luo heaved a long sigh and mumbled, “There are so many things to do. Liam will be back only next week. I have to make sure everything is in a good place before he arrives.”

Noah’s face darkened as he said, “How about leaving that company? If you want, I will give you the CEO position in my firm. I think it’s time you should leave that company and help me manage our company since we are married now and what is mine is yours too.”

“You don’t need to follow any orders here, but you yourself will give orders to all.” Noah emphasized. He hated the fact that Luo was working under Liam Sy. He did not want his wife to be connected with him at all.

He heard Luo chuckle on the other line.

“Hmm… Let me think about it baby… You see I owe Liam too much so I have to talk to him seriously about things like these. Besides, he doesn’t even know that we are married. I will tell him when he comes back.” Luo explained.

Noah cringed hearing her call him baby. Ever since he started it, Luo teased him nonstop, emphasizing the word ‘baby’ whenever she talked to him. The worst part was that he couldn’t even make her stop…

Luo on the other end was feeling giddy as she was aware why Noah wanted her to get off early from the office. It was because she was totally cleared from her period and the wait was difficult for him now.

‘Maybe I should let him sulk a little more?’ she mused, thinking that way Noah would drool more for her.

“I forgot to tell you, Today there is a lot of work for me and I don’t believe that I can finish it very soon, so I think I will need to sleep here only…” Luo mumbled.

“What?!” Noah burst, annoyed with what he heard.

Luo tried hard not to laugh, she added, “Yeah… I will try to wrap up everything as quickly as I can. But I am afraid I might come home very late, so you don’t need to come to pick me up. I have to go now baby… I’ll try to come home early though. See you… Mwah!”

Then she immediately ended the call and finally burst out into laughter, imagining the look on Noah’s face. She, of course, was just messing up with her dear husband. She was already planning to leave the office early and prepare a romantic dinner date for him later and surprise Noah when he reached home.

She shook her head and mumbled, “I wonder if my tactics are already working…” She was wooing her husband in vague ways.

Noah’s face on the other hand darkened and completely scrunched up and could not be painted. He had no words to explain his irritation, and that reflected in his attitude the whole day.

During the meeting in the conference, Noah’s face was still dark as he went over the presentation.

“Seriously? Is this how poorly you guys are going to handle that event?!” Noah scolded, and this continued nonstop during the entire meeting, him pointing out the slightest error he could find.

“What happened today again?” One of the team leaders whispered because their Boss was back to his terror state. Lately they were a bit more relaxed because their Boss was always in his good mood but today he once again became a Hitler.

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Meanwhile, as planned, Luo left her office early but saw Daryl in the parking lot. She was informed Daryl was back to work today, but he went out early for field work so Luo did not get the chance to talk to him.

“Daryl…” Luo greeted him, and Daryl answered her with a timid smile.

“What’s that? You made me worry so much over you? Can we at least talk?” Luo mumbled and pulled Daryl for a cup of coffee.

“How are you?” Luo asked as they were seated in the cafe on the ground floor of the building.

“Still struggling and trying to cope up…” Daryl admitted.

Luo heaved a long sigh and said, “I’m really sorry Daryl. I didn’t want to hurt you…”

Daryl gave her a faint smile and said, “Don’t be sorry. It’s your decision after all, and I respect that. I only hope that you are happy in your choice, Luo. I hope Noah is good enough to deserve you….”

Luo looked down when he said that and did not comment, because she also hoped the same thing for her. She married Noah to fulfill her dream of marrying the man she fell in love with, without any assurance that her love for him would get an answer, but she wanted to take that risk since it was the first time she ever felt this kind of emotion for a man. It was a rollercoaster of emotions that she did not want to end at all.

Luo pulled out the necklace with the ring Daryl gave her to hand it back to him and kept it on the table.

“You’re a very good man, Daryl, and I’m sure there will be someone out there who is meant for you. You see, treat me as your trial encounter, from here you should learn to move forward and get back on your legs. I’m not the only woman in the world that you can fall in love with, and there are a lot more women out there that deserve your attention.

You know I love you as a friend and that will never stop. When you’re ready to hang out like we used to, just as a friend, I will always be here for you.” Luo said with a heavy heart.

She and Daryl had been good buddies for years, and she could tell that he was still in pain, reading from his expressions.

Daryl heaved a deep sigh and managed to give Luo a reassuring smile while he said, “Don’t worry about me, Luo. As long as I see you happy then I’m good. If Noah hurts you even the slightest, I won’t stay idle and you know that…”

Luo nodded. She and Daryl talked a little more, and later on she bade him farewell so she could go home and prepare the surprise dinner for her dear husband.

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