Chapter 148 - How To Be A Perfect Wife?

Setting up nutritional meals for her husband is part of being that great wife. For Victoria, although she bullied her hubby into making her cook this and that, she still treated him like a King. 

"I told you! You have to stretch at least every hour." She scolded him. 

"I'm sorry, okay? I was just too caught up with the work." 

She's currently putting an essential oil to his back so his lower back pain would soothe. 

"I'm going to cook for you tonight." He said. 

"Don't bother. Mom and I will cook dinner." 

He pouted at her. 

"Love, don't be angry." 

"I can't even tell you to wash the dishes since you have a lot of maids and butlers to do that." She scolded him. 

"Love, I said I'm sorry." 

Victoria sighed and continued massaging his back. 

"I'm going to prepare dinner with mom." She kisses his cheeks while she's pulling his shirt down. "And you have to work on that abs." She glared at him. 

He chuckled and scooped her face. He gave her more kisses. 

"I'll start working out by tomorrow." 

"You better be." She smacked his lips and left. 

After Victoria left, Kenzo went to his table and reached his phone. There's a big breach toward their Emperor. He creased his brows and sat down as he turned on his computer. Maverick is currently not in his office and he knew why since their photos were all over the internet. He smirked after taking that IP address and located it. He knows how computers work and how to hack a little but Maverick was more than a thousand times better than him. 

He even ignored his wife who entered with coffee. He's so busy on the computer that he forgets everything until Maverick calls him. He pressed the earpiece to answer his call. 

"I received the IP address and I also located it. Empress is currently hunting them down." Maverick said from the other line. 

"Is this connected with the Kennedy?" Kenzo asked quickly as he read the data and check on where the location was. 

"I don't think that they are." 

Their phones beep and when they checked it, the two froze. 

Unknown: Lord Ivan, Lord Mave. Congratulations for surviving your teenage years. I hope to see you soon in the present. 

Maverick quickly found the location but it only seemed to be a decoy. 

"We've been tricked." Kenzo mumbled. 

"That one is your killer." Mave said. 

"They probably know that your mom is also an Etrama. That's why they killed her!" Kenzo exclaimed. 

"Hey, don't you talk to mom about that." 

Kenzo reached the coffee when he sipped on it and almost spit on it. It's not hot anymore and it tasted weird. He looked up to see her wife with a tray. 

"Sorry, love." He smiled guiltily. 

"You are so focused that you forgot to drink your coffee." Victoria approached him, put the tray on the desk and took the coffee from his hand. "Drink water instead." 

"Are you angry?" 

"No. I am not." She gave him a glass of water. 

"Babe, you sound monotonous." Kenzo pulled her waist. "Don't worry. I'll just finish this work and I'll be with you later." 

"Okay," She bent down and kissed his forehead. "We are currently preparing dinner in the garden. I'll call you, okay?" 

"I'll be there." 

Kenzo watched as his wife left. No one ever serves his food except his wife whenever she's not too busy. Overall, his wife was busy trying to be perfect. Even though she's so perfect for him, she's still trying hard to be that wife that everyone would be jealous about. He hated it when his wife tried hard, because he already loved her for who she is. 

"Alright, get back to you Mave." Kenzo said and checked the reports. 

"I just received a message from the Empress. They caught the hackers this time." He said. "I just wonder why it was too easy." 

"This could be a trap too. So it's better to send them somewhere away from the Emperor and Empress." 

"You are right." 

Kenzo heard that Mave was typing furiously on the keyboard. 

"I already isolate them and disarm any devices." Mave said and exhaled. 

The two kept working together for an hour until Kenzo's phone started vibrating. Victoria's beautiful face appeared and he answered it. 

"I'll be right there, love." 

"Okay," 

Kenzo hung up and faced Maverick on his monitor. 

"Alright, I'm gonna go. I've been ignoring my wifey for hours." 

"Sure. Keep your phone close to you." 

"Will do." 

Kenzo turned off his computer, fixed his table quickly and rushed out of the study room after locking it. He walked briskly to the garden and found Harriet chatting with Hardin. He frowned seeing Hardin. He wasn't even informed that Hardin was here. Not to mention that he looked at his wife in a different way. It's too friendly and he's jealous of how close they are. 

"Your grace!" Hardin approached him and bowed. Then, he extended his hand for a handshake as Kenzo accepted it warmly. 

"I am surprised that you are here." Kenzo said with a formal smile. 

"Love, I already told you about it. But you were too busy." Victoria said and she didn't approach him and kiss him. But maybe, he's just thinking differently. He shouldn't think of negativity. His wife isn't a traitor or a slut. Maybe, Victoria sees him as a big brother. "Let's eat. I know that you are hungry." 

Kenzo pulled out a chair for his wife and he kissed her cheeks. 

"I love you." He whispered and she smiled at him without responding to the same words. He was disappointed. He finally took a seat beside his wife and Victoria served the food in front of him. Kenzo smiled and reached her thigh. She didn't push it away. Soon, after she's serving his plate, she gently brushed his hand and bent closer to him as she covered her mouth. 

"Let's do that later. Okay? Please be formal." 

Kenzo nodded at him and glanced at Hardin who was stealing glances from his wife. Damn, he wasn't even jealous with anyone until she became a duchess. This is bad. He should keep those negativity away. Maybe he needs a beach and stay away from radiation for a day. His head couldn't take the stress now, although he could do such things back then. He reached his wife's thigh and looked at her. He started becoming irrational. His head couldn't take it if his wife would be happier to another man. 

Damn! How can he think of this in front of her mother and step-siblings?

"Let's eat?" 

Kenzo nodded and picked up his spoon. He scooped the soup and blew it. It tasted good and somehow it's familiar. 

"I and Mom research through your mother's recipe. I happened to find it in her old room." Victoria smiled. "Do you like it?" She asked, sounding a little anxious. Too much for trying to be perfect. His wife is already perfect for him. 

"Thank you, love." Kenzo said softly. "I'm so lucky to have you." 

"Anything for you." Keira said as Harriet cheered them on. 

"Wow, I can't believe the romance in my eyes." Harriet commented as Kenzo smiled. It just comes out naturally. He better fix his mind before accusing his wife of something that she didn't do. 

Their dinner went well and he realized that Victoria was a sweet girl. She was naturally kind to everyone. She hated to be imperfect in everyone's eyes. And that perfection that she always had to be was caused by that fake mother who hurt her mentally and physically. 

"Love, I'm sorry." Kenzo said while he's peeling off his coat.

"For what?" Victoria asked as she took the coat and removed a few things from the pocket. Then, she carefully placed it on the basket for dry cleaning. 

"Well~~I thought negative things about you." 

"Me?" She was confused and helped him unbutton his shirt. 

"I thought that you were flirting with Hardin. But he just kept looking at you with that desired look." 

Victoria chuckled and shook her head. 

"This is the first time that you get jealous. Now I understand those possessive actions a while ago at dinner." 

Kenzo scooped her face and squeezed her cheeks. 

"You are already perfect for me, Vi. If you kept trying hard. You'll make others fall in love with you easily." 

She giggled and wrapped her arms around his waist. 

"I only love you." 

"Good thing that you do." He kissed her forehead. "Let's take a break from radiation every weekend." 

"Love," She pinched his nose. "You need to sleep seven hours every day."

"I need sex every day." He grinned. She giggled as she pinched his sides. 

"Let's take a shower, have a quickie and sleep. Okay?" 

"I like the idea." Kenzo helped her with removing that beautiful elegant dress. 

The couple had a quick bath and they made love in bed quickly. 

Kenzo had thought about it. Victoria will never cheat on him. He knew how miserable she was when he first met her. He was there for her in her darkest days and he would never leave her. He also knew her greatest fear. Him, rejecting her, pushing her away and leaving her. And he will never initiate any of it. 

"Are you happy with me?" Kenzo asked.

"I am so happy to be with you." Victoria looked up at him. "What's wrong?" 

"I think we need to visit the doctor. My head kept saying negative things about you." 

"Okay," Victoria was a little confused. "But you still love?" 

"I love you… too much." He looked at her terrified eyes and he wouldn't let her down. He kissed her forehead. "I love you so much, Victoria.. Even though I won't say it."