Chapter 118 - Everyone Else Is Not Important

The commotion immediately provoked a crowd in front of Magnolia Café who wanted to know what the hell was going on. Some of the guests who were eating at their tables seemed to be somewhat bothered by the commotion just now. In a hurry, Ella, Stevan, and the rest of the staff calmed the guests down.

Meanwhile, Fae, who was still in shock, sat in her chair, trembling. She had never seen Ren beat up anyone, and it became quite a shock to her. In addition, her body still felt hurt because when she was grabbed by Hendrik, she hit the table.

"You better ask for permission to leave work early. You look shaken," said Ren. He knelt and touched Fae's knees, trying to calm her down.

"Uhm... it's okay..." said Fae haltingly. "It's the rush hour now. We have lots of guests. The company has been very nice to me by giving me a very flexible work schedule. I can't take it for granted and ask for more. It's not fair to my co-workers ..."

"You shouldn't argue with me. Look, you are still shaking .." Ren said firmly. He didn't listen to Fae's protest and quickly carried her in his arms.

"Ehh .. wh-where are we going?" asked Fae in amazement. Reflexively, she wrapped her arms around Ren's neck.

The man took her to see Ella, who was stunned by the sight. He said firmly, "I want to take her home. She's still in shock. Please tell your boss she is unwell and need to get off work early."

Ella, who was only seeing Ren for the first time from up close like this, could only open her lips with a shocked expression ... She was about to say something, but no words came out.

Ren did not wait for Ella's reply. He took Fae out of the Magnolia Cafe. Karl quickly opened the cafe door for his master and madam. The sight of a very handsome young man carrying an extraordinarily beautiful girl wearing a waiter uniform came out of the cafe, immediately attracting the attention of the huge number of people who were outside and passing by.

They watched the beautiful scene with amazed expressions. They felt like they were watching a movie where a prince carrying a princess from the fairy tale.

"Ren ... we are attracting too much attention," Fae whispered into her husband's ear. So far, Ren always wore casual clothes and a sports cap to disguise his appearance when he came to Magnolia Cafe, so he did not really attract people's attention. Nobody gave him a second look and thought of him as the crown prince of the Moravian kingdom.

But now, everyone's eyes were on them. She was terrified that one of them would recognize Ren as Prince Renald Hanenberg ... Or, what if someone posted their picture onto the internet?

Subconsciously she raised her hand and covered Ren's face while her husband carried her towards his luxury Rolls Royce, parked on the next block. Karl had walked before them and opened the car door for his master.

"Thanks, Karl. Let's just go home," said Ren. "My wife needs to rest."

"Yes, Sir."

After Ren and Fae sat in the back seat, Karl immediately drove back to Ren's mansion. 

Ren said nothing on the way. His face looked murky. Still, Fae was shocked and trembling. She could only stay silent in her seat.

Ren turned to the side, and when he saw that his wife was visibly shaking, he stroked Fae's hair.

"I never get angry in front of you," said Ren in a low voice. "But I can get angry. I don't want to see you bullied by people like that again. Imagine what if I didn't come in time."

"They are my schoolmates ..." said Fae quietly. "I don't really know them. But I've seen the girls a few times in the general lectures. Maybe they were just joking as she said."

"I don't care if they were joking or not, but I can't let you go through something like that again," said Ren. "I want you to quit working."

"Ren .. it only happened once. It won't happen again ..." Fae turned her to him and faced Ren. "I like my job. Stevan also said they could give me a promotion as an assistant manager next month. I can learn a lot there, compared to just studying in school."

"Fae ... what do you think I am? I'm your husband. I've compromised a lot for you. I think one year of working in a cafe should be enough for you. I can understand if last year you were bored with staying home alone most of the time. But now, aren't you busy enough with your studies? Why don't you just focus on your school and stop working at the cafe."

Fae bit her lip at Ren's words just now. Her husband had never acted like this before. Ren always understood and supported her wishes. Fae couldn't accept him telling her to quit her job because of one incident with bad guests.

"It won't happen again ..." whispered the girl, trying to defend herself. "I will avoid the people who are looking for trouble."

"Why do you like working there so much?" asked Ren as he looked at her deeply. "If it's because of money ..."

"It's nothing to do with money at all. You know I'm very grateful that you always provide for my needs. The money you give me every month is a lot more than I could spend. I'm just happy to earn money with my own efforts .. I also enjoy interacting and meeting people ... " Fae said quietly.

"Then, find another job that is better for you," said Ren again. "A job where people will respect you, and don't treat you like a second-class citizen just because you work to serve them."

"But I'm only a high school graduate. I can't find a better job ..." complained Fae.

"I'll find it for you .." said Ren briefly.

"But I—"

Before Fae tried to protest, Ren's cell phone rang, and the man took his cell phone from his pocket. On the screen was Amelia's name. Fae frowned at the sight of that name. She suddenly went silent and her ears perked up to hear Ren's voice talking to his secretary.

Fae had not seen Amelia for almost a year. Ren kept his promise not to let Amelia come to their house.

"Hello, Amelia .." Ren picked up his cell phone in front of Fae. He knew his wife was listening, so he intentionally picked up the call. He didn't want Fae to think he was hiding something from her.

"Ren, where are you? Don't forget about the gala dinner at the palace to welcome the European Union delegation. I have prepared two tuxedos in your office for you to choose from, but you weren't there. You are not avoiding this event, aren't you? Your grandfather called me many times to make sure you would come. This is a super important event. He advised that I have to drag you to come if necessary .. hahaha ..."

"I'll come back to the office at 5 pm. I'm going home first, "replied Ren.

"Ah, okay. By the way... I suggest you choose the navy blue tuxedo because I'm going to wear a matching blue dress. It will be nicer if we wear similar clothes as the host. And also—"

CLICK.

Ren had hung up and put his cell phone back in his pocket. Amelia, who was dumbfounded because her call had just been disconnected, called back, but Ren ignored her.

After 12 rings, he turned off his cell phone.

Fae froze in place when she heard the conversation between her husband and Amelia. This was the first time she had heard them talking on the phone after last year's events. Ren and Amelia were still talking as familiarly as usual. For some reason, her chest was slowly burning with jealousy.

It was natural that Ren and Amelia talked familiarly because they had been friends for a very long time. In fact, they had been friends since childhood. So far, Fae had never questioned it.

As long as she didn't hear about Amelia and see her in person, Fae felt that their relationship would be fine, and she could accept Amelia's position as her husband's secretary.

She could even accept Ren's reasoning that he couldn't fire Amelia just because Fae didn't like her. But now, her heart began to feel bothered when she imagined that Amelia had been accompanying Ren during state events.

The girl even went so far to the extend of preparing clothes for Ren to wear to important events, and she could decide which dress she would wear to make them look like a matching couple.

Fae felt Amelia was trying to make other people think she was Ren's girlfriend... while Fae was hidden at home as his secret wife. Gradually her chest ached with jealousy.

Subconsciously Fae turned her head toward the window and bit her lip. She did not want to be jealous of Amelia .. but she could not contain her emotion.

Ren realized Fae's attitude had changed. He touched his wife's arm. Fae turned her head over and looked at Ren with teary eyes.

"Why are you sad?" asked Ren softly.

Fae tried to shake her head. But in her mind, Amelia's cheerful voice kept ringing, asking Ren to wear the navy blue tuxedo because she would be wearing a matching dress.

How many times had Amelia acted as the 'host' with Ren in the state events like this?

Why couldn't Fae be the woman who accompanied Ren in these events? Why did Ren have to keep hiding her? Was it because she came from the village and was uneducated ...?

"We've talked about this before," said Ren, gazing deeply into Fae's beautiful brown eyes. "I can't take you."

The man could apparently read what was on Fae's mind. 

His words were true. Before they were married, he had asked Fae for five years before he could make his marriage public, and Fae had agreed to his request. 

But it's only been a year, and Fae had felt how jealous when she was hidden away while her husband was accompanied by another woman on important occasions.

Fae looked down sadly. She could not argue because she had agreed to it and she knew what she signed up for. But she couldn't help feeling jealous and hurt.

"Fae ..." Ren touched Fae's chin and brought his face closer, then kissed her lips tenderly, then said, "Everyone else is not important. The important thing is I am yours ...."