Chapter 188 - Going To Asia

[I work in the RMI Almstad office, and I heard rumors that Mr. Mischa Rhionen is having an affair with his assistant there. Maybe he changed for her and wanted to wear blue clothes to come to the party, so he could wear a matching outfit with the assistant.]

[Oh really? Which one is she?]

Mischa saw that in some of his photos posted on their Intranet, Fae's figure was caught on camera a little bit. He could see her sitting next to him, wearing a blue dress that matched Mischa's shirt. However, her face was completely not in the frame. It looked like the person who took Mischa's photos didn't want Fae to be in the pictures on purpose.

Tch... Mischa sighed irritably as he examined the photos one by one and only found part of Fae's arm, her side profile, or her back. Not a single one showed her beautiful face.

Secretly, the man regretted not having time to take a photo together before they left for the palace. He and Fae looked very nice in their party getups.

[Anyway, that assistant is the girl who sits next to Mr. Mischa Rhionen. Unfortunately, we can't see her face.]

[Ahhh .. if I were the one taking the photos, I wouldn't take the girl's face either .. hahaha. She just ruined the nice pictures. She will surely invite harsh comments from thousands of people if they know what kind of woman dares to seduce our big boss.]

[Is she beautiful? How could Mr. Rhionen be attracted to her?]

[I heard that she is very beautiful. But she's a country bumpkin from the village. She doesn't deserve our boss.]

Mischa, who was about to close his tablet, became irritated while reading some of the longest comment threads. Why did these girls love to gossip so much? They didn't know Mischa and Fae personally, but they dare to talk like this, he thought.

Finally, since he was feeling so annoyed, Mischa wrote a comment at the very bottom.

[This is Mischa Rhionen. If you have a lot of time to gossip, I assume it's because you don't have much work to do. I will have the HR in each branch check your performance and give you more work to keep you busy.]

Instantly, no one dared to comment on the post. Slowly, the comments that had been posted also disappeared.

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That night they left for the airport in a luxury car driven by John. Ren embraced Fae by draping his coat around the girl's shoulders. The temperature had dropped below zero degrees Celsius, and it felt very cold.

Even though their car was heated, in a moment when they got out of the car and boarded the plane, they would feel a chill to the bone. Fae had never traveled by plane further than Monaco ... at least, that's what she remembered.

She felt excited because she would be able to see a new place that was different from usual. And most importantly ... the climate in their destination would be warm and pleasant.

She asked Ren several times where they were going on vacation, but Ren only smiled and did not answer.

"It's a surprise. You'll like it," was all her husband said. "One thing for sure, there are so many beautiful beaches on the island. You can play as much as you like in the water and bask in the sun."

Fae really couldn't wait. She loved winter and seeing snow, but just not more than that. She didn't really like the cold temperature, especially when the wind was blowing very hard. 

As soon as the plane took off and flew at an altitude of 10 km, Ren invited Fae to rest in the cabin. Their trip would last 13 hours, and he wanted Fae to get enough rest.

"Thirteen hours? The place we're going to is so far away ..." Fae commented when Ren helped take off her shoes and then covered her on the bed with a duvet.

"That's right. Our plane will only stop briefly in Dubai to refuel and then immediately continue on there. The journey is quite long and tiring, so we should relax."

Ren played a movie for them to watch while cuddling on the bed. The flight crew brought them food and drink and attended to all of the couple's needs. Fae really felt very pampered.

After having dinner and finishing the movie they had watched, the girl finally yawned and she was ready to sleep.

"Go to sleep ..." Ren said as he turned off the TV screen and pulled Fae's blanket up to her chest. He himself then slipped under the covers and hugged his wife.

Fae closed her eyes and let Ren hug her.

Hmm .. it felt very calming, she thought. She really missed being hugged by Ren like this. You could say, this was the first time Ren had returned to sleeping next to her on the same bed after they separated.

"Ren ..." Fae opened her eyes and turned her body to face her husband. "When I wasn't around... can you sleep?"

Ren opened his eyes and looked right into Fae's eyes who were looking at him curiously. The man shook his head sadly. "I can't sleep. I can only sleep after a few days and that's not too long."

"Tsk .." Fae shook her head. She touched Ren's eyes and realized that the brown eyes still looked grieving. "Then you should rest too."

Ren nodded. He pulled Fae's hand that caressed his face to his lips then kissed the back of her hand. "I'm sleeping now."

He then closed his eyes. Fae watched Ren sleep and made sure that er husband really didn't open his eyes again, then she closed her eyes too.

An hour later, after Fae's breathing became regular and she slept soundly, Ren opened his eyes and watched his wife's sleeping face.

In the past, he always felt very comfortable beside Fae and could sleep soundly, something that had been a luxury for him since he was a child. But now, even though he was lying next to Fae and could hug her to his heart's content, his head was still dizzy and he couldn't sleep.

He had to pretend to close his eyes and hold back until Fae fell asleep because if Fae knew Ren couldn't rest, the girl would be worried.

At a time like this, Ren didn't want to make Fae worried at all. He took a deep breath and told himself this was a punishment for him because he didn't value his life with Fae before all these tragedies happened. He took her for granted and now he regretted it.

If Fae had opened up to him from the start that she was pregnant, Ren might have been able to think more quickly and decide what steps to take.

He had absolutely no intention of rejecting his children. He was just shocked and shaken because Fae's pregnancy was outside his plan. However, he would love their children very much.

If he had known earlier, he might have come and get her and begged her to come back to him and he would have decided earlier to cancel all his plans for revenge. 

Now ... even though he had let go of all the grudges from the past, he still had lost their two children, and he couldn't turn back the clock.

His tears slowly streamed down his cheeks again. Fae didn't know how much Ren cried over their children when he was alone. He still had not recovered from his grief, and his heart was pained, but he must prepare to find the right time to tell Fae what really happened …

And when the truth was revealed, he must be there to comfort and console his wife. He didn't know how he could comfort his wife when he couldn't let even console himself and let go of their unborn children.

He hugged Fae tighter.

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