Chapter 32 - Hidden Anger

After having breakfast together for the second time after their encounter, they left together from the villa.

Hue was so excited and he couldn't hide his wide smiling face that looked silly to her. He looked back at the villa that was getting far behind them.

Yes, he finally steps out from the barrier that had kept him entrapped for years.

"Wife! I am so excited!" He exclaimed happily beside her. He looked out the window, smiling happily.

Jennet glanced at him and she, too, couldn't stop smiling looking at his excited face. "Excited for what? I am just taking you along to shop for your clothes." She said.

"I have never stepped out from the villa before." He said and looked out from the window. "So many changes happened to this place since the last time I monitored it." He added.

"You monitored this place before you moved to the villa?" Jennet asked him with a slight frown appearing on her face.

Hue turned at her and smile, "Well, it is quite complicated to explain to you now. But, what I can tell you for now is, you're my wife." He smiled widely at her.

Jennet turned her gaze back to the road ahead of them. Looking at him so happy made her heart softened. She didn't have the heart to yell at him like she usually does. She better not ruin his happy mood.

Since she was in the presence of a man ny her side, she drove her car towards the shopping mall that was far from the usual place she went to. She wanted to lessen the chance of encountering somebody she might know from her workplace. If they meet her with a man, shopping together, it would create an uproar when she went to work.

"We're going to shop away from the place that I knew." She said and turned the wheels to another direction.

Hue glanced at her and asked, "Why?"

"Since the shopping mall I chose is new, there are few things I wanted to buy plus I had always wanted to go there." She said, creating an excuse.

She will not tell him the real reason otherwise he would fuss about it and asked why she wanted to hide their marital status though she had technically known they are not married to each other. Explaining and arguing this thing with him only made her going nuts.

They arrived at H Shopping Mall and it was already crowded. She parked her car at the parking area and aligned from the car. But then she frowned when Hue didn't step out.

She walked around and opened the door beside him. "Why are you not stepping out?" She asked him.

Hue blinked his eyes at her and pointed down. "I don't have proper shoes."

Down on his feet were the furry slippers that he put on before. "I don't want to embarrass you if people laugh at me." He added and stuck his lower lip out.

Jennet wanted to laugh but she held her laughter when Hue's face turned sour at the change of her expression.

"Ehem, it is not a big deal. This is fashion." She said, persuading him. "Come on. We need to shop for your clothes and also your footwear." She added again.

Hue pouted at her. "If you turned me into a laughing stock here, I will punish you severely when we get home." He said, giving her a reminder.

"No, no, no, no! You won't be laughed at. I will defend you since you are my fr...ehem, my husband. You're my husband and you better hurry before the mall closes." She said with a slight cough and smiled at him. She scratched her neck to hide her urge to laugh while urging him to step out as soon as possible.

Hue stepped out elegantly from inside the car. He stood tall before her. His long golden blond hair had been tied into a ponytail since that was the hairstyle that suits him at the moment.

His appearance looked much more handsome than usual. The pants he wore was up to his knee and the white shirt he wore fit him perfectly only, he had furry footwear on which, looked a bit odd.

Hue closed the door behind him and smiled widely at her. Taking her hand in his, he said, "Wife, let's go then."

Jennet wanted to take back her hand but again, she hesitated. Well, no one knew her. She must not be scared because she shops far from the place she usually went to.

The two of them walked hand in hand into the shopping mall. However, everyone was looking at them. Wherever they go, people would stop doing what they are doing and stared at the two of them intently.

Jennet felt uncomfortable at their look. She glanced at Hue who was all smiling, oblivious of his surrounding. People were clearly taking their pictures especially Hue.

'Are they trying to make fun of him?' She thought hard. She bit her lower lip silently and felt sorry for Hue.

Well, it was all her fault for forcing him to go out on the furry footwear and now she had to thicken her face, walking around with him while holding hands together. Her heart couldn't handle this embarrassment.

"Come here." She pulled him into a men's store that caught her attention.

"Welcome, how may I assist you?" The female store attendant greeted them politely with a wide smile. She looked at Hue and her smile got even wider. In her eyes, there were already twinkling hearts flying around!

Jennet rolled her eyes widely and exchanged glances between Hue and the smiling attendant. Looking at Hue smiling at the female attendant made her felt so so uncomfortable. Her heart was, God knows, burning hot right now!

"Ehem, I need clothes for my husband." She said and smiled at the store attendant, attracting her attention by stressing on the 'husband' part.

She added again, "Show me all that you have in store." Her tone was full of annoyance. She glared at Hue who smiled at her, clueless of her hidden anger.

The attendant just nodded her head. She walked away with a squeaking heart, looking at the sour face of the handsome man's partner.

As soon as the attendant was out of sight, Jennet glanced at Hue, "Don't smile so excessively. People will think you like them." She said to him.

Hue raised his eyebrows. "I didn't. I was just being polite to her. A polite smile." He replied, explaining to her.

He smiled and leaned closer to her, "I only have my eyes on you, my wife. Don't get jealous." He whispered, trying to coax her.

Jennet pinched his side and whispered back at him, "I am not jealous. I am just telling you not to smile excessively because you look silly." She said, denying the truth that he had just said.

Hue smiled and give her a peck on her cheek. Jennet gasped and pinched him again.

"You, stop doing that in public!" She nagged at him in a low voice while looking around with cautious eyes.

"Then, do you prefer I do it when we are alone?" He asked her again, making her blushing red.

"Mind your manners before I change my mind about shopping for your clothes." She said behind her ground teeth. Her face was so awfully sour and dark as the bottomless pit.

Hue immediately zipped his lips and just nodded his head. Jennet tugged his hand towards the attendant who had been waiting for them to follow her towards a fitting room.

Hue was given a few sets of clothes to try. He obediently followed Jennet's command to try each and every clothes handed to him without a fuss.

Every clothes he tried on fit him perfectly and he got even more handsome by the minute. The way he posed the clothes to her made her heart jumped out from her chest.

Jennet took a black long sleeve turtleneck shirt and grey long pants from the attendant. Then, she realised, the number of attendants multiplied by the minute around the area. They were flocking around while taking a peek at Hue.

She felt uneasy again but didn't say anything. She handed the clothes to Hue. "Please wear these. I'll look for your shoes as well." She said.

Hue took the clothes from her and just nodded his head. He disappeared into the fitting room again after the umpteenth time.

Jennet turned towards the female shopkeeper. "I need men's footwear as well." Her eyes roamed the entire store that was now half flocked by females.

The store was not as crowded as before they stepped in. But now, every corner was full of women who were taking a peek towards their direction. Some pretended to look at clothes on display but most of them were taking the chance to see the man inside the fitting room.

Jennet turned around and waited for Hue to step out from the fitting room. She felt so unhappy about the situation.

For once in her life, she had actually prayed to God to make everything goes smoothly with their shopping today. She hoped to drag him home and keep him away from everyone, especially women who had that lustful look in their eyes!