Chapter 80 - Calls

A week had passed since the trip to Country N. Everyone's schedules started to get busy. Most of them doing overtime when the second group went for their trip.

During that one week, Jennet had been in bliss. Luca didn't bother her because he had always had meetings and went on-site inspections to each of the factions that he handles.

As for Mira, she had been on her incognito mode ever since the trip ended. Her behaviour changes as well. She didn't find fault with Jennet. She spent most of her time, worming in her office, making herself busy with paperwork.

Also, the same man that they saw tailing her at the hotel in Country N had always appeared to meet her, asking her to go out with him.

At the moment, Mira's schedule was pretty much preoccupied with Danny Stanford, her man as what Susan told them before.

Mira spent her next hours running away from him as soon as she finishes with her shift each day. She seemed to have tasted the karma befallen upon her over her unstoppable approach towards Luca before.

On the other hand, it was a different story for Jennet. She had spent her days, coaxing her husband. After her return from Country N, she found her husband fuming at her for no reason.

Whenever she asked the cause, he would always pull a sour face and blame her insensibility. He kept talking about her cheating behind his back during her trip. Although she had explained herself, Hue refused to listen.

He refused to sleep with her when night falls. He didn't bother her and slept in the guest room downstairs. He even refused to cook for her since last week!

At the moment, it was the continuation of his unstoppable sulking drama.

Jennet took off the apron and placed it on the preparation counter. She raised her head, stealing a glanced at the unkempt Hue, who had his back at her.

Hue refused to comb his long hair, turning his hair into a serious-looking haystack. He even refused to eat which resulted in his loss of weight. He looked even thinner and his skin gotten duller than before she went for the trip.

Jennet went to him and sat in front of him. Hue turned his face to the side, unwilling to see her face. His action was intentional and he harboured hatred towards the thought of seeing her going out with Luca Tybelg in Country N.

"Husband, can we talk?" Jennet asked softly. She tilted her head to the side, staring deeply at him.

He didn't reply to her. He kept silent and stayed mum before her. His expression, sulky, was readable by Jennet's keen eyes.

"Husband, what should I do to make you stop getting angry at me?" Jennet asked him another question. "I honestly do not know what I had done to make you so angry like this."

Again, Hue didn't give her any replies. His face was as black as charcoal. Anger fumed from his entire being.

"Husband," Jennet pulled on his chin facing her. Her heart ached when he swatted her hand and he turned his whole body around, refusing to look at her.

Jennet stood up and moved to look at his sour face. "Hubby..." She pleaded and sat in front of him. "Don't ignore me, please."

Hue put on deaf ears. He looked away with a little grunt. He stormed out of the kitchen and disappeared inside the guest room.

What on Earth made him so angry at her? He didn't even listen to her explanation. He accused her of cheating behind his back with Luca Tybelg. All his accusations were as if he had been there with her during the trip. But, he wasn't there and she didn't even see him.

Jennet sighed hard. How can she persuade him to believe in her again?

She didn't even want to be misunderstood by her own husband because it exhausted her just explaining the truth over and over again. But in the end, he refused to believe her.

She went to the guest room and knocked on the door, "Husband, let's eat dinner together. I've prepared yummy foods. You haven't had anything since yesterday morning."

There was a total silence coming from inside the room. There was no sound of footsteps approaching the door.

Jennet turned the doorknob and gently pushed the door open. She poked her head in, looking around. But there was no sign of Hue in the room, not even his shadows.

"Husband?" She called out and stepped in before closing the door gently behind her.

She headed for the bathroom but the door was locked from inside. She cupped her ear on the door. However, there was only silence she heard.

She knocked on the door, "Husband, are you in there?" She asked.

Inside the bathroom, Hue sat on the floor, hugging his knees with his face on top of his knee caps. He refused to move to get the door. He refused to listen to her sweet nothing words.

But, shortly after that, the door swung open, "Aha, there you are husband."

He looked up and found her smiling widely at him. There was a bunch of keys in her hand in which, he assumed, she had used to unlock the door to get to him.

Jennet knelt beside him looking so sad. Her heart ached so so much at his refusal to even speak with her. He had been on cold war with her and it had been a week already.

"Hubby," Jennet gently called out for him. She took his hands in hers, "Let's eat dinner together. Okay, honey?" She asked for approval.

Since a week ago, she had been calling him with lots of intimate names from husband, hubby, honey, baby, darling and so on. But he kept ignoring her. He refused to listen to her and always created a barrier between them.

"Leave me alone." He growled at her and turned his face to the side. His action made Jennet unhappy.

"Honey, don't push me away, please. I've apologized and I have been honest with you this entire time." Jennet said, trying her hardest to make him understand.

Hue didn't move. He still makes himself a frozen statue beside her. Ignoring all of her pleas will teach her a lesson not to underestimate the promises she made with him.

He wanted her to deliver to her promises and not just simply promising him empty promises. He wanted her to totally have no relationship with Luca Tybelg. Not even as coworkers!

His jealousy knows no bounds when it comes to her. He hated to see her mingling with another man. He wanted to occupy her world. Only him, her husband can spoil her.

No other men allowed to even bat an eye on her!

Having no response from Hue, Jennet retracted herself back.

"Fine, if you want to be left alone, I'll leave you alone. Take as much time you want, I'll not bother you." She said and her face turned even more gloomy. She stepped out from the bathroom and walked out of the bedroom.

Jennet sighed alone and went to the kitchen. Since last week, she had been eating alone, sleeping alone, waking up alone. Everything had been her alone.

After appeasing her hungry stomach, she took a quick shower and put on her pyjama. She was about to go to sleep when her phone rang loudly by her side.

She took the phone and stared on the screen. Home.

She had been receiving quite a number of calls from her family in Country F but she never answered the call. Her family must have known her location and her whereabouts ever since they knew she had been with a man.

She tossed the phone on the bed, drowning its sound under more pillows. She laid her body on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Her mind was drifting away.

The ringing died after thirty seconds. Shortly after that, the sound of message notification filled the silence in her room.

Jennet turned her head to the side, hesitating if she should check on her messages. Her stubborn hand, however, dived under the pillows taking the phone.

She inhaled a deep breath and started to read all of the messages she received. All of the received messages are from Luca. He had been asking about how she had been doing. Another message from him asked about her free time if she would love to dine with him tomorrow evening.

Jennet sighed even harder. "I'm sorry, Luca. I have to decline your invitation." She spoke alone.

She typed her answers and stopped halfway before deleting it. It's not a good reply. He will pester her with the reason why she declined his good intentions.

"I think it's about time to tell him about my status." She mumbled and turned on her stomach on the bed. She had been so down because Hue refused to believe in her. She had been cornered by her guilt and she wanted to put a full stop to what bothers her.

Holding the phone tightly in her hands, she typed;

'I have been hiding a secret from you.'

However, she deleted it again. She tossed the phone back under the pillows. "Urgh, it is hard, to tell the truth to someone like him. I wonder how he will react to it."

But then, the phone rang, leaving her groaning lazily on the bed. She took the phone and held it close to her ear when she saw the caller is Marvina.

"Why are you calling me?" She asked with giving her any warm greetings.

"Jennet, are you home?"

"Yes, I am. Why?"

"Luca has been asking about you! Can you just answer his calls? I need to have a peaceful date with my boyfriend here!" Suddenly Marvina roared at her from the end of the line.

Jennet froze. That was unexpected. "Ohh..."

"Don't you 'oh' me!"

"Ahh, my apologies," Jennet said in an unmotivated tone. He wasn't in the mood to fight back.

"You better tell him the truth. The longer you prolong this matter, more people will get hurt. You said you wanted your husband to believe in you, right? So you better clear all this misunderstanding with Luca and then you can start to throw yourself at your husband's feet."

"I got it. I'm planning to do so."

"You better do it right now. Call Luca and spill the truth and at the same time say your rejection. I don't want to keep listening to your whining about how your husband treated you afterwards."

"I'm sorry for troubling you."

"You better call Luca now! He kept calling me to ask about you. Call him this instance and tell him not to call me after work hour because I am spending my time with my boyfriend. Do you get what I say?"

"I get it. Bye now." Jennet ended the call.

She stepped out of the bed and went to the balcony. The cold night breeze blew her hair in the air, sending shivers down her body.

She dialled Luca's number and waited for his answer. Within seconds, he answered her call.

"Jennet, are you alright?" Luca asked.

His worried voice made her heartaches. If only he knew his question was what she had wanted to listen coming out of Hue's mouth all this time. But, maybe she had to listen to it being spoken by someone else.

"I'm fine." She answered. She bit her lip, contemplating deep within. What should she say now?

'What are you so worried about spilling the truth? He won't die and he's much more experienced in love matters. Just brace your heart and say it out loud.' Tiny Jennet appeared in her head, persuading her softly.

Her hand turned into a fist by her side when she said, "Luca, I actually have something to tell you."

"Is it important?" Luca's tone sounded like he was making a joke to her.

"It's very important because it is concerning the relationship between you and me as well," Jennet answered with a serious tone.

"What is it?"

"I don't know if it's appropriate for me to say it on the phone."

"... Are you going to reject me?"

"..."

Jennet slapped her own head. She didn't know how she should answer his direct question.

In all of her years living, her speeches and opinions were all rehearsed by her mother. She pretty much didn't have to say what she wants to say. She didn't have to bother rejecting men because her mother will say all the rejection on her behalf. Her role was just smiling and listening or just returning to her room to study.

She had always been treated like a child by her mother and such conversation are referred to as mature conversation among adults. She was not allowed to listen or to eavesdrop the conversation.

Due to the restrictions, she had a hard time to mingle with those of the same age. She had always refused to talk if her fellow friends started to talk about having someone special. She had always been an oddball among the same class.

Although she had run far from her family now however, she hasn't adapted herself to such conversation yet. She's pretty much still too green to act like an adult in regards to love matters.