Chapter 110 - Hubby was already gone

The next morning, Lina woke up fresh and early to reconcile with her hubby and offer him a large breakfast in bed. After all, she felt like Shen had been making every effort to protect and win back her affections after her memory loss. She too, wanted to make a gesture. 

She turned to his side of the bed lazily, but to her dismay, the covers were untouched.

He hadn't come back to bed at all last night! 

It was 6 am. Was he still in his study? 

She got up quickly and walked to the study. The door was completely ajar, his desk a mess. But he was nowhere to be seen. 

"Housekeeper Tan! Housekeeper Tan!" Lina called out, jumping down the stairs two at a time. 

The staff woke up quite early in the Moshi household to start their chores. So it wasn't unusual for the housekeeper and butler to be shuffling around downstairs. 

"Yes madam? You're up early!" the housekeeper said, worry in her eyes. Madam was still recovering and Shen asked about her daily meals and supplements every single day no matter how late or early it was.

When he wasn't home, he would call to ask what she was doing and if she was okay. Her meals were carefully planned by him, amidst all the other work he was doing. 

It was his only way of showing her love during this time. 

The butler and housekeeper were forbidden to mention it to madam. 

"Nevermind that! Where is young master?" she asked anxiously, hoping he was still around somewhere. 

The butler and housekeeper both looked at each other guiltily. They didn't want to tell her he had left for work about half an hour ago. 

They didn't want to upset her. 

"Madam, why don't you have some coffee?" the butler offered, kindly.

"And there's some fresh morning bakes in the kitchen I can bring for you, Madam! Would you like a croissant or a danish?" the housekeeper added.

"He's already gone, isn't he?" Lina asked in dismay. 

They remained silent. They didn't want to get in the middle of the husband and wife's private matters. 

"Madam, young master has been piled with work lately. Don't be too upset, I'm sure there will be time over the weekend!" the housekeeper tried to appease the lady of the house.

"Housekeeper Tan..." Lina said, quietly, "It is the weekend." 

With that she returned forlorn to the bedroom. She was too late, again. 

There had been this ocean of a distance between them since she had woken up from her coma. It was only reasonable, since she lost her memories. But it felt wrong for the distance to exist at all. 

There were so many walls that had yet to come down between them. 

But she put those thoughts behind her for the time being. Today, she and Mei had work to do! 

She picked up her cellphone and called her assistant to come over. 

After that, she headed to the bathroom to get shower and dress.

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-- At the Lim villa --

The heir lazed around in his father's chambers waiting for the old man. 

As the old master walked into his chambers and closed the door behind him, he didn't notice his troublesome son observing him from a lounge chair to the side. 

The old master hurried to his desk and removed his little notebook, chuckling to himself about the naughty ideas he had to write the next scene of his dirty novel. 

As he seated himself, his son spoke up softly from the side, startling him. 

"Putting down some filthy thoughts, are you, father?" he teased.

This senile old man was getting too embarrassing. Everyone in their villa knew what he was up to. Who would take the powerful Lim family seriously?! 

"What are you doing here?!" the old master said, jumping out of his chair and slamming his notebook shut.

The younger Lim casually glanced to the side and sighed. He was too lazy to deal with Shen Moshi today. 

"Today's the dinner with Shen, father. That man is too boring. What should I do?" 

His father glared at him. His son was a natural at handling the businesses, but he was too unpredictable, and sometimes too frivolous. 

"Don't you even think about cancelling the meeting. The Moshis have been having doubts lately because of our secrecy. Today, you must show your face and gain his trust, Loren." 

Loren Lim sighed to himself as he slumped even deeper on the lounge chair. 

"I asked if he wanted to play, father...but he said he was married. He'll be no fun." 

"Yes, that's right, he is married. Lila found out at the university fair on Monday. She was hysterical, your poor sister." 

Old master Lim hadn't discussed Lila's heartbreak and tantrums with Loren yet. 

Loren sat up all of a sudden. 

"Really, now?! How did she find out at the university fair?" 

Loren had been to the fair to scope Lina out. The encounter had been exciting. But he left immediately after that. Who told his sister about Lina? Was it that troublesome friend of hers who was making eyes at him?! 

This would spell trouble. If his sister knew Lina was Shen's wife, she could go around leaking this information and creating a ruckus over this! 

Once it became common knowledge, he wouldn't be able to target her from the shadows. That girl could know too much about his designs on Moshi Corporation. 

His father narrated the story to him, about how Lila had bumped into Shen at the university fair. 

"Apparently he's married to some girl called 'Ayu'. That's whose name she heard." old master Lim finished. 

Loren smiled to himself. So Shen Moshi had turned up to meet his pretty wife at the university fair. It was a good thing he had left by then. 

What more? There had been some misunderstanding, and his pesky sister didn't actually know or see who Shen's wife really was. 

He could still carry out his plans in secrecy. 

"Right, poor Lila." Loren said to his father, without a hint of pity in his voice. 

"Son, why don't you try to persuade Shen...that wife of his can be nothing compared to our Lila. Once we make him a part of the family, he'll be easier to control." 

His father's suggestions began turning wheels in his head. If he persuaded Shen to leave Lina...it would be easier for him to possess her. 

He shrugged.

"Sure, why not."