Chapter 171 - Went Home

Caroline was having fun swimming in the infinity pool inside their private villa and enjoying the panoramic view of the ocean.

She glanced at her husband sitting on the loungers working on his laptop.

"Hubby, join me here in the pool later if you're done with your work, okay?" she told him.

Mike raised his head from his laptop and looked at his beautiful wife. "Yes sweetie, give me fifteen minutes more, okay?"

Caroline smiled. "No problem, I'll give you one hour to finish everything," she said.

"Thank you for your understanding, sweetie pie," Mike grinned and blew her a kiss then returned his attention to his work.

Caroline continues frolicking in the pool while her husband was working on his laptop.

Soon the sunset starts to unfold on the west side of the horizon and produced a mesmerizing orange glow to the surroundings.

Caroline was admiring the dramatic display of sunset unfolding before her very eyes.

When nature displays spectacular views like this, it always fascinated her.

"Hubby, look at the sunset!" she pointed her finger above the horizon.

Mike followed her finger and smiled. "Lovely sunset, sweetie. But you're much lovelier than the sunset," he winked at her.

"Awww, you're so sweet, hubby!" she giggled like a teenager.

They smiled at each other's eyes, their gazes displayed overflowing love for each other.

Fifteen minutes later.

Mike was done with his work and turn off his laptop.

He changed into his swimming attire and jumped into the pool creating a big splash in the water to Caroline's delight.

The couple enjoyed each other's company accompanied by the beautiful scenery encompassing them from every angle.

The appreciated the solemnity of the islands, with no loud music only the sound of insects and chirping of birds can be heard inside and outside the villa.

One hour and thirty minutes later, it will be dinner time.

"Sweetie, what do you like to eat for dinner? Do you want to go out and have lunch in the resort's restaurant or we will just order a room delivery?" he asked.

Caroline pondered her husband's question for a moment. "Let's just order foods and have it delivered here. I don't like going out," she answered.

"Alright, let's just order food like we always do," he responded.

He went out of the pool and dried his hands with the towel nearby and picked up the food menu provided by the resorts restaurant catering solely for room and private villa delivery.

He glanced at his wife. "Do you like eating Mediterranean or Italian cuisine?" he asked her.

"I'd like to try Mediterranean cuisine!" she answered right away.

"Okay, I'll order it for our dinner," he said and dialed the phone.

After giving his order to the phone operator, he went back to his wife's side in the pool and resumed swimming side by side with her.

He hugged her from behind and kissed her nape. "I love you so much, wifey," he whispered lovingly in her ears.

"I love you too, hubby," she replied with sincerity.

After a while, they fell silent while watching the romantic ocean view.

"Hubby, I wanna tell you about the story I read on a novel last two years ago. It tells me about a great story of love and forgiveness," she told him.

"Really? What kind of story it is?" he asked her curiously.

"The story revolves around a married couple who just got recently married, they love each other very much. The husband is a car mechanic and the wife works as a saleslady in a department store. They rented a small house.

The husband is a hardworking guy. He always goes home after his work is done in the car repair shop that he's been working for five years and ceased in joining his single buddies in relaxing in bars or go drinking in pubs during the weekend or during the night after going home. His life completely changes when he met his wife.

He was devoted to his wife and always brings her small, cheap but meaningful gifts such as plastic flowers, picture frames, home decors, and other small gifts that a simple woman can appreciate. They were happy and living a contented life in their rented place.

Then one day, his wife brought a lady friend in the house and introduce her friend to her husband. After the woman went home, his wife told him that the woman was her good friend during her college days and co-worker in the department store.

Days passed by.

The husband was surprised to see his wife sporting a new set of jewelry. When he asked her about the jewelry, she replied that it was a gift from that lady friend. That lady friend of hers has a rich foreigner boyfriend and sent her expensive gifts. So... she gives some of the jewelry as a gift to her.

After the jewelry...

Comes several pairs of shoes...

Nice and fancy dresses and shoulder bags soon follows.

The wife and her lady friend become very close, to the point when her wife has not able to come home one night because she texted him that she went clubbing with her best friend and sleep in her rented apartment, that's why she was unable to go home that night.

The husband loves his wife so much and didn't mind that one single night that his wife missed sleeping with him in their rented place.

The days continue to roll by.

Once a week, his wife would sleep in her lady friend's apartment.

The husband didn't object because he was so kind and considerate and found nothing wrong with her wife sleeping in her best friend's apartment.

His wife stays sweet and loving to him.

Nothing changed in their relationship.

One night...

The husband comes home to an empty home, his wife was not there to greet him every time he comes home which she always does. He thought that her wife is going to spend a night with her best friend again.

Then his prediction was correct, he received a text message from his wife informing him that she won't be sleeping at their place tonight.

The husband replied and said it's alright. He slept in their matrimonial bed alone that night thinking that once his wife will get pregnant of their first child she will no longer sleep in her best friend's house. To be honest, he's not liking it that his wife is sleeping in her befriend's apartment. He was okay with it happening the first and second time but when it happened frequently almost every week, it's no longer nice on his part.

He succ.u.mbs to sleep with those thoughts troubling his mind.

The next day... he received a text message from his wife telling him to eat plenty of breakfast and she will return home after her duty in the department store ended. The husband was used to that kind of set up, every time his wife slept on her best friend's apartment, she will go to work on the department store straight away and only goes home after her work shift ended.

For him, there is nothing wrong or unusual on that day...everything is the same.

Nothing changed.

Then the husband went to the car repair shop to report to work.

During lunchtime, he received a text message from his wife telling him that she loves him very much and that he should take care of himself while she was away.

The text message kinds of giving the husband an odd nagging feeling deep inside him. There's something on that message that sent a chill on his spine when she mentioned the words going away.

He ignored the nagging feeling growing inside his heart. But different kinds of emotions and worries began creating havoc in his subconscious.

When 5:00 pm finally arrived, he wanted to go home badly and almost bolted out of the shop but the owner prevented his exit telling him that he still needs to finish repairing the wiring on one of their client's car because that specific car is needed by the client for traveling to his farm in the province the next day.

The husband together with the other mechanic worked together and finished repairing the car after two hours.

The husband boarded the taxi and went home barely able to contain the growing anticipation bombarding his heart.

As soon the taxi stopped in front of their rented house, he sprinted forward and pressed the doorbell of the gate frantically.

He only felt relieved after he saw his wife exiting the door of the house and opening the gate for him so that he can enter their abode.

He immediately embraced his wife feeling grateful that she was already home.

They have a serious talk that night.

He told her that from that moment on forward that he forbid her to sleep in her befriend's apartment ever again.

Her wife agreed and confided to him that she and her best friend have a huge quarrel and they already severed their friendship last night, the husband was feeling ecstatic. Finally, his wife no longer has to sleep in the home of other people.

The couple was happy that night.

They made passionate love all night long like it's their first time together.

The next day.

The husband went to work in high spirit, the knowledge that his wife and her best friend were no longer in good terms filled his heart with happiness.

His whole day in the car shop went smoothly.

During lunchtime, the wife texted him to eat lunch and take care of himself.

Then he no longer received any text message from his wife all afternoon until he boarded a public transport vehicle going home that night.

His calls and text messages have no replies from his wife and he was going crazy thinking why?

What's going on?

But he remained calm outside and didn't let fear and worries paralyzed him.

Everything is okay with him and his wife, there's nothing to worry about.