Caesar placed the laptop on his lap, growing increasingly annoyed. How dare Ms. Joukanen dump so much work on him? Really..."Caesar, have your female employees ever worked past midnight?""How could they compare to you?""Why can't they?""You're my wife, they are not.""So, I can understand that you are heartbroken for your wife?""Nonsense. If you're not back in one minute, I'll come get you. Tomorrow I'll shut down that silly magazine."Monica saw the last message, immediately turned off the camera, and returned home.Him coming to get her was no big deal, but shutting down the magazine was a serious matter.*****The next morning, although the sun was up, Monica was still curled up in bed, unwilling to get up.This was a common ailment among working people; on days off, they just wanted to laze around in bed.Even though she only worked three days a week, she had worked late last night to finish the manuscript. After coming back to her room, she had to stay up late with her husba
Urged by the two of them, she had no choice but to comply, knowing there would be opportunities to ask him later.She carefully climbed up the ladder.Katty was joyfully running around on the deck. Monica, worried her daughter might fall into the sea, quickly grabbed her, but the little girl slipped out of her grasp and ran to her father."Dad, this boat is so beautiful. What's its name?""Amour," he replied."Yeah, Amour!" Katty gave her dad a big kiss on the cheek and repeated happily in French, "Papa, je t'aime.""I love you too."Watching the father and daughter express their affection, Monica felt both amused and a bit shy, especially since he said it while looking at her.(This line "Je t'aime aussi" – I love you too / I love you too, darling can be understood in either way.)This man was really too much! Did he have to be so subtle?"Alright, let's go inside, the boat is about to set sail."Holding his daughter with one hand and his wife's hand with the other, he led them into
"Let's go, you'll know soon enough."He led his wife and daughter to a large tent that had clearly just been set up.What... what is this?Monica was bewildered as she saw a long row of beautiful wedding dresses and a team of over ten people with various equipment and props ready for a photo shoot inside the tent."We never took wedding photos, right? Today we'll make up for that." He kissed her cheek lightly, then signaled two makeup artists to take her to change clothes. Little Katty was also taken to a separate dressing room.Ten minutes later"Dad, look at Katty, isn't she beautiful?" Katty, wearing a nude lace dress, excitedly ran into Caesar's arms."Wow, which little princess is this? So beautiful that Dad almost didn't recognize you."Her father's exaggerated expression made the little girl even happier, spinning around in delight."Cinderella wears a dress like this too.""Katty is Dad's most beautiful princess.""Dad, our clothes are the same!" After spinning a few times, th
With the lights on, Monica could see everything clearly. The spacious cabin now had a long dining table covered with a white lace tablecloth, with a large vase of fragrant roses in the center. A candelabrum stood near the vase, waiting to be lit, and a bottle of red wine of unknown vintage had already been opened, accompanied by two tall crystal glasses. There were also two perfectly grilled steaks, full-flavored spaghetti, fruit salad, and mushroom soup."Let me light the candles, okay?" She looked at him, moved."Let me do it."He turned back to the table and very carefully lit the candles, this time successfully.Under his direction, Monica turned off the lights, and the cabin was once again shrouded in a soft, romantic glow, except for the dining table illuminated by the flickering candlelight."Madam, we can dine now!"Caesar stood up straight, but in one careless moment, he bumped into the table, and combined with a wave hitting the yacht, the table shook rather violently.When
It was Andrew holding Katty's hand, standing at the door of the cockpit.Monica's face turned bright red from embarrassment. Oh my, how humiliating!By the time they reached Keppel Bay, night had fallen, and the warm streetlights reflected on the rippling water.Caesar got off first, while Monica and their daughter stood at the bow. She helped her daughter down first.Finally, she was the only one left on the boat, her long hair and silk dress fluttering in the evening breeze."Do you want to jump down again?" Caesar spread his arms with a teasing smile."If I jump, you have to catch me," she said, grasping her dress and looking at him."Alright.""Then I’ll really jump.""I’m waiting.""Mom, don’t jump, it’s dangerous."Standing beside her father, Katty waved her little hands, desperately trying to stop her.Caesar shrugged, "Be a good girl and climb down the ladder."What else could she do?She couldn't set a bad example for her daughter.As she climbed down the iron ladder, standin
But whatever the reason, it wasn’t something she needed to understand. What she needed to do now was quickly go to the tea room and make the boss a cup of coffee.Had she known, she would have taken the day off. Then she could have slept in with her husband a bit more, or had breakfast together, or watched a movie, gone to the supermarket—anything would have been better than coming to work and being the target of someone’s anger for no reason.After making the coffee and bringing it in, Paula Joukanen didn't even look at her, instead directly throwing a stack of documents on the desk for her...All handwritten, with messy writing and mixed languages."I need this typed up in half an hour.""OK, I’ll do it right away."She was about to leave when Paula Joukanen spoke again, "Make sure to reply to those emails early.""I understand."As she left, Joukanen didn’t even lift her head once.No matter how good Monica’s temper was, she couldn’t help but get angry.Wasn’t this too much?Return
"Alright.""Okay, I’ll come pick you up later."Hanging up the phone, she turned to leave and saw Paula Joukanen standing at the tea room door, looking at her with a peculiar expression..."Boyfriend?""No," Monica smiled faintly, "my husband."Then she left, leaving Paula Joukanen standing there with a look of disbelief.***********"Enjoying springtime too much lately, huh?"Ryo brought out two cups of coffee, teasing Caesar, who had a joyful expression on his face.Caesar put his phone away and glanced at him, "You’re the one who’s been enjoying springtime."If Ryo's expression wasn’t one of someone who’s deeply in love, then what was it?But, then again, he always looked like that over the past few years."Yeah, had a three-day vacation on the island, did you gain anything?" Ryo sat down opposite him, sipping his coffee, casually asking."Not bad." Recalling the three-day vacation on the island, Caesar was extremely satisfied, though he tried not to flaunt it in front of Ryo.Show
"Christopher!" Joy stormed out, her heels clacking loudly on the marble floor.When she angrily flung open the office door, the person she was looking for appeared right in front of her. Good, saved her the trouble of searching."Joy, what’s wrong?" Christopher asked, his usual gentle smile on his face, looking at his furious wife with confusion."What’s wrong?" Joy nodded, pulling her husband straight towards the pool."Joy..." Christopher allowed himself to be pulled along. After glancing at Ryo and Eleanor, who were clearly waiting to enjoy the show, he seemed to understand.His son must have been a fish in a previous life; otherwise, why couldn’t he resist jumping into water whenever he saw it?Jumping in was one thing, but why get caught by his mother? Now, tonight, it wouldn’t be the child getting scolded but him.Their son was the darling of the family. Not only did his wife disapprove of swimming in deep water, but even his parents didn’t agree, yet he had turned a blind eye s