Chapter 168: Thank You for Giving Me Love in This Life
"You said you’d show me the results of the report first? What’s going on?"
Zachary had called her several times this afternoon, but no one answered, and he was upset now.
The girl’s beautiful voice sounded over the phone.
"Oops, I forgot, it was nothing serious. The doctor said I didn’t get enough rest and that’s why I fainted."
"Where’s the report? Send it to me."
Yvonne sent it obediently.
Then she said, "See? It’s okay."
Zachary frowned, "How come the doctor here also said it was fine? Is there something wrong with the equipment so it couldn’t find out."
"There’s nothing wrong with it. The medical science is so advanced now."
Previously in the Arcus, that doctor only did a simple test and didn’t do CT or head ultrasound. Besides, that doctor was only found for an emergency, probably his level was not good, so he did not find out any abnormalities with her body.
However, it was actually better this way. With the first examination result, Zachary would be more likely to believe that she was fine now.
"Is it really because of lack of sleep?"
"Yes."
"From now on, all your trips are canceled! You must have a good rest."
"Okay, I had also promised you that after the 52nd concert, I’ll get some rest."
"That’s good."
At that moment, Yvonne suddenly heard him call her name.
"Yvonne."
"Yes?"
However, the next sentence made her lost in thought.
"I love you."
Her hand squeezing the phone stopped.
Then her eyes dropped, and tears came rolling down.
"I know."
"I’ll take a flight tomorrow night, and I’ll arrive in Hiltonan the next day. Wait for me."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Yvonne couldn’t help herself and burst into tears.
She slumped over the table, her shoulders twitching violently.
<My dear Zachary, will this be the last time that I hear you say I love you? Thank you for giving me so much love in this life...
But don’t forgive me... You should never forgive me...> The day after tomorrow morning.
Zachary arrived in Hiltonan in the early morning.
The plane had just landed, and he went through border control, customs, and numerous checkpoints, and eventually headed straight to Lord Villa.
It was only eight o’clock in the morning when he arrived at the villa.
He pushed open the door that he had been longing for, and finally, saw the person he had been thinking about for days.
Yvonne was awakened by a hot kiss.
She felt him holding her from behind, kissing her hair and her neck passionately.
She opened her eyes, then turned around and hugged him.
"You’re back..."
"Yes."
His voice was a little husky.
"Do you miss me?"
"Yeah..."
They kissed, and many days of longing united them together. He held her in his arms, into his bones and blood. Just then, he felt a chill on his chest.
Yvonne seldom wore accessories, unless she went out to attend an event, and she never wore them at home.
Zachary looked down and saw the necklace around her neck.
"Went out last night?"
"Yes..."
She subconsciously moved the necklace and said.
"Last night was the birthday of a friend, so we went to a Karaoke bar."
"Is that so?"
He laughed and didn’t ask more questions.
Yvonne got up and said, "You haven’t eaten, have you? I’ll go cook noodles for you."
"Okay."
Zachary didn’t refuse, and Yvonne put on her jacket, then went downstairs.
After she left the room, Zachary asked the butler immediately.
"What time did Mrs. Leinster get home last night?"
"Oh, Mrs. Leinster said it was a friend’s birthday and they went to sing karaoke together, and she was back around eleven o’clock at night."
"Did she drink?"
"This... Mrs. Leinster didn’t drive her car when she came back... She probably drank."
"Got it."
Zachary asked and didn’t think much of it.
Yvonne cooked noodles, he went downstairs to eat. And everything was no different than usual.
...
Yvonne had been resting during this time.
Although she was sorely missed by fans all over the world.
When they heard that she was ill recently, they were more worried.
"Take care of yourself, Goddess Yvonne, OK? We’ll wait for you to come back!"
"Actually, just let us know you’re doing well, even if you never sing again, we’ll accept it. We just want to see you happy and healthy!"
...
Yvonne was moved when she was reading the message with the most likes in the top row of Twitter.
"See, even your fans want you to take more time off. So if you don’t listen to me, you should listen to them, right?" Zachary was reading the comments with her on the couch.
"Yes, you’re right."
She nodded.
"Yvonne."
"Yes?"
"There’s one thing we’ve been putting off for a long time."
Zachary said, and then pulled out the box of red velvet that he had kept for a while.
When she saw the shape of that box, she understood immediately what he meant and her face went a little pale.
"I had wanted to do this the night when the concert was over.
"But you fainted that day.
"This is what I always owe you, a wedding."
He said, then opened the box.
The moment the box was opened, a dazzling diamond light flashed across her eyes.
Over the past year, Yvonne had seen many precious jewels.
In addition to those given by Zachary, there were also some sponsored by jewelers, all of which were worth a lot of money.
But neither of those was comparable to the 12-carat top-of-the-line pink diamond ring of Queen Josephine Collection in front of her.
Yvonne was shocked by the grandeur of the ring.
But when she came to her senses, a feeling of sadness rose from her heart.
"Zachary..."
"Yvonne, put on this ring, I’ll make you the happiest bride in this world!"
She was already his wife legally.
If he could give her a wedding, that would be perfect.
"I..."
Yvonne clenched her teeth and made up her mind.
"I’m sorry..."
Zachary was silent for a moment.
"Yvonne?"
"I’m sorry... I’m...
"I’m... I’m not ready for a wedding yet."
As soon as the words fell, Zachary’s face gradually went sullen.
"Why?"
"I, I don’t know..." said Yvonne, "Haven’t we already got a certificate? Why do we need to have a wedding?
"For a wedding, we have to gather all sorts of media and organize all kinds of events, I don’t want to expend my energy on such things."
There was a disapproving look on his face.
"Zachary," Yvonne said, "Otherwise, let’s not have this wedding, okay? I might have a lot of things to do next. If we have a wedding..."
"What other things do you have?" Zachary asked, "Didn’t we agree that you’d give me some time after the 52nd concert, so don’t tell me you didn’t know I was going to propose to you!"
After the 52nd concert, Yvonne had promised to take some time off. And he wanted her to rest because he’s not only worried about her health, but also wanted to have the wedding that was delayed for a long time. This should have been a tacit understanding between them.
But she had gone back on her promise now.
"I’m sorry..." Her voice trailed off, "Maybe I’m not ready for that."
He got angry the instant he heard her word.
"Not ready?"
...
"What do you need to prepare for such a thing? Isn’t our affection worth a wedding?" Zachary asked rhetorically.
He couldn’t understand.
They were so close now and got a marriage certificate, so why didn’t she want to have this wedding?
"Can you give me a reason that makes sense?"
Without saying anything, Yvonne just kept her head down.
Seeing her reaction, if it was a year ago, the paranoid Zachary would have already been furious with her.
But now he was still kind even if she went too far.
"Yvonne, have I done something wrong lately? Did I make you uncomfortable? Tell
me...
"Is it because I have been in Abari for too long? Or you aren’t in a mood because you have been unwell lately?"
His attitude made Yvonne feel even more awkward.
God knew how much she wanted to take this ring and marry him in style!
But now, she couldn’t.
She didn’t have many days to live!
She not only couldn’t accept the ring,
but had to end this relationship.
"Neither, Zachary, don’t push me."
Then she turned her head and walked away, tears falling down her face the moment she turned around.
The servants at Lord Villa felt that there’s something wrong with their relationship lately.
In the past, they two were so in love that they could be considered as a model couple.
But now, it seemed that Mrs. Leinster didn’t like to smile as much as before, and she’s much less clingy, and Mr. Leinster had been working overtime. Everyone could tell that Mr. Leinster loved his wife, but she had been intentionally avoiding him all this time, so Zachary stayed late at the office on purpose, in order not to put pressure on her.
Everyone felt that it’s Mrs. Leinster’s fault this time.
Mr. Leinster was the Prince Charming of every woman.
He’d been too good to his wife. Why was she still quarreling with him?
They didn’t know what Yvonne was thinking, only knew that she seemed to be in a trance lately.
She often sat at the window all afternoon, and no one knew what she was thinking.
In Leinster Building.
Another busy day.
Zachary used to go home in the late afternoon when he wasn’t busy. But during this time, he couldn’t go home early.
Because he knew that Yvonne didn’t want him to.
When he went back, he couldn’t help but talk to her about the wedding, and she would get upset.
Recently, as soon as he went back, she said she went to bed.
If he went back at eight in the evening, she would sleep at eight. If he went back at four in the afternoon, she would stay in bed at four, without even having dinner.
If this continued, it would be very detrimental to her physical and mental health.
He wanted to give her some time to think about it, so in the past few days, he didn’t go home early even though he had finished his work.
Instead, he stayed at the office until almost eight or nine o’clock, then went back. He even had dinner at his office.
The staff in the secretary department saw the man who used to spoil his wife so much that he always went home on time had changed these days. Not only did he not go home on time, but he left very late every day.
Everyone wondered whether something was wrong with their relationship this time.
As soon as such rumor spread, there were immediately restless people who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
This day.
Zachary had just finished his monthly remittance and it was already late at night.
Suddenly he heard a knock at the door and let that person in. It was a new short-haired intern.
"Mr. Leinster..."