HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 21 – 30
CHAPTER 29
My cheeks flamed up in embarrassment as I turned away from him and searched my bag for a handkerchief, then helped him wipe his face.
“I’m.. I’m sorry, I…” I trailed off as I couldn’t come up with a tangible excuse.
His face contorted in disgust as he snatched the handkerchief from me and started wiping his face by himself, my embarrassment increased at his action and I shrunk back in my seat.
“Is my heartbeat alright?” he asked.
“Ye-yeah” I stuttered as I pulled down my dress and started fixing my hair.
He stopped for a moment and stared at me.
“Then why did you puke on me instead of cvmming with me?” he asked. “Are you sick?” he added.
“I.. I don’t know” I answered.
I mean, I don’t understand why I suddenly felt nauseous and puked, I’m not sick neither am I feeling sick too.
I’m perfectly fine, then why did I suddenly puke?
Duncan narrowed his eyes at me.
“Or you wanted to teach me a lesson for making Iove to you in the car?”
“Like seriously?” I raised an eyebrow at him.
He shrugged and laughed.
“I’ll have the gang doctor test you tomo…. ”
“No, no, no!” I rejected his offer quickly.
He tilted his head as he gave me a suspicious look.
“Why no?” he asked.
I cleared my throat as I thought of a perfect excuse.
“I think I puked because I’ll be having my period in a few days time” I lied smoothly.
His brows furrowed deeply, his eyes flicked to my stomach and stayed there for a few seconds.
“You’ll be having your period?” I nodded. “My heartbeat, don’t tell me I’ve been working very hard recently for nothing”
“Uh… ”
I don’t want his gang doctor to run test for me not because I’ll be having my period, but because I’m scared I might have an incurable disease. Like, who vomits during sx?
“Honestly, I’m expecting you’d be pregnant by now… ”
Pregnant? Come on, I’m a woman and I’ll surely know when I’m pregnant.
“.. and you’re here, telling me you’ll be having your period in a few days time?” he paused and narrowed his eyes even more. “Have you been secretly taking those stupid pills?” anger was dripping off his words.
“Pills?” I rolled my eyeballs. “I didn’t take any pills”
“You were supposed to have your period 9th of last month, which you didn’t… ”
OMG, he remembers.
“…and today’s 18th of another month, which you still didn’t have your period on the 9th of this month… ”
He’s right, I haven’t had my period since last month, am I really pregnant?.
“.. how come you’re suddenly having your period in a few days time, if you didn’t take those pills?”
It can’t be pregnancy because my period had skipped a month two years ago, but I didn’t get pregnant then, maybe it’s the same thing happening now.
“Answer me!” he growled lowly.
“Wait, I’m not pregnant, but it doesn’t mean I’m secretly taking pills”
“Then why would you be having your period?”
“Hold on a sec, isn’t it normal for women to have their periods every moment?”
He stared at me speechlessly for a moment, the scoffed and looked away from me.
“I’m disappointed in you” he said.
“Don’t tell me you’re fighting with me over nothing”
His head snapped towards me immediately I said that.
“You call this nothing” he let out a dry laugh. “She calls it nothing” he said.
I sighed and reached for his hand, but he snatched it from me and shifted away from me, creating a large space between us.
“Don’t touch me, I’m mad at you” he said.
“Duncan, let’s… ”
“Don’t talk to me” he snapped at me.
Wow, this is our first fight after six years, and I didn’t expect it’d be over a $illy excuse nor did I think he’d take it seriously.
Few Days Later, Baldwin’s Mansion, LA
It’s been five days since Duncan and I fought in the car, and he’s been giving me the cold shoulder since then.
Alhough he’s been eating with me, sleeping on the same bed with me and even sometimes doing my laundry for me, but he hasn’t touched me; not even a kss on my cheek.
Don’t you think he’s overreacting?
Well, we’re finally back home (our home in LA), and I’m sure he wouldn’t stay mad at me for so long.
“Lucas?” he called as Lucas slowed down and waited outside our gate for it to open.
“Yes, Mr Baldwin” Lucas answered, looking at Duncan through the rearview mirror.
“We’ll be traveling to California after sending Mrs Baldwin home” he told him.
Yeah, mrs Baldwin, that’s how he’s been addressing me since we had that argument.
But wait, California? Is he so mad at me that he’s running away from home, just to avoid seeing me?
“Yes, sir” then Lucas concentrated on driving and drove into the compound.
I faced Duncan only to find him typing furiously on his phone, I coughed lightly to get his attention but he only glanced my way, and quickly turned back to his phone.
“We just got back, why are you going to California? Are you so mad at me that you don’t wanna see me anymore?” I asked.
“That’s not the case, I’m going there for business” he answered curtly.
“Business?” he hummed. “What kind of business? Isn’t your… ” the banging on the window cut me off.
I turned and saw Mrs Jackson knocking on the window with a broad smile, my heart flustered and I quickly pushed the door open and jumped out.
“Mrs Jackson!” I exclaimed enthusiastically and pulled her into a hug.
“Ooh, Rachel, dear!” she called my name equally enthusiastically.
She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me back even tighter than I’m hugging her, she must have missed me as much as I missed her; our relationship is more like a mother and daughter relationship, we don’t behave like boss and employee.
“Are you ok, dear?” she asked as she pulled from the hug and started searching my body for any injuries. “I was so scared when I saw the news, I thought my babygirl would be bedridden for months” she said.
I laughed at her reaction.
“Mrs Jackson, the accident happened three weeks and even if I’m injured, I’m sure I’d have recovered by now” I told her.
She nodded and heaved a sigh of great relief, she started pulling me inside with her.
“Come on, I cooked your favorite and… ”
Duncan cleared his throat to make his presence known, we both turned and faced him.
“Mrs Baldwin, Mr Baldwin and I will be rushing to the airport now” Lucas said on Duncan’s behalf.
I averted my eyes towards Duncan, he’s still typing on his phone and his brows knitted together in a very deep frown.
“Duncan?” I called him.
He raised his head and raised an eyebrow questioningly at me.
“Aren’t you gonna come in and have lunch first?” I asked.
His eyes trailed down my body then settled on my stomach, his frown deepened even more and he inhaled deeply, then turned away from me and entered the car.
“Let’s go, Lucas!” he yelled at Lucas.
“Huh?”
He glared at Lucas and Lucas smiled apologetically at me, before hurriedly entering the car then drove off almost immediately.
“Rachel, did you two have a quarrel?” Mrs Jackson asked me.
I sucked in some air and balled my fists tightly beside me.
“He’s sulking because I told him I’m not pregnant”
“You told him you’re not pregnant?”
“Yeah, and he thinks it’s because I’ve been secretly taking pills” I said.
Mrs Jackson tilted her head with a confused frown.
“Let him continue sulking until he’s come back to his senses”
“But he just left, is he gonna come back anytime soon?” she asked.
“I don’t know, and I don’t care to know” I replied.
“What if… ”
“You said you cooked my favorite, let’s go inside and eat, I’m starving after the long journey” I said pulling her inside with me.
Like seriously, I really need to go on a diet because I’ve been eating quite too much recently, I don’t know since when I started having large appetite.
HIDDEN WIFE : CHAPTER 21 – 30
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