Returning from the Dead Chapter 1976
That evening, both of them left the office under everyone’s nose and headed to the hotel.
No one dared to lift their head and steal a glance at the couple, let alone make any passing comment about it.
So, she’s his fiancee! Who would have thought that a plain Jane like Susan was the one who stole the show at the much-anticipated engagement ceremony held by the Jadesons three years ago? How could we be so blind and fail to recognize our lady boss?
Ian and Susan walked out of the company arm in arm.
“I was told that the villa is ready. Shall we pay the place a visit?” Upon getting into the car, Ian turned his head sideways and asked as he recalled Melvin’s words.
There was a sparkle in Susan’s eyes when she heard the news.
“Sure! Let’s go there now.”
Finally, she was not as dejected as the time when she first returned from Atlantius. The way Ian had publicly defended and protected her during the day, coupled with his distinctive sense of dominance, appeased her resentment.
Looking at Susan, a thought flashed through Ian’s mind. What is she thinking? We’ve been through so much to be together. Even if doom’s day is approaching, she has no reason to doubt my love for her.
Soon after, the couple headed to the new villa.
Everything had been pre-arranged by Solomon. Before their return, he had instructed Melvin to source for a great unit and purchase it in advance. This was so that the couple could move in right away.
“Wow!”
Susan was overjoyed the moment she opened the huge doors with beautiful floral designs carved on them. Although it was not a very large villa, the Erihalian style luxurious decoration made it look tremendously grand and magnificent.
“This is such a nice house. In the future, we can furnish it and gradually build our dream home together.”
“What do you have in mind?”
Seeing her eyes all lit up, Ian switched off his buzzing phone and accompanied her for a stroll around the garden.
“We can plant some flowers over here. If you like, we can also reserve a plot to grow some vegetables. Oh, we can create a permaculture garden and grow lots of pineapples!”
“Pineapples?”
Ian was fascinated by the idea.
With great interest, he approached Susan and looked in the direction that she had pointed. At that moment, he could picture in his head a garden full of sweet pineapples.
It’s going to be very lovely.
In the past three years, they had a home of their own in Jadeborough, which was gifted to them by Sigrith.
It was a rather small unit, only about a thousand square-foot, located in a commercial building. However, they designed and decorated every nook and cranny themselves according to their preference and made it their ideal home.
Hence, that was their favorite place whenever they were in Jadeborough.
None of their seniors living in Oceanic Estate had an opinion about it.
After dinner, Ian went shopping with Susan, just like what they used to do when they first moved into their old house.
Susan asked, “Ian, shall we change the style this round? We went with a minimalist interior the last time. Why don’t we go with Erihalian royal court-style decorations and furnishings?”
While they were selecting furniture, Susan picked up an artistic nightstand and asked the man standing next to her cheekily.
Ian’s brows snapped together at her sudden suggestion.
She can pick whichever style she likes, but can she stop calling me by my name? Didn’t she have a special term of endearment for me at the office today?
Ian slowly stretched out his arm and reached for a similar-style object on the display shelf.
“Sure. We should also combine the bedrooms this time around, okay?”
“Huh?”
“If we go with Uncle Solomon’s plan, we are probably going to stick around here for quite some time. So, combining the two bedrooms is just a matter of time”
He spoke with such calmness as though he did not feel awkward talking about the topic at all.
Susan, on the other hand, blushed almost instantly.
Why is he so direct? Doesn’t he feel shy talking about such things?
“Um… Why don’t we take a look at other stuff first? There are plenty of things we haven’t bought yet.” She changed the topic abruptly because she did not know how to respond to him.
Right then, Ian spotted a pink bedside lamp.
“Hey, Darling?”
“Hmm?”
“This looks great, doesn’t it? Let’s get one and place it in the other room. Our daughter can use it in the future.” He chucked the lamp Into the shopping cart right away.
Susan was at a loss for words.
She desperately wished for the ground to swallow her up at that moment.
He’s really going overboard!
Moments later, a special yearning brewed within her as she gazed at the pink lamp in the shopping cart. She started looking forward to building a future with him.
As for our daughter… Well, what will be, will be, I guess.
It took them a long while to have everything set up in the villa before they could leave for the hotel.
Nonetheless, they had a good night’s rest.
The following morning, they reported to work as usual. Ian was as busy as a bee, whereas Susan continued settling yesterday’s accounts at the Finance Department.
“Bad news, Ms. Limmer. The tax authority is here. They demanded to check our accounts.”
“What did you say?”
Susan raised her head and caught the drastic change of expression on Aubrey’s face.