Hearing Fernando's words, Viona's face immediately changed and finally Viona sat on the floor because she was annoyed at Fernando who was thought to have lied.

"Hey, why are you sitting on the floor, honey?" Asked Fernando, while holding back laughter when he saw Viona sulking like a child.

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"I hate you!! You're lying again," Viona replied curtly.

"Who is lying? Isn't it true that this is our room?" said Fernando without guilt while squatting in front of Viona.

Viona glared at Fernando. She really had been fooled again. Annoyed, Viona pushed Fernando to make the man fall backwards. Seeing Fernando fall made Viona smile sarcastically while sticking out her tongue to mock him, then walked quickly to the bed and immediately lay down while hiding behind a thick blanket.

Fernando laughed at Viona's childish behavior. He didn't expect Viona, who was cold and hard to beat, to have a childish side like this. Slowly Fernando got up from the floor and then went to the big bed, where Viona had rolled her body with a thick blanket so that it looked like a lumpia.

"Want to sleep in this position?" Fernando asked, softly teasing Viona.

"Don't mind me!!" Viona replied quickly.

"Ha ha ha… okay, okay, okay I won't bother you anymore, Honey," said Fernando, laughing triumphantly.

He was busy reading on his cell phone on the list of preparations for his wedding which was to be held in five days. Ten minutes later the roll of blanket where Viona was hiding began to move. Fernando held back his laughter so as not to explode. He saw how hard it was for Viona to try to get out of the thick blanket roll.

"Is it hot, Madam?" Asked Fernando in a half whisper to Viona.

"Now this is because of you Fernan …"

Fernando immediately crushed Viona so that Viona couldn't finish his words. "I have taught you how to call me honey," said Fernando in Viona's ear.

"Aghh get off me ..." Viona asked Fernando to release her.

"Do I need to remind you in another way, Sweety?" asked Fernando again while landing his lips on Viona's neck.

"Aghhh … yes, yes, hubby, oh my goodness," Viona shouted in panic when she felt Fernando's lips touching her neck.

Fernando stopped his kiss and looked at Viona with a loving look. Slowly he stroked Viona's face to smooth her hair that covered Viona's beautiful face.

"Don't ever betray me, Sweety," said Fernando quietly.

"Mmmmm ...."

"Give me a clear answer, Honey," said Fernando, quickly cutting off Viona's vague voice.

"Are you serious about this marriage?" Viona asked quietly with a trembling tone.

"What do you mean, Vio?!!" Fernando asked back while gripping Viona's shoulders hard.

"It hurts ..." Viona sobbed softly.

Hearing Viona's sobs made Fernando suddenly remove his hand from Viona's shoulder. He slowly sat her up with himself on the bed.

"Why do you ask that?" asked Fernando quietly.

"As everyone already knows, I'm not a person who came from a proper family. I was raised in an orphanage that had been abandoned by my biological parents.I have no siblings, no property, I have nothing to be proud of and I feel so unworthy to stand by your side, a successful businessman known to everyone," Viona replied with a smile.

"Why did you choose me when there are so many girls from important families who want to marry you?" Viona asked quietly, adding to her previous words.

"Are you done? Is that all you want to ask me?" Fernando asked back.

"There are a lot actually, but that is the biggest question in my heart," Viona answered honestly.

Fernando smiled then hugged Viona tightly. He repeatedly kissed Viona's cheek, which had flushed with embarrassment.

"The answer was because it was you, Viona," said Fernando half whispered.

"What do you mean?" Viona asked in confusion, releasing Fernando from her.

"Since our first meeting at the laundry that afternoon, you've managed to steal half of my heart. I've watched you almost every day after our first meeting. I wondered how a smart girl at school didn't continue her education but instead worked in the laundry, until finally I got a report from my subordinates about you. From then on, I convinced my heart that you would be mine, Fernando's ..."

"You're that convinced? Aren't you engaged to Natasya back then?" Viona said, cutting off Fernando.

"I never loved her. She was the one who always approached me before she finally killed Zevanya. my child," Fernando replied firmly. His face changed when Viona mentioned Natasya's name.

Viona was silent to hear Fernando's answer, she could only smile because even though her little heart was touched by Fernando's words, the other side of Viona still couldn't believe what Fernando had said.

"You don't believe me?" Asked Fernando, breaking Viona's reverie.

"Of course, no one can believe in you that easily!!!" Viona replied curtly, trying to disguise her true feelings.

"Only you don't believe my sincerity, Viona," said Fernando with a laugh. Fernando then walked towards the wall where there was a painting of a big tiger. He slowly moved the painting and it turned out that there was a large safe behind the wild animal painting. He entered several number combinations that opened the safe. Slowly he took out a large enough box from the safe and brought it towards Viona.

"Open it," Fernando said quietly, giving Viona the permission to open the secret box.

"How?" Asked Viona confusedly.

"Just open it, it's not locked," Fernando replied smiling.

Slowly Viona opened Fernando's black box in front of her. When she saw the contents of the box, it felt like the heart in her chest cavity seemed to come out.

"This is all ..."

"Yes, as you think, honey," Fernando said, interrupting Viona's words.

Viona reached her hand to take the pile of photos of herself from seven years ago, when she was working in a laundry shop. Viona even found a picture of her standing in the underground station while waiting for the train to come home from work.

"This is not the photo in my first apartment," Viona asked Fernando, showing him the apartment she had rented for the first time after Mrs. Maria passed away.

"Yes," Fernando replied briefly.

"Try to think how that night I could appear in front of you when that young jerk tried to touch you," Fernando added with a meaningful smile.

Viona was silent trying to digest Fernando's words. She tried to remember the night where she was almost raped by Lexi, his senior.

"You're following me!!!" Viona shrieked in a rising tone.

"My wife is really smart," said Fernando, staring at the photos of Viona, which he had kept for seven years in the safe.

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Viona's heart beat faster to hear Fernando's answer. She didn't expect Fernando to do something like that.

"I had a bad feeling when I saw that boy talking to you when he first moved to the room in front of your room, my feelings was proven right that night," Fernando said with fiery eyes. He immediately became angry when he remembered the night where Viona was almost devoured by another man.

"Thank you hiks hiks ... thank you for coming that night. I … huaaaa," Viona finally burst into tears when she thought back to that night, the night that made her hate Fernando all this time.

"Don't cry anymore. I don't want my wife to be sad .. After all, that boy is rotting in prison right now," Fernando said quietly, trying to calm Viona.

"Prison???" asked Viona. She didn't understand the direction of Fernando's conversation.

"Yes, I sent him to jail and ... shit!!!!" Fernando cursed suddenly.

"Why?" asked Viona quietly.

"This is the year he will be free," Fernando replied coldly.

To be continued.