Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Work With Husband
Victoria was excited to work today thanks to her beloved husband, who was willing to accompany her in this room all day. Her heart fluttered every time she looked at his handsome, radiant face. Even all her negative thoughts vanished thanks to his constant comfort throughout the day. Of course, he didn’t give her half-hearted service. He even brought her favorite brownie treats. If they were still divorced, she wouldn’t have been able to enjoy this beautiful moment.
"You’ve been staring at my face all day, Tory." Matthias winked with his right eye as he took a bite of a brownie.
Victoria smiled shyly, lowering her head. "Because I like watching you work. But I can only enjoy it today."
"If you like me to accompany you to work, I can do it tomorrow."
Her eyes widened. "Are you kidding? You have to go back to the office tomorrow!"
"Actually, working in your office isn’t a bad idea. I don’t feel lonely when I’m working."
Victoria folded her arms. "Isn’t Marcel usually with you? You often confide in him, too!"
"But Marcel isn’t my boyfriend! Besides, as long as you’re by my side, I’m excited to work." His lips landed on her cheek. "I enjoyed my date with you today."
Finally Victoria gave up arguing with her husband who was crazy about her today. However, she would rather be like this than her husband suddenly acting stupidly wanting to divorce her. If her husband dares to behave like that, then she will try to hate him.
"Me too." Victoria kissed his cheek too.
Matthias had to answer Marcel’s phone for a moment. Their brief conversation with Marcel changed his expression to one of anxiety. He ended the conversation and returned his attention to his wife.
"Tory, sorry, tomorrow night I have to meet my business partner."
"It’s okay. You should just focus on work tomorrow." She rested her head on his shoulder. "Matty, thanks for accompanying me to work today. Actually, I don’t want to bother you anymore because you also have to finish your own work."
"But, are you okay with going home alone tomorrow?"
Victoria shook her head quickly. "I’d rather scold you if you still wanted to accompany me, even though someone important wanted to see you."
His right hand stroked his wife’s head. "Okay, seeing as you’re so confident, I won’t worry too much."
"Now it’s time for you to finish the brownie snack you bought." Victoria put a piece of brownie into Matthias’ mouth.
"But, I already ate earlier."
"It was me who ate, not you! You’ve been feeding me all this time!"
"I’m worried you’ll starve."
Victoria rolled her eyes. "Do you want me to get fat?"
"Even though when you were pregnant, you always finished two boxes of brownies."
"That’s a different situation. I’m not pregnant now!"
It was already evening now. It was time for them to get ready to return home. Victoria walked out of her room, holding hands tightly with her husband, making someone who witnessed it very jealous.
That person was Fransisca, who was also getting ready to go home. She clenched her right fist tightly as she called someone to meet her immediately.
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The person Fransisca met at the cafe now was Ansel. Actually, their relationship hadn’t been very close since Ansel started dating Victoria. That’s why Fransisca was jealous that her stepsister was also loved by Ansel. She was furious, from then until now, that so many men were so attracted to her stepsister. What exactly made them like Victoria so much, despite her many flaws?
Today, Fransisca tried not to overreact in front of Ansel. She didn’t want him to become overly suspicious of her. Based on the information she’d gathered from Lena, Ansel and Matthias were quite close. Could she use him to carry out her next nefarious mission?
"It’s unusual for you to ask me to meet, Fransisca. What’s going on?"
Fransisca pursed her lips. "I wanted to ask your opinion."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Now Victoria has betrayed you. She has officially announced her relationship with Matthias. Aren’t you angry?"
Ansel smiled casually as he swirled his cup. "I’m actually really angry. But I’ve been holding it in. Especially since I never thought my best friend would steal my ex-fiancée."
"I heard Victoria was also pregnant. The baby she’s carrying is Matthias’s."
"Victoria is very kind to me. But when it comes to loyalty, she doesn’t seem to be very good at it. I even feel like fighting with Matthias to get my ex-fiancée pregnant!"
"So, what are you going to do now? Are you going to let Victoria continue being Matthias’s wife?"
"I actually had no right to ruin that relationship. I couldn’t bear to see Victoria cry because of me."
Fransisca exhaled sharply as she looked around the cafe. "Actually, I’m jealous that Matthias likes Victoria so much. He was interested in me before."
Ansel widened his eyes. "What? So, you like Matthias?"
"No. But Matthias was the one who liked me first. I remember when he first started working with Victoria, he often invited me to meet and we would chat."
Ansel nodded. "But he never confessed his feelings to you."
"He betrayed me and moved on to Victoria. I should have been the one who deserved his love! But he was blinded by Victoria." Fransisca folded her arms. "Just like you were betrayed by Victoria. She never learned her lesson."
Ansel clenched his right fist tightly. "Victoria promised to marry me. She said she didn’t want to marry Matthias. But in reality, the opposite was true. I saw them kissing when she asked me out."
Fransisca lifted the corners of her lips. "Yes, Matthias once asked me to have dinner with him. But when I wanted to meet him, Victoria immediately kissed him to provoke me."
"If only I could go back to Victoria again."
"How about you do something for me? I mean, you’re going to marry Victoria, so we should do something to stop her from going too far."
"What do you want me to do?"