Although Alice already knew that Zain would never tell her anything she wasn’t sure about.
But she was still worried.
Alice always felt that everything was a sham, like a dream. After all, it had been so long since they had found Kennedy.
Now that there was real news of Kennedy, it seemed surreal to her.
He feared the news would disappear like the Little Mermaid’s bubble at dawn.
Zain had rarely seen Alice like this, she was already a mother, but now she looked like a teenager, her eyes red and her expression frightened, as if even her soul trembled with trepidation.
Zain reached out and touched the top of Alice’s head, the warmth of his palm sent a steady stream of heat into her.
It was as if Zain was comforting his sister with this gesture.
-Don’t worry.
Zain’s voice was soft.
-Like your brother, I never do anything I’m not sure of.
Hearing Zain’s reassurance, Alice felt much calmer. But before she met Kennedy, there were still some doubts inside her that she could not dispel.
She feared that this feeling would only disappear when Alice knows that Kennedy was safe.
-Sit down,” Zain pulled the chair closer to her and then handed her the menu. You just got home from work, you must be hungry, eat something first.
-I’m not hungry,” Alice shook her head.
-Even if you don’t have an appetite, you have to eat something, since our flight was delayed a bit and there was no food on the plane. Are you going to meet Kennedy with a hungry stomach?
Alice said nothing.
-Even if you’re not hungry now, you should get your strength back in time, because it’s time to eat and the baby in your belly should eat something too,” Megan sat down next to her and started to coax her as well.
Alice was even more speechless.
With much persuasion from these two men, Alice ordered some food from the menu.
Alice really didn’t have much of an appetite at the moment, as all her energy was focused on Kennedy.
But when she took the first bite, the food suddenly seemed delicious, perhaps because she was pregnant, she thought.
It was still very early before the plane they were to take off and Zain cut a piece of steak and said, -It’s still early, take your time and eat slowly, you just have to take care of yourself first before you have the energy to take care of others. When the time comes…
Zain did not continue with these last words, but it was clear that he wanted to say something else.
-In time for what? -Alice took a bite of her food, attentive to what he was saying, and stared at Zain.
-By the way, on the phone Megan, the secretary, told me that you had an uncertain message and that you needed to wait for me to confirm it in person, and now that I’m here, can you tell me what it’s about?
At the mention of this, Megan and Zain looked at each other, then Megan smiled and explained, -About that news, it’s best to wait until we get off the plane.
So mysterious.
Alice had an unsettling feeling and frowned, not interested in eating either, as she put the knife and fork down in her hand.
-Please tell me right away if this news has anything to do with Kennedy.
Megan nodded.
Alice suddenly became nervous.
-Is there something wrong with her?
Megan didn’t answer and Zain looked down at his coffee.
-Megan? Is Kennedy hurt? Please tell me, is she safe?
Megan felt that if she didn’t say something, Alice would go crazy with anxiety. But a pregnant woman shouldn’t have too many mood swings, so Megan could only hasten to explain, -Miss Alice, please don’t worry, our news has nothing to do with Mr. Kennedy’s safety; he’s fine and safe.
Alice was relieved to hear that Kennedy was safe.
-That he is safe and sound is my greatest wish…..
The rest didn’t matter so much to Alice.
When she would see Kennedy again, she didn’t know how she would react, this business genius sometimes acted like a foolish innocent boy…..
When the time came, Alice would have to ask Kennedy the reason that he transferred all his assets and shares to Alice without her consent?
Did Kennedy do this so he would have no guilt towards Alice when she wanted to leave?
I would have to scold Kennedy when I find him, why I suddenly came back to the country without telling him.
This bad guy…
Thinking about it, Alice felt like crying again and hurried to take the knife and fork and disguise the situation by eating.
After eating, everyone went about their own business.
Zain’s attention was always focused on his laptop, and he even had a video conference during this time.
Megan helped him with the minutes of the meeting.
Alice, on the other hand, had the least to do.
In fact, she was very busy when she worked at the company, but she never left her work undone at the end of the day.
She knew that she couldn’t work all the time when she was pregnant and that if she didn’t get enough rest and had health problems, the baby she was expecting would suffer as well.
In Kennedy’s absence, it was even more important for her to protect the love child between the two of them.
At the time, Alice thought that by the time Kennedy returned, their second child might have been born.
But perhaps there was no need to worry about that now, since she would soon be able to meet Kennedy.
Alice was already two months pregnant and would have to share the good news with Kennedy when the time came.
***
When the plane arrived in country A, Alice and the two of them walked out of the airport with their suitcases in tow.
-Are we going to see Kennedy now? -Alice asked Megan excitedly as she walked through the VIP lane.
Seeing Alice’s eager look, Megan couldn’t help but smile and replied, -Miss Alice, we’ve had such a long flight, we need to go to the hotel first to rest.
-Aren’t you tired after a whole night of flying?” Zain gave her a calm look and asked.
-No, I’m not tired,” Alice shook her head.
Alice hadn’t slept on the plane either. Probably because she was so nervous, her palms were sweating and her heart was beating so fast that she couldn’t fall asleep.
-Even if you’re not tired, you should rest, look at you now.
Zain took out his phone, turned on the front camera and handed it to Alice.
Alice took it and looked at it.
She noticed that she had deep dark circles under her eyes. And since she had arrived at the airport right after work yesterday, she hadn’t had time to remove her makeup, which had been all over the place after a night of partying, and her hair was now a mess.
She looked like a crazy woman with mental problems.
It really wasn’t appropriate to go and meet Kennedy like that.
-All right then, we’ll go to the hotel first,” Alice compromised in the end.
As much as she wanted to see Kennedy right away, not now, she would scare him off with this look.
Alice’s willingness to go to the hotel because of her looks made Megan and Zain cringe.
After all, they hadn’t told Alice that important thing.
What would Alice think when she found out?