“Edward… happy birthday.”
Upon waking up, Julia deliberately contacted Edward. Since yesterday, before leaving for Hawaii, her husband had already left for work earlier. Even upon reaching their destination, Julia was too focused on serving Santiago until the early hours. The man didn’t even let Julia rest, making her unable to wish him a happy birthday directly.
Julia didn’t need to be told; she was sure Edward must still be angry. That’s why she didn’t want to add to his annoyance by trying to make time to give him a greeting.
“No need to give birthday wishes. My birthday has passed,” replied Edward coldly from his office. In reality, he didn’t care whether his wife remembered his birthday or not.
“Don’t be angry like this, Darling. I apologize. I realize I’ve disappointed you. But, for God’s sake, I didn’t mean to upset you like this.”
“Yeah,” Edward replied. “You never intend to upset me. I understand.”
“Darling…” Julia whispered regretfully. “I beg you, forgive me this time. If you’re upset and angry like this, I can’t focus on my work.”
“Why worry about it?” Edward responded casually. “Usually, you don’t bother whether I’m angry or upset with you.”
“Come on, Darling. I beg you, forgive me just this once. I’ll send you a birthday cake. Later, after returning, I’ll take you on vacation as a gift.”
“No need,” Edward flatly refused. “Kairos and Samuel have already bought me many birthday cakes. Brigitta and Clara even made a special birthday cake for me. And about the vacation, there’s no need to make promises. You’ve been giving too much hope all this time but never made any effort to fulfill them.”
Edward was truly disappointed this time. None of Julia’s efforts managed to melt his heart.
“Oh dear, Edward. Isn’t there any chance for me to apologize even a little?”
“I’ve forgiven you. Don’t worry. You better continue with your activities. Besides, I have a lot of work to do here too.”
Julia took a slow breath. At least she had tried. Besides, Edward couldn’t be persuaded with words. It had to be through actions, and she would do that when she returned and met her husband directly.
“Alright then. I won’t call or disturb you anymore. I hope-”
“Darling…”
As she held her phone, Julia stared in shock. Who would have thought Santiago, who had been hugging her and seemingly asleep beside her all this time, suddenly woke up and directly called her “darling” so clearly.
“Julia… who’s that?”
Edward heard it too. Now Julia had to answer to avoid suspicion from her husband.
“Julia… are you listening? Who just called you darling?” Edward asked, looking curious.
Julia placed her index finger right on Santiago’s lips, signaling him not to speak. Then, she grabbed the TV remote, immediately turning it on and gradually increasing the volume.
“No one, Edward. Just the TV. Listen carefully.”
Julia quickly directed her phone towards the television, purposely doing so to avoid raising suspicion with Edward. “You heard it yourself, didn’t you?” Sensing that Edward was no longer bombarding her with questions, Julia chose to end the call promptly. She feared her husband might realize and ask further questions.
“In that case, I’ll end the call now. Once again, I apologize because-”
However, before Julia could finish her sentence, Edward abruptly cut her off, as usual, without needing to reply or say anything.
“Is that your husband?” Santiago, who had been waiting intentionally, asked. He wanted to make sure who the woman had just contacted.
“Yes, that’s my husband. He asked who just called me ‘darling.'”
“Oops, sorry.” Santiago laughed. “I didn’t know you were on the phone.”
“No problem.”
Julia then placed her phone on the nightstand. She shifted her position, bringing her hand to caress Santiago’s bare chest, which felt comfortable.
For a moment, Julia gazed at Santiago’s face. Despite being 50 years old, she couldn’t deny that he still looked handsome, healthy, and even sexy. Julia admitted Santiago’s prowess in bed couldn’t be underestimated either.
Initially, Julia thought Edward was the best in bed. Even though she often spent time with Arrow, she couldn’t deny that Edward was still the best. After all, Arrow was just a substitute when Edward wasn’t by her side or didn’t want to be touched by her.
However, after spending the night with Santiago, Julia felt she had to change her opinion about her husband’s position.
“How did you sleep? Did you sleep well?”
Santiago nodded.
“Of course.”
“And how was the service I provided last night? Did it make you happy?”
This time, Santiago appeared delighted.
“Very happy. You’re truly skilled at making others feel comfortable in bed.”
Julia was also pleased. All her efforts hadn’t been in vain. Imagine how many positions she had tried. And not once did she fail to satisfy Santiago until he couldn’t resist anymore.
“Does this mean I passed the test?”
Santiago shook his head casually. As if what Julia had given wasn’t enough to move his heart to a decision. Or perhaps Santiago was the type of man who wasn’t easily satisfied?
“Not… not that easy.”
Julia’s lips immediately puckered. She purposely put on a pitiful expression in front of him. “Is it still not enough? Then, what should I do?”
Santiago, lying down, then pulled Julia towards him. He lifted and moved her directly onto his body.
“I’m used to being with many women. Almost all of them do the same things and styles. I’m bored. If you can do something different and impress me, maybe I’ll give you an answer right away.”
Julia remained silent for a moment. Remembering what Arrow had taught her, she nodded, accepting Arrow’s challenge.
“Alright… it seems I have to unleash all of my abilities.”
The next moment, Julia grabbed the gasper belonging to Santiago lying on the nightstand. Then, she lifted both of Santiago’s hands, tying them with the leather belt she had.
“You enjoy playing with something unusual, don’t you?” Julia whispered as she approached his face. Smiling meaningfully, she looked into Santiago’s melancholy eyes. “In that case, I’ll invite you to play on the bed all day today. Don’t blame me if you get tired and eventually surrender.”
Julia then did what Santiago wanted. She satisfied him and swore that after this, she wouldn’t only get the position of a top model. She would make Santiago crazy about her if necessary.
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