Now that Callum had created such good conditions for her and even took time to supervise her, what reason did she have not to work hard?
After taking a deep breath, Aurelia smiled and started bragging, “In the future, I will be more successful than you, and then I will take over your company and make you become a stay-at-home dad. If I am unhappy, you will kneel down to me. If you make me happy, I will take you out for fun. Just thinking about it makes me excited!”
The man was amused by her appearance. He kissed her hand with his thin lips and said cooperatively, “Okay, then I’ll wait for you to become excellent and take over my position. I’ll stay at home to take care of our children, cook for you, and take care of you for the rest of your life.”
A happy smile appeared on the man’s lips.
Aurelia blushed and her heart beat fast at the mention of children. She thought about how happy it would be if she could have a child with him.
There was a knock on the door of the private room. Aurelia quickly pulled her hand back, as if she was guilty of a crime, and took a sip of the juice next to her.
Callum’s hand froze in mid-air. “Aurelia, is it shameful to be with me?”
Aurelia didn’t know that her actions had hurt the man, and she looked confused. “What? No.” How could it be? On the contrary, she wanted the whole world to know that her husband was Callum.
But Callum’s identity was too special, so she felt it was better to keep a low profile.
“Come in.” Callum asked the waiter to come in and serve the food.
The dishes were served quickly, and under Callum’s care, Aurelia’s stomach was stuffed full. After that, Callum was ready to order more dishes for her, fearing that she was still hungry.
Aurelia simply took his hand and placed it on her belly. “I feel really full. If you don’t believe me, touch my belly.”
Her belly was indeed bulging. Callum closed the menu with one hand, and the other hand that was originally touching her belly moved up without warning.
“Callum!” Aurelia was caught off guard by the man’s touch and quickly grabbed his hand.
A smile of triumph flashed across the man’s eyes.
“Let’s go!” He stood up from his seat first, as if nothing had happened.
Aurelia followed him and took his arm. “Are you going back to the office?”
“No, I have some business to attend to. But before that, I’ll take you to school first.”
“Okay.”
Before Aurelia went home in the evening, she went to her aunt’s house and gave Vanessa a few lipsticks that Callum gave her last time.
“Aurelia, this brand of lipstick is very expensive, and you gave me so many of them. Where did you get so much money?” Vanessa knew that Aurelia’s living expenses before were all from her husband, but she didn’t know the exact amount.
Aurelia hugged Vanessa’s arm and whispered, “Vanessa, he bought these for me. I can’t use them all, so I sent a few over to you.”
“I remember you said you wanted a divorce last time. Why are you accepting his gifts now?”
Aurelia hesitated before answering truthfully, “I don’t want to get divorced now, because I’m doing great with him now.”
Vanessa pulled her hands away and looked her up and down. She had noticed that Aurelia had changed the first time she saw her. However, she didn’t notice exactly where she had changed. Now that she had a closer look, she knew exactly what had changed. “He treats you very well.”
Vanessa remembered that Aurelia used to be a tomboy because of her martial arts training.
Now her eyes were full of smiles and happiness and her skin was radiant. Even the clothes she wore were very expensive. After looking at the brand, it was a brand that even a rich woman with a certain amount of assets like her would not be willing to buy.
“Is that obvious?” Aurelia blushed and moved closer to Vanessa, preventing her from looking at her again.
Hearing her affirmation, Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief. “Aurelia, if you are really happy, I will be relieved.” Aurelia had a hard life, having grown up without a mother. Learning that Aurelia finally met someone who treated her well, Vanessa was really happy for her!
“Don’t worry, Vanessa. I’m very happy!” These words were really spoken from the bottom of the heart. Although she and Callum would quarrel from time to time, he would always apologize to her first.
“Tell me. What does he do for a living? How old is he? When can you bring him home to have dinner with us?”
“He’s the president of a company. 28 years old. I will bring him here when you and Frederic are free.”
“A 28-year-old CEO?” Vanessa was surprised. Frederic took charge of the company when he was in his forties. In that case, Callum was truly an extraordinary young man with great potential!
There weren’t many people who were presidents at the age of 28 in Evercrest. Vanessa felt it necessary to ask Frederic about it in the evening.
After sending Aurelia away, Vanessa immediately called Frederic. “Where are you?”
“I’m at the door now. Open it!”
Vanessa pulled Frederic into the living room. Frederic was tired after a day of work and was a little annoyed that Vanessa was pulling him so fast. “What’s going on? You’re so mysterious.”
“In Evercrest, how many people are presidents at the age of 28?”
Frederic sat on the sofa, rubbed his temple, and glanced at her. “Why are you asking this?”
“I told you before that Aurelia got married, remember?”
“Um.”
“Aurelia came over tonight and brought me a few lipsticks that cost thousands of dollars each, and bought you a high-end pipe. She said she used her husband’s money to buy these things and her husband is a CEO and is only 28 years old!”
Hearing about Aurelia, Frederic finally took it to heart. After thinking for a while, he said solemnly, “28 years old… Liam, who has just returned home, seems to be almost 28 years old, as well as the son of the Twain family, the eldest son of the Hansom family, and Callum of the Finnegan family.”
Frederic perked up when Callum was mentioned. “Could it be Callum? The news just reported that he came out of the hotel this morning holding a college student.”
Could that college student be Aurelia?
Callum! Vanessa had heard of him and knew who he was, but she felt it was impossible. “No… Don’t scare me. He and Aurelia have nothing to do with each other. It could be Liam… I heard Aurelia mention a boy from the Moore family a long time ago.”
Callum was a person that the couple dared not even think about.
He was a big shot in Evercrest, with a wealth that rivaled that of a country and power that wielded great influence! A man of Callum’s status couldn’t have a secret marriage, let alone marry a woman who was not a good match for him!
Aurelia had been a rich lady for more than ten years when Niall was alive, but with the wealth and power of the Finnegan family, Callum seemed to be out of Aurelia’s league.