Chapter 36

Before really enjoying his day off and going to South Korea with Darwin, Velove seemed busy finishing the rest of the work. Already from this morning, the woman was struggling on the desk.

From checking some important files. Prepare a signed deadline report. As well as sorting documents that have been legalized and ready to be sent.

Nathan, who knew Velove was busy in his room, took the initiative to help. In fact, after lunch time, the man deliberately went back down to the cafeteria to buy drinks and snacks for Velove while finishing his work.

"Drink this drink first. I'll also buy a red velvet slice for you to eat while checking documents," Nathan offered while holding out a bottle of packaged tea as well as a small box of red velvet cake that he had bought to Velove.

Velvet looked up. At the same second, the beautiful woman flashed a smile. Just accept the warm treatment and what Nathan gave him.

"It's really a hassle. If I'm offered food like this, I'll be busy eating instead of working."

"The problem is if you get stressed doing deadlines, later if you have an ulcer you will relapse. It will be even more troublesome because if you have a relapse, it will be difficult for you to eat for a week, right?"

This time Velove nodded with a smile. So many years have passed, it seems that the man who was once her lover has not forgotten in the slightest about his character, behavior, habits, and other things that often happen to him.

"It's really my habit to memorize," Velove said while bribing the red velvet that was already in his hand.

"Memorize it inside and out, Ve," Nathan said while tidying up the files. "None of you that I have forgotten up to this moment. All of them are neatly stored in my head memory."

"Too much," Velove chuckled then laughed loosely.

"Anyway..." Nathan continued when the man was in a sitting position and finished helping tidy up the documents. "Tomorrow is a holiday, are there any activities? I want to hold a small party and invite you, Deasy and some of my office friends as a form of gratitude for my getting older this year."

Velove blinked a few moments. Not long after, the woman's eyes widened followed by a burst of surprised words.

"Jesus Christ. It was your birthday a few days ago?"

Nathan nodded his head.

"Yes, Ven."

"Oh my gosh. I'm really sorry I really really forgot to say a word to you."

This time Nathan smiled. It's understandable that the woman in front of him had forgotten so he didn't congratulate her like in previous years.

After all, Nathan knew how tight the schedule was and how much work had to be done. Not to mention Velove, if it wasn't for Deasy herself who reminded him, she might really have forgotten.

"It's okay. I understand if you forget. We've been really busy these past few days."

"But, instead of nothing at all and while you are also here, I wish you a happy birthday. Congratulations Amen all the good prayers. I hope that all the goals or dreams that have not yet come true, can be hastened by God. "

"Including the dream of marrying you?" Nathan continued immediately and immediately made Velove silent for a few moments.

In fact, Velove knew that Nathan had above average looks and physique. The man's career is currently also doing well. You can say it's solid. Even the age is very ripe to build a household. Velove also realized that from the beginning many beautiful women wanted to be the girlfriend or wife of their ex-girlfriend.

However, instead of looking for a new partner to replace his position, for some reason Nathan still feels comfortable being alone. In fact, he openly declared himself that the man was ready to wait until whenever he was separated from Darwin.

"Nathan..." Velove muttered after a moment of silence. "Why don't you try to find another girl? I know you ----"

"No, Ve," Nathan interrupted hastily. "You know who in this world I love, right? So, there's no need to bother forcing me to move on to another heart. After all, I've repeatedly emphasized to you, even if it's a decade, I'll be waiting for you. "

"If after a decade I still don't separate from Darwin, how about that?" asked Velove then.

"Non sense," said the man with a chuckle. "I know you don't love Darwin at all. And I'm also sure that up to this moment my position hasn't been changed in your heart in the slightest."

Velove let out a long sigh. Feeling really bad for making Nathan wait for him like now.

"I think we don't need to discuss this matter any further. I don't want Darwin to suddenly come and hear him and misunderstand."

Nathan complied. Understand and appreciate what Velove just asked him.

"In that case, back to the initial discussion. What about my offer, are you willing to come tomorrow?"

Velove at that moment also smiled again. But, not long after, the woman shook her head.

"I'm really sorry because tomorrow I can't come to the party you're throwing."

"Why? Do you have an agenda?"

Velo shook his head again. It seemed that he really needed to tell Nathan about the reason why he couldn't attend the birthday event that Nathan was holding.

"Tonight, Darwin and I will go to South Korea."

Nathan gasped. Questions were etched on the man's handsome face.

"South Korea? You and Darwin have a business trip? Or what?"

"It has nothing to do with work," Velove said, shaking his head. "So, it just so happened that Darwin's cousin asked us to take a trip together to South Korea during the holidays. That's why, I'm really sorry I can't come to the party you made tomorrow."

Nathan took a deep breath. In his heart, even though he really hoped that Velove could attend the event he had planned.

"If I see, I think you are really starting to enjoy and really feel comfortable with Darwin."

Velove chuckled then chuckled.

"Isn't husband and wife supposed to act that way?"

"Don't joke around, Velove," Nathan muttered under his breath. Then the next second, the man's eyes widen. "Or perhaps, you did start ----"

"Darling."

Nathan's sentence suddenly stopped when Darwin appeared from the doorway. The man smiled and then said again, "Your work is finished? Shall we go home now?" asked the man. Instead of entering the room, instead chose to remain faithfully standing in front of the door.

Previously, Darwin and Velove had made an agreement that they would leave work early today. Besides wanting to say goodbye to Darius first, the two of them decided to leave for the airport earlier so they wouldn't be in a hurry.

"It's finished. Wait one minute, I'll tidy up the table first before going home."

"Take your time."

While waiting, Darwin leaned his shoulder against the door. Folding his arms in front of his chest, the man watched Velove who was helped by Nathan to tidy up the document papers that were scattered on the table.

Once finished and neat, the long-haired woman quickly reached for her sling bag which was on the sideboard. Before actually approaching Darwin, don't forget to say goodbye to Nathan first.

"Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Nathan. Have a nice long weekend. Please excuse me to go home first."

"You're welcome, Mrs. Velove. Enjoy your holiday too," Nathan said politely then asked Velove to leave immediately.

"We'll go home first, Pak Nathan," Darwin said no less friendly when Velove was standing near him.

Then the man without hesitation reached out, inviting his wife to join hands. Then the two of them walked lightly down the corridor. Leaving Nathan alone who still feels pensive in front of the Velove room.

***

"Win, are you serious about bringing stuff like this?" asked Velove when he once again checked the contents of the suitcases they were going to move into the car.

Darwin nodded. While putting the charger and tablet in a special bag, the man answered his wife's question.

"Yes. How much do you want to bring? We're only in Korea for four days."

"But this shirt is only three pieces, you know. Is that enough?"

"Enough," said Darwin confidently. "We're going to stop by my house in Korea. When it comes to clothes, there's plenty there. Even if it's still not enough, just buy it. It's useless to have a rich wife but you don't take advantage of it."

"Damn it!" Velove cackled then laughed.

Making sure that there were no missing or left behind items, Velove and Darwin then went down to the first floor and then started putting their suitcases into the trunk of the car. Exactly at 21.30 they decided to leave for the airport.

Arriving at their destination, Darwin, as before, immediately took Velove. Both of them immediately stepped, following the cousin who had gathered in the departure lounge.

"How long before the plane leaves?" Darwin asked when he was confronted by Samuel.

"Not even an hour. At least there will be a notification to get on the plane."

Exactly a few minutes after saying that, they were all really welcome to go to the plane. However, before leaving the departure lounge, Randy, who had been busy talking on the phone, seemed to be rushing over, then afterwards told Luna and Velove something.

"This is for you," said the man.

"Gift? Why did you give Velove a gift? Who's birthday is it?" surprised Darwin. His feelings suddenly turned bad after seeing Randy giving his wife a box covered with wrapping paper and also the glitter colored ribbon.

"You don't have to wait for your birthday to give a present, Win. It's not just for Velove and Luna. There's a pair inside. There are two kinds of Velove in the same one. One for you, one for your wife."

Darwin nodded. Instead of being satisfied, the man returned to protest.

"But, why is what Luna is holding bigger? You're not being fair, ah. You're so picky."

Randy then chuckled with annoyance.

"I don't know, thank you. The gifts are customized. What Luna is holding is for three people. Samuel one, Luna, one, Kalvin one. Fair, right? Everyone gets one."

"What's in it, anyway?" Luna asked curiously.

"You'll find out later. Just open it when you get to the hotel."

Luna and Velove just nodded. Since there was nothing else to discuss, everyone decided to walk towards the plane together. After waiting for a while, the plane they were on finally started to take off.

In the first hour, everything seemed to run smoothly. Darwin thought, seven hours of air travel to Korea might not have the slightest problem. The man was even getting ready to sleep because it was already late at this time.

Until not long after, suddenly there was turbulence. The shock, which was small at first, gradually grew stronger. Velove, who had closed his eyes, panicked. Straightening up, the woman immediately grabbed Darwin's wrist and then held it tightly.

"Win," Velove called while looking worriedly at her husband.

"It's okay," Darwin said, trying to calm him down. In his eyes, he could see that Velove did look worried at this time. "It's just turbulence, Ve. Besides, it will be back to normal soon. You'd better just continue sleeping so you won't be tired."

Velove tried to calm down. After the shocks she felt earlier faded away, the woman slowly closed her eyes again. Darwin also did the same thing. Because he also felt tired, he also chose to catch up on sleep.

After more than seven hours of air travel, the plane they were traveling on finally arrived at Incheon International Airport. Darwin and Velove didn't just walk out. They have to wait again for about an hour to carry out document checks followed by the process of transferring goods to the next plane. After this, Darwin along with Velove and his cousins will then board another plane to depart for Jeju Island.

Luckily the distance from Seoul to Jeju only takes about an hour of air travel. They all actually arrived at the Villa at exactly 11 am local time.

It was Lotte Resort Jeju Art Villas, the place that Samuel chose for all of them to stay in Jeju for two days. As soon as they arrived, all of them were immediately escorted to their respective rooms to rest for a while before enjoying lunch.

"Crazy, the place is really nice," Velove praised when he and Darwin started to enter the room that had been provided.

Walking around, Velove went straight to the balcony. Staring in amazement at the view of the mountains presented right in front of his eyes.

"Have you been to Korea before?" asked Darwin when he followed his wife to the balcony.

"Not yet," Velove said. "For Asia, I often go to Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore."

"Who did he go with? Nathan?"

Velvet clucked. The woman's lips twitched in annoyance. Why does her husband know so much. For the umpteenth time, he even accused Nathan of being his partner in traveling abroad.

"It's just reckless to accuse. Didn't I already tell you? It's ridiculous to go abroad. You can't even go out of town with Nathan. In fact, all my life I've been going abroad with boys, so just you, Win."

Darwin reflexively smiled. For some reason Velove's confession just now warmed his heart. Proud to be the only man who has succeeded in accompanying Velove when traveling abroad.

"Then we really need to go around Europe. You said you like traveling, right?"

Velvet nodded.

"I really like it. Later I will find the right time for us to take a long trip so we can be satisfied traveling around."

After talking, both of them got a call from room service to immediately go to a restaurant to eat lunch. When he was about to take his bag, Velove remembered the gift Randy had put in the suitcase.

Instead of getting ready to leave the room, the woman sat back down on the edge of the bed. Her hand stretched out, carefully unwrapping the ribbon and wrapping paper that covered the item.

"Why are you sitting down again? We'll be waiting for the others," Darwin said with a confused look.

"Wait a minute. I'm really curious, what kind of stuff did Randy give us."

"Oh, yes," said Darwin, patting his forehead. "I'm also suspicious. It's unusual for him to give gifts of all kinds. Come on, you just open it first."

Velvet nodded. His hands were still busy opening the tape attached to the box. Once he had removed the whole thing, he carefully opened the box, then took out what was inside.

"Gosh, Win. Randy gave me lingerie," Velove said in a surprised tone while showing off the items Randy gave him. Not long after, the woman's eyes caught another object in the box, on the outside of which Darwin's name was written. "I think this little one is for you, deh."

"Try to open it all," Darwin ordered.

Velvet complied. He then opened with curiosity the small package bearing the name Darwin Morales Khiel.

As soon as the plastic was completely opened, Velove's eyes widened. The woman soon laughed loudly while handing Darwin what he was holding.

"Oh, don't forget to drink it. Your cousin is so kind that he gives gifts of all kinds of strong medicine."

While Velove kept laughing, Darwin, who couldn't hide his annoyance, immediately cursed. Loudly cursing the crazy idea of his cousin who gave him a strong drug as a gift.

"Damn Randy! Just wait, I'll get back at you."