Chapter 36 Being rude to defend his Wife

"GOOD MORNING!" Chrismith greeted his newly awoken wife. She just woke up, but he has already finished bathing and he now wears his work attire.

Nica smiled at her husband whilst her eyes are looking at the undo button of his shirt right at his chest. She felt like she was hungry looking at his handsomeness. The smile spread across her face when she remembered that she was the one who chose the long-sleeve shirt he is wearing.

Chris smiled when he noticed the unusual smile on the young lady's face. When he wore his wristwatch, he approached her and gave her a quick kiss on her lips. "Breakfast is ready."

Nica bit her lip when the young man turned. He smells good and looks fresh. He looks more handsome in her eyes. She quickly went down from the bed and went straight to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. She was grateful her breath does not smell bad when she wakes up.

"I'll wait for you downstairs."

Nica quickly turned and stopped her husband before he could go out of the door.

"Is there a problem?" Chris' forehead furrowed whilst he was waiting for her wife to come closer to him.

Instead of answering the young man, Nica gave him a deep kiss. She felt he was surprised, but afterward, she felt him smile between their kiss before he responded.

"Done!" She smiles widely as she fixes the collar of the young man's shirt. "Don't show off your masculinity particularly if my sister is around."

Chris smirked when the young lady widened her eyes at him. He forgot to fasten the remaining button. And she managed to fasten it whilst their lips were interlocked.

"Have a day off for today, okay?" He caressed the young lady's cheek. He obviously tired her and she needs to rest.

Nica nodded her head at the young man, her mouth shut. She just became obedient again and she also needs a rest. She turned her back on him so he would not see the redness on her cheeks when she remembered what happened. She felt hot when she recalled it.

Janice watched Chris quietly as she faced him at the dining table. There was no denying that he was happy and has a beautiful morning. Her heart was aching at the thought that he had body contact with her sister last night.

"How is Nica?" Alfonso asked Chris.

"I told her not to go to work for today so she can have a rest," Chris answered politely. When he remembered what happened to his wife last night, his aura suddenly darkened.

"I hope your opinion on my sister didn't change because of her actions." Janice's voice was sad and there was a concern for her half-sister.

"Don't worry, I won't let that happen to her again. I'll make sure that bastard won't approach her again!"

Janice quickly grasped her glass of juice and drank it. She felt anxiety and it was evident in Chris' voice that he really would do his warning from last night.

"You still care about that girl, even after she cheated on you?" Margaret intruded in disbelief. She has been quiet and is not talking to Alfonso even though he already apologized for hurting her last night. Her grudge against Nica increased because her father hurt her because of her.

"I'll have what happened investigated." Chris' teeth were pressed together as he controls his anger. He did not like how Janice's mother chooses her words.

"For what?" Margaret's tone was sarcastic. "You believe that woman didn't want to be with Philip?"

Chrismith's eyes narrowed as he stared at the lady. "How well do you know Nica?"

Janice suddenly became anxious at her seat and looked back and forth between Chris and her mother.

"Are you questioning me as a mother to Nica?" Margaret asked Chris angrily.

"Ahm, Chris, please stop this nonsense issue." Janice held the back of Chris' palm, but she immediately withdrew when he looked at her in disbelief.

"My wife is innocent and she is a clean lady, so don't give her bad accusations!" Chris could not stop his tone from being angry in front of his wife's family.

Even Alfonso was surprised by the sudden rise of Chris' voice. He is pleased that he managed to defend Nica in front of him. But he did not like how he yelled at his wife.

"I'm sorry!" Chris was quick to apologize to the man. Even he was surprised at how aggressive he was just now. In all his life, this is the first time he had been rude, worse, to an elderly.

"I can't believe this!" Margaret was teary-eyed as she held her chest with one of her palms. She exhaled and inhaled air a few times to calm herself.

Janice immediately approached her mother and caressed her back to make her feel better. "Chris, you don't know what Mom has been through to take care of Nica and me, so please don't treat her like that." She sounded sad and she showed him that she was disappointed in him.

"I'm sorry, I was just carried away by my anger for that man." Chris felt conscience for hurting the lady's feelings by his question.

"Do what's right," Alfonso said to Chris. He is not opposed to what he wants to do to clean his daughter's image.

Margaret rolled her eyeballs at her husband and fixed herself in her seat in irritation. Janice went back to her seat and kept quiet as well. The maids started serving the food when they saw Nica coming down the stairs.

Nica stared at Chris like she was examining him when she noticed that he was serious and the aura of his face was dark. It was the first time that she saw him like that and more surprisingly, it was in front of Janice and everyone.

"Is there a problem?" She asked Chris in a whisper when she could not just ignore it.

"Nothing." Chris smiled this time and he did not want her to know that he had an argument with her stepmother.

Nica's gaze shifted to her sister and her mother in disbelief. Like Chris, as if dark magic possessed them based on their looks. She also heard her father sigh.

The clear aura came back to Chris' face when his wife kissed him on the cheek. He put food on her plate and showed them, without hesitation, how he takes care of his wife.

Janice's grip on her fork tightened when Chris fed her sister. Her heart and mind could not accept that the young man has completely fallen in love with Nica.

"Nica, you should know how to serve your husband at the dinner table as a good wife," Margaret said as she placed a dish on Alfonso's plate.

"Ma, only a wife who loves her husband does that."

Nica's eyes narrowed and she pretended that she did not hear her sister's comment. It was like she wants to make it seems like she does not have a heart or love for Chris.

"Oh, it slipped my mind that they are only married for the company." Margaret made a sad face. She even looked at Chris and stared at him pitifully.

Nica smiled at her sister and Margaret before she put down the spoon she was holding. "It isn't hard to love Chris, especially because he is doing everything for me to love him back." She said the last word with a particular force that erased the insulting smile on Margaret's lips.

"I hope the ice in your heart is close to melting before Chris would be tired loving you." Margaret made her face sad again.

Chris clenched his jaw because of the lady's sarcasm. It was like she was saying that she pities him because Nica could not possibly learn to love him. She seems right because his wife could not refute what Margaret said.

"Care about your daughter's heart and not mine!" Nica Joy objected to Margaret's fake concern for her.

Alfonso and Chris hemmed simultaneously to let the two know their presence before they could get into a fight.

Nica quickly stabbed the piece of the dish on her plate with a fork and fed it to Chris. She then ignored her stepmother's presence and showed how she could take care of her husband.

Janice continued eating with her head bowed so she could not see the delight on Chris' face. It was obvious from his words and actions that he is completely in love with her sister. She felt like the rice she was chewing suddenly tasted like bitter gourd.

Nica locked herself in her room when she was the only one left in their house, along with the maids. She made her plans only she and a person she trusts know. She prepared for it for a few days and she would not allow her stepmother to do anything bad to her again.

"Manang, what's that?" She quickly approached the maid when she saw she was holding an envelope. She heard the doorbell rang, thus she went out of her room.

The maid looked startled when she heard Nica's voice. Her attempt to open the envelope was interrupted.

"Who gave you the right to open something that's not for you?" Nica angrily reprimanded the maid when she saw whom the envelope was for.

Instead of being ashamed and guilty to the young lady, she frowned at her and handed her the envelope with irritation. It was addressed to her husband and she was curious what was it saying.

"Stupid!" Nica yelled because of the unpleasant attitude the maid showed her. As time passes, she becomes just like her stepmother. Even though she is elderly, she loses respect for her because of the bad attitude she has toward her.

When she came back to her room, she opened the envelope even though it was not for her either.

"Oh my God!" Nica covered her mouth with her palm in shock at what she saw. She felt like her head became big as well and she could not believe it. She suddenly did not know if she should show it to her husband, particularly to her father.