Chapter 39 Reveal his secret

"DO you know anything about this, Laura?" Loida asked Janice's assistant angrily.

Laura's eyes widened and she just shook her head as an answer. She felt scared of everyone around her and she could not find an ally.

"That's what I want to know, too. If I remember correctly, you're the one who started the rumors about Miss Nica's bad attitude. And that her victim is always Janice."

They all stared at Laura suspiciously. In her fear of them, she ran away from the venue. It was true that she was the one who spread false facts about Nica. But she did not know that Janice stole the design of her sister.

"I'm so disappointed in this!" Chrismith's father was also angry whilst he was looking at Alfonso and Margaret.

Chris' mother has tears streaming down her face, she also had a bad opinion on Nica and she looked down on her. She was one of those who criticized her because of Margaret's lies.

"I'm so sorry, hija!" Luisa hugged Nica and she pities her so much, knowing that she was treated unfairly by her own family.

Nica just looked on the ground, she did not like the sympathy on everyone's faces. Instead of feeling happy, she feels the opposite. She felt more hurt and she pities her sister because she was shamed in front of those who admired her. She felt guilty and she was the reason why the mess happened.

Chris quickly approached his wife and he led her down the stage. He did not let anyone come close to her and there were also reporters who insisted on making their way toward them.

"What's in that video wasn't true!" Margaret angrily denied everything. "Your daughter really is the worst, she wants to take everything from my daughter. She already stole the man who was for Janice and then, this is the next?" Margaret did not care even though she was already the center of attraction.

"Enough, Margaret!" Alfonso stopped his voice from getting high.

"Honey? You're believing in that video that's obviously edited to ruin our daughter?" Margaret asked her husband in disbelief. She let her tears stream down her face for everyone to pity her.

"So good at acting and pretending to be the victim!" They said against Margaret.

"Let's go home and talk about this if you don't want this family to be an incomplete shame!" Alfonso's cheeks are red because of the shame they are facing and his anger for his wife and their daughter.

"But..." Margaret could not finish her words when her husband turned and left her there. She looked at Luisa like she was asking for help, but she just gave her a cold shoulder and turned her back on her.

"I'm so sorry about this mess, I don't know what's happening and why it became like this." The emcee touched her head as she spoke.

Chris' father took the mic from the emcee and he faced the guests.

"I apologize for the different show that you've seen. I'm sad to cut this celebration. The food will be a waste, so let's proceed to the tables and enjoy the meals!"

The cheerfulness came back and their attention was now on the expensive and delicious foods on the long table.

Alfonso called Bheng to know the truth. He was very disappointed and he is now regretting why he brought to their house and forced Nica to accept his second family. He was a scumbag and he let himself be blinded by his love for his wife.

"Ma'am Nica just wanted to clean the dirt your wife put on her name. Everyone in the company looks down on Ma'am Nica because of the false facts your wife spread. You don't know how they bully Ma'am Nica behind your back." Bheng sadly told the truth to him.

After he heard everything, Alfonso almost dragged his wife home because of anger. When they are home, Janice was already there and she was locking herself in her room. He stayed away from his wife temporarily to calm himself.

"I'M SORRY!" Her face was buried in her palms and she could not meet Chris' questioning look.

"Sorry for what?" Chris' voice was calm. He knows his wife has mixed emotions right now and he does not want to add any in it when he asks what he wants to know.

"I ruined the event you prepared," Nica answered sadly and she remained bowing.

"Shh!" He gently held her head and lean it on his chest. "Don't blame yourself. You just did what you know was right."

"You're not angry?" Nica looked up to see her husband's face. Her eyes were teary as she stares at Chris.

Chris shook his head whilst smiling. "I am so proud of you! I'm sorry if I didn't even think you also have such talent." Chris' voice became sad as he said the second sentence.

Nica leaned her face on her husband's chest again and hugged him back. The weight her heart was carrying suddenly decreased.

"I'm sorry, those times when you experienced sadness and unfairness from them, I wasn't by your side to comfort you."

Nica pouted and hit her husband on the shoulder feebly. She could feel his sadness because he was not by her side when she needed comfort. "Don't be guilty because our paths haven't crossed yet then."

Chris sighed. Just thinking how she lived alone in sadness hurts him. He could not question why she would distance herself from everyone, particularly those who are close to Janice.

"Tell me what punishment you want for them and I'll do it." The young man's voice was serious and he was looking in front of the car intently like he can see there the people he wanted to pay to her.

"She's still my sister even she did those to me so I never wished for her life to be completely ruined."

Chris kissed her head and smiled. His love and admiration for her deepened even more. Silence reigned for a few minutes before Chris decided to start the car's engine.

"Where are we going?" Nica asked confusedly when she noticed that they are taking a different way.

"I'll make up with you," Chris said, his eyes are focused on the front.

Nica's forehead furrowed when they stopped at the side of the road.

"Can you close your eyes?"

Nica raised her eyebrow at her husband when he took off his necktie.

"Silly, we're not gonna make love here," Chris said to his wife while smirking when he read what was on her mind as her gaze was on his hand's movements.

Nica pouted and rolled her eyeballs at her husband to hide her embarrassment for her dirty mind.

"I'm going to put this onto your eyes because I have something to show you later."

Nica understood what her husband meant. She did not complain when he covered her eyes with his necktie.

She could not see anything thus she does not know where Chris brought her. The place was quiet and he helped her get out of the car and walk.

"Please sit down and don't move," Chris whispered in his wife's ear and made her sit down in a chair. He signaled to them to get ready. Before they leave the parking area, he texted his friend and asked them to prepare.

Nica just sat down and followed her husband's request. After some seconds, she heard the sound of musical instruments she loved listening to when she would feel sad. Her heartbeat quickened and she was confused about why they are there.

It was only the intro of the song, but Nica's heart was already captivated. She held the armchair tightly when the familiar voice started singing.

(Title: Said I love you but I lied)

"You are the candle, love's the flame..

A fire that burns through wind and rain.."

Nica removed the fabric that was covering her eyes to see the person singing.

"Shine your light on this heart of mine..

Till the end of time.."

Nica's mouth opened on its own when she saw a manly figure before her eyes. He was wearing a black shirt and an unzipped jacket. Like the first time she saw them, he is wearing a cap. But this time, everything became clear to her, like why the beat of her heart becomes abnormal when he sees him.

"You came to me like the dawn through the night..

Just shinin' like the sun.."

Nica smiled as she watched every movement of the young man who was singing. His lips, which first got her interest. Now she realized why Larry oftentimes becomes connected to her.

"Out of my dreams and into my life

You are the one, you are the one..." Chris continued singing. His baritone voice became more hoarse because he was suppressing his emotions. He was worrying that his wife would be angry at the discovery instead of being happy.

"Said I loved you but I lied..

'Cause, this is more than the love I feel inside..

Said I loved you but I was wrong..

'Cause love could never ever feel so strong..'

Chris did not finish singing when Nica stood up from her seat. He took off his cap and stared at the young lady. He quickly went down from the stage when she cried while staring at him.

"I'm sorry if I kept this a secret, this was the only way I knew to get close to you before. And to have you stay here to make sure of your safety," Chris explained to the young lady whilst hugging her tightly.

His friends continued the song and they were all smiling as they watch the two.

"I hate you!" She pretended to be angry at him to get even. She sobbed continuously and she could not stop her tears.

"I know, Babe, but please forgive me." Chris did not let her break free from his arms. When she tried again, he hugged her tighter.

"Do you know I feel guilty before, thinking that my heart is divided for you and the singer here?" She said to Chris to make him feel sorry, but the reaction on his face was the complete opposite.

Chris held his wife's shoulders and slightly moved his body away from her. He stared at her eyes in disbelief as he tried to find out if she was kidding. "You love me ever since before?" He grinned.

"Correction, it's just admiration!" Nica rolled her eyeballs.

"My charisma is really strong, it can steal a heart, even though I was showing just half of my face." He looked really proud of himself.

"You're full of yourself!" Chris' friends shouted simultaneously.

Nica did not play hard and accepted Chris' apology. What was important to her now is that they have no more secrets to each other.

Nica did not play hard and accepted Chris' apology. What was important to her now is that they have no more secrets to each other. She fell for her husband more and she was also in love with his voice. She knows now that he really is the right man her mother chose for her happiness.

The instruments were played again when the two made up. Even though they were the only ones there, everything became messy and happy. Chris sang every of Nica's requests and he also danced to seduce her.