Madeline's POV
We are still lying on the bed after our steamy lovemaking, and I can't stop myself from smiling when I realized my husband doze off to sleep. He must be tired. I still want to snuggle on his chest, but I want to see the beauty of the beach at this hour. So, I got up and go to the closet and chose a classy mini dress. And I rummaged through the shoe rack, and I find a pair of white step-in sandals perfect for my outfit. I walked out of our room and go to the kitchen, and I found Lucinda busy preparing for our dinner.
"Hello, Mrs.Divenson." She greeted politely.
"You can call Madeline or Maddie, Lucinda." I said.
"No, I can't; even my family has been serving the Divenson clan for a long ti now; Clark Divenson won't allow that because he wants us to great his family mber properly." She declared, and I am shocked to learn this thing, and it made realized why Cerila addressed Lily in front of his family with a Miss.
"I want to help you." I said, and she shook her head, and I wonder if Lucinda knew about Rebecca.
"Just go back to your room, Mrs. Divenson." She said.
"Have you been in the Divenson mansion?" I asked, and she looked at , and I suddenly felt nervous because I can feel sothing as she stared into my eyes.
"Yes, for a long ti, and only recently, your husband asked my husband and to look after his properties here in Magnolia." She responded, and I want to ask her more, but I can feel Lucinda doesn't want to be near her.
"I am sorry for disturbing you, Lucinda," I said, and I can't stop my voice from feeling disappointed.
"Look, I don't want to be fired by your husband's father because even though we are serving Hunter Divenson, we are still under Clark Divenson's order." She said in a firm voice, making feel more curious why she doesn't want to talk with her. I already have doubts about Rebecca's death, but I don't have any basis, and I think Lucinda knows sothing about Clark Divenson's secret.
"Lucinda, I know you are a wife. You have been in love with your husband, and I get that. In my case, my husband bought from my aunt, Cal told to go to Divenson and marry the man I don't even know, but when I t my husband, I can't stop my innocent heart from loving him. I fell in love with him before we even get married even though I know deep in his heart he has no feelings for ." I stated, and her face softened.
"And little did I know he was in love with soone else, I was in pain, and it hurts to find my husband calling another woman's na on his sleep. It was too much for , and I want to leave him, but I can't because I know he will still find because he is wealthy and powerful while I am only an orphan and no family I can lean on, I only have a best friend for life who keeps going all these years." I said, and she looked at with new light.
"Oh, I am sorry, dear, I didn't know you have a tough life." She said.
"It is okay, and I don't have a choice but to fight. I love Hunter Lucinda, and he told we were just married on paper. He can never love , he only made his wife because Hunter wants to have his child after I graduate, and I assu you know, Frank, he was one of the drivers of the Divenson family. He was the father I never knew." I said after I let out a soft sigh.
"Why are you telling all this, Mrs. Divenson?" She asked, and I can tell she has a soft heart underneath her hostile behavior.
"Because I want to know what happened to Rebecca, because she was the woman my husband can't let go, and almost every night he was dreaming about her, and I want my husband to forget about Rebecca, but I don't know how." I declared, and I can see how her face pale.
"I know nothing about her, Mrs. Divenson. I only see her in the Divenson mansion, but we never interact with each other." She said, but I can tell Lucinda was lying.
"That is impossible, Lucinda because her mother worked as a maid in the Divenson mansion." I said, and she averted my gaze and returned her focus on the stove.
"I am sorry, I can't tell you anything." She said.
"Okay, I don't know until when I will allow myself to cherish my husband who doesn't love ." I said and turned my heels away from her.
"He loves you, Mrs. Divenson, and you can tell it by the way he looked at you." She said, and I stopped on my tracts.
"And you are right. Mr. Divenson can't give you his undying devotion because he feels guilty about what happened to Rebecca. I want to help you, Maddie." She said, and I smiled when she called by my first na, which ans she allows to beco her friend.
"You can give your number, Madeline, and I will call you one of these days." She said and pulled out her phone from her pocket, and she handed it to , and I smiled as I key in my number.
"Now, you must leave while I prepare your dinner." She said, and I walked away from the kitchen in haste, and I couldn't wait to et her again.
I was on the porch fronting the beach when I felt my husband's muscular arms hugged by the waist, and I closed my eyes and leaned my head on his chiseled chest.
"Why did you leave on our bed?" He whispered and nibbled my ear that sent electricity in my core.
"I wanted to help Lucinda in the kitchen, but she drove away, and I don't want to disturb you since you were sleeping peacefully." I replied, and he turned my body to face him, and the mont I see his eyes, I am lost and out of words.
"You don't know how I wanted to have you lying beside , Maddie." He said and leaned down and captured my lips. And I was gasping when he stopped kissing .
"Dinner is ready, and we need to eat now because I am starving, and you know why?" He asked, sounding so sexy, and I shook my head.
"Because of you, my sweet wife, have used up all my strength." He said, and I can't stop myself from giggling, and I felt so ecstatic, and I hope this will continue for the rest of our lives.
"Wow! The food is superb." I said after I tasted everything, and my husband smiled at .
"Yeah, Lucinda is among the best cooks in the Divenson mansion. That is why I asked my dad to pull her out and his husband to take care of my properties, and I always like her and his husband because I know I can trust them because my father trusted his husband almost everything in the Divenson mansion." Hunter said, and we continue to eat our dinner on the roof deck where we can see the shoreline, and we can hear the pounding of the waves as they hit the shore.
Hunter asked to walk with him on the beach, and we strolled on the coast barefoot. And I still feel glad that we have the beach for ourselves because I can't see anyone, and I can tell only the caretakers will switch on the lights on their verandas. He stopped at the center of the shore and sat on the sand, and he pulled down and let sat on his lap, and I found it so sweet that I can't stop the goosebumps that crept all over my skin
"Madeline, I know I need to apologize for the things that I have done to you; I am sorry for hurting you; I promise I will try my best to be a good husband to you from now on. But before that, I need to confess everything, the reason I tried to suppress the feelings I have for you." Hunter said, and I can't stop the pounding of my heart. And he started telling about Rebecca, the sa things Leticia Divenson had told , and I felt guilty that I already knew about his secret, but I felt so happy that he told all about her.
"Maddie, I won't bla you if you will hate ." He said after he told the whole story, I could feel his tears that soaked my back. And I moved my body and sat across from him, and I took his hands and squeezed them.
"How can I hate you when you were only honest with ? I understand how much you love her, and I want you to know I admire your loyalty towards Rebecca that even she has been dead for so many years, you are still in love with her." I said, and I looked at him in his eyes.
"Hunter, it was an accident, and stop blaming yourself, and don't worry, I will be here for you loving you every day." I added.
"Thank you, Madeline, for being so understanding." He said.
"What can I do? You owe my freedom and everything. I don't have any choice but to stick with you." I said, and his face was saddened.
"Hey, don't say that, okay? I will never marry you if I don't feel anything towards you, I could have married Kaye, but I chose you because you intrigued . On the first night that we t, I don't need to kiss you, but I did because I can't deny the intense attraction I felt for you, and right now, Madeline Brownwood Divenson, my wife, I can't stop myself anymore, and I want you to know I am falling in love with you.." Hunter said, and he kissed softly on my lips.
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