"Hmmmm… you're so good at cooking Megan," Ricardo was still squinting while eating his favorite kare-kare, only now he tasted the most delicious kare-kare and he admired Megan even more.
"Thank you, I really love cooking."
"Come and sit, eat with me," Ricardo asks Megan to eat with him.
"By the way, I'll be back in Manila tomorrow." Megan felt sad when she heard what Ricardo said.
This is the first time she has had a friend here in Cebu, but he is living right away.
"I'll just need to fix something. Don't worry, because I'll be right back soon."
He didn't want to leave Megan, but he had to because he was already missing his son. Another thing was that Audrey might suddenly follow him, so he really needed to go back to Manila.
When he returns, he wants to tell Megan about Audrey and their son.
"I have a gift for you. Wait a second," said Ricardo, and went inside his room. When he came out, he was carrying a small paper bag. He gave it to Megan.
"I want you to use that."
"What is this?" Megan quickly opened it and found the cellphone inside the paper bag. It's not just a cellphone because it's the most expensive brand of cellphone you'll find in the mall.
"It's expensive. I can't accept it." Megan handed the cellphone to Ricardo, but his two hands held Megan's hand.
"That's for you. If you don't accept that, how can we talk while I'm in Manila?"
Megan bowed because he was ashamed of Ricardo. Ricardo touched Megan's face and gently faced him.
"Don't be shy, this is my gift to you. I will be happy if you communicate with me while I am in Manila," said Ricardo. He felt that his behavior was weird and he could not understand himself.
This is the first time he has given a cellphone to a woman.
"All right, I'll accept this, thank you very much," Megan smiled.
"Everything is ready there. My number is already saved. Don't forget to text me," he said jokingly.
After they ate, Megan went back to her room. There is still a lot to fix because she just moved in.
Ricardo will also need to pack his things because his flight is early tomorrow back to Manila.
"Nicholas!" Ricardo called his son's name loudly, and he ran towards him. He hugged him tightly and gave him kisses.
"Where's Audrey?" Ricardo asked Nichola's babysitters.
The two babysitters looked at each other, and then one of the babysitters said she was upstairs and sleeping in their room.
Ricardo went up to the second floor of the mansion to look at Audrey in the bedroom.
When he opened the door, she suddenly woke up.
"Honey! Here you are! Come here next to me first," said Audrey.
Ricardo approached her.
"Give me a hug." Audrey wants to give Ricardo a hug, but he avoids her.
"You smell like alcohol again! Get up there and take a bath. Maybe you just came home from a party."
Audrey didn't say a word. She stood up and went into the bathroom.
She feels that Ricardo doesn't love her because after the wedding, nothing happened to them in bed, not even once.
When Ricardo heard the shower door close from the bathroom, he immediately picked up his cellphone to send a text message to Megan, to let her know that she had returned safely to Manila.
"Thank God you're safe," Megan replied shortly.
They also exchanged texts a few times, and that only stopped when Audrey came out of the bathroom.
Ricardo came out and went to the garden at the back of the mansion to play with his son, Nicholas.
Nicholas is the only reason he goes back and forth to the mansion, and Nicholas is also the only reason he stays married to Audrey.
Every time he stares at Nicholas in the face, he forgets how unhappy he is with Audrey. Nicholas is very cute and smart because, even at just over three years old, he can read letters and numbers already.
"Get dressed, we'll eat outside." Ricardo's voice was cold.
This is how he talks to Audrey.
Even when no one complained to her about Audrey's behavior and breaking of household items, he knew everything. because he has a lot of CCTV secretly installed inside and outside the mansion.
He knew that Audrey showed a different attitude every time she faced him.
He once again caught it in the kitchen while intimidating the maids.
Ricardo just pretends not to know because he knows
Audrey's behavior is different.
This is also one of the reasons why he can't devorse Audrey.
He's afraid that Nicholas might take him away, and maybe something bad will happen to him and to Nicholas if he does that.
He was just looking for the right moment. He knew he could also find a good
reason to annul the marriage to Audrey.
When they arrived at the restaurant, their bodyguards were already stationed outside.
She feeds Nicholas every time they go out; they don't bring a nanny with them.
He is recovering from the days when he was not with the child.
Audrey eats quietly while Ricardo happily feeds the child.
He told him funny things, and he smiled as if he understood what his father was saying.
After they ate, they took Nicholas to the zoo. It's his favorite place.
He loves animals, especially whenever he sees a monkey.
It was afternoon when Ricardo took Audrey and Nicholas to the mansion, he just changed his clothes and left again.
"I'm going to Havery. We need to talk a lot about business," he said goodbye to Audrey.
The driver, Jun, drove him to Havery's place, and then he sent him back to the mansion. He will only call if he wants him to fetch him. His best friend, Havery's house, is very close to the mansion. He also did not bring bodyguards so that they could rest as well.
He approached him as he swirled the contents of the wine glass.
Ricardo sat face down on the sofa, raised his hands, and then caught his head behind him and leaned his back on the sofa. He was sitting comfortably with his legs still outstretched.
"You look happy," Havery asked curiously, leaning over his seat.
"I met a girl in Cebu. She's a chef and I like her," Ricardo smiled. As he imagined Megan's face,
"That's why you look happy, but you probably forgot that you're married," Havery replied. He stood up and faced him again.
"How's Audrey?" he asked heavily.
Ricardo's face was sad again.
"That's my problem. What if Megan finds out about Audrey?