The two of them continued wandering around the place until they reached the strawberry fields. Avians was amazed by the number of ripe strawberries there.
They were shiny red in color and looked very sweet, catching Avians' attention. She wanted to try those strawberries.
"Avi,"
"Yes?" Hearing her name being called, Avians immediately turned her head. In front of her eyes she saw a fairly large and red strawberry in Adrian's hand that was offer at her.
"Try it," the man said.
Avians nodded, she tucked her hair behind her right ear and ate the strawberry in Adrian's hand. The sweet and sour flavors became one in her mouth. It was very refreshing and made Avians happy to be able to try it.
"S-so good... This is the first time I've tasted strawberries this good," she said.
"Really? That's good."
The woman nodded and picked a red strawberry and offered it to Adrian. Adrian bent down, ate the strawberry and smiled.
"Right, it tastes good."
"Yes... If you mix it with chocolate, it will be delicious. Chocolate strawberry," chirped the Avians.
Adrian turned to the guards who were with him, giving them the code to pick as many strawberries as possible to take home.
The two of them walked up to the cliff and saw a beautiful view from up there. A clear blue sky, a beautiful meadow below the cliff, and many large rocks as well.
"The view here is beautiful, though it's a bit scary looking down," said Avians.
"You're right. Sometimes horrible things can also be beautiful. It depends on how we look at it," Adrian replied wrapping his arms around his wife's waist. Worried that Avians might slip and fall from there.
The billionaire's wife smiled as her husband wrapped his arms around her waist. She felt so safe in his arms.
"Avi,"
"Yes?"
"I know it's too soon to tell you, but I'll tell you early so you don't feel surprised or uncomfortable later..." Adrian said.
Avians blue eyes glanced at the man, before finally turning her head. Waiting for what was to be said next.
"You're marrying a famous person like me, plus I'm a company leader. I have a lot of responsibilities to uphold,"
"Yes, then?"
"I hope you're ready if you have to appear in front of a lot of people." Adrian turned his head and looked into Avians' eyes. "You must be ready to accompany me to the various events I will be attending. It may sound difficult because I know you don't like crowds and lots of attention. But this is all I can ask of you, and that's if you're willing to do it," he continued.
"I..." Avians was at a loss as to how to answer.
She did feel uncomfortable being the center of attention of many people, but on the one hand she was the wife of a billionaire, the wife of a CEO of a famous company who must have received a lot of invitations and became the center of attention of the people around them.
"It's okay if you can't. I should understand your feelings. I'm sorry I asked you such a strange thing."
Hearing that, Avians immediately shook her head and held Adrian's hand. "It's okay, there's nothing else I can do for you. If accompanying you is something I can do, then I will do it,"
"But what about your own feelings? You could get depressed because of that, right?" asked Adrian.
"Maybe. But I also want to do something for you. Ian did so many things for me. I also... I want to be more useful to you. So Ian..."
Adrian looked at the Avians with a somewhat surprised look at the sentence his wife had said to him.
"Let me accompany you to every event you attend. I will try to fight my fears while being with you," she said in a serious tone even as her blue eyes stared with a gentle gaze.
Avians hand which now felt soft, different from the first time they touched, grasped Adrian's hand soulfully. As if she really meant what she said.
Avians couldn't fight her fears, but she was sure that as long as she was with Adrian, she could brush them aside. Because with him, Avians felt so comfortable and safe. She had never felt like that around anyone else before.
Slowly Adrian's surprised gaze turned into a warm one, a smile appeared on his handsome face and he kissed Avians' hand.
"Thank you, my wife. You have understood my situation."
Avians' heart skipped a beat when she heard Adrian call her 'My wife', coupled with the kiss on her hand. Avians returned Adrian's smile with a slightly flushed face.
"Thank you also for understanding me, more than I understand myself, Ian."
*****
After walking outside, they returned home in the afternoon. Both of them looked very happy after spending time together.
"Welcome home, Mr. Adrian, Miss Avians. How was your day?" asked Jonnah, welcoming them both.
A middle-aged servant who still looks handsome despite being 40 years old. His family faithfully served the Foster Family.
"Our day went well, we had fun," Adrian replied. "Right, Avi?"
"Yes, very nice..." the Avians replied with a smile.
"Good, then is there anything you'd like us to do?" asked Jonnah again.
"We think we'd just like to rest for a while. Oh don't forget to make my request from this afternoon and bring it to the room," Adrian replied and went to his room with Avians.
In the room, the man took off his blazer and rolled up his sleeves. Avians sat on the bed and watched her husband. Honestly, she rarely saw Adrian wearing any other clothes during her stay in the house other than the pajamas he wore last night.
Usually when Avians woke up, Adrian was already wearing a full suit, as well as when he came home and it continued like that every day. But last night and right now, she saw him wearing other clothes.
From the long-sleeved t-shirt, Avians could see the curve of Adrian's back muscles.
'I wonder how big his muscles really are. He looks really strong...' Avians thought.
"Avi," Adrian called, breaking the Avians' gaze on him. He handed Avians a small book.
"What's this?" Avians accepted the book which turned out to be a bank account book.
"Your bank account, I made it for you. So you can use it..." Adrian replied.
The woman opened the book, and it said she had $350 million. Avians' eyes widened at the amount of money.
"T-this is a lot. Is this for me?" she asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's all for you. Still not enough?"
"It's just too much, what are you giving me this much money for? I... Don't feel like I deserve it..." said Avians.
"You're my wife now, use it for your needs. I'm sure there are things you want, use the money to buy those things. If it runs out, you can ask me for it." Adrian rubbed Avians head and lay down on their bed.
Avians looked at the account book and at the sleeping Adrian in turn. She felt she couldn't accept it, but if that was what Adrian wanted, then Avians would accept it.
"Thank you, Ian." She went over to Adrian and kissed him on the cheek.
She lay down next to her husband and rested until dinner.