Awakening of the Scheming Wife
Chapter 35: Honeymoon? No!

Chapter 35: Honeymoon? No!

Vernon heard her inner voice again.

His brows were knitted.

That’s all? That’s all he had to do for her to be happy?

And yet he couldn’t fulfill that in his previous life?

Her words were supposed to give him a sense of warmth. But she did not know that her warm thoughts had only made him feel even more guilty than he already felt.

She just snuggled closer to him and planted a soft kiss on the back of his neck. Her fingers ran gently through his soft hair. She caressed and massaged. Unknowingly, with her gentle care, Vernon closed his eyes and really fell asleep in a short while.

Laying her cheek against his back, Helena, too, fell asleep.

Just like that, the newly wedded couple fell asleep in each other’s arms for the very first time.

***

The next morning, the couple reached the Jeffery house once again for breakfast to greet the elders.

During breakfast, Mother Jeffery looked at the couple and asked suddenly, "Vernon, when are you going to the honeymoon? Where have you both planned to go? Are the arrangements done? Or do you need your brother’s help in anything?"

The new couple almost choked on their food. Helena’s face turned beet red at the mention of a honeymoon.

She is still a young girl and very thin skinned at the mention of these intimate matters.

On the other hand, Vernon’s heart is that of an old man. He just choked because he did not think anything about a honeymoon and also wasn’t planning to go on one.

After all, his entire intention since the rebirth was to divorce his wife. Why would he think about going on a honeymoon?

He isn’t lustful after his hateful wife.

From the corner of his eyes, he looked at his ’hateful’ wife, who was blushing profusely.

He sighed in his heart.

Helena raised her head lightly and looked back at him. She blinked her eyes.

[Do something and postpone the honeymoon. I have yet to find out about my mom. There is no way I can leave under such circumstances.]

She both thought in her mind and also gestured to him with her eyes.

Vernon blinked his eyes. He nodded and looked at his mother, "Mom. We are still arranging some things. It will take a while longer. I already asked my brother for help."

"Oh. If your brother knows, then okay." Mother Jeffery sighed in relief and nodded.

It is not that she doesn’t believe in her younger son. Since the stunt he had pulled at the wedding, she worried that he wouldn’t even go to the honeymoon.

If such a thing happened, she did not know how to face the Fords.

So, when Vernon said that it would take some time, she thought he was just using the delay tactics to escape the plan. But if Vincent were in the know, then everything would be fine.

Vernon pouted, seeing his mother’s reaction, but he did not say anything. He just lowered his head and continued eating, feeling guilty in his heart.

[Wow. This man is talented. He came up with a reason just like that. I am sure I would stumble to even come up with a reason out of the blue under such circumstances.]

Vernon paused for a second when he heard her thoughts. Without letting anyone notice his reaction, he continued eating.

But only he knew that the reason wasn’t something he had thought of.

The reason was ’inspired’ by Helena herself.

In their past life, when the topic of the honeymoon came up, she looked at him just like how she did just earlier.

She hoped he would understand what she was telling him.

But sadly, he did not understand what she wanted. He casually shrugged and said, "I will go with whatever Helena plans. As long as she is happy, I am fine with anything."

At that time, he thought that he was the best husband for letting his wife make all the decisions by herself and that he was generously paying for whatever she wanted regarding the entire trip.

Now that he recalled that moment, he felt that she lowered her eyes to conceal some emotions from him. At that time, he did not notice anything. Only now did he recall it.

As a girl, she did not dare to talk about their honeymoon plans in front of the elders easily. So, she hoped that he would understand her thoughts and help him. Even if he did not understand, she at least hoped he would try to ask her in private before saying something.

But he just casually threw the ball in her court in front of everyone, not giving her a chance to escape at all. Just like that, everyone looked at her with their piercing gazes, waiting for her reply regarding her plans.

If she was in her family, she might even directly say that she doesn’t want to go on any trip. But at that time, she was in the Jeffery house. Yes, she knew everyone since she was young.

Nevertheless, she is now their daughter-in-law. In their eyes, the actions of the Helena before marriage and the Helena after marriage would be completely of different meaning.

How could the daughter-in-law casually say that she wants to cancel the honeymoon?

She would have to give a good reason. But if she had to be honest, she would have to talk about her mother. There is no way she would let her mother’s secrets out in the open.

She doesn’t even want to reveal it to her own biological father. How and why would she want to talk about that with the Jeffery elders?

So, with no other choice, she fumbled for words for a second before she suddenly grinned. She then coyly said, "Mother, I have big plans. But I couldn’t book the place I wanted as there was a long waiting list. I think we will have to wait for at least a month."

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