PROLOGUE
Jade looked at her surroundings. The clear blue ocean, the tall coconut trees scattered around, and the white sand covering the whole island— so clean, so peaceful, so perfect. Things she wanted to experience in her life.
Jade raised herself to be a strong, independent woman all her life. She was molded by sufferings while growing up, trials, and endless expectations from her family. Jade worked hard every second of her life to provide for her ill mother and two bright brothers. She thought she was born to suffer, and until death, she’s still suffering.
But Everything changes when a man who was born with a silver spoon came into her life.
Eisen.
Yes. The man who made her feel that Everything is not worthless.
The man who turned all of her sufferings into something spectacular.
The man who made her pout turn upside down.
The man who made her love even the littlest things in life.
The man who is so possessive yet knows how to melt her through words.
The man who promised never to leave her, to let her go, and always to love her.
And that man was already standing just below the coconut tree wearing only his shorts as he carried a coconut shell in his left hand. He was showing off his hot gorgeous body, and that made Jade feel hot. But at that moment, it was a bit weird seeing her husband finally out of the wheelchair and freely walking and doing something.
She smiled to herself after confirming that Eisen was already okay. But sadness showered her thoughts as the idea of her finally leaving the man with whom she unconsciously gave her heart has finally come. In the end, she’s not prepared to face. Yes. She has already found her comfort with this man, and she’s starting to feel something different. No. She has already thought it a million times but kept on denying it because she’s scared. She is scared that Everything will fade.
“Jade! You should come and taste this fruit! It is refreshing! What do you call this again?” Eisen shouted, calling her attention after tasting the coconut juice on hand. She walked towards the handsome masculine man and immediately grabbed the coconut shell from him and took a good sip from it. The sweet taste of the coconut writhes on her throat, letting the freshness of the juice overwhelm her.
This taste, she missed it so much! So much that she couldn’t even remember the last time she tasted one!
“This is called coconut juice. Isn’t it sweet?” She bragged as she stares directly into his deep blue ocean eyes. From the look on his face, Jade was confident that Eisen never tasted coconut juice once, or he had but forgotten already. Perks of being rich? Jade whispered to herself as she remembered how wealthy the St. Clair’s are.
“But, your lips taste sweeter, my wife.” As if fire built up inside her, causing her cheeks to burn like blushing tomato! Her heart started beating like the sound of a galloping horse. Her stomach began to swirl as butterflies cause chaos inside of her. And now, her knees began to wobble like jelly, ready to melt.
“You’re so gorgeous when you blush like that.” And Eisen sure knows how to play with Jade’s feelings by teasing her some more. With Eisen’s continuous sweet words, Jade can’t stop herself from blushing more! And what’s worse? He started pinching her like a cute little kid with chubby cheeks!
“Eisen, stop it!” She shyly ordered the man to stop teasing her as she removed Eisen’s hands from her cheeks. Out of embarrassment, she covered her face with her shaking hands as she immediately walked towards the house after Eisen released her. But before she could take another step, a strong arm coiled on her hip, and before she knew it, she was already hanging as she was turned upside down as her gaze landed on the fine butt of Eisen!
“Eisen!” Jade wasn’t able to stop herself from smiling, almost on the verge of laughing when she realized what just happened. Eisen was already carrying her like a sack of rice on his arm. “Let go!”
“I won’t. Even if you beg me to do it.”
Eisen answered with full sincerity and seriousness. He then spanks her butt, causing her almost to jolt away from his arm. And with that, they both started laughing at how they both acted silly towards each other. They were like kids—immature ones, to be exact. But the happiness that lofted on Jade’s heart was then replaced by something that bothered her. This feeling is not new to her- a bizarre. She knew what these feelings meant, but she didn’t know that she’ll feel it now.
When Eisen put her down on her feet, his hand instantly caressed her cheeks as he clipped the scattered hair of Jade’s face and shoved them to the back of her ear. Only then did she realize where they are. In their room. Their. What a romantic thing to hear.
“Wife, are you okay?” Eisen asked as soon as he noticed Jade’s unexplainable emotion. They held each other’s gazes before Jade momentarily closed her eyes and leaned on Eisen’s touch.
“You promised never to let me go, right?” Jade asked as soon as she opened her eyes and met Eisen’s eyes once again.
“Yeah. What about it?” Eisen answered as he looked at her with the same intensity. Jade pushed all the emotion she’s been feeling inside before she tiptoed as she tilted her head and gave Eisen a sweet peck on the lips.
“Nothing,” she replied and smiled at the man standing in front of her. Eisen then grabbed the back of her head and crashed his lips into her once again. Jade wrapped her arms around his waist as he held onto her tightly. But little did he know that a tear escaped from her eyes as she savored the kiss they shared.
Will he be able to keep his promise to her? Because Jade hopes that he would.