Chapter 154 Single moment of rest

Cuddling in bed, Graham asked," You're happy that you are leaving me?"

"Of course not. How could you say that?" she asked back. "Why don't you come over during the weekends?" he suggested. "We shall see about that. Or you can come with us," she suggested. "No. I want to give you time and space with your parents. Elena's trial is next week. Do you think it will affect your parents? I mean, having been the ones that raised her, they can't deny that attachment to her." "I don't know. We shall have to wait and see," she answered. Luna honestly didn't hold a grudge against Elena but she thought it was better for her to be in jail because she was so troublesome and there seemed to be no hope for her changing. "So when exactly did you find out about my parents?" she asked. "When you told me about that incident when an old woman fainted after seeing you in the Mall, I did my investigations and found out." She couldn't believe it and asked, "So you mean you knew all this while?" "Yes but I introduced you to Elena thinking that she would tell her parents about you but when they didn't react, I thought they didn't care so I saw no reason to tell you." She carefully thought about it before asking," When did you find out about her actions then?" "After that moment when they attacked us in the parking lot, the man that was captured confessed that it was Elena Howells that had sent them after being tortured. It was then I decided to investigate her and the Howells again that I found out about her actions." "But you did wrong by not mentioning about it to me. For my parents I understand why you didn't tell me but after that incident in the parking lot, you would have told me," she said. "I didn't want to stress you." "I understand but it was dangerous. Had I found that woman anywhere, I would have trusted her which would have exposed us to danger. You would have informed me so that I would have been beware of her." "I understand and it shall never happen again," he promised.

The next day in the evening, the Howells were ready to go to their house. Luna had packed a few things for herself and many for Dylan. Graham drove them to their house. He stayed with them until it clocked eleven in the evening then he decided to leave. After bidding farewell to the Howells, Luna walked him to his car. "I'm going to miss you," she said as soon as he embraced her in a warm hug. "I'm missing you already. Why don't you come with me?" he joked and she immediately shook her head in denial. "Take proper rest when you still can because I swear that I'm not giving you a single moment of rest on our honeymoon," he whispered and she blushed furiously. "Behave in my absence and take proper care of yourself. Don't overwork yourself and don't look at other women," she said when they separated from the hug.

"Jealous are we?" he smirked before saying," I only have eyes for my fiancee. I will be picking you up from work so rest assured I won't work overtime." After sharing a deep breath taking kiss, the two finally parted," I will take my leave now before I change my mind." "Call me as soon as you reach home," she said before hugging him once again and he left.

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Back to Sun City, Ethan came back home and went to their bedroom but didn't find Bella. Asking the butler, he informed her that she was in the kitchen and he frowned.

"You let her go to the kitchen in her condition?" he asked. "I told her several times that you will not like it but she insisted that she wanted to cook for herself. I'm sorry Mr Carter," said the butler and Ethan went to the kitchen.

He found her concentrated on cooking and he thought of startling her but decided against it considering her condition. "What are you cooking?" he asked to gain her attention. "Oohh, you're here? I have been craving for this the whole day and decided to prepare it once I get home. How are you?" "I'm okay but, you would have told the maid to prepare it. What if you burn yourself or something?" he clearly looked displeased. "Come on, it is just simple and perhaps I wanted to do it myself." Coming closer to where she was, he stood behind and circled his arms around her waist as his hands massaged her belly," How is my baby?" he asked.

"It's fine. It's just that I was a bit nauseous today but I'm fine now." "It kicked!!" he exclaimed and Bella burst into laughter.

"Ethan, come on. It's barely seven weeks. There's no way it could have kicked." "I'm sure of what I felt. My baby kicked when I massaged your belly," he insisted and she could only let him be.