Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

What had she done? Vera blinked. There was no way she was telling him.

Noticing her silence, Quill looked over and grabbed her wrist. "Hmm?"

Vera replied in a mysterious tone, "It's a secret."

"You'll know when the time comes!"

Seeing Vera being all mysterious, Quill naturally did not press on. Furthermore, he was in a bad mood that day, so the atmosphere in the car fell silent very quickly.

Vera could sense his bad mood as soon as he quieted down. She kept feeling something was amiss.

Because she had been focusing on the surprise, she hadn't wished him a happy birthday nor gave him a present.

Thus, she began assuming if he was upset because of this.

But she could only keep it to herself and wait until they got to the restaurant. By then, he wouldn't be in such a bad mood anymore.

However, if Vera had known what would happen later, she definitely would not have thought about surprising him, nor would she have wanted to celebrate his birthday.

In the restaurant.

When the group of staff saw Vera bring Quill in, they couldn't help sighing and whispering to each other.

"My God, Miss Zais's boyfriend is so freaking hot. No wonder she's willing to prepare such a surprise for him. If I have such a hunk for a boyfriend, I'd be absolutely willing to prepare a surprise for him every single day!"

"D*mn right!"

"His boyfriend sure is a dreamboat, but Miss Zais seems very ordinary. Moreover, she's the one preparing the surprise in this relationship. It feels... Umm..."

Although she did not finish the rest of her sentence, everyone present knew what it entailed.

Their manager interrupted them.

the best we can. Keep your opinions and judgments to yourselves. Got it?" "Got it." "I've booked a table. Their business

only

hand as they went

surprise was awaiting them in the private room. They would feel the difference as soon

room was filled with sweet romance and heart-themed decorations. It looked absolutely dreamy. However, Quill didn't seem to notice anything. He thought

dishes. They didn't look anything out of the ordinary, so Quill

would have noticed something was amiss.

when the staff switched off the lights in the room under Vera's cue, the sudden darkness surprised Quill, and he finally

lightly. Quill thought Vera assumed he was frightened by the

hold her hand and

Flick!

the private room came back on, but it was different

a cake on the table. Vera

With a

had kept buried surfaced, slowly drilling into his mind, corroding his ability to

eyes. Ablaze,

in his ears

accompanied by helpless cries, nearly tore the

became pale. Under the dancing candle

veins were bulging, and his breathing

"Happy birthday!"

her blessings. It was also then Quill's last bit of

urged him

sincere look, she encouraged him, "You need to make a wish

would you like

was no response. Quill was deadly silent.