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.

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

in thought, Quill only replied with a

hand

the private room. They

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

look anything out of the

his mind wasn't elsewhere that day, he would have noticed something was amiss. However, it had

Vera's cue, the sudden darkness surprised Quill, and he

her hand atop his, tapping her fingers lightly. Quill thought Vera assumed he was frightened by the sudden

to hold her hand and tell her he

Flick!

the private room came back on, but it was different from

lit, and there suddenly happened to be a cake on the table. Vera was lighting the candles

under the flickering candlelight. With a bright smile on her

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

eyes. Ablaze, the surrounding was covered in a massive

song ringing in his ears turned into a terrible

massive fire, accompanied by helpless cries, nearly tore the

Quill's forehead. He looked ghastly; even his lips became pale. Under the dancing candle flames, Vera's face distorted and returned

bulging, and his breathing had

"Happy birthday!"

singing the birthday song and sent him her blessings. It was also then Quill's last bit

she urged him

candle. With a sincere look, she encouraged him, "You

wish would

Quill was deadly silent. His expression...