MY UNKNOWN HUSBAND, VOLUME 3 - Season 6 Episode 71

Cali was startled into silence again.

Ivy didn’t notice it, and instead kept talking. “I’m probably overthinking it. I heard Sean was hired specifically to protect Princess Nina’s two kids, so it makes sense he’s nice to her.

Princess Nina and Count Nangong are very much in love. Sometimes it seems they can’t keep their hands off each other., Man, I’m jealous of them…”

Jealous was an understatement. She was green with envy.

Ivy decided she’d been yammering too long, so her voice trailed off and she decided to be quiet for a bit.

Cali suddenly asked, “Do they really love each other?”

“Of course they do.” Ivy didn’t want to admit it, but she had to.

Cali remembered something someone posted following Vicente’s press conference. She thought it was ridiculous when she saw it, so she didn’t spend too much time on it. Someone claimed that Nina and Vicente were pretending to be in love.

She posted a comment telling him he was a disrespectful idiot.

Now that she thought about it, maybe the guy was right.

Vicente was the one being nice to Nina, while Nina didn’t show much affection toward Vicente.

Cali thought to herself,

‘What should I do?

Should I tell Count Nangong?’

Vicente had helped her a lot. Nina was also good to her.

“What should I do? Why is life so hard?”

Cali grabbed her hair with both hands and rubbed it. She still couldn’t make up her mind. Ivy was startled by her sudden madness. She stood up and started giving her some space, in case she became dangerous.

“Cali, what’s wrong with you?”

Cali threw the pillow to the floor, covered her face with her hair, and fell onto the bed like a cadaver.

“I’m fine, Ivy. Don’t worry about me. I just need some sleep, I think. Grab some dinner.”

“Need me to bring you anything? A plate, maybe?”

Cali buried her face in the pillow and said in a low voice, “No.”

“All right. I’m headed out tonight. Call me if you need me.”

“Okay.”

Ivy took out her precious bag and the new dress she bought, dressed up and went out.

She finally had two days off, so she swore to relax as much as she could. She had the same chores every day in the castle, which was quite annoying.

When Ivy stepped out of the castle, she almost bumped into Nina and Vicente. If they knew she wasn’t taking good care of Cali, she’d be in trouble.

Ivy hid behind a bush. She didn’t emerge until the car drove away.

Thy were headed for Scher Mountain.

On the way, Vicente kept telling Nina, “Let me do the talking. I tried my best to convince your mom you were on a boat trip.”

“Think Mom will buy it?” Nina asked.

Vicente didn’t know what to say for a moment. “She seemed to. Don’t know if she still will when she sees you.”

Nina was calm. “It doesn’t matter. It’ll be for the best if she doesn’t bring it up. But if she does, I’ll tell the truth. Not even my brother knows I’ve been to Lexingport City.”

“Fortunately, Leon doesn’t know anything about it,” Vicente said. “I heard her calling Leon, and I was shaking. Fortunately, he really doesn’t know.”

Nina said, “John stopped me from telling Leon.”

Vicente praised him. “Smart man.”

By the time they arrived at Scher Mountain, it was dinnertime. The family sat at the table. When their eyes met, the truth would definitely come out.

“You went to Lexingport City, didn’t you?” Anne looked into her daughter’s eyes.

Vicente held her breath. Nina nodded calmly, “Yeah. I didn’t tell anyone.”

Anne shifted her gaze to her food and started cutting the steak. “Did he come back with you?”

“Yes.” Nina was not surprised at all that her mother knew everything. Her mother had been keeping close tabs on her since she was a kid. But since she came back last year, her mother seemed to have changed a lot, as if she wanted to make up for her past behavior. She just asked some basic questions, instead of giving her the third degree.

This time, she didn’t seem angry at all.

Nina was astonished at what her mother said next. “Since he came back with you, why don’t you invite him here for dinner?”

Nina’s beautiful eyes widened. Complete surprise was etched on her face. It was almost too much to process.

Then she saw her father winking at her kindly.

And it was no surprise how she felt.

She was grinning from ear to ear. “I’ll call him now. Rebecca, could you get my phone?” Phones weren’t allowed when they were dining together.

“Please wait a moment, Your Highness.” Rebecca turned to get it.

“Hold on!” Anne stopped her. “He’ll take at least half an hour to get here. Why should we wait for him to have dinner?”

Rebecca stepped aside.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Nina’s eyes. Seeing his daughter was sad, Bruce quickly said, “We can wait.”

Anne glared at him. “Will he leave tomorrow?” “No, he won’t. He’ll stay for a couple of days.” Bruce smiled and winked at his daughter again.

Vicente also raised her eyebrows to congratulate Nina.

“Thank you, Mom.” Nina was so happy that she wished she could tell John the good news immediately.

Things were happening quite nicely, and everyone felt warm, awash in the glow of family. Anne occasionally glanced at her daughter’s smiling face and couldn’t help curving her eyebrows.

However, when she looked at Vicente, she felt a little guilty. She owed her for helping her daughter. She would try her best to repay that debt.

When Bruce saw his wife, he also smiled happily.

After dinner, Nina asked her mother, “When’s Leon coming home?”

At the thought that Leon was so poor that he couldn’t even afford a cup of soybean milk, she felt bad. If her brother hadn’t helped her escape, he wouldn’t have to suffer like this.

Anne and her daughter stood side by side, overlooking the sea. The moon was reflected in the sparkling water.

As the wind blew, the moon in the water dissolved into ripples a couple times, before coming right back. The effect was dizzying. Her daughter had run away from home and come back. She even became a mother.

Anne sighed. Time passed so fast. She hadn’t had much time to be with her daughter. After Nina got married, she had even less time. “He’ll be back after he finishes the mission I gave him.”

“And how long will that take?”

“Three years, give or take. He’s got Bryant with him.”

“Three years.” Nina was worried Michelle couldn’t afford it. She would secretly help her after she got back to Lexingport City.

The idea made her feel better.

“What’s wrong?” Anne was a little confused, but she seemed to have figured it out herself. “Don’t worry about him. He likes being out in the thick of it.”

Nina whispered, “Yes, he’s more comfortable, but he doesn’t have any money.”

“How could he not have money?” Anne shook her head and sighed. “You believe whatever Leon says. You have never thought about being cheated.”

Nina’s eyes lit up. “Is my brother actually rich?” “It’s just not as rich as being at home.” Anne felt a little wronged. Why did everyone think that she didn’t help Leon out financially?

She didn’t say that all the money was used for investment.

Feeling hurt, Anne left. She went to her husband for comfort.

Nina was left there alone, wondering why Leon pretended to be poor when he was rich.