Chasing my lovely wife.

Chapter 24.

Neli felt her whole face heat up as she put down her phone, her husband's voice on the other line sounded so low and sweet that it softened her heart. She suddenly remembered their scene earlier in his room.

After she admired his husband's body, Neli slowly lowered her gaze in the middle of her husband's thighs but was a bit disappointed when she saw him wearing a boxer.

"Eh?"

"What?" she looks at his worried face. "Neli, I promised that I didn't do anything to that woman."

Perhaps he was thinking that she might be disappointed because she suddenly slapped him earlier, but it was just her reflex, a reflex. She would unintentionally hit someone if her emotion jumbled together and suddenly startled. But in Caleb's case, instead of her hitting his chest, she subconsciously slapped him.

"I'm so sorry." she said while caressing his cheek.

Caleb held her hand that was caressing his cheek and closed his eyes, he seemed to be enjoying the warmth coming from her palm.

"Are you mad that's why you slap me?" he asked her.

"No! I'm not mad, I'm just disapp--." Neli immediately covered her mouth because of what she was about to say. "I mean..."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you." Caleb said, she was relieved knowing that Caleb has no idea about what is going on inside her mind. " But please believe me, I didn't do anything."

"No... you didn't... ah! Forget what I said."

She hit him on the arm because she was so embarrassed, but she immediately apologized to him thinking that he might have hurt because of what she did.

"It's just my reflex." she explained.

Neli noticed that his face suddenly became serious when he faced her.

"My wife, please believe me." he said, she didn't say anything and just let him speak. "You knew I came back to my senses after a few minutes when I felt the cold water on my body, I promise that I will never do things that will hurt you."

"I know, but why were you both lying in bed when we came into your room?"

Caleb explained the whole incident since she left him in his room, after he explained she suddenly thought of a plan. Caleb didn't agree at first, he said he doesn't want to give hope to that woman, but after she explained her plan he couldn't do anything but to agree to what his wife wanted.

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After Neli returned to Valdez's mansion, and saw Caleb waiting for him outside, he approached her to hug and kiss her forehead.

"I'm sorry that you have to leave earlier." he apologized to her.

"It's fine." she replied with a smile. "I also need to check Mel."

After they talked earlier in his room, she said that she will leave the mansion so Hazel will not get suspicious. They want to let Hazel think that her plan succeeded and that Caleb and her fought with each other so she will be satisfied for a while as they gather their evidence against her.

"How is she?" he asked her.

"She is fine now, but we decide to let her stay in the hospital tonight to take a rest."

"Is it okay that you left her alone at the hospital?" Caleb asked worriedly. "Should we go there and stay with her?"

"She's with Mrs. Trent." she said referring to the housekeeper in the Valdez family. "She even scolded me for leaving you."