His Perfect Wife Strikes Back

124 Investigate A Woman

With Mia and Ross in my head, when I arrived at the supermarket, I chose the simplest ingredients for breakfast, and then I walked back to the hotel with my shopping bag.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom, and I knew that Daley was taking a shower. So I hurried to the kitchen with my bag and started preparing breakfast. As I was frying the eggs, a gentle hand reached out from behind me and hugged my waist.

"Why didn't I see you when I woke up?" Said Daley in a lazy voice. "Where's my wife this morning?"

I snapped out of my thoughts. "I went to the supermarket to get something for your breakfast."

"Wow, let me guess what you're making for me?" Daley said. "French or English?"

"Just a regular breakfast." I flipped the eggs into the pan. "Egg sandwich and fried ham."

"I can't wait." Daley kissed me on the cheek. "But I'd rather eat you."

"Breakfast will be ready in five minutes," I said, putting the fried eggs on the plate. "Now sit at the table and wait."

Daley let go of his hands and obediently went to the table to wait. Soon I had the sandwich ready. I put the food on a plate and took it to the table. I prepared orange juice as a drink.

"It looks so yummy," Daley said after taking a bite of the sandwich. "It tastes like something special."

"What?" I asked.

"A special smell from my wife." Daley smiled blissfully.

"Dear Daley, may I borrow some money from you?" I asked when he was in a good mood.

"How much do you want?"

"$10,000," I said.

The chips I won at the casino were donated to a charity. When I was about to exchange the chips for cash, I found a sign for charity donations next to me——A bottle of mineral water for children in Africa. I asked the casino staff to help me with the donation process. So now I have less than $50 in cash in my pocket.

"I had no idea this breakfast was going to cost $10,000," said Daley, feigning surprise, but he soon got up and walked into the bedroom, and then he came back with a black credit card in his hand.

"This is my supplementary card with a limit of $5 million. No password." Daley handed the card to me. "Is that enough?"

"That's too much," I said. "I only need $10,000."

Daley took my hand and said, "Don't talk to me about borrowing money. You're my wife and you deserve it."

"Aren't you going to ask me what I need the money for?" I felt guilty.

"I don't care about money, and I care about your happiness." Daley looked at me affectionately. "I want you to be the happiest woman in the world."

My heart melted at that moment. I was moved by him again.

My phone rang, and I went to my bedroom to answer it. It was Liv.

"Good morning, Liv."

"Jesus, are you crazy?" Liv said. "You married Daley. Is that true?"

"How do you know?" I wondered, remembering that I hadn't told Liv about my marriage to Daley.

"Oh, my God," Liv said. "Don't you remember the picture you sent me last night of you in your wedding dress?And I also saw Daley and your big, shiny wedding ring on your finger."

I try to remember everything that happened yesterday, but I drank so much last night that I can't remember what I did. Maybe I did send that photo to Liv, but now that she knows that Daley and I are married, I don't have to deny it.

"Yes, I am married," I admitted. "Now I am Daley's wife."

"Are you serious?" Liv yelled. "I thought you chose Frade, but you chose Daley."

"It's complicated." I walked to the balcony. "When I decided to confess to Frade, guess who was in his bed?"

"Who?"

"Mia, she's back," I said sadly. "Frade's real girlfriend is back, and Mia told me that Frade is going to marry her."

"Oh, my God," Liv said. "What the hell is going on? Isn't she dead?"

"The fact is that Mia didn't die. According to her, she was chased to Mexico to escape and then worked there for several years before returning to the United States."

"Do you think she's telling the truth?" Liv said. "A woman who's been dead for years suddenly coming back? I don't believe that b.ullshit."

Frade believed it. That's enough.

I thought of Rose I met in the hotel elevator, and she thought I was Mia. Maybe I should look into that woman.

"Eva, are you still there?" Liv asked.

"I'm listening."

"Are you okay?" Liv said. "I mean, are you sure you didn't marry Daley because of impulse?"

"I'm fine," I said calmly. "Daley is good to me. He is a good husband. At least he will not sleep with my sister."

" I want you to be happy," Liv said. " Also, I have to tell you something. I moved out of Mrs Logan's estate because the doctors think I was completely recovered."

"That's great."

"I'm going to move in with Mark because we're a couple now," Liv said in an excited voice. "He told me he loves me."

"Congratulations," I said. "But don't you think it's moving too fast?"

Liv laughed. "Compared to you, am I moving too fast?"

"I want you to be happy, honey," I said, relieved that Liv had finally found her true love.

"Mark is my Mr. Right."

In brief silence, we are all thinking about our own choices.

"Liv, can you help me investigate something?"

"I am always at your service," Liv said, picking up lines from the movie. "James Bond is at your service."

"I need you to go up to the Sky club and investigate a woman named Elena," I said. "I need all the information you could get on her."

"Is this woman important to you?" Liv asks. "What is her relationship with you?"

"I met a strange woman today who mistook me for Mia. But she called me Elena." I lowered my voice, "I think this Elena could be Mia's name, so I want you to look into this Elena for me."

"Look up another woman named Camika, if you can," I said. "I want to know about her relationship with Elena."

"Wait to hear from me," Liv said. "I'll take care of it."

"Thank you, Liv."

"Hey, remember, we're more family than friends," Liv says. "Your business is my business."

After hanging up, Daley told me that he needed to go to the company to have a meeting with shareholders in the morning. He said that it is customary to have a meeting in the morning.

So I went to a nearby bank to get some money while he was gone, and when I got the money I went back to the hotel and dialled the number on the card Rose gave me. It was Rose who answered the phone. She was wheezing, clearly fresh from some kind of s.ex.

I told her I had raised $10,000. She was so excited that we agreed to meet at a coffee shop two hours later in the morning. If nothing else, Daley usually goes to a company meeting in the morning. I had plenty of time to see Rose after he left.

Things were going so well that I arrived at a coffee shop called Blue Note at the appointed time. There were not many people in the cafe in the morning. I ordered a cup of black coffee and sat by the window. Rose didn't come when the time ticked by. I checked the time. She was almost 30 minutes late.

Is she still coming?