His Wife (Slow Update )

chapter 29

Gray's POV

I was about to open my kids' room to tell them that I'll be gone for a while, but the door just suddenly opened.

"Papa, where's Mommy? You told us she'll be here as soon as she finishes work with Daddy Kazuki. Where is she now?" My little princess said while rubbing her eyes; seems like she just woke up. She tilted her head and looked at me confusedly.

"Are you leaving papa?" She asked. I smiled at her and ruffled her hair.

I bent down to meet her at eye level and gave her a big smile, "I'm going to take your Mommy home," I said without a hint of a lie. Whether Juvia likes it or not, I'm going to take her home. I won't let her stubbornness get me. My kids need her--we need her.

"Really?" She asked happily as her eyes sparkled.

"Yes, I promise." I said sincerely and kissed the crown of her head. I let myself enter their room and found Storm still on the bed, asleep. I kissed his head, too, and turned to see Autumn about to get back to bed.

I picked her up and tucked her in, brushing away the strands of her hair that clung to her face. "It might take Papa some time before he could get your Mommy home, though." I remembered how Juvia could be stubborn. I will get her home, that I know I can, but I also know that her stubborn self might make this a tall order. Also, I have things to sort out with her and her apparent decision to stay behind.

I stood up and glanced at my children one last time. I saw Autumn still looking at me and I told her, "I'll be leaving then. You take care of your brother for me. Always listen to your nanny and don't be troublesome."

My little girl nodded her head and yawned as I closed the door and made my way out.

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"Pardon me for making you wait, Miss Mikazuchi." She stood up and dusted herself and glanced at her wristwatch.

"Not a problem at all, Fullbuster-dono" she said calmly. A black Lexus car stopped in front of us and there, the chauffeur stepped out and opened the door for us.

"Good. I have arranged the fastest way to get back to Fiore. Shall we go then?"

"We shall."

Juvia's POV

"Ah..." I winced as another serum has been injected in me. I feel so helpless--no, I'm really helpless. I can't do anything about this. I feel so dizzy. My body has turned numb and I can't move anything, not even my fingers. How unfortunate of me. Is this how my life is going to end?

"Progress report."

"Doctor, nothing so far has changed." One of the men in the white coats said.

"Not even a little?" Porlyusica asked, a bit annoyed.

"I'm afraid so, Doctor."

"This is the serum we used for previous patients with similar cases, has it not? Are you sure you gave her the correct--"

"I'm sorry to interrupt, Doctor, but trust that we have checked the serum and manually recalculated the dosage multiple times using different approaches and cross-validated the results with computerized equations, but we are not getting a desired reaction," the male doctor said exasperatedly, "Besides, even though it is a clinically tested serum, it's not yet an approved one so we cannot guarantee that it is safe for all similar cases. And besides, her body might give up. We are just as frustrated as you are, Doctor. She can't take anymore. We need to let her rest."

Porlyusica shook her head, sighed, and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Fine then. Take her to her room."

Two men clad in scrubs pulled my bed and dragged me to my room. I feel so sleepy and this headache that I cannot control is killing me. I'm so tired. My body lost all its energy. I just want to rest.