Chapter 5

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

It had been really strange recently. He had never smelled anything like this before. He didn’t know when Mia’s scent had started to change. He leaned closer to Mia and wanted to smell her again, but this scent was gone.

Noah raised his head and looked at Mia. This time, he was irritated by the sweet smell. However, he realized that Mia’s face was filled with panic. He instantly became even more frustrated and unhappy. “You are my wife. Why are you panicking? Do you think I will eat you?”

Mia said, “No, I didn’t…”

But before Mia could fully relax, Noah’s big hand reached for her waist again and squeezed. “What have you been eating lately? You’ve gained weight on your waist.”

Mia did not expect Noah to be able to tell that her figure had changed even though she was separated by a layer of clothes. For a moment, she almost cried out. She did not know what kind of observation skills Noah had. He was so keen.

The car happened to be parked at the entrance of the hotel. Mia was so frightened that her eyes turned red. She turned her head and glared at Noah angrily. Then, she quickly opened the car door and ran out.

Noah looked baffled. He could not understand why Mia would suddenly be so angry. Hence, he asked in confusion, “Mia wasn’t like this in the past. What’s going on recently?”

The driver, not daring to speak, looked at him silently and shook his head. The driver thought that this was a matter between husband and wife, and no one could say for sure.

Mia had left in a huff just then, and it was the first time she’d shown Noah attitude.

“Hello, ma’am. Do you have an invitation?” the security guard at the entrance asked politely.

Only then did Mia realize that she had already reached the entrance of the hotel. When she looked up, she could see the glorious hotel lobby and people wearing high-end clothes coming and going inside. She, intending to say no, shook her head.

“This is the invitation letter.” Noah had already stood beside her but did not look at her. He just reached out and handed the invitation letter to the person at the door. Then, he said, “This is my wife.”

“Hello, Mr. Noah. Please come in,” the security guard said respectfully.

Noah curled up one arm and shot Mia a look. Mia quickly put her arm around him.

It was Noah’s first time publicly bringing Mia to a public event. Everyone was very curious. Countless gazes were cast over, but Noah was not affected at all. He kept chatting with the guests walking towards him with a smile.

Hence, Mia followed Noah’s example and pretended to be calm. However, she still subconsciously leaned towards Noah.

The dependence that Mia inadvertently revealed made Noah very satisfied, and he also felt a great sense of accomplishment. Hence, he reached out to hold Mia and introduced his wife to everyone. A few familiar business partners looked at Mia and chuckled. “Your wife is indeed a beauty. No wonder you couldn’t bear to bring her out for us to meet.”

“So you like this type.”

One of the business partners sized up Mia for a long time before saying with a smile, “Your wife is so pretty. Why did you only bring her out to attend the banquet today?”

It was the first time Mia had ever been praised. She glanced shyly and nervously at the person who had praised her.

Noah’s expression suddenly changed. He stepped forward and blocked that person’s line of sight.

Then, he pretended to be indifferent and said, “It’s just a woman.”

Mia immediately lowered her head. The joy of being praised for the first time immediately disappeared.

Indeed, in Noah’s heart, she was only a woman.

It was the first time that Mia had been brought out by Noah to attend an event. Many people at the banquet wanted to give Mia a toast. Mia did not know how to react for a moment due to her lack of experience in such events. She frantically thought about how she should reject them.

By the side, Noah had already picked up his wine glass and blocked all the people who were toasting her. He sneered. “My wife is rather shy. I’ll drink your wine for her. Don’t come anymore.” With that said, he picked up his wine glass and drained it.

The people around laughed and cheered. A bunch of people started to say that Noah really doted on his wife.

The atmosphere started to get lively, and everyone was toasting.

Mia slowly raised her head and looked at the tall Noah beside her. This was her lover, the father of her child. The joy of being protected slowly started to grow from her heart.

But when she looked around, she saw Jenny, the female celebrity who came to her house that day.

Mia knew that Jenny was the dream lover of countless people. She was beautiful, dignified, and charming. As soon as she entered the entertainment industry, she quickly became famous.

Mia used to be Jenny’s fan when she was still in school. At that time, she was madly obsessed with her. Almost every time a movie or television drama was broadcasted, as long as she acted in it, Mia would watch every episode.

Mia was pleasantly surprised the day she found out she was pregnant. When she left the hospital with the pregnancy report, she had been thinking about how to tell Noah on the way home and how Noah would react when he found out she was pregnant.

Would he be happy, surprised, unable to accept it, or angry?

Before she knew it, she was at the entrance of the villa. Mia was still so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn’t notice a car parked outside her house.

The car window suddenly rolled down, and in the backseat sat Jenny, whom she had liked before. Before Mia could scream in excitement, she heard Jenny say to her, “Hello, it’s our first time meeting. It might be a little abrupt. Do you mind if we talk for a while?”

That article about Noah and Jenny had come out yesterday. Mia had seen it then, but she hadn’t believed it. But now that she’d seen Jenny, Mia began to realize something was wrong.

“Don’t worry. We’ll talk at your house. I won’t do anything to you.” Seeing Mia remain silent for a long time, Jenny continued.

Mia nodded and took out her keys to open the door. Jenny did not walk into the house, but stood at the door and briefly looked around their house.

Mia went into the house and poured a glass of warm water for the celebrity. After the celebrity took it, she began to tell Mia about what had happened between her and Noah, as well as Noah’s promise to the celebrity when he was in bed.

Mia didn’t say anything, but she shook her head in disbelief.

Jenny suddenly leaned over with a smile on her lips. “Smell me. We just parted this morning. Do I smell like a scent you are familiar with?”

Mia was stunned at that moment. Indeed, she smelled Noah’s most commonly used cologne on Jenny. Mia was very familiar with this scent. Every day, she helped Noah clean his dressing room and they slept on the same bed every night. How could she not recognize this scent? No matter how faint this scent was, Mia could smell it.

Instantly, Mia felt as if there was a clap of thunder above her head.

Her heart felt like it had been pierced by a pair of scissors. For a moment, she was so flustered that she only wanted to run away from this place. Mia had told herself that none of this was real, that Jenny was lying to her. Mia tried to remain calm and comfort herself.

Seeing Mia like this, Jenny laughed, then walked into the living room with the cup and sat down. “You went to the hospital for a checkup. What was it? Are you pregnant?”

Mia felt an inexplicable sense of fear and subconsciously shook her head.

Jenny relaxed her tense expression slightly and then said with a smile, “Fortunately, you’re not pregnant. Otherwise, with Noah’s temper, if he knew that you were pregnant, he would definitely force you to go to the hospital to get an abortion. That would be too cruel. We’re both women. How could I bear to see such a situation happen? So, it’s best if you’re not pregnant.”

Mia managed to regain her composure. Her fingers were still trembling a little as she reaffirmed what Mia had said.

Jenny touched her nails that had just been manicured and nodded slightly. Her exquisitely maintained face revealed an innocent look. “Yes, that’s what Noah told me in bed.”

Mia was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, “Don’t you know that everything a man says in bed is a lie?”

Jenny did not expect that this delicate-looking girl would actually talk back. She was stunned for a moment. Mia now looked like a rabbit that was eager to bite. Jenny began to find it interesting.

Then Mia stood up. Everything was fine except for the red rims of her eyes. She was calm, at least on the surface. Then she politely asked the actress to leave her house immediately.

Having achieved her goal, Jenny naturally turned around and left without any reluctance.

After Jenny left, Mia lost her composure and fell to the ground. She was so sad that she couldn’t control herself. It was also this matter that made Mia determined to get a divorce.

It had been some time since they last met, but the moment she suddenly saw Jenny again, Mia’s heart trembled, and she subconsciously turned her head away.

However, Jenny nodded at Mia with a smile while acting as if they had never met, and Jenny had never said those words. Her acting skills were really impeccable. Jenny raised her glass slightly and smiled at Noah. “Is this your wife?”

Noah made a sound of agreement, then stepped aside so that Mia could see their conversation without hiding anything. Then he glanced at Mia again. Noah thought to himself that he hadn’t done anything bad. He was open and honest, and he didn’t even need to avoid suspicion. Noah chuckled. Mia, the fool, should be able to understand that the previous reports were false.

After Noah moved aside to make sure that Mia could see everything, he communicated with Jenny and even smiled from time to time.

Mia, who was standing at the side, started to feel sad when she saw them talking and laughing. She almost couldn’t breathe.

Noah had never acted so kind to anyone before. There was even a smile on his face. His smile was so charming, but he had never smiled at her like this before..