Fernando squinted and swallowed his saliva at Viona's apology.

"What do you mean by talking like that, honey?" Fernando asked since he was confused.

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"I'm sorry I asked about your past, I know it might hurt you again," Viona answered slowly, full of regret.

"Why do you talk like that though? I feel happy and relieved to be able to tell you about my past, Honey. So don't ever think about things like this again, the most important thing right now is that you are here to accompany me through my days until we grow old. I'll see our children and grandchildren grow up together with you," said Fernando quietly as he hugged Viona's body.

Hug

Viona turned around and immediately hugged Fernando tightly while crying with tears because he didn't expect that her husband would talk to her like that, all the doubts in her heart slowly faded with a warm feeling that filled her chest because of Fernando's words.

"If you are beside me, I can get through even the most terrible storms," Fernando added softly while kissing Viona's forehead slowly.

"Ahhhh stop teasing me!" Viona said again with a flushed face in Fernando's arms.

"When did I tease you? I'm serious, Babe," Fernando replied defensively.

"Mmmmm may I ask you something?" asked Viona who suddenly remembered the important thing she had been keeping secret.

"Please, I'm ready to hear it and I'll answer it if I can," Fernando replied while continuing to kiss Viona's forehead.

Viona let go of her embrace from Fernando and returned to her previous position next to Fernando who was currently staring at her intensely. Viona slowly took a deep breath and exhaled slowly while closing her eyes.

"Is it true that Andrew's marriage to his ex-wife was part of your plan?" Viona asked quietly as she opened her eyes.

Fernando, who did not expect to hear such a question from Viona, was silent for a while, but he finally regained control of himself one minute later.

"Why are you silent?" Viona asked again.

"I'm not trying to run away from your question, Babe. I'm just trying to find the best word to explain it for fear of being scolded by you," Fernando replied jokingly.

"I'm serious, can you answer it?" Viona was fiercely upset because Fernando kept joking around when she was this serious.

"He he he sorry, Honey. I didn't mean to upset you, Andrew, and Lucia's wedding…."

"Wait!! Lucia? I think I'm familiar with that name," Viona said, cutting Fernando's words.

"Lucia Bran is a new nurse in the surgical division who is also the ex-wife of Andrew Steven Joy," Fernando replied lightly in response to Viona's words.

"Luc ... cough, cough, cough .... " Viona could not finish her words because she choked when she heard Fernando's words saying that Nurse Lucia who entered her division was Andrew's ex-wife.

Fernando quickly grabbed the drink next to him and he gave it to Viona and the woman quickly drank the water so abruptly that some of it dripped onto her clothes, in which Fernando immediately dried it using a handkerchief.

"Drink slowly, I won't ask you to share your drink, Honey," Fernando said to Viona who just handed him an empty glass.

"Sorry ... I'm just so shocked," Viona replied softly as she wiped her mouth which was still wet using a handkerchief that Fernando gave.

"You didn't recognize her and you are shocked, huh?" asked Fernando anxiously.

"She is not my assistant so I don't really pay attention to her, besides I was quite surprised by you who proposed to me in front of the crowd at Andrew's wedding back then, right?" Viona replied slowly remembering the night where Fernando proposed to her.

"I'm really good at getting people's attention, am I right?" Fernando replied with a big laugh.

"You ruin people's moments though," muttered Viona since she was annoyed.

Fernando laughed more after seeing Viona pursed her lips, he then kissed her lips tenderly with exasperation.

"What I did before was simply because I didn't want my woman to be taken away by other people," said Fernando quietly.

"What do you mean?" Viona asked confused.

"I saw you being proposed to by him in the park, because of that I immediately acted quickly," Fernando replied seriously.

"You…Saw me being proposed?"

"Yes, I saw him kneeling in front of you while being watched by everyone in the park," Fernando said with a rising tone, his emotions rose when he remembered the time where Andrew put the ring on Viona's finger.

"After that, you planned his wedding to cancel my marriage with Andrew? Isn't that too cruel?" Viona replied, trying to remind Fernando of his wrongdoing.

"Yes, moreover I know that his ex-lover was still expecting him to come back," said Fernando without guilt.

"What do you mean?" asked Viona confused by what Fernando said.

Fernando then told in detail about what happened after he saw Andrew proposed to his wife.

At that time, Justin and Harry who investigated Andrew a few days previously informed Fernando that Lucia's father named Thomas Bran was one of the managers at the Endurance Corporation branch office. Not only that, but they also told Fernando that Lucia was Andrew's ex-lover who still loved him.

Therefore, he could easily ask Lucia to marry Andrew and take care of their wedding party in a short time. Viona glared at him when Fernando finished telling the true story, she seemed to swallow her saliva several times when she heard Fernando's words.

"You even did such a detailed investigation?" Viona asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I could not do it half-heartedly especially when I was racing with time," Fernando replied, still not feeling guilty about what he had done.

"Racing against time? What do you mean?" asked Viona confused.

"In my mind at that time, I had to immediately separate Andrew from you because otherwise, he would really marry you after he proposed and I will lose you again. Thinking about it makes me almost crazy. Luckily, I was being patient so I didn't use my bullets on him," Fernando replied with a big laugh.

"Bullets!!! Don't be crazy Fernando! I don't want to have a murderer as my husband. What the future of my child would be if it finds out that the daddy is a killer?" Viona screamed in panic.

"Hey hey hey ... You don't have to imagine it that far! Did I kill somebody? If I was seven two years ago maybe I could do such a thing, now I can't possibly do something that crazy, I just want to live a calm and happy life with you. That's why I asked William to enter Global Bross Hospital to help me keep an eye on Frank," Fernando said quietly while holding Viona's face tenderly.

"Don't be ridiculous Fernando, I do not want to have a criminal as my husband," Viona replied.

Fernando hugged his wife tightly and he also kissed Viona many times to make her stop saying such nonsense. He wiped the tears rolling down the cheeks of his pretty wife gently.

"You're not angry at me or regretting things, right? I'm so sorry," said Fernando in a half-whisper.

"What do you mean?" asked Viona confused.

"I mean, you're not angry anymore, right? I mean, you are not mad that I took you away from Andrew using such a cunning way," Fernando replied quietly.

"Of course I'm angry with you, you should talk it out with me without harming others like that. After all, I will definitely accept it if you proposed to me nicely," said Viona without realizing it.

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Fernando's heart skipped a beat hearing Viona's words.

"So, you actually liked me, Babe?" Fernando stammered.

"W – who said that?!" shrieked Viona, her face flushed with embarrassment