Embrace Love's
Ch 143's. Headaches

Simon Bernard looked at the couple kissing in the middle of the mansion hall where he lived with narrowed eyes. Both hands are in my pocket. Satisfaction invaded his heart when he saw Alric turn around and saw a riled up feeling clearly on the man's face.

Deliberately tilting his head, Simon peeked at Mary whose face was flushed red with moist lips that looked swollen. Alric immediately shifted his body and closed back Marylin's body behind his body.

Simon chuckles amusedly. " If you want to hide your wife, you should just lock her up in your mansion, Lucca."

"Don't interfere in my business, Bernard Boy!"

"Can't help but be interfered with, Lucca. You kissed passionately without seeing a place. This is Bernard mansion. Our waiters and workers may not be used to seeing a passion show in the open."

Alric grunting. " That's less believable, Bernard! Given there is a pair of newlyweds and couples want to get married that certainly will always touch each other anywhere, anytime."

"Indeed right. But they'd rather do it in a place no one else will see."

Alric was just about to answer Simon again, when he felt his arms wrapped around his wife's delicate hand.

"Already, stop. He deliberately lured you. Come on, you come with me."

Mary pulled Alric who seemed to be stepping her feet in the direction Mary had chosen, but her head was still turned to look sharply at Simon Bernard. Added to the huff at the disdainful smile on the lips of the youngest Bernard.

Mary took Alric into the kitchen. Where the fragrant fragrant cake that had just been baked invaded Alric's nose.

"Jeez .. It smells like Annete's cake. Hello Yoana, hello Catalina."

"Oh, hello Alric. This is indeed the cake recipe that these two women got from Annete." Joanna greeted her guests and wiped both her hands on the apron. He raised an eyebrow when he realized the man who used to be full of mystery to him was standing in the kitchen of the Bernard mansion and the scene did not look strange at all.

Mary pulled out a chair for Alric and told him to sit down.

"Sit down" he said.

"Thank you, honey. Does the Host not mind if I ask for a drink?"

Yoana smiled looking at Alric who was looking at the first piece of cake, which they had cut into pieces and put on the table.

"Of course, would you like a cup of tea?" ask Yoana.

"No. If you don't mind, I'd like a cup of coffee."

Yoana was just about to ask her servant to make Alric's request. Mary offered to make her husband's coffee.

"If I may, I'll make it, Yoan. Don't bother your waiter."

"Of course, honey."

Marylin moves into the closet and starts removing the coffee and ingredients she needs. Catalina looked towards her sister with her hands on her chin and a smile on her lips, then his eyes took turns looking at his sister-in-law who continued to look at Mary's back with eyes that were almost the same as what he used to see in Claude's eyes. Does Alric love Marylin? Catalina really hopes so.

A cup of coffee and a small plate of cake placed Mary in front of Alric. He was just about to step away to look at Yoana's new dough, when Alric held his hand.

"Sit next to me" he said.

Mary glanced, then nodded. The tea and cake he had eaten were still left. Catalina pushed until Mary's cup and cake plate were in front of her sister's seat.

"Thank you, Lina." said Mary.

"Don't keep looking at your wife like that, Lucca. I will be so envious and eventually I will not stand it and have to call my husband home from the office."

An amused laugh sounded after Yoana said that sentence. Catalina responded with a laugh.

Alric just kept quiet, he lifted the coffee cup and realized the same taste as the coffee he enjoyed every morning on the veranda beside his mansion. He looked at Mary curiously.

"Do you make me coffee every morning?"

Mary nodded, then frowned. " Is it not to your taste? Annete taught me the dose."

"No, Honey. It's very fitting."

It's just, Alric didn't expect. He thought it was his mother who made him the hot coffee he drank every morning. Because when he took coffee and drank on the porch, he never saw his wife's muse. Mary was the one who did it.

As the sound of footsteps galloped into the kitchen, Simon was seen walking in and standing by the table with his hands around his waist.

"Simon! Why are you here!?" exclaim Yoana.

"I had lunch outside. Then I decided to go home for a minute to see Leon."

"Your son is sleeping."

"I knew. I just came from above."

"Did Claude have lunch with you?" ask Catalina expectantly.

"Sorry, dear Lina. I ran away from that man, also from the other man." Simon glanced at his brother. Indirectly tell who the other man he meant.

"Oh, you're this. It shouldn't be obscure, Simon! You have much to learn."

"I knew. But those two people did not stop for a single moment, giving me the stacked work I had to finish! I just took a moment off that pile. I'm sick of everything they put on my desk!"

Catalina and Mary just smiled at Simon's grievance.

"Depending on how much you want to learn and show your will, Bernard. The stack will be finished if you work on it. Not you leave." Alric said as he lifted his coffee cup and took a sip of the black liquid.

"Don't lecture me, Lucca. Enough people have told me what to do! ... Mary, honey, mind if I get some coffee? As your husband drinks."

Simon deliberately asked Mary for coffee.

"Begging your servant, Bernard," said Alric.

Catalina smiled, the girl got up from her seat and offered to make Simon coffee.

"I did it" said Catalina.

"Oh, thank you, Lina. This jealous man only wants his wife to serve herself."

"That's for sure, Bernard. You have dozens of waiters who want to make you coffee."

The amused laughter of the three women in the kitchen of Bernard's mansion made Alric and Simon instantly speechless. Realizing they look like a joke to the three women.

After a few bites of the cake and half a cup of coffee ran out, Alric asked a question that had crossed his brain for days. A question she was ashamed to ask Mary. But, if he asked in front of some people like now, it might look more relaxed and not too noticeable.

"Lina .. has it been decided who will accompany you and hand you over at the wedding to the groom?"

"Oh, that's ...." Catalina automatically looked at her brother. Alric glanced at Mary's face, his wife looking a little guilty.

"I ... I've asked Serge ..." said Mary quietly.

"Oh, that's good ...." Alric harbors his disappointment. However, it was Catalina's sister-in-law. Lina and Mary had no father or other relatives. But of course, he forgot Serge's whereabouts. For years Mary was guarded by that man. Like a sister. Naturally Mary asked the man to give up her sister.

Then everything seems forgotten. Alric was fishing for another chat with Simon. Of course with every satire and scorn the same. The two men who seemed to be fishing each other to make each other feel riled up.

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When I ate, Alric was silent. Smile politely and leave. Without the usual teasing or teasing words her husband spoke. Mary felt something was lacking, lost something. Realizing he likes the way Alric approaches and teases him.

Mary meets Ann downstairs, then asks about Alric.

"Ann .. Did you see Alric? he said there was a little work. But he's not in his study."

"He's in his room, honey. Something about a headache. I think he's planning on getting to bed early."

Mary frowned, then quickly turned back and went back up the stairs.

"Slow down, Mary! " called Annete gusar. The pregnant woman was half running.

Mary arrives in the hallway and stops at Alric's doorstep. He considered whether he should knock on the door or preferably the connecting door from their room. After a moment of hesitation, Mary decided to look directly at Alric from the connecting door of the room. So he wouldn't be ashamed if Alric wouldn't open the door for him.

After entering her room, Mary headed for the connecting door. He knocked twice, then opened the unlocked door.

"Alric?" ask Mary. His head peered into the room with half of his body still at his own side.

"Mary ...." Alric only raised his head for a moment to glance. Then back down while continuing to massage his temple.

Mary stepped foot fully into Alric's room. Frowning worriedly looked at Alric who was already wearing a room robe, sitting on the bed with a continuously kneeling temple.

"What's wrong? Ann said you had a headache." As Mary approached, Alric could see the woman's feet in her bedroom sandals near her bed.

"Entah .. It hurts so much."

"Wouldn't you take your medicine?"

"I think it'll go away if I rest. But apparently not."

"You want to swallow one? where did you keep the medicine?"

Alric nodded, then pointed at the drawer of the nightstand closet. Mary pulled out a drawer and took out a bottle of headache medicine.

"Wait, I'll bring you a drink." Mary went into her own room. Pour a glass of water from a drinking pithcher that he always provides in the room. Then back to Alric's room.

Mary took out a medicine bottle, took out one tablet. Then one hand held the drinking water and another headache medicine, he approached and sat down next to Alric on the bed.

"Here, drink this," he told Alric. Alric opened his mouth so that Mary could insert the tablet and then took a sip of water while holding Mary's hand holding the glass. Alric finished his water.

Mary put the empty glass back on the nightstand. He arranged the pillow and told Alric to lie down.

"Now sleep ...."

Alric shifted, arranged his robe and laid down his body. Putting her head on the pillow that Mary had arranged. The deep wrinkle was clearly imprinted on the man's forehead.

"What pain is so?" Mary involuntarily bent over, stroking Alric's forehead as if to tidy up and remove the wrinkles there.

"Yes .. Can you stay here?" alric's voice was hoarse, the man spoke without opening his eyes.

Silent.

"Just until the pain subsides somewhat .. I might ask for another drink." added Alric.

Mary pulls the blanket, then covers it to Alric's body up to his waist. Then Alric heard the woman's footsteps move away, returning to his room. A heavy sigh escaped the man's lips. It was sad to know that Mary did not want to fulfill her request.

However, a few moments later he heard Mary return. Alric opened his eyes a little. Watching Mary put a pithcher of drinking water on the nightstand. The woman then sat on the side of the bed. Alric immediately retreated to the middle of the big bed. Ask Mary to rest next to him.

"You'll be tired just sitting there. Lie down here." Then the man closed his eyes again. As if a little talking and opening his eyes makes his head hurt. Mary did not respond for a few minutes, then Alric felt his bed move. He did not open his eyes. Trying to find out Mary's position through the movement beside her.

"Sleep. Tell me if you want a drink" said Mary.

Alric felt the voice so close beside him. But he did not want to open his eyes, and made Mary change her mind. He just nodded slowly.

Mary looked at Alric's face that was closed with various raging feelings. I don't know when she realized she started liking jokes and her husband's approach. The man never acted coercively, as if giving her time to get used to the whereabouts of the husband.

"Alric's? You're asleep already?"

One frown increased on Alric's forehead. Makes Mary wonder if her voice makes the man dizzy.

"No, Honey. Why?"

"You angry?"

"angry? Why should I be angry?" Alric slightly opened his eyes, looked at Mary for a while and then fell back shut.

"The marriage of Catalina. You know ... why I asked Serge to do it?"

"Yes?"

"That's ..." The silence afterwards made Alric re-open his eyes. This time he opened his eyes completely, not squinting like before. He ignored the thumping pain that seemed to hit the contents of his brain.

"Why Honey?" the tan was gentle, yet his voice still sounded hoarse and miserable.

"Because I don't want to stand in the front seat watching my sister's wedding with Serge next to me. I ... I want to stand there and be seen being accompanied by my husband" said Mary. The woman gulped after saying it. It was as if he needed all the courage to say that sentence.

Alric was stunned, his ears heard a rumbling sound, his head seemed to get louder at the beat, but an understanding made his heart feel very happy. He closed his eyes again and frowned deeply. Mary approached, then stroked her husband's face with a palm. Growing worried looking at the suffering expression on the man's face.

Alric's two arms suddenly hugged him. The man brought his face closer to Mary's neck and whispered,

"Of course you'll be standing next to your husband, honey. In the front row. The brides' family line. Now hug me .. My head feels like it's going to break ...."

Mary once again gulped. He seemed lost in the arms of the man lying beside him. Alric smelled like spring air. Fresh and intoxicating aroma. Mary glanced at Alric's closed face, waited, and knew exactly when her husband had flown into dreamland with both arms still pinning his body in the embrace.

Mary decides, moving and leaving Alric will make the man's sleep disturbed. And he certainly didn't want that guy's headache back. Repeating the reason many times in her heart, Mari allowed herself to relax, adjust her position, sleep on her side with her head facing Alric and her hands touching her husband's chest under the robe. His smile broke when he tried to reach dreamland.

It turned out that sleeping beside him could be as comfortable as this .. he was warm ....

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