Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha clenched her hands even tighter, and she could not help but lick her dry lips and say, “Well… When you wiped Corey’s body…”

The phone then rang all of a sudden. Timothy glanced at the caller ID and immediately picked up the phone.

Samantha’s words had to come to a halt.

“I’ll have to take this call,” Timothy said, then got up and strode out of the ward.

Samantha was a little surprised.

Timothy’s cell phone hardly got a break from all those calls ever since the previous night. There was always someone calling him for work matters, and he always answered them directly in front of her without avoiding her or anything.

However, that was the one call that he needed to answer in private.

Was it a very important and confidential company call? Or could it be another woman?

About five minutes later, Timothy finally opened the door and walked back in.

Samantha took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, and prepared to ask her question. Unfortunately, she saw Timothy walking to the sofa and closing the lid of his laptop on the coffee table.

What was the meaning of that? Was he leaving?

Would it mean that his silence toward her remark earlier was not because he was staying, as she initially thought it was? Rather, it seemed he was still going to leave after the charade was all over.

Sure enough, the next second, Timothy picked up his suit jacket on the sofa armrest.

Samantha lowered her eyes, hid the disappointment that had surged in her eyes, and could not help but laugh in spite of herself.

Why did she have to put her expectations up?

The door to the ward was soon pushed open and Ronald came walking in.

The first thing Ronald did was greet Samantha politely. “Hi, Ms. Larsson.”

Samantha nodded blankly. “Hello…”

Ronald walked to the coffee table, packed the laptop and files neatly, then carried everything in his arms.

After Timothy put on his suit jacket, he picked up his wallet and cell phone. He took large strides with his long legs and walked out, but barely two steps later, he seemed to realize something and stopped suddenly.

Ronald, who was following behind, did not expect Timothy to stop so suddenly. Before he could stop, he had bumped right into Timothy’s back.

He became so frightened that he immediately broke into a cold sweat and said loudly, “Mr. Barker, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it! Please give me a chance to redeem myself!”

Samantha was surprised by his quick reaction.

It had to be the kind of response that was honed after being taught a severe lesson in the past!

Before Ronald could be scolded by his big boss, he raised his eyes boldly to look at Timothy and discovered that Timothy seemed unaware of Ronald bumping into him. Instead, his black eyes were staring fixedly on Samantha’s face.

What was going on?

Ronald was still trying to guess what was happening when he saw his big boss’s thin lips move. Timothy uttered a sentence in a very stiff and slightly awkward manner.

“I’m leaving…for business for a few days. I’ll be heading overseas.”

Samantha’s big round eyes blinked.

Was Timothy telling her that? Was he…letting her know his schedule?

She stared at the man in disbelief, trying to make sure if he was directing that statement to her. However, Timothy had lifted his feet and strode off after telling her that.

Ronald nodded hurriedly at her and chased after his boss.

Samantha stood on the spot for some time and blinked again. Although she did not see Timothy’s expression, Ronald would probably know Timothy’s schedule. After all, he was Timothy’s assistant!

There was probably no need for Timothy to tell Ronald that. Aside from Corey, who was lying unconscious on the hospital bed, there was only one person left and that was Samantha. It was…probably…very likely…that he was telling that to her.

Timothy could not possibly be muttering that to himself, would he?

He had never explained his itinerary to her ever since they got married. That was the first time he ever did.

The small flame that had been extinguished in Samantha’s heart earlier reignited with a burst of fuel.

Timothy probably had some important business affairs to deal with and had to leave immediately for a business trip. Had that not been the case, he would probably continue to stay instead of leaving.

Was that the case?

It was unfortunate that she did not have any time to ask her question. If she had gotten it, she would not need to worry so much and make wild guesses.

There was nothing else she could do other than wait for him to come back from the business trip. Then she would find a chance to ask him and clarify!

…

Ronald still did not react even after getting into the car.

If he had heard correctly, his big boss had taken the initiative to tell Samantha his schedule. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect to see such a groundbreaking scene.

Did the overbearing CEO become a lovable husband in mere seconds?

He had been very worried some night ago when he saw Timothy driving angrily and chasing Samantha’s taxi. He had been so anxious that he could not sleep for several nights and even suffered some hair loss. He thought that his big boss would get into a huge fight with Samantha and a dark future was ahead of him. To his surprise, the situation took an almost fairytale-like turn…

Was that not the epitome of a reward after suffering?

Based on how things were developing, the progress bar for Timothy to rekindle things with Samantha was slowly starting to fill up!

If his big boss had a happy marriage, his life would be easy too!

Ronald became even happier when he thought about that and he turned on a song as soon as he started driving.

‘I don’t know why I became so bold,

‘But if you love someone, you’d do it all,

‘I wanna tell the world I can’t bear to let you go’

…

At the Schmidt home.

The landline rang and Violet gracefully picked the handset up. “Hello.”

Penelope put down her teacup, leaned in eagerly, and asked in a low voice, “Mommy, did Detective Leadon call you?”

Violet nodded.

Penelope’s eyes lit up suddenly and asked, “Has he found out who Samantha’s husband is?”

“Hush.” ​​Violet put her finger on her lips, gestured for Penelope to stay calm, then continued chatting with Detective Leadon.

A few minutes later, Violet put down the handset.

Penelope could not wait any longer and urged while holding Violet’s arm. “What is it, Mommy?”

Violet frowned and shook her head. “He hasn’t found out who Samantha’s husband is.”

“What?” Penelope widened her eyes in disbelief. “How is that possible? Detective Leadon is famous. He never fails to find out anything!”

Violet would not have spent so much money to hire him otherwise.

“We can only chalk it up to Samantha’s husband being a very complicated person,” Violet said thoughtfully.

Penelope had a bitter look on her face. “What should we do then, Mommy? If we can’t find out who her husband is, we can’t prove that she’s married. All our plans for the future can’t be implemented.”

“That’s not necessarily true.” Violet had a malicious grin. “Even if we can’t find out who Samantha’s husband is, we can…always make one up.”

“Make one up?” Penelope disapproved, “It’ll be easy to expose a fake husband. Samantha isn’t going to accept it just because we say it. She’ll definitely deny it!”

Violet looked at Penelope helplessly and felt somewhat disappointed that she gave birth to such a simple-minded daughter.. “I have ways to make sure she can’t deny it!”