Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Eleonora was sitting in the living room and watching some cartoons. It's been 13 days since they came back from Italy. Everything was normal except Zanvil's behavior. He was behaving so weird with her but not in a bad way. He made her shift in his room when they came back. She was so shocked when he did that but got used to it. The good thing is her father called her twice a day since she came back.

She was loving the attention she was getting from her father. She cried so much when she was leaving her family and Italy. She blamed it on her pregnancy hormones. She wanted to stay a few more days with her father but Zanvil didn't agree.

Speaking of Zanvil he became a very caring and loving husband and father. He took every good care of her and their baby. And also he didn't spare a chance to flirt with her in those days. Who does that with a hormonal pregnant woman?

Eleonora came out of her thoughts when someone called her name. She looked up and saw it was Zanvil. He was wearing his suit pants and shirt. His blazer was off and the tie hung loose around his neck. His hair was a sexy mess. Wow he looks so hot. She mentally slapped herself when that thought crossed her mind.

"Are you okay? Are you having any problem?" Zanvil asked her worriedly.

"N-no. I'm fine. When did you come back? She asked him while getting up.

" When you were fantasizing about me." He said with an arrogant smirk and pecked her lips. Nora blushed at his action. See he was again flirting with her. He was doing that a lot nowadays.

"I want to tell you something." Zanvil said while coming out of the washroom.

"What?" Nora asked while looking at him.

"Tomorrow there is a party in one of my business partners house. So I want you to accompany me." He said as he climbed on the bed with her.

"What?" She asked him, shocked.

"You heard me right."

"I-I can't go with you. I don't think it's a good idea." She said while biting her lips.

"Why not?"

"I never went to any parties and besides I'm 6 month pregnant with a huge bump. It won't look good. You will be embarrassed" She said while looking away. She was feeling bad. Suddenly Zanvil yanked her away and crashed his lips on her. He was kissing her passionately. She was shocked at first but eventually started to kiss him back. It became normal for her. She became addicted to his kisses. He always kissed her so passionately but never went far. He broke the kiss leaving her breathless and wanting more.

"There is nothing to be embarrassed about because you are my wife and the baby is ours. So we are going. I think you will look beautiful with the bump. " He said, looking straight into her eyes and pecking her lips. She didn't say anything just nodded. She was feeling happy. He wanted to take her with him.

She laid down on Zanvil's chest as he wrapped his arms around her. She was feeling blissful and drifted to sleep. Zanvil watched as Nora slept. She looked so peaceful. He remembered what he had seen and listened to that night in the garden. He didn't mean to eavesdrop. He was just looking for Nora but couldn't find her. He came to the garden while looking for her when he heard her and Patrick's conversation.

He was shocked because of what he heard. He misunderstood her as a gold digger when she did it for her family. He remembered his assistant saying that Nora didn't use any money which he and his father sent to her account when he made a background check about her a few months back. She always used her own money. She had a lot of self-respect. And here how he thought of her as a gold digger who was having fun with his money. He knew he did wrong but now he was ready to rectify his mistakes.

"Wake up please. Zan? " Zanvil opened his eyes as someone was shaking him. He saw Nora was sitting on the bed pouting.

"What happened, Love ? Are you okay? Are you in pain?" He asked her in a worried voice.

"Lasagna."

"What?" Zanvil asked, a little shocked.

"I want to eat The Italian spicy lasagna." She said with a pout. Zanvil looked at his wife with wide eyes. He checked the time and saw it was 2 am.

"It's past midnight. I will get it to you in the morning." He said while praying that she will agree.

"No I want it now." She said and started crying.

"Shh! Don't cry love. Let's go, I will make it for you." He said as he wiped her tears and pecked her lips.

She stopped crying and said.

"Really?"

"Yes really. Now let's go to the kitchen.." He said while getting up from the bed.

Nora nodded happily and followed him.

Zanvil entered the kitchen and made Nora sit on the kitchen Island. He started to prepare the lasagna.

"You know how to cook." She asked him, a little shocked.

"Yes, I know cooking well." He said with a smile.

"Where did you learn it?"

"From my Nonna."

"You mean from Mary?"

"Yes."

"She is an amazing cook. She taught me her secret recipes." She said with a smile

"I know."

"How do you know?" She asked, a little curious.

"She told me when I visited her."

"Oh. I saw you a few times. You were always busy glaring at me. You never talked to me or looked at my direction when I was there. You even ignored me when I tried to talk to you a few times" She said with sadness in her eyes.

Zanvil didn't know how to answer her. Why was she blaming him when she was the one who had sent those letters saying that she didn't want to talk to him. She wanted him to stay away from her.

"You were the one who wanted me to stay away from you." He said in a flat voice.

"Me? When did I tell you that? We ever even talked." Nora said in confusion. He was the one who ignored her and told Lara that he hated her and didn't want to see her.

"Really? Are we really going to talk about those now?" Zanvil said in a cold voice. He didn't want to remember those.

"Yes. Tell me what you are talking about. I don't understand." Nora said while he glared at her. Her heart clenched.

"Why did you throw the gift I gave you on Valentine's day five years ago? Why did you reject me when I had asked you out on a date and sent that letter with your cousin Lara?" Zanvil finally asked the questions he wanted to ask five years ago. He felt kinda relieved.

"What gift? What letter? I never received any gifts nor sent any letter to you." Nora said in confusion. Suddenly her eyes went wide when she realised something.

"Wait, you had asked me out on a date on Valentine's day? When? And Lara? How do you even know her? I'm not getting anything" Nora asked, confused. She wasn't getting anything he said. Zanvil sighed.

"I liked you when I first saw you. I wanted to ask you out so I told Lara that because you two were really close. She said she will help me. So I sent a gift on her hand asking you out on Valentine's day. But you didn't come, instead I saw you with that Daniel that day. Then Lara had come and handed me a letter saying you didn't want to go out with me cause you liked Daniel. She told me you even threw away the gift and in the letter you said you like Daniel not me. You didn't want me near you and wanted me to stay away from you." He finished in a hurt voice. He was upset remembering those. Though it's been so long but still he felt bad.

He had hated Nora for that. It was silly of him though. He now realised that and that's why he wanted to give their relationship a shot forgetting the past.

He noticed Nora looked at him blankly. She sighed.

"Lara lied. She never gave me any gift nor she told me you had asked me out. I never sent any letters to you. Daniel was pursuing me for a long time and I kinda liked him. Lara wanted us to date. So when Daniel asked me out on Valentine's day Lara made me say yes and we went out. About two months later I found out Daniel and Lara were dating behind my back. So I broke up with him and never dated anyone since then. Believe me I'm saying the truth." Nora said with a sob.

She felt so upset. Why did Lara hate her so much? Why was Lara so jealous of her? She ruined everything for her. She made Zanvil hate her.

Zanvil was shocked. He didn't know what to say. Everything was a misunderstanding. She never hated him. She was innocent. He was feeling guilty for hating her. He noticed she was sobbing. He quickly went to her and wiped her tears while hugging her. He kissed her head while trying to calm her down.

"Shh! Love. Please don't cry. I believe you. I'm sorry I was horrible to you please forgive me for that. It was all a misunderstanding. Let's forget it and start new." Zanvil said while kissing her head. Nora finally calmed down and nodded. Zanvil smiled at her. They stayed like that for a few moments when the microwave dinged. Zanvil moved away from Nora and took out the dish from the oven.

"Your lasagna is ready." He said as he served her. She immediately forgot what they were talking about and started eating. Zanvil was happy that she forgot it. He didn't want her to remember those and blame herself. Now he really wanted to kill that Lara. It was her fault.

After Lara handed him the fake letter he was upset and angry. He tried to forget her and concentrated on his life. When a few years later his parents told him about the marriage he was shocked. He thought she was marrying him for his money. That's why he treated her poorly. He didn't want to get close or attach to her. But everything has changed now Everything was cleared.

He came back from his thoughts when he heard her moaning.

"Mhmmm! It's so good." She said and took another bite. He smiled at her. Suddenly she held some lasagna in front of his mouth and gestured to him to eat. He took the bite and ate it. She finished eating and also fed him.

After setting everything Zanvil was about to go to the room when Nora turned him around and kissed him softly on the lips. She pulled away before he could respond. It was the first time she kissed him first.

"Thank you it was the best lasagna I ever had." She said with a happy smile but Zanvil pulled her by her waist and kissed her passionately.