Beside her, Melissa couldn't help but smirk after seeing Melissa's slightly swollen mouth.
"I envy you guys. Still so intimate after so many years."
"It sounds like you want to be with someone else." Eden furrowed his brow.
Melissa quickly shook her head. "No, I didn't mean it."
Before she could finish speaking, Eden had placed a hand on the back of her head and pulled her in for another kiss.
He had planned on keeping it short since they were at the concert for Melissa's idol and he didn't want to make things awkward afterwards. But this woman was relentless.
As he kissed her deeply, Melissa's face turned even redder than before.
She tried to push him away but he held onto her tightly until finally releasing her when she was almost out of breath.
When she turned around to face Martha again, the redness on her cheeks deepened as she saw Martha teasingly raise an eyebrow at them.
She had intended to make fun of Martha earlier but now felt like a fool herself for getting caught up in the moment.
After the concert ended, Stefan drove Eden and Melissa back to the hotel before taking Martha back to the hospital where they arrived late at night.
As they walked into the hospital building, Stefan naturally took hold of Martha's hand while walking beside her.
Martha looked over at him with a smile. "How was your experience watching the concert tonight?"
"It was okay," he replied curtly before his gaze fell onto their shadows cast upon the ground, causing his expression to darken slightly.
He loved their life together now - having his beautiful wife by his side made everything feel complete - but moments like these reminded him how fragile happiness could be.
As they approached their destination, Martha saw six men standing guard outside Jimmy's hospital room.
Walking closer towards them with a smile on her face, she said, "Thank you all for your hard work tonight."
"This is what we're here for," replied one man respectfully as all six men eyed up their boss who had waited years just for this woman.
Now it seemed that their boss's wife was a stunning beauty, no wonder their boss fell for her.
The next second, they felt a strong sense of oppression coming from the front.
They knew this was their boss warning them not to look at his wife, and they all wisely looked away.
Stefan's eyes darkened as he said, "It's getting late. Just go back and rest."
"Yes," the six men in black suits respectfully replied before turning and leaving.
Soon enough, they disappeared into the night without a sound.
Once they left, Martha nervously turned to the man standing beside her.
"What if Jimmy finds out we snuck out to play?"
"He won't."
The man's low voice was magnetic and hearing it made Martha feel inexplicably at ease.
Unfortunately, that feeling of ease didn't last long.
Martha smiled faintly as she pushed open the door to the hospital room and tiptoed inside.
Just as she hesitated whether or not to turn on the light switch, a childish voice came from somewhere in the room - "Mommy, Daddy, where did you go so late?"
"... Jimmy."
Martha suddenly heard her son's voice and was startled. She turned towards where it came from but unfortunately saw nothing. After a while later, there was a loud "pop" sound when someone switched on lights in the hospital room. Everything inside became visible.
She stood right beside the sofa while Stefan leaned against light switch position.
At this moment, Jimmy lay on his bed with bright eyes looking at his mommy.
His gaze carried some doubts mixed with sadness.
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