Time passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, twelve days had slipped away quietly.
It was time for Martha and Stefan to head to Ulmore.
The couple packed a few clothes and boarded a private plane headed for Ulmore.
As soon as Martha stepped onto the plane, she felt tired and leaned on Stefan's shoulder before falling asleep.
When Stefan noticed the weight on his shoulder, he glanced over to see Martha's long lashes trembling slightly. Her shallow breaths tickled his neck, making his heart itch with desire. But when he saw the dark circles under her eyes, he suppressed all romantic thoughts.
Martha had been working with Rhys at the studio most of these past few days so she had little time to rest. When she got home, it was usually just enough time for dinner.
Stefan thought about getting someone else to help but knew that Martha would never let anyone take over something she loved doing herself because that was just who she is.
So all he could do was watch her work tirelessly while feeling sorry for her exhaustion.
After coming back from his thoughts, Stefan motioned towards a nearby flight attendant who came over immediately.
"Can you bring me a thin blanket?"
"Yes," replied the flight attendant respectfully before leaving quickly.
Soon after, they brought him a dark-colored blanket which Stefan carefully draped over Martha before leaning back in his seat with closed eyes.
By the time they arrived in Ulmore, it was already midnight.
When they got back to their hotel room, Martha dragged herself into bed after taking a shower while Stefan went off to take one himself once she fell asleep.
He listened quietly as she breathed softly in sleep, then smiled resignedly before he walked up close beside her bed and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Goodnight, my dear wife."
The next day, when Martha woke up and checked her phone, it read 8:30 AM, which made her widen her eyes in shock since her alarm should have gone off at eight o'clock sharp! She turned around only to find no trace of Stefan.
She didn't have time to think too much, suppressing the doubts in her heart and quickly getting up to go to the bathroom to wash up.
Just as she finished washing up, Stefan pushed open the door and walked in.
When he saw her, he clearly paused for a moment before asking with concern, "Are you hungry?"
"It's okay." Martha replied lightly, taking out her makeup bag from her luggage and heading straight for the bathroom to do light makeup.
After placing breakfast on the table, Stefan walked towards the bathroom. He leaned against the door frame and stared calmly at Martha doing makeup. "The competition time has changed."
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