Chapter 5: Mourning Phase
And there he was, looking dashing and proud. And that person beside him... the same young girl Anita saw him with, in the elevator.
She stood by his side, looking fearful of the swarm of reporters shoving their mics in their faces.
"Mr. Dave, you didn’t manage to get the Mother necklace – the highlight of this evening’s auction. What then did you get for Mrs. Blackwood?"
"CEO David, where is Mrs. David? It’s been weeks since the public last saw you two together."
"Mr. David, won’t Mrs. Wales be mad that you didn’t get the Mother necklace?"
David turned his body, slightly shading Linda from the enthusiastic reporters, but he, himself, didn’t flinch, carefully answering the question with so much charisma and dashing smiles.
He looked carefree and approachable, almost like someone with no boundaries, and worries of life. And that was why he had the people in his pocket.
In the people’s eyes: David could never do wrong – He was an easygoing, kind, and humble gentleman. He was the submissive, or rather, the tolerant one in their marriage, while Anita was bossy, proud, and unreasonable... A typical spoilt billionaire heiress. But despite his wife’s attitude, their marriage worked, and that could only be true love, coupled with David’s selfless sacrifices.
Thought, the public.
Unbeknownst to them, it was the other way round. Whenever they had a quarrel, it was mostly David’s fault, and Anita always had to forgive him, just so her marriage wouldn’t crumble. Just so her family wouldn’t throw a victory punch into the air.
Anita loved, respected, and honored her husband. She devoted herself to serving him, exhausting her skills and influence in paving the way for him and his family.