Meeting the husband for the first time

It was unbelievable.     

How could a person live in a place without fully knowing every corner of it?     

But then again, she was talking about the original Heaven. The woman whose life stopped when she became pregnant.     

The mansion was huge, but not quite as huge as the one she had before. Since the woman inside this body had an organization, there were more than servants living in her place. There were guards — countless guards so she could sleep at night in peace. Thus, the reason for the unbelievably huge mansion — or rather, the palace she had.     

This place was a hundred times better in other aspects aside from the size, though.     

After the house tour, Heaven killed time in the lobby area to wait for them. When two hours passed by, she got bored and headed to the entertainment room. Heaven watched all the movies she could, enjoying the lazy hours doing nothing and worrying about nothing.     

Time quickly passed by and without noticing it, it was already evening.     

"They're still not here?" she yawned while checking her wristwatch. "It's already past eight. Just where did those two go?"     

Heaven yawned once again, getting cozy in the entertainment room while choosing which movie to watch next. "Miriam said she will notify me once they're home. I don't remember having such peace — is this a good movie?"     

It was easy for Heaven to shift her attention to the next movie because this experience was new to her. Not that she had never seen one movie; she used to watch a few growing up, but then, stopped all those menial hobbies altogether when her mother passed. Thus, she enjoyed her time while waiting for her husband and son to come home.     

Time ticked kicked without condition while Heaven laughed or squealed, reacting to whatever reaction a scene was expecting from its audience. Soon, Heaven felt her eyes grow heavy until a tear appeared on the corners of them.     

Slowly, Heaven drifted into a deep slumber where she dreamed of a memory she had in her previous life.     

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"Bear."     

"Yes, Madam?"     

"Why did you come back?" Hera's voice was weak, matching the pale look on her face. Sitting beside the bed she was lying on was her most loyal aid, Bear. "Weren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon?"     

Bear had a stern face as usual. "I heard you had a cardiac arrest the other day."     

"Weren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon?" she repeated while the man frowned. "I did have a cardiac arrest, but I'm alive, you see?"     

"Boss, my wife can understand I have duties to do. We agreed to spend our honeymoon when we have more free time."     

"Bear." Hera blinked ever so slowly, laughing weakly. "Just how long will you put me before yourself? You know whatever we do, even with the advanced research this organization funded, nothing will change. I will still die when my time is up."     

Bear looked down, clasping his fist on his lap.     

"You married the woman of your life. Treat her just the way she deserved to be treated." Hera peeled her gaze from him to the window on the other side. "Do not worry about me. I'd prefer to take my last breath alone since I don't have any last words to say. My last mission is almost at completion and this organization will soon dissolve."     

"I am at peace now," she added quietly and weakly. "Though I might get a good scolding from my grandfather who founded this organization, what else can he do? We're both dead."     

"Boss, don't say things like that —"     

"You know I'm not one to indulge in denying things. Even without this illness, I will eventually die. It just so happened that death came early. My point being, I'm not leaving this world without security to those very few people I cared for." The bags under her eyes were dark, but her eyes brimmed with nothing but peace. "This time, live this life correctly, Bear. I'm glad to have met you, but if I can, I would rather meet you in a different situation. After all, you are kind. It's just that life was not good and you are in the world you don't belong."     

"Boss."     

"You never liked it, I know. Not everyone liked the life we had — I won't deny it as well." Hera didn't stop, expressing the sentiments she kept to herself for many years. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't live the life I did. I might not turn my life around until the end, but at least, you and the rest can."     

Tears landed on top of Bear's tight fist. When he raised his head to tell her to stop, his words got stuck in his throat upon seeing the peaceful smile plastered on her face.     

Their boss usually carried a dangerous and cunning look. Although she appeared confident as if she got everything under control, this was the first time she appeared peaceful.     

Hera already accepted her death.     

This realization tore the man's heart in half. He clenched his teeth, trying to express himself.     

"I don't want to watch another master of mine leave this world." Tears overflowed from his eyes but his voice remained stern. "However, if this were your true wishes, then I'd do my best to make it come true."     

When Bear raised his head, determination flickered across his eyes. "Boss, I'll make this organization a legend of the past. Until then… until I finished that last task, I'd postponed my honeymoon."     

Hera looked at him and laughed. If Bear couldn't change her mind, she was certain he wouldn't change his mind as well.     

*****     

[ PRESENT TIME ]     

"Bear…" Heaven whispered softly before all her senses tingled upon sensing something intruding on her personal space.     

With eyes closed, Heaven swiftly caught the person's arm, before her eyelashes fluttered open. But as soon as her eyes opened, she caught a pair of dark hazel eyes looking back at her.     

'Hus…band?'     

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