21: Isn't that right, Hubby?

Isn't that right, Hubby?

Axel Zhu. The third and youngest in the Zhu siblings. Considering his spot in the family, Axel was truly a spoiled little master growing up. Unlike his older siblings, Axel had a lot more free time exploring things.1

He was a carefree man, pursuing a career his parents couldn't help but frown about. Despite Axel's bold and wild personality, he was surprisingly closed with his siblings. He was especially close with Dominic, looking up at him as if he was his role model.

With that on the table, the current Heaven already guessed her relationship with her brother-in-law. She didn't even need to go through her memories thoroughly. All she had to do was take a glimpse and already knew how bad it was.

Heaven's unforgettable memory of this man was when he offered to drive her somewhere. Heaven obviously refused, but somehow, at that time, Axel's offer was the most convenient of all. Therefore, she agreed in the end.

What happened next traumatized the original Heaven.

Axe drove as fast as he could on the freeway, ignoring Heaven's pleading to slow down. She nearly even had a panic attack, but Axel simply gazed at her coldly. Since then, Axel would take any opportunity he could to sabotage her.

'Well, I can't blame him. I would even do worse if I was in his shoes.' Heaven mentally massaged her temple while pretending to eat her food with her husband and brother-in-law. 'Obviously, Heaven didn't know that. All she cared about was how this guy secretly bullied her without even considering Axel was simply making her taste her own medicine.'

Axel pretty much found out about Heaven and Dominic's setup. He also knew how she was as a mother and a wife. Someone like him wouldn't stay quiet, but he did for Dominic. Still, he couldn't stomach it. Thus, his only way to express his dismay was to treat Heaven the same awful way she was treating her husband and son.

"Congratulations." Axel broke the silence, snapping his eyes at the person across from him. Dominic sat across from him and then Heaven beside him. "Did you tell Grandma about the divorce? She'll probably disapprove of it, but she'll eventually accept it."

"Who told you about that?" asked Dominic, making Heaven slightly raise a brow.

'He didn't tell him?' she wondered, assuming Dominic and Axel were close enough to tell each other's secret.

"The CEO of the LYON Group of Companies is going to have a divorce. Anyone would know about it." Axel shrugged. "I also heard Basti is staying with Mom and Dad temporarily. So, anyone can put two and two together."

Axel leaned back with his hands on the edge of the table. "For sure, that was the reason Grandma fainted. It's good that the news reached me before Mom and Dad. Or else I'm certain they will do everything to stop this divorce."

He slowly veered his eyes to Heaven. The indifference in his eyes was distinct, not even trying to conceal that contempt in them.

"Wherever you heard that news, you should stop listening to that person. Heaven and I are not divorcing."

SLAM!

"What?" Hearing Dominic's monotone reply forced Axel to jump out of his seat. "You're not filing a divorce?"

Dominic frowned, glancing at the man standing across from him. "Are you that happy that our family is breaking apart?"

"Brother, what the?" Axel scoffed, almost rendered speechless. He then pointed at Heaven, making the latter jolt slightly. "That woman… is just — you deserved better, bro!"

"Axel."

"This woman hadn't been a wife to you, let alone a mother to my nephew! She did nothing but cause trouble — she is the reason this family is falling apart! She's hopeless, brother. I'm not happy about divorce but with this situation? It's good news! I will throw a party to celebrate this good news."

"Axel Zhu." This time, Dominic's voice turned surprisingly cold. Even the temperature in the room dropped. "Heaven is still my wife. Whatever you say to her also directs at me. Do not ever disrespect her with or without me. If this happens again, I will guarantee you. You will not like what I'd do."

Axel's jaw tightened as he clasped his fist. His blazing eyes told her he still had many things to say but held himself back for personal reasons.

'I'm touched, but at the same time, I'm on my brother-in-law's side.' Heaven scratched her temple with the tip of her pinky. 'I've caused enough problems in this family. I hate how I have to explain myself about things I shouldn't have and fix the relationships I didn't ruin. However, to live as Heaven and this new life, I need to keep up appearances.'

The divorce was postponed thanks to the opportunity that suddenly landed on her lap. But that wasn't the end of her mission. The delay wasn't even the first step because her life in Heaven's body was just starting now. This had already proved as a challenge to her.

"Axel is right." Heaven chimed in, breaking the building tension between the brothers. "Dominic deserves someone better."

Dominic turned his head to his side while Axel smirked at her. She maintained a composed look.

"However, the problems of our marriage are for the both of us to fix. Whatever problems may it be, you do not have the final say in it," she continued, keeping her gaze locked with Axel. "The divorce is mere hearsay. In fact, Dom and I are planning how to make things better for the three of us. Perhaps, another baby? You, butting in, isn't helping at all."

"Fix?" Axel scowled in disbelief at the nonsense she spewed. "What nonsense are you saying now? Another child? You can't even hold the one you have now!"

"Believe it or not, I don't care what you say." Heaven slowly turned her head, facing Dominic squarely. "After all, I didn't vow to spend the rest of my life with you, but to him."

Dominic's brows slightly creased at the sudden look on her face.

The corner of her plumped lips curled up, smirking coquettishly. "Isn't that right, Hubby?"

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