A Little Too Sweet

When the appetizer was served, they ate in silence. Amir did not spoke even one word after he placed his order. He was close to almost invisible but his authoritative aura made not him.

Yasmin also quieted down as she finished her soup and dabbed her mouth with table napkins. Belle and Mikhail just kept on exchanging glances from time to time.

The waiters that served them observed the quietness of the dinner. They secretly thought that the family was in chaos but then, Yasmin's charming voice echoed down the room as she chatted happily with Belle.

They were having their main course for the evening when Belle and Yasmin started to chat.

"Next time... I'll take you to Paris to see a designer friend of mine...and she could make you the bridal gown for the wedding." Yasmin said as she sliced the steak clumsily and Amir knew this so he cut the steak in his plate before placing it back to Yasmin's plate. The woman did not seemed to mind it as she continued to eat.

Belle just smiled with her mother-in-law and said nothing. She just ate the steak she ordered which she found so delicious and she had smeared some of the sauce on her face. Mikhail noticed this so he wiped her face with a napkin.

"Are you that hungry?" Mikhail asked. He did not sound teasing but to Belle's ears, it sounded otherwise. She felt embarrassed and bobbed her head down.

A tinge of red brushed on her ears and he was attentive so noticed this.

"Don't worry, you can eat as much as you want..." his voice sounded so tender. Like the Kobe beef steak she ordered. So soft that it could melt down her bones.

She finally raised her head and met the golden irises . She was locked up with it and seemed hypnotized with its beauty.

It was after a while with a clearing of throat she brought herself back to reality. She smiled awkwardly but Mikhail was quite delighted by her reactions and find it amusing.

"How envious..." Yasmin finally voiced out her inner feelings but it did not sounded negative. She on the other hand kept smiling at the two and wondered when can she hold a grandchid in her arms.

"I wish I could do that too... Sigh.. I'm already old yet I'm still dreaming something that the youngsters could only do..." Yasmin truly missed Amirs presence beside her in bed. She missed his embraces and even his simple kiss on her cheek.

She did not know why the man treated her coldly in bed but she knew that women is not the cause of it.

Amir stared at his wife for a long time and pain is visible in his eyes.

He could not afford to hurt her even more so he decided to say his problem once they will be back on the palace.

Belle and Mikhail clearly saw the expression of the man and the hidden pain which flashed in his eyes before he reverted in his usual silent self.

Then, they ate again in silence.

Mikhail glanced at Belle and sometimes caught by her. She on the hand had her heart beat wildly on her chest.

She kept on blushing every time she caught Mikhail staring at her in awe.

This made her not to focus on her plate and clumsily thrown the beef outside of her plate.

Yasmin chuckled when she got ahold of the sight. Belle pouted and utterly embarrassed.

Mikhail could not help but purse his lips so tight so that a laugh could not escape on his mouth. Amir seemed not to care about it as he only one apple of the eye, Yasmin.

They finished their main course in a short while and a serving of ice cream for the four of them shortly arrived after.

Yasmin questioned its appearance on their table as she did not ordered any dessert.

Noticing it, Amir voiced out, "It's me who ordered it. I know you loved ice cream..."

He was never the type of man which bothered of what his wife likes but as long as she likes them, he noted it on his mind and uses it on his advantage on the future.

Amir knew that the woman is quite angry with him and one thing he can do is to treat her to a good dessert.

Yasmin looked at the man and as if had seen his ploy, she spoke.

"It's too sweet. My dietician told me to cut some sugars to avoid health complications." then she ordered the waiter to serve the red wine she ordered.

Amir was left speechless.

"While the wine is good for the heart as the expert said so I prefer these over such sugary dessert." In truth, Yasmin really wanted to taste the delicious looking ice cream but she has her pride too. She could not be appeased with simple ice cream.