Chapter 122

Albert's POV 

This is the first time I had told her I was going for a business trip and came back without anything for her. 

I know in truth, I wasn't going for any business trip, but I had to make it believable. I should have bought things for her like always. 

I guess I was just so focused on Mary, that my mind could not think about anything else. 

"I am sorry baby." I said to her. "Sometimes, these things become so tense and even forget to do things for myself or keep track of the personal things I always do." I said to her. trying to play victim on why I didn't buy gifts for her. 

"I know, right?" She replied to me. "I remember how my promotion got me so worked up, I could not even keep track of the things I was doing anymore. I would go out early and come back late at night. I really missed you for those few weeks, but there was really nothing I could do to change things and it always made me mad. I really missed the fact that I