Serendipity - A Chance Encounter Chapter 390 - Precious And Priceless Gifts

Later that evening, Daniel and Samantha put Ashton to sleep in her parents' room and called it a night.

They were escorted towards their villa which was located 1 kilometer away from the resort's hotel. It was such a secluded place that the next villa is also 1 kilometer away. When they arrived, Samantha laid her eyes on the romantic firefly lights that decorated the leaves on the trees around the villa. There were colorful flowers that shone under the moonlight, making the place even more magical.

The resort staff left and they stepped inside to find a champagne bottle with two gla.s.ses in the middle of the bed which was surrounded with rose petals all over. The lights were dimmed and the room's temperature was just right - not too cold and not too hot.

In front of the bed were the pool and the balcony facing the sea and mountains just like the cliffside villa. Although it was already late in the evening, the moon's light made the scene very pretty. Seeing this view, Samantha and Daniel already felt at home.

She walked towards the balcony and breathed in deeply and appreciated the fresh air.

"Do you like it?" Daniel embraced her from the back and kissed her bare shoulder. 

"Yes… I love it. And we're going to stay here for three nights?" She turned around and hooked her arms around his neck.

"Mhmm… Just you and me. We got the place all for ourselves." He pulled her closer and placed a kiss on her lips before he pulled away and brought her back inside. "Come, sit here," he said as he made her sit on the bed. 

Opening the bottle of champagne, Daniel poured each gla.s.s and handed one to his wife. "I have a present for you."

"A present?" Samantha received the champagne flute and tilted her head to the side as she watched Daniel retrieve something from the suitcase by the closet.

He strolled back handsomely in his cream-colored suit with a charming smile on his face, making Samantha smile in return. She was so fond of her husband… just staring at him all the time was such a happy hobby of hers.

Daniel sat next to her and gave her a thick brown envelope. Curious, Samantha placed the flute on the bedside table and received the full-sized envelope with both hands.

"What's this?" she asked before opening it.

"This is just a small thing, Samantha. But I know that you want to do a lot of things. And whatever you want in life, I am here to support you all the way. So… this is my way of telling you that. 

"No one can stop you from doing what you want. Even though as of now, you're not fixed on your pa.s.sions in life yet. And that's okay… Some people know early on what they want to do. Some people realize later in life while others still keep on trying and searching for whatever it is that they could be pa.s.sionate about."

"I don't understand… what are you saying?" 

"Open it." Daniel placed a hand on her back and nodded to the envelope, urging for her to take a look.

Samantha untied the string and took out several papers and certificates. As she scanned the doc.u.ments, she saw her name on every page. Her eyes grew wide in surprise when she realized that Daniel had bought her properties and other things that she couldn't understand at first.

"This is…" Samantha placed a hand over her mouth, "Oh my G.o.d! You bought this resort for me?"

She looked up at him and saw a very slight smile on his face as though he was waiting to see if she liked all of his presents. Now that she thought about it, the name of the resort was SDC. She scanned the doc.u.ment once again and saw it in print, realizing that it stands for SamanthDaniel Cho. He named the resort with their initials so only a few people really know, unless they ask, what it means.

"This villa is also named after you." He gave her the keycard that had a print that said: Villa Samantha

"I don't know what to say…" She was speechless. She studied the other doc.u.ments and found a few more properties and t.i.tles under her name. "Daniel… a school?"

Shrugging, he replied, "You told me once before that you wanted to build a school for those who want to study Computer Programming. It's a win-win for you when students enroll in your school and later on get the chance to work in your company."

Daniel continued to tell her about the other doc.u.ments in her hands. He had opened a foundation for her so that she can continuously do charity programs just like what they did in the orphanage on Ashton's birthday. And there was also a bakeshop since it was one of her hobbies. These were just a few of the things that he wanted to give her. 

"Honey… this is… this is crazy… it's too much…" Samantha said with a blank expression. It wasn't that she didn't have the money to acquire properties for herself but it was something else when all of them were gifted to her.

"There's nothing too much as long as it's for you, love. If I could, I will give the whole world to you." Daniel placed a sweet and tender kiss on her forehead. She threw herself into him and embraced him as tight as she could while pressing kisses on his face.

"Are you happy?"

"Of course, Daniel… Thank you… Even if you didn't give me any properties, I'm already satisfied just by marrying you." 

Chuckling, Daniel replied, "Well… whatever is mine is also yours anyway." He leaned to the side and retrieved Samantha's gla.s.s and his, and clinked their gla.s.ses together. "Cheers."

He drank the champagne, however, Samantha placed the flute back on the table and got up from the bed.

She went to pick up something from her luggage and handed it to Daniel. "Well… I didn't buy you any properties… but… I got you this."

"You didn't have to." Surprised, Daniel did not expect her to actually give him something. When he received the box, he examined it but did not have any clue as to what was inside, making him even more curious.

"Open it," she said as she stood in front of him while he was sitting on the bed.

Daniel didn't know why he became nervous. He opened the box and the first thing he saw was a white s.h.i.+rt that had a print and design that said: "World's Best Dad"

A chuckle escaped from his lips when he lifted the s.h.i.+rt up, checked it out and thought that it was cute.

However, there was something else in the box that caught his eye. "Oh, there's another one." 

He picked it up and in his hands was a small t-s.h.i.+rt. He immediately knew that it was obviously for Ashton. The text on the s.h.i.+rt said: "World's Best Big Brother"

He stared at it and thought that something was off. "Honey… why…" 

It took him another second to realize what was going on and his head snapped towards Samantha whose eyes were already misty.

"Honey…" His gaze trailed down towards her stomach and noticed that her hands were on it. "You're pregnant?"

She nodded her head and curled the corners of her mouth upward. Daniel pulled her close and hugged her immediately while he remained seated — his face pressed on her abdomen. The news. .h.i.t him hard and he was feeling mixed emotions, making his eyes water.

"We're going to have another baby…" he whispered. "You beat me with the presents, Samantha. You win."