My husband's jokes revealed his second home.

My CEO husband loved having his friends over for dinner. He always said it made us feel like a real family.

Watching me serve a table full of dishes, one of his friends grinned.

“You're truly the perfect wife, Eleanor! So gracious, so regal!”

My expression didn't change. I playfully asked, “Oh? What, do you mean there's a *different*, less generous 'Mrs. Blackwood' around?”

His friends froze, a flicker of panic in their eyes.

Julian just laughed, slinging an arm over my shoulder. “Don't listen to their nonsense, darling. Besides you, who else in this world could ever be my wife?”