Chapter 1

My pilot husband had to work overtime on Valentine's Day, so I secretly boarded his flight with our daughter, wanting to surprise him.

In business class, my daughter hugged her doll and asked happily, "Mom, can I go see Dad fly the plane?"

Before I could answer, the woman sitting next to me laughed:

"Her dad's a pilot?"

I nodded.

The woman continued:

"What a coincidence! My husband's a pilot too, and he's the airline's ace captain!"

Looking at her proud expression, I smiled: "Really?"

Soon, my husband's steady voice came through the PA system:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm the captain of this flight..."

My heart warmed, but the woman next to me suddenly leaned closer:

"That's my husband, the captain. Doesn't he have a nice voice?"

I froze completely.

The woman waved the luxury watch on her wrist:

"He said he couldn't be with me on Valentine's Day. He coaxed me for hours last night and gave me this watch, specially asking me to fly with him today."

I stared at that watch and immediately recognized it as the promotion gift I'd just given my husband two days ago...