Chapter 32

Jonathan stood there, unafraid of Henson’s sneak attack, but quite startled by the girl who popped out of

nowhere.

However, he refrained from pushing her away immediately, sensing the intensity of her heartbeat. Lowering his gaze, he took note of her disheveled appearance and wet eyelashes, noticing a flicker of fear in her eyes.

Estelle saw the scar behind the man’s ear for the second time. It was already a very light pink, almost the same

as normal skin.

For a full five seconds, Jonathan stayed silent. He waited for the girl to catch her breath before teasing her, “How many times have you tried to throw yourself into my arms? Do you really want to be my wife?”

Estelle snapped back to reality, her gaze meeting the man’s sarcastic stare in the dim forest light. Blushing, she took a few steps back, offering a forced explanation. “I-I was just trying to protect you.”

Jonathan observed her evasive eyes, chuckling until her ears turned red. Then, he spoke slowly in a softer, gentler tone. “Just kidding. Carry on and enjoy yourself!”

that

notice his tone

meat reached

by the villa, the servants had already started grilling fish and brought out marinated beef

instantly soothed Estelle’s uneasiness, leaving her

refilled his water balloons, boasting to Jonathan, “Uncle,

Estelle and Henson, Estelle was the more disheveled, with wet hair and pants,

because I went easy on you!”

We’ll keep playing

“You two, stop fighting for now and

happily went to the villa, teasing Estelle along

them thoughtfully. Not that Estelle didn’t hit Henson, but she aimed

outside the villa, complete with a

to change clothes while Jonathan

grilled

glanced at the three fish on the plate and asked Henson with

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