Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Kathryn blushed slightly. "Exactly! I just lost a little blood, but he acts like I need a whole new supply. You said I lost weight-do you really think so? I feel like I've gained some. Pinch my face, it's all chubby."

Liberty reached out, playfully pinching Kathryn's cheek. "Yeah, a little chubby. You're not overweight, just... mirobas not losing any. With Mr. Fraser doting on you like this, no wonder."

She grabbed a disposable fork from the fruit plate and speared a piece of fruit. "He even cuts them into pretty shapes. Looks delicious and appetizing. Way better than Duncan-he just chops apples into quarters. Other fruits? He just rinses them and hands them over." Duncan never bothered with fancy presentations.

Duncan: ...

He was just a straightforward guy; he never thought about these details.

Kathryn chuckled. "Mr. Lewis is great, too. If he heard you say that, he'd be heartbroken. Ever since you got married, he's learned to feel wronged, to act spoiled, even to complain."

raised an eyebrow. "Has Duncan been

and Pedro tells me. Like how you stay up too late. Duncan keeps reminding you to rest early, and you always agree but never actually do it. If he really wanted to complain, he'd go to your aunt Audrey, not me. But seriously, Liberty, don't overwork yourself. Your health matters. If you break

said this with a hint of

so many people who

on the other hand, only

"You can't sleep peacefully until the work is

walked in, Pedro was rushing out. He said he had something urgent. What's going on?"

indifference. "I didn't ask. He said he had something to handle, so let him go. I don't interfere with

was no way he wouldn't tell her what he