He let out a long breath. The one-hour-plus he had spent in the bathroom was wasted!

Carter heard Marcus tossing and turning. Since he was unable to sleep anytime soon, he sat up to chat with the latter.

“Bro, don’t you think I’m kind of useless? I keep getting bullied.”

Carter was kind and excelled in his studies. He was simply too innocent and had always had low esteem due to his family. He was scared the first time he saw Marcus, but when the latter called him to the balcony and patiently talked to him, even intending to avenge him, he suddenly thought this cold- and stern-looking man was actually dependable.

“You’re right, Marcus,” he said softly. “One should be independent and strong, men especially. I’m going to learn from you, so I can protect Cordelia and my family well in the future.”

Marcus kept his back against him without a word.

“Marcus, why aren’t you saying anything?” Carter took a closer look at him. “Are you not used to it because my sister isn’t beside you?”

Duh!

Marcus harrumphed inwardly but forced a “No” out of his lips.

“Oh, that’s good then.” Carter chortled. “I’m really sorry for disturbing you both tonight… I didn’t want to come to my cousin, but I was in a bad mood after getting beaten. I don’t know who else I could go to aside from her.

“You won’t blame me, right?”

“No.” Marcus squeezed his eyes shut and prayed that his brother-in-law would stop talking.

“Marcus.” Carter sniffed. “What did you apply? Why does it smell so good?”

Marcus did not respond.

make yourself smell this

up!” Marcus growled,

the heir of the Hamertons. If he had not

silence

men could hardly forget their first love. He was quite excited when he

he could not have, there was no better explanation for

Since he did not want to tell her, she would not

bedroom to change new sheets and

stunned for a few seconds. Realizing that something was wrong, he grabbed her wrist. “You… Why are you setting the sheets on the couch

wrong with that?” Cordelia

tried hard to make himself sound calm. “Didn’t you say that I’ll sleep in the room tonight? Aren’t you going to…

you have the mind to think about that?” Cordelia glared at him. In addition to

go home tonight for sure. Who’s

Cordelia had been thinking about, so he only thought that her shift in attitude was… kind of

staying tonight? Is the couch

Cordelia wore a

his eyes. “You’re not asking me

expressionless. “You and Carter take the room. I’ll just sleep on the

one bed in

will fit.” Cordelia pushed the pillow to him. “You can even talk about ‘things

speechless by the retort and took a

the balcony and asked him to rest

in the bedroom! Marcus felt

lay down on the other side of the bed. Speaking of which, this was his first time sleeping on the bedroom bed since they had gotten married—but the person lying next to him was a man! Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join &

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