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 nice before you sleep with my

up!” Marcus growled,

also the heir of the Hamertons. If he had

silence in response to

could hardly forget their first love.

have, there

would not ask either. Despite that, the matter left

back to the bedroom to change new sheets and get another set of sheets for the couch in

wrong, he grabbed her wrist. “You… Why are you setting the sheets on the

that?” Cordelia

himself sound calm. “Didn’t you say that I’ll sleep in the room tonight? Aren’t

beaten up, and you have the mind to think about that?” Cordelia glared at him. In addition to being

go home tonight for sure. Who’s taking care of

know what Cordelia had been thinking about, so he

tonight? Is the

me.” Cordelia wore

Marcus widened his eyes.

and Carter take

bed

to him. “You can even talk

the retort and took

back from the balcony and asked him to rest in the room after

in the bedroom! Marcus felt

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 & Stay

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