The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1445

Sophia, fearful of waking the child, had finally managed to lull Tristan to sleep. She heaved a sigh of relief, whispering, “Alright, Tristan’s asleep now. We can go out for dinner. I’ve ordered some red wine and steak from the hotel.”

The man waved her off. “You go ahead/I’m not hungry.”

Sophia furrowed her brows. “You skipped lunch. How can you not be hungry?”

He insisted. “You go on. If I get hungry later, I’ll go eat.”

Sophia felt slightly irked, sensing that the man was deliberately avoiding dining with her.

But she was helpless. Arguing about having dinner together now might wake Tristan up. She turned to leave, planning to eat alone.

“Sophia.”

barely turned when she heard the man’s deep voice calling

aback and turned

“I want to get some fresh air tomorrow. Staying in the hotel all day is suffocating.”

flashed warily. “Marcus, the environment here is not as good as our hometown in M State.

anticipated this response, showing no

dissatisfaction in his eyes. After a moment, she nodded. “Fine! Tomorrow morning,

Marcus replied, his emotions as elusive as

felt distant

wife shouldn’t be so formal.

and the weather

take the kids out for a picnic

was engrossed in her laptop and reviewing real-time business news, so she showed

the three little ones surrounded her and gazed up at her