Seated at the dining table, I was in good spirits after a fresh shower. Anthony was frying some bacon in the kitchen.
I didn’t feel like moving. Hence, I rested my chin on my palms and waited to eat.
He came out of the kitchen with our breakfast on two plates. Noticing that I was ogling him, he raised a brow. “What are you thinking about?”
I quickly answered, “I was just thinking. How am I so lucky to have met a perfect man like you?”
He sat down at the dining table. His obsidian eyes locked with mine, and he remarked with a smile. “You seem to be very satisfied today!”
He seemed to be hinting at something else.
I pursed my lips, and proceeded to eat my breakfast.
Anthony was poised as always. He lifted a piece of bacon into his mouth, chewed slowly, and swallowed it. “What are your plans for today?”
“Work,” I responded automatically.
After a while, I remembered that it was Saturday. Thus, there was no need to head to the office.
I paused for a bit, then said, “I guess I will just stay home and sleep.”
He grinned ambiguously. “I see. That’s quite suitable. The weather doesn’t look too good for an outing. It’s a good day for sleeping in.”
I stared at him plainly. Once again, his words seemed to be insinuating something.
Not knowing how to continue, I switched the topic. “How about you? What do you plan to do today?”
“Sleep with you!” He was looking straight at me, his voice low and sultry.
I coughed and sputtered at his answer. This man, he is getting more and more…
Seeing my violent response, he asked innocently, “What’s wrong?”
My face reddened. I put down my cutlery and stood up. “Nothing! Enjoy your breakfast!”
He frowned and ordered, “Finish yours!”
I froze for a moment. He then said, “You only took two bites out of your breakfast. What are you? A sparrow?”
I pouted at him and replied, “If you keep quiet, then I will finish the rest of it.”
Now it was his turn to freeze. His brows furrowed, and he asked, “You want me to stop talking?”
I nodded, looking at him seriously.
He conceded and nodded, then motioned for me to finish my food.
After sitting down, I continued eating. However, after a few minutes, I wanted to get out of my chair.
It was because he kept staring at me. His intense gaze made me feel uncomfortable.
With much difficulty, I finished the last bite and looked up at him. “I am done!”
He put down his fork and knife. “Is my presence that distracting?” He asked in all seriousness.
“Anthony, stop teasing me!” I retorted with discomfit.
He burst out laughing and walked over to me. His gaze was full of adoration. “Was I teasing you?”
This man!
I refused to answer him. Conveniently, his phone started ringing.
“You should take the call,” I said and went upstairs.
Recently, Anthony had become unruly. He didn’t bother to control himself anymore.
I had intended to spend the weekend relaxing at home. This plan was axed due to Nora’s call.
Her usual energetic voice was heard over the phone. “Sienna, let’s go visit my grandpa in Lavelian Village. We said we would go last time, but we didn’t manage to.”
I completely forgot about that. “Yeah, sure. Do we go now? Or do we go later?” I nodded while answering.
“Let’s go in the evening. Then we can stay there for the night. I am not really up yet. I will need some time to get prepared. I’ll come to get you when I’m done.”
I nodded and said, “Okay, just call me by that time.”
Last night’s events suddenly replayed in my mind. I asked, “Were you okay last night? Why are you up so early today?” She did drink quite a lot last night.
She sighed, “Don’t talk about it. I was almost beaten up. If it weren’t because I wanted to pry Linda for information, I wouldn’t drink that much alcohol. Seriously, my head is still hurting!”
“Armond is not around?”
“Yeah, he seems to have something on. He went out early in the morning. My grandpa’s call woke me up, and I called you right away since I’m awake. I plan to sleep for a while more. Let’s go over later.” Her words were slurring. She must be getting sleepy.
“Alright, you get some sleep. I’ll read at home in the meantime. Do you want to come over for lunch since Armond is not around?”
“No thank you,” she rejected. “I don’t think I will be awake by that time. Besides, isn’t that expressionless guy at home right now? I am kind of intimidated by him, so I’ll pass.”
I smiled and didn’t insist.
After I hung up, I went straight into the study. Perhaps because this house was recently set up, there weren’t many books in the study. There were mostly some documents and magazines.
While scanning the bookshelf, a book title caught my eye. Three Makes a Family. I reached for it and started flipping through the pages.
I didn’t expect that Anthony would have such a wholesome book on his bookshelf. Since the book was to my liking, I sat down and started reading.
Anthony noticed me reading and smiling to myself when he came in. He sat down beside me and asked, “What are you reading? You are smiling so blissfully.”
I instinctively raised a hand to touch my face. “Do I look blissful?”
It was a rhetorical question, but he seemed to have understood it differently. He grinned from ear to ear and announced, “You are blissful when you are with me!”
I was stunned. Maybe it was because of the book that I felt immense sweetness at what he said. “A good love story makes the readers feel blissful as well. The characters have such a lovely little family,” I said.
He smiled and asked, “So when are you coming back to K City with me? We have a family of three too.”
He was coaxing me to go back to K City again. I lowered my head a bit and thought about it. “We’ll think about it after completing the Lavelian Village project.”
As we spoke about it, I became lost in my own thoughts. People change like the seasons. A few days ago, I was planning to get divorced from him. A few days later, we were joined at the hip. Nobody saw this coming at all.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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