Chapter 712

I was stunned, thinking, ‘How did I end up saying exactly what he was feeling again?‘

I really did love this kind of weather–it felt like a reflection of my own world inside.

But he actually liked it too.

“Edward, you should put on your life jacket too,” the assistant reminded, sounding a bit anxious.

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Edward finally put on his life jacket. Once the assistant left, he sat down beside me, keeping me company as we watched the rain pour down outside.

The assistant brought over a steaming cup of coffee. The temperature was dropping, and the warmth from the coffee was just what I needed.

The rain kept coming down all the way until we docked, only easing up into a fine misty drizzle.

Edward opened a black umbrella and led me over to his car.

It was barely five–thirty, but the rain made it feel like night had already fallen. When Edward slid into the car, his short hair was still damp, droplets clinging to the strands. He ran a hand through it, brushing the water away, and somehow, it made him look even more untamed and young–like he’d just walked out of some wild adventure.

“Where to now?” Edward asked.

“I think I’ll head back to the hotel and get some rest,” I said.

Edward blinked in surprise. “You’re going back already?”

I glanced out at the direction the car was heading, pretty sure his villa was somewhere nearby.

“Anything you want to do?” I asked him.

“Would you like to come over to my place?” Edward said in a low voice.

so I followed him back to his villa. The moment we stepped inside, there was a bouquet of roses waiting on the table. Edward slipped off his shoes, picked up the flowers, and handed the

noticed a navy blue box tucked in the middle of the bouquet and glanced up at

gave a soft laugh. “The flowers and the gift–they’re both something I wanted

my heart racing, half afraid it was a

enough, it was a diamond ring. I stared at Edward

your ring finger, so relax,” Edward said, then took the diamond ring

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middle finger.

right–like it was made for

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ring now sitting on my middle finger. “What made you want to give

cheek as if searching for words. “Well, I heard that wearing a ring on your middle finger means you’re already spoken for. Your hand looked a little empty, so I

says you’re off the market either,”

eyes sparkled with delight, a look of eager

give you definitely won’t

as long as it’s from you.” He checked the time and added, “Let’s pick something out tomorrow–it’s a

spark between us

I’d head back to the hotel tonight

here, and I could guess what he

by his ear. He froze for a moment, then his eyes flashed with sudden heat. “What’s this about?

that early,” I teased, rising up again to kiss his Adam’s

scooped me up, lifting me so I could reach him

between us. More and more, I was finding out what made Edward so irresistible. Unlike those reckless young guys, he knew how to take things slow and

grew even heavier as he pinned me to the wall,

pleasure first. Only

Not bad at

back to the hotel. He wasn’t too happy about

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