By now, Tessa could tell that the man in front of her was teasing her. “You’re laughing at me!” She glared at him coquettishly. Nicholas held her in his arms and chuckled. “I’m not laughing at you. This is me being happy.” “You’re happy?”

Tessa eyed him curiously. Nicholas smiled. “You said I’m yours just now, and it’s the first time you declared that in front of someone else. You’re also the first person who ever came forward and protected me like that.”

His heart melted into a puddle of goo at the memory of the way Tessa admonished Wanda without hesitation when Wanda was screaming at him and mocking him earlier.

All along, he was the one who protected others. It was his first time experiencing what it was like to be protected by someone else, and it was by the person he loved with all his heart no less.

It was an amazing feeling. He felt as if he was on cloud nine. Tessa could hear the joy in Nicholas’ voice and her heart ached for him.

Everyone else thought that Nicholas was the epitome of someone strong and powerful, so much so that they overlooked the fact that he needed someone to protect him too.

With this thought in mind, she raised her bright eyes and looked at the handsome man in front of her as she declared mischievously, “Since you’re mine now, from now on, I’ll protect you.”

be in

with her joke as his love for

her breathtaking smile and he couldn’t resist

the

She then said with a smile, “Why did you kiss me so suddenly? We’re out in public right now.

sees us or not! She looked around furtively. Thankfully, she didn’t spot anything suspicious, so she sighed

to post a photo of her and Nicholas being physically intimate online for all

sensation in her heart. She felt as if she swallowed a jar of honey. She had no idea how

photos of us without

and her smile grew even sweeter. Up in the hospital room, Wanda saw

a glowing smile as she leaned into the man’s arms, and the sight of this felt too painful to behold. At the same time, she realized just how pitiful she was Oliver

that Nicholas doesn’t like a

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