Chapter 193

When Leanne and Curtis got hitched, she was practically a stranger to him.

Leanne On their wedding day, she was all dolled up in a gorgeous bridal gown, but her smile was nowhere to be seen.

As they exchanged rings during the ceremony, the officiant announced, “You may now kiss the bride.” Curtis, holding the hand that now bore his ring, leaned in slowly towards her. Beneath her white veil, her eyelashes fluttered incessantly.

He found it amusing and wanted to tease her, but in the end, he let it be, settling for a chaste peck through the veil.

At the reception, Curtis was plied with drinks, though he play-acted drunk, staggering with exaggerated unsteadiness. Someone called out to Leanne, “Help your husband there.”

He glanced her way and saw her hesitate, her expression tangled in conflict for a few seconds before she came over and propped him up like she was assisting her granny.

Later, when Curtis returned to their honeymoon suite at Crystal Cove Villas, she was there waiting for him, still in the red cocktail dress she had worn for the toasts.

The off-the-shoulder neckline highlighted her slender, delicate shoulders, and the smooth satin clung to her waist. The mermaid-style dress pooled around her on the carpet, and on her feet were high heels with crystal straps, the thin silver chains winding around her ankles.

Curtis felt something fuzzy squirm inside him.

time, he saw in Leanne the allure and charm of a grown

her dress. She hadn’t even finished school yet, her eyes clear but tense.

there, wrestling with himself for a moment, but in the end, chivalry prevailed “I’ll sleep in the guest

detail of the honeymoon suite, but he put

Leanne, who always feared the dark. Sarah had scolded her several times, saying it was bad for her eyes and sleep, but Leanne, ever obedient, never argued,

had to

dozens of plans, and ran countless tests before finally creating a lighting scheme that illuminated the whole

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didn’t know if Leanne slept well or not because, for the first two months of their marriage, he slept in the guest room.

a wastrel whiling away his days. But after getting married, he felt

of the Richardson family fortune, and perhaps

him.

easy, and warming up Leanne’s icy demeanor was even harder, but during that time, Curtis relished

in his grasp, the imbalances of the past seemed to smooth over. He now had a purpose and a

heart into winning Leanne over, and after several months, she

that wrecked their honeymoon plans but

before, wholeheartedly accepting her stubbornness, always ready to yield because her

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