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

nervously twisting the fabric of her dress. She hadn’t even finished school yet, her eyes clear but

moment, but in the end, chivalry prevailed “I’ll sleep in the guest room.”

honeymoon suite, but he put the most

of a nightlight was a must for Leanne, who always feared the dark. Sarah had scolded her several times, saying it was bad for her eyes and sleep, but

light had to fill the room,

of plans, and ran countless tests before finally creating a lighting scheme that illuminated the whole room comfortably without disturbing sleep.

Chapter 193

slept well or not because, for the first two months of their marriage, he slept in

But after getting married, he felt

fortune, and perhaps feeling guilty, Maddox.

him.

was even harder, but during that time, Curtis

the imbalances of the past seemed to smooth over. He now had a purpose and a person

over, and after several months, she began to

that wrecked their honeymoon plans but gave Curtis the happiest time of his life in Northwood.

himself to a woman so completely before, wholeheartedly accepting her stubbornness, always ready to yield because her smile was

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