This time, Fredric could not help him either.

“Is it because… the recipe you gave him was problematic?”

Josiah slapped his own head. “Was she not insatiable?”

Fredric chuckled wryly. “Maybe it was too much and disrupted Z’s hormones!”

Josiah almost spat the alcohol he drank on the man’s face.

Marcus pulled the balcony door open to go inside, looking up to meet Cordelia’s slightly surprised eyes.

“What?” He looked unfazed.

“You were on the phone?”

“Mm, sn… inmate last time,” Marcus answered. “He asked to borrow some money now that he’s out. I asked him not to contact me anymore.”

“Oh.” Cordelia nodded. “No wonder you shouted so loudly just now. The whole building nearly collapsed! But you did the right thing. Don’t contact those people in the past if you can. After all, you’re married. We ought to live well from now on.”

the screen when she said that. Once he remembered that Josiah’s photo was there, he

screen for a long time. She rubbed her eyes and felt her stomach ache again. As she looked

froze and stared wide-eyed at him. “What are you doing?

there to read?!” He pulled a long

it’s a client. I need to get myself familiar

she finished, she saw Marcus taking her pillow and sheets into the bedroom and placing them on the other side of

heart skipped a beat as she felt her face heat up. She asked softly, “What are

still scowling when he uttered,

timidly stood by the bedroom door and fiddled with

Her voice

“Can’t what?” Marcus frowned.

foot

came to a realization when he saw how red she was. She misunderstood what he meant by sleeping. With a stretch of his arm, he

tensed as she felt his hand move down all the

palm was warm, and he was hugging her from the back. The heat he gave off

next

smile from Cordelia as the

“Feeling better?”

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