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 was

time. She rubbed her eyes and felt her stomach ache again. As she looked around for painkillers, Marcus walked over and

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

to read?!” He pulled a

to get myself familiar with his habits and interests first,

and sheets into the bedroom and

she felt her face heat up. She asked softly, “What

was still scowling when he uttered,

was red. She timidly stood by the bedroom

today.” Her voice was

“Can’t what?” Marcus frowned.

her foot

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

they lay on the bed, Marcus hugged Cordelia from the back. She tensed as

stomach gently. His palm was warm, and he was hugging her from the back. The

better. She then heard his husky voice next to her ear. “I

Cordelia as the sweetness

“Feeling better?”

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