Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 59 Covetous Glances and Forbidden Thoughts

Mouthing the name, Alaric's gaze instinctively shifted towards Galatea. Immersed in her book, she didn't notice his watchful eyes. 'All I know about Galatea's late husband is that his name was Ambrose.'

'Ambrose? It must be a coincidence,' Alaric mused, gently teasing himself, as he chuckled at his initial tension upon seeing the name.

Alaric had diligently reviewed the profiles of the six companies, and surprisingly, Far East International did indeed seem quite competitive. Gavin's personal involvement as the director demonstrated a high level of sincerity. Alaric set the papers down and glanced at the clock, realizing it was already eleven at night. He stood up, approached the bed, and gently took the book out of Galatea's hands.

"It's late. Time to get some rest," Alaric said.

Galatea had been deeply absorbed in her book and hadn't paid attention to the time, it was indeed very late.

Before Galatea could respond, Alaric carefully helped her lie down and tucked her in with the blanket.

They were in a VIP hospital suite with a dedicated caregiver's bed for Alaric to sleep on. Separated by a curtain, their nightly routine was to draw the curtain and settle into their respective beds-tonight was no different. Normally, Galatea would fall asleep early, but she wasn't feeling sleepy tonight. She turned to look at the curtain, illuminated by the light. She could see his silhouette changing his shirt, the contour of his muscular chest visibly casted upon the fabric.

Galatea kept watching, her mind drifted back to a night in the past when Ambrose had stood by the bed and taken off his shirt in a similar way.

It had been in a hotel room where she had made the crazy decision to give herself to him for the first time.

"Stellan, are you really sure about this?" Ambrose asked nervously.

"Yes, I've thought it through. Dad will agree, and the worst he can do is ground me. Let's do this!"

her eyes, nerves kicking in for the first time. That's when her phone suddenly rang-it was her father. "Stellan,

"No, it's just me!"

there, believe me, I'll fire him, and you'll never see

really nobody here, I'm heading

that night on, her father watched her like a hawk, making things difficult for

diligently. In just four years, he became the vice president and

so hard

abruptly pulled open. Galatea snapped back to reality and looked at Alaric, who stood there in nothing but his boxers. Before she could even react, Alaric's voice hovered over her. "Why

propped beside her pillow and his body pressing down so close it

while watching

truly are delusional!" She accidentally thought of her ex-boyfriend, but if she told Alaric the truth, he'd probably strangle her in his anger.

feel speechless. Alaric's

deny it. Your body never

Galatea fell silent.

here in a hospital bed, weak," lamented Galatea with

a sly smile, "You know what's on

that, he stood up and walked away, leaving her to finally breathe deeply. Only then did she notice Alaric

going to pull the

why bother? From now on, the curtains stay open." After saying

her breath, resentful of her helplessness to leave the

bed. Usually, he would sleep after her and wake before her, so she had never seen him asleep until now. 'He seems rather peaceful,' she mused silently, 'doesn't even snore and