My One in a Million Wife

My one in a million wife [Ashlyn and Lucas] chapter 71

Lucas had an inkling that he was never going to get the gentle and playful Ashlyn back, ever again.

His heart ached terribly as he thought of how aloof and distant she had become.

However, he then recalled how much he had enjoyed Ashlyn’s cooking so he dragged himself up and walked over to the dining table.

When he took a sip of the chicken noodle soup, an inexplicable sense of contentment started to spread through him.

Though it was not very obvious, one could tell that he was feeling moved, based on the crack in his expression.

He had long gotten used to Ashlyn over the past few years, whether it be her cooking or her body.

He could even vividly recall the fragrance of her skincare products.

Finishing the bowl of noodle soup, he stood up to wash the dishes. To which soon after, he grabbed himself some medication for his tummy.

He then turned in for the night, only to end up tossing and turning; no sleep came to him.

His burning anxiety grew deep, along with the night.

Ashlyn had always been a light sleeper.

Hence, she was laying wide awake, the moment a dark figure opened the door to her room. She stayed perfectly still, laying turned on her side.

person was moving very lightly, Ashlyn could easily tell from the sound of the familiar footsteps that it

of the night. What’s he doing in

sure that I’d locked

operandi; there

stood by the bed and gazed at the sleeping woman. She had turned on a night light, and

and distant during the day, but now,

pressed his lips onto the pair

still felt as soft and as full as he had

in the desert. That was how

couldn’t believe what was

so long just

Lucas away, but suddenly, a familiar feeling started blossoming from her

it had spread throughout every cell in her

Not again!

years! Why is it that every time this man

does

it not been fed enough, all these years while

hadn’t had any palpitations at all

was why she had so readily agreed to end

been too naïve and had greatly underestimated

Lucas during the day, the curse had likely already

in close vicinity, it had

of her body growing warmer, and it was becoming