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Chapter 161 We’re on the Same Side

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As she turned for what felt like the hundredth time, the man beside her suddenly seized her wrist and yanked her closer.

Charmaine gasped, her entire body going rigid. “Emyr, what do you think you’re doing?”

The only light in the room came from a dim bedside lamp, casting a soft golden hue over the man’s strikingly handsome face.

His grip on her arm tightened, drawing them even closer until barely any space remained between them.

“You’ve been waiting all night for this, haven’t you?”

Charmaine’s eyes widened, her palms pressing against his chest.

As his bathrobe slipped slightly from the movement, her hand unintentionally landed on the tattoo on his chest. The heat radiating from his body and the powerful rhythm of his heartbeat were impossible to ignore.

“Who… who’s been waiting?!”

“Hmm… Acting coy now?”

Emyr reached for something in the bedside drawer and pulled out two items. “You thought you could stash. these under the pillow without me noticing?”

“What… what are those?”

Charmaine picked one up, and the moment she recognized it, she nearly fainted.

kit, along with a pocket–sized guide on marital intimacy. The illustrations

certainty, as if he held irrefutable

This has nothing to do with me. I wasn’t

words, desperately trying to distance herself from the situation. She even went as far as

pajamas she had just changed out of, still clutched in

to do with this! How could I have

didn’t say anything, his expression remained grim, making it clear

to show where her loyalties lay, Charmaine quickly assured him, “Mr. Emyr, we’re on the same side. They really

her a cold look. “Who said we’re on

carried an unmistakable

on the Same Side

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what she had said to upset

mulling it over briefly, she decided there was no point in

urge, there’s no reason for me to

eyes at her. “What are you

I’m making it up to you. When you want something, we can discuss it again. There’s no need for us to live together.

even more?”

been searching for? If she discovers that we’re sharing

fixed his gaze on her with

dim glow, his eyes appeared deep and unreadable, making it impossible to tell what he

his lips, carrying a biting chill. “You’re still worrying

trouble. I think we’re quite

do I need a maid like you to make decisions on my behalf?” Emyr

dropped to an icy tone. “And besides, my business has

anger, her eyes widening instinctively as she stared at him, unsure of

indifferently. “If you’re not planning to

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