The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 80 Home Sweet Home, Mrs. Craig

Lucas’s voice became significantly deeper and took on a husky tone. Marion felt guilty and dared not tease him further. “Go ahead and sleep,” she said.

“Shh, quiet,” he replied.

“I know,” she whispered.

She was not that noisy, was she? The car suddenly fell silent. Marion glanced out the window, and her mood began to drop.

Despite her age, she had never cohabited with a man before. Even though their relationship was not conventional, and cohabitation was part of the act, sharing the same roof, especially with Lucas, made her nervous. Moreover, Lucas’s villa had only one bedroom.

The car’s confined space heightened Lucas’s woody scent. His fragrance seemed to have a calming effect on her. Marion sat inhaling it as she slowly drifted off to sleep.

She did not sleep well last night. Her dreams had been chaotic.

Lucas’s driver steered the car smoothly, while Marion slept soundly. At one point, her head knocked against the car window.

Meanwhile, the man next to her, who had claimed to be tired, watched Marion,

dozed

warm glow on her

car stopped at a red light, Marion swayed lightly and bumped her forehead against the

she showed

still sleep so

over, and pulled her towards him. He rested her head on his broad shoulders. Compared to the stiffness of the window, his

of the change. She even adjusted her position and shifted slightly to find

continued to doze off. Lucas, unable to

sleeping so soundly, she did not react

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was about to speak but saw Lucas’s signal for him to

sleeping. He got out of the car and took the initiative to move the luggage into

awakened by

groggy, she opened her eyes and looked at Lucas who was only inches away from her.

thought, she asked, “Have