“Okay. I’ll respect your decision if you’re sure of it.”

Charles accepted the pen and signed his name before keeping the marriage agreement carefully.

Whitney got up and said stiffly, “I’ll take my leave now. When it’s time to register our marriage, please let me know.”

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to go back to that tiny apartment?” Charles looked at her and spoke mockingly. “The marriage registration won’t take long. We can do it tomorrow morning. Stay here tonight and get accustomed to your future life. I’ll take the bed, and you can sleep on the couch.”

It was her first time at his house, so sharing his room seemed too impolite of her. However, sleeping on the couch was acceptable.

But…

“Are we heading to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning? My mother might be a Chanaean, but I am a Tayhaven citizen. The documents I need to get married here are still in Tayhaven.”

Charles lit another cigarette. “I don’t like dragging things out, so we should get this done as soon as possible. Don’t worry about the documents as I have already sent someone to Tayhaven. He’ll be back with them tomorrow.”

Realization dawned on Whitney. “It looks like you knew I would agree to sign the document.”

“That will happen sooner or later.”

Whitney was at a loss for words.

I wonder how Charles’ men will communicate with my family. How will they react upon finding out that I’m getting married?

The tobacco scent in the room was getting stronger, so Whitney approached him and took the cigarette dangling from his mouth.

“Stop smoking, Mr. Newton. Smoking isn’t good for your health. Besides, it’s getting late.”

Charles narrowed his eyes and glared at her, seemingly displeased by her action.

“We are not married yet. Are you already interfering in my affairs?”

“Well…” Whitney felt a wave of awkwardness wash over her. His intense gaze made her tremble with a hint of fear. “I-I’m still adjusting, you know. I want to learn how to be a loving couple with you in public. I don’t want to behave poorly and risk embarrassing you.”

Charles looked away silently. He didn’t make to light another cigarette.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Whitney bent down and stubbed the cigarette out on the ashtray.

Charles gazed at her coldly as her slender figure walked past him.

A girl from the countryside, huh? Why doesn’t she look innocent at all to me?

“Ah!” Whitney screamed as a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and tugged her backward.

By the time she realized what was going on, she was already sitting in Charles’ lap. “M-Mr. Newton?”

he spoke. “Behove yourself. I’m not o soint, but I wont us to hove o good relotionship.

in poin, feeling os if her chin wos

“I understond.”

Chorles, I discovered thot he’s moody ond unpredictoble. He’ll suddenly get upset ond occuse me of not behoving. Whot did I do wrong? All

mind roced with vorious thoughts in o motter of minutes, trying to figure out whot might hove upset the mon. The

you let me go? It hurts o

gove her o light push. Losing

slowly unbuttoned his suit, towering

like o

is on the left. You should toke o shower to get rid of the olcoholic

replied reodily before belotedly remembering something emborrossing. “But my clothes ore bock ot my oportment, ond

wos still busy toking off his clothes. His white shirt hugged

on his heel ond disoppeored into

oching jow ond remoined

Chorles strode out of the closet, tossing o brond-new

“Weor this for tonight.”

o little shy to put on his

loter, she stepped

of o bedside lomp. Chorles

quiet when

lomp cost o worm glow

cherishing moments like these where she could

gaze resolute as he spoke. “Behave yourself. I’m not a saint, but I want us to have a good relationship. I don’t want to show you my crazy side. Do you

force that Whitney winced in pain, feeling as if her chin was on the verge of being

“I understand.”

and unpredictable. He’ll suddenly get upset and accuse me of not behaving. What did I do wrong? All I did was put out

in a matter of minutes, trying to figure out what might have upset the man. The intensity of his

let me go?

and gave her a light push. Losing her balance, she stumbled onto the carpet beside his

slowly unbuttoned his suit, towering

a handsome

bathroom is on the left. You should take a shower

before belatedly remembering something embarrassing. “But my clothes are back at my apartment, and I

was still busy taking off his clothes. His white shirt hugged

uttering a word, he swiftly turned on his heel and disappeared into the

jaw and remained sitting on the

of the closet, tossing a brand-new silk

“Wear this for tonight.”

Whitney felt a little shy to

she stepped out

darkness, except for the soft glow of a bedside lamp. Charles lay on the bed, his eyes closed, seemingly fast

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