The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1167:

Laney extended her hand toward his nose, asking, “Well? Do I still smell bad?”

He frowned slightly. Besides the fresh scent of soap, there was a faint trace of perfume, one he recognized from the female employees in the office. He didn’t like it.

“Don’t wear perfume anymore,” he said simply, leading her back into the room to dry her hair completely.

Laney tilted her head, confused. “You don’t like it?”

“It doesn’t suit you.”

She blinked, interpreting his response in a completely different way. With a sly grin, she teased, “Oh, I see. You prefer something sultrier—like a ‘decisive businesswoman’ vibe.”

give off the businessman

likes it? I

hate me,” he murmured, setting the hairdryer aside and tying her hair into

against her neck, making her flinch and

tone dropping an octave. “So

at his words, her scalp tingling from his touch. She turned abruptly and wrapped her arms around him. Her face, tilted up toward his,

on how bold she’d become lately. What had he done to make her so unruly? “You swore you didn’t like me this morning. And now you’re asking for a

her smile playful. “I can kiss

tone firm. “You’re being

Laney stood on her tiptoes and

before. She had grown confident, and the warmth

face was flushed, her breathing uneven. Her furrowed brows and slightly clenched jaw betrayed her