The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1179:

Cliff paused, glancing at her meaningfully. “If you’re thinking about intimacy, it seems you’re not angry anymore.” Laney wasn’t bothered by his remark and chuckled softly. “What am I thinking about?”

“It’s written all over your face.”

Laney touched her cheek with a smile. “No, that’s just my beauty.”

As Cliff guided her upstairs, Laney asked, “Do you think I’m pretty, Cliff?” Her tone was playful.

“Yes,” he replied automatically, cautious of her teasing. But Laney remained doubtful. “You didn’t even look at me before you answered. You’re lying.”

Cliff shrugged. “I see you every day.”

“So, why aren’t you looking now?” Laney drew closer, wrapping her arm around his and peering up at him.

took a moment to really look at her before

her playful demeanor and snuggled against his arm.

get

me tonight,” she said. “Could you tell me a

bold she had been during their last car ride, he found himself following her into her

filled with a sweet, welcoming fragrance that enveloped him as soon as he stepped inside. Laney pulled the blanket aside and settled into bed, lying

up a storybook, a hint of amusement in his

prefer me not

her statement. He caressed the cover of the book and glanced

feigned innocence. “What’s

but this book seems like a

is, Cliff?” Laney asked, catching onto his insinuation. She chuckled mischievously. “Why