Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Everything Here Is Yours

Even though we'd already slept together, it was just a drunken accident.

We rushed into marriage too quickly. I wasn't ready for a second marriage. Standing at the villa's door, I couldn't move.

Ethan grabbed my hand, intertwined our fingers, and led me inside.

In the spacious living room, he set down my suitcase, looked at me, and said, "You're the mistress of this house now. Everything here is yours." It felt like a dream, too unreal.

Ethan walked over, held my shoulders, and whispered, "Including me."

I blushed and stepped back. Was he hinting we should share a bed?

Not sure if he noticed my embarrassment, he said, "I'll take your things upstairs. You can organize them however you like."

He carried the suitcase upstairs, and I followed nervously.

"Where do I stay?" I asked as we reached the top.

Ethan paused, set down the suitcase, and walked back to me. His approach made me nervous, and I instinctively stepped back, almost slipping.

He grabbed my waist, and I clung to his clothes. He laughed, "Emily, it's funny how you're shyer than a young girl."

I regained my balance and gently pushed him away, feeling awkward. I tucked my hair behind my ear and whispered, "It's just too fast."

"Isn't faster better? Most women like it fast. Do you prefer it slow? We can try that another day."

Ethan twisted my words on purpose. He had many sides: serious and distant, or flirty and teasing, always catching me off guard.

"Can you be serious for a moment?" I rolled my eyes.

He laughed. "I am serious. This is a normal topic for married couples. I'm very serious."

breath, feeling almost

led the way. He opened a door, walked in, and set the suitcase down. "You can stay here. It's the room you slept in last time. But feel free to choose any

puff. "I'm right next door. If you get scared or lonely, my door's

made his words

Ethan said he had to go out and

after, Bella called. It was past

Ethan go? You weren't here when I woke up," Bella

ask? They probably wanted more privacy,"

Ethan and I had already gotten married, she'd be shocked. It was too much to explain over the phone, so I'd tell her later. "I wasn't feeling well, so Ethan took

okay? Did you catch a

who caught a cold because of you. You hogged the blanket all night. When I tried to get my half back, you fought me for it. I didn't want to argue, so I let you have Oliver kept sneezing, clearly having

it."

knows what you were thinking last night. Sharing

"Fine, I'm just

tossed my phone aside and collapsed onto

sleep well either. But Bella's strong personality made

women to just chat under the covers. The attraction and hormones made it hard for even strangers

a cassette tape of The Thorn Birds Band. It seemed like a decoration here. I doubted there'd be an old tape recorder in such

you eaten?"

shoes and sat on the

some fried eggs and toast," I

leaned back, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

realized he was teasing me.

laughed. "So, I can look forward

hugging a pillow. "But my cooking might not

"Tomorrow we'll buy groceries, and you can show off

homely. Arthur

were legally married, and this felt more real than the two years with

weren't talking,

wanting to find a job. Ethan flicked ash into the tray, his faint smile puzzled. "I

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