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."

a deep breath, feeling almost suffocated by

set the suitcase down. "You can stay here. It's the room you slept

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

serious expression made his words sound almost

he had to go out and

long after, Bella called. It was past

go? You weren't

to ask? They probably wanted more privacy," Oliver's

It was too much to explain over the phone, so I'd

Did

cold because of you. You hogged the blanket all night. When I tried to get my half back, you fought me for it.

it."

knows what you were thinking last night. Sharing the blanket?

"Fine, I'm

up, I tossed my phone aside and collapsed

the call, it was clear Bella and Oliver didn't sleep well either. But Bella's strong personality made it hard for Oliver to get close

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

seemed like a decoration here. I doubted there'd be an old tape recorder in such a fancy villa. When Ethan came back in the evening,

eaten?"

his shoes

eggs

a smile in his eyes. "Is that all you

was teasing me. "Don't underestimate me. I

"So, I can look

pillow. "But my cooking

groceries, and you can show off

nothing special but it felt homely.

day Ethan and I were legally married, and this felt more real than the two

we weren't talking, we both stared at the TV, and the silence wasn't

mentioned wanting to find a job. Ethan flicked ash into the tray, his

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