Chapter 1161

Rebecca White spun around, ready to leave.

"Where are you going?"

She barely took a step before Francis caught her wrist.

"I'm just going to find the housekeeper..."

Rebecca felt a lot more awake now, and explained, "The guest room needs to be tidied up before someone can sleep in it."

Francis let out a low chuckle, a half-smirk flickering at the corners of his mouth,

"You want me to sleep in the guest room?"

Rebecca blinked, momentarily confused.

Wait, was that...not right?

Sure, it was his house, but she'd already claimed the master bedroom.

"Rebecca," Francis said her name softly, his eyes narrowing as he studied her. "Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"

Rebecca stared, "What do you mean?"

Suddenly, her cheeks flushed as the implication hit her. Was he saying...?

Francis stepped closer, their faces nearly touching. His breath was warm against her skin as he spoke.

want to sleep in the master bedroom," he said, clear

course! That's what she thought he

around her waist, gently guiding

took slow, stumbling steps, her

Francis prompted her, “We already slept together tonight, didn't

now, they were inside the master bedroom. Francis nudged the door shut

his forehead to

stay,"

she barely had time

there, her mind a blank haze, staring up

her cheek. "If you ever feel uncomfortable, just tell me to

quite sure what to make of that. Rebecca wasn't exactly a naïve girl, but she didn't have much experience with

she placed a hand on his chest, cheeks

is four now. I lost four of those years, and I've spent this whole last year trying to win ou back. You

smiling a little. "If anything, it's been

Rebecca's mind: Francisz pulling her out of

a safe place to stay in a quiet suburb, hiring doctors for her

a job, taking

her, whenever she was ready, he'd marry her

She closed her eyes, wrapped her arms

Francis pulled back just a little, searching her eyes.

nodding. "Yes. I

by his next kiss-and after that,

next morning, Rebecca woke up alone in

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