"What an overbearing, self-righteous man you are!" Jenna warned him. Seemingly not yet satisfied, she immediately scoffed, "Who do you think you are? My heaven, my earth, or perhaps my master? What a joke."
"Exactly! I am dominating you and you'll never escape from me in your lifetime," Hansen curled his lips to a devilish smile as he said selfishly.
Jenna smiled coldly and her expression tensed up. Her gaze seemed lackluster.
"Don't you dare doubt me. Stop challenging my limits," Hansen threatened when he saw that she didn't believe him at all.
"Fine, just let me go now. I need to take a bath." Jenna didn't give him a reply. Her heart was in a mess and she did not feel like engaging in this kind of unnecessary argument with him. She felt really tired. Not only was she physically exhausted, but she was mentally drained as well. She reached out and nudged him weakly as she said, "I'm very tired, can you leave?"
"Okay." Hansen listened to her this time and sat up obediently. He saw the hint of loneliness and sorrow flashing across Jenna's eyes, and her expression full of fatigue made his heart ache as well. "Take a shower first and you can eat after that."
He was tender and considerate as he said with an almost heart-melting attitude.
Jenna was internally distressed. As she was surrounded by his affectionate love, she couldn't help but think of her negotiation with Aria in the hospital that day. Her thoughts were as messy as a net and it felt like the net was slowly tightening over time as it reached for her heart. Her heart was aching as the net persistently strangled her. She shut her eyes weakly as tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.
"What's wrong, silly?" Hansen stroke Jenna's face gently and soon he came into contact with the drops of warm tears trickling from the corner of her eye. His heart throbbed in pain as he asked hurriedly.
Jenna kept her eyes shut and said nothing but her tears kept flowing.
"What happened to you?" Hansen was puzzled. He leaned closer and embraced her in his arms as he asked with panic arising from the bottom of his heart.
Jenna opened her eyes abruptly and wrapped her arms around his neck. She got closer to his ears and whispered pleadingly, "Hansen, marry Aria."
"What?" Hansen was astounded. He thought that he had heard it wrong as he sat in a daze. Suddenly, he felt like laughing. This woman must be testing him!
As he was thinking about how to answer her, he heard her saying in a firm tone again, "Hansen, marry Aria."
Hansen heard it clearer this time. His mouth went ajar and he was utterly speechless.
He couldn't believe his ears. If such words were said by someone else, he wouldn't feel strange at all, but when it came from her, it almost felt like a dream.
"Jenna, what nonsense are you talking about?" After a moment, he smiled and scolded her gently. Jenna was probably doubtful with herself and that was why she wanted to test him in this way. Although it made him feel uncomfortable, he understood that she did it because she cares about him. With this thought in mind, he did not feel annoyed anymore and was even secretly happy about it.
"Marry Aria," Jenna's unambiguous voice rang in his ears again.
Three times. She said it three times in a row!
Hansen heard it clearly and was certain that it was true!
"Hey, enough joking." His expression darkened.
"I never joke," Jenna replied indifferently.
Did she mean it? Hansen looked at her skeptically and checked her out. He then put his hand on her forehead and muttered to himself, "It's not a fever, are you probably too tired to think straight? Okay then, you should have an early night after eating."
"No, I want you to promise me first," Jenna stood up from his arms and said categorically.
As she escaped from his embrace, Hansen felt empty in his arms. Inexplicably, his heart felt empty as well.
Her words were decisive and it didn't seem like it was said on a whim. It felt like she had considered it for a long time.
"Never," he refused uncompromisingly as he stood up. With a gloomy expression on his face, he said, "Don't test my patience."
"No, Hansen, I mean what I said. Please promise me you'll marry Aria, I beg you," Jenna voiced with a serious expression. "She is pregnant with your child. You should marry her; it's your responsibility as a man."
Hansen stared glumly at her, who was standing in front of him. His body froze as his solemn face tensed up. Then, he turned around and said flatly, "That's never going to happen."
"But Hansen, you should marry her." Jenna's hand clenched the hem of his clothes tightly.
If Hansen could agree to marry Aria willingly, she would not need to further hurt him with aggressive behaviors just to make him give up on her. It would be a good outcome for both of them.
However, Hansen's gaze darkened gradually. He stared straight at her with looks that kill.
Jenna felt weak at that instant and she felt like she could no longer speak.
"You are worried about me, right? Are you worried that I will be harmed by Earl?" He sighed suddenly as he stroked her hair and asked caringly.
Jenna's mouth was slightly ajar.
"Don't worry, I am a man and will not be harmed by him. Believe me, I can handle everything and I will never allow anyone to hurt you as well. To protect you and to marry you is my actual responsibility as a man, do you understand?" he said softly with a gentle tone while holding her in a warm embrace and patted her on the back lightly.
She must be too tired. She was too tired to even think straight and she wasn't paying attention to what she was saying, Hansen thought.
In his arms, Jenna felt a lump in her throat and she felt like she was gonna tear up but she bit her lip tightly and shook her head.
"Hansen, even if it's for my sake, please promise to marry Aria, would you? I will be very grateful to you," she said firmly and unyieldingly as she pushed him away stubbornly.
Hansen's expression darkened again and there was a hint of annoyance in his gaze.
"Jenna, take your words back and I'll pretend I have never heard anything just now. If you continue saying things like this, you'll really infuriate me." There was no tenderness in his tone at this point as he warned her gravely.
However, Jenna didn't give up. She continued insensibly, "Hansen, I mean it, you should marry Aria. Inform her the date of marriage immediately. Trust me, I sincerely hope you do this."
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