Right at this moment, Catherine was grateful that she had turned the lights off earlier. Otherwise, Shaun would have seen the embarrassment on her cheeks. Her disfigured face would certainly be a sore sight.
"I wasn't..."
"You were definitely trying to cripple me. Why don't you check and see if I’m injured?" He laughed mischievously into her ears.
"Sure, I'll have a look after I give you another kick."
Finally, she lifted her leg once more.
He reacted quickly and grabbed her leg that was hanging in mid-air. "My good girl, do you really want t o cripple me?"
Catherine felt a shudder run down her spine upon hearing that endearing term. She really could not fathom why the man was not bothered by her ugly face. "Shaun, can you stop it? I want to get to bed."
"Husband and wife share a bed." 1
After saying that, he even placed their marriage certificate right next to the pillows, as if worried that she might have forgotten about their marital status.
She was speechless as a complicated feeling
materialized in her heart. "Aren't you afraid of getting nightmares from seeing my ugly face in the middle of the night?”
"There’s nothing to be afraid about. As long as you're still the same in other places." His face revealed he was not in the least concerned, i
Once again, her face flushed red within seconds." You're wrong if you don’t think I have the galls to cripple you."
"Cathy, I'm just trying to tell you that nothing's going t o change how I feel about you. It doesn't matter how you look."
He went under the covers to embrace her tightly. She was unsure how to react to the genuineness in his voice.
This man was truly... Sigh, she had no words for it.
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