"Hey!" Mary glared at William. "When did you become so shameless?"
"I don't know either." He chuckled while his smile remained glued to his lips. Grabbing the quilt, he gently covered them both with it while his body moved close to Mary's. "I think it's better if we sleep together!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands, intending to touch her tummy.
"What are you doing?" Slightly surprised, Mary shook off his hands and said, "It's time to sleep now."
"Come on, I just want to feel our baby." William frowned and pouted like a kid who had just been deprived of candy. "I can't even touch you now, can I?" he added with an evident hint of grievance.
"Well, you deserve it! I told you you'd be doomed one day when I found that you made a mistake." Raising her chin slightly, Mary gazed at him with apparent provocation.
Yet, even with her sharp eyes, William didn't seem provoked. Instead, he stared back at her complacently, feeling a tinge of warmth in his heart. "Hmmm...Why don't I remember?" he responded, still wearing a smile.
"It doesn't matter. I remember it very clearly. I will take back all the grievances I have suffered before!" Mary slightly moved on the bed, now facing him with a cocky expression etched on her face.
"What grievances did you suffer before?"
"There's a lot of them!" Mary waved her palm before his face and counted with her fingers. "After I signed the contract with you, I was not allowed to touch your things, enter the study, and watch TV to disturb your work."
"I didn't expect you to remember everything between us so clearly." A hint of pleasure and surprise flashed on William's face. All along, he thought that Mary didn't care about the little things between them, but learning that she cared, after all, William couldn't help but smug.
"Don't flatter yourself!" Mary turned her head away, evidently shy of her revelation.
"Mary..." With his massive hands, William turned her back to face him, cupping her small face while looking straight into her eyes so passionately.
The moment their eyes locked, Mary couldn't understand why he was staring at her with so much affection. The intensity in his gazes made her so dizzy that she almost lost control.
"Do you know how happy I am when I am with you?" With a ghost of a smile, William sensually uttered, "Mary, I will be yours from now on."
Then slowly, he leaned over and gently kissed her lips.
As their lips brushed against each other's, a volt of electrifying shock surged in her body. And amidst this complicated feeling, she was still utterly confused. What did he just say? Who belonged to her?
"Wait, wait!" Mary pushed him away right away, her chest heaving slightly. "What did you just say?"
"I said I'm yours from now on." William blinked and flashed her a naughty grin.
"You..." Mary pointed at him with her eyes wide open. "Are you spineless? I didn't say I want you to be mine!"
"I don't care." William grazed her belly with his massive hand. "You didn't say anything just now, which means you acquiesced in it."
"You..." Realizing that she was being played, Mary almost went into a rampage. But before she could even lash out at him, she suddenly remembered another thing and screamed, "You, you just kissed me!"
"Yes, I did. In fact, I haven't kissed you enough yet." William nodded, taking her surprise for granted as he prepared to lean over for another kiss. "William! Can you respect me even just a little bit? I thought we've made an agreement! If you go on like this, I'm really gonna get mad!"
"Mary, you made those three terms just to punish me. I know you are angry about my past. " William sighed before continuing in a low tone, "I sincerely repent. I’ve told you, I regret doing it.
"Then why don't you listen to me?" Veering away from his intense gaze, Mary lowered her head and rubbed her belly.
"I always listen to you! Come on, Mary! Please remove the 'no kiss' term! I have never kissed any other woman."
"Hmm?" Mary raised her head again and eyed him doubtfully. "I don't believe you."
"But it’s true! How do I make you believe me? Tell me! In the last four years you were gone, I slept with other women just to vent my sexual desire. I have never kissed them nor taken them home. If you want, you can ask Virgil. He knows everything about me."
"Humph, why didn't you kiss them?" Mary asked, sniffing.
"I only kiss the woman I love, and it's you. When will you ever believe me?" William's facial expression showed how disappointed he was. "I think intimate moments between a man and his beloved woman can improve their relationship. Don't you think so?" he added, still hoping Mary would let him kiss her.
"So, what are you saying?" However, cold as Mary was, she tried to ignore his plea by playing clueless.
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