It was just the right time.
However, no matter what Andrew did or said, Ashley just continued to refuse him.
Blushing hard, she said, "It's still noon."
"Oh, it's fine."
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Right after hearing what Andrew had said, Ashley's stomach began to growl loudly.
"You're hungry?"
Andrew looked at Ashley with amusement in his eyes.
Pouting, she nodded in response.
How could she not be hungry?
She had eaten too little in the morning. Before she knew what was happening, she had been running around, preparing for a wedding she hadn't known about until that day. By noon, she only had a drink while proposing a toast.
At that point, the two of them couldn't wait to get out of there.
"What do you want to eat? I'll cook anything for you."
Hearing that, Ashley got very excited. She looked at Andrew with sparkling eyes and said, "I want to eat something spicy."
Ashley was thinking that the spicier the food was, the better.
Andrew raised his brows at her and said, "You're pregnant. Are you allowed to eat anything like that?"
"Of course, I am. Why not? Haven't you heard the saying? 'A woman will give birth to a boy if she prefers sour food during her pregnancy. On the other hand, she will have a baby girl if she likes eating spicy food'. Since I've been craving for spicy food lately, the baby in my belly must be a girl."
Andrew couldn't believe what just heard.
After staring at her for a while, Andrew chose not to argue with her anymore. Lowering his shoulders in defeat, he turned around and went downstairs.
Andrew had given the servants of the villa a few days off.
Back at the wedding venue, their guests had no idea that the bride and groom had already left and gone back home.
But then, that was exactly the kind of person that Andrew was.
For a while, Ashley just sat upstairs waiting for Andrew. When she got a whiff of the delicious smell from the kitchen, she couldn't help but hurry down to where it was coming from.
Leaning against the door and with a faint smile on her lips, Ashley just stared at her husband busily preparing the dishes.
He only noticed that Ashley was there when it was time to place the dishes on the table.
"You're here. I didn't see you," he said with a little laugh.
"Well, I can't help but come downstairs when I smelled all the delicious food that you were making."
Then, she sat at the table.
Andrew filled two bowls of rice and put them in front of Ashley.
"Let's eat."
"Hmm, yes!"
"Do you know when I have decided to start cooking?" Andrew asked while looking at the satisfied expression on her face.
"Tell me, when?"
Ashley stared at the only dish in front of her without any chili peppers and picked it up for Andrew.
With that, the smile on his lips widened even more.
"Do you remember the first time that you came here?"
"Yes, I remember. What about it?"
At that time, Ashley had been drinking, so she was really tipsy. She wasn't expecting that Andrew would take her back to his place.
"Did you decide to cook after what I said?" Ashley looked at Andrew in surprise.
In fact, Ashley couldn't exactly remember what had happened that day, but when Andrew started to mention cooking, it suddenly became clear to her.
At that time, she was watching Andrew in the kitchen. She was still drunk and subconsciously sighed about how wonderful her life would be if her boyfriend was a good cook.
"Yeah, I did," Andrew casually replied as if he didn't just admit that he learned an entirely new skill for her.
Ashley didn't know what to say.
How could there be such a kind of man in the world? And now, this man even became her husband. How lucky was she? It was like she asked the heavens for a piece of cake and they gave her an entire bakery.
"Where are Linda and the other servants?"
It was not until then that Ashley realized that she hadn't seen anyone in the villa since they arrived.
"They're on vacation."
"What? Why are they on vacation?"
With a smirk on his lips, Andrew got really close to Ashley. He whispered something in her ear, turning them uncontrollably red. She didn't ask Andrew anything more about it.
The two of them just quietly finished their meal.
After that, Andrew held Ashley in his arms like he was holding a child.
Ashley couldn't help but exclaim, "What are you doing?"
Andrew rested his head on Ashley's neck and said in a low voice, "It is our wedding night."
"What? What are you talking about? Haven't we already discussed it this afternoon?"
Ashley was amused by how Andrew looked dejected with what she said.
But still, Ashley was firm with her decision.
Andrew looked up at Ashley and gritted his teeth as if he was going to swallow her right then and there.
Because of that, Ashley didn't have a choice but to go along with what he wanted.
When they reached their bedroom, she looked at him from under her eyelashes.
She then grabbed Andrew's clothes tightly with both of her hands.
Her legs felt so weak
that she almost fell on the bed.
Andrew gently held Ashley with his hands so that they remain as close as possible. He then kissed his wife passionately, almost setting her lips on fire.
It was only when Ashley was almost out of breath that Andrew let go of her.
As soon as he did, Ashley couldn't help but gasp for air.
She stared intently at Andrew with her clear eyes.
What Ashley didn't know was that her stare at Andrew was not effective even by the slightest. Instead, she just looked like a small pouty child.
Andrew placed his lips inches away from Ashley's ear. With his deep voice, he slowly said, "Ash, I've already asked the doctor and he said it's okay..."
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