A wedding night Love Affair With The Billionaire novel Chapter 59

Eliza's eyes widened in disbelief.

What did he say?

Sorry? Tanner Deleon, the Tanner Deleon would apologize?!

"By the way, when had your voice returned?"

His deep voice traveled to her ears again.

"I..."

After not speaking for a long time, she wasn't used to the sudden ability.

As she had been too tense, she hadn't even realized it. She was sure she still couldn't speak when she left the bed.

Tanner had already realized it the moment she spoke; it had been a while since he last heard her voice, after all. But it still sounded somewhat different; she'd probably have to rest her vocal chord a bit longer.

However, he had let his fury get the better of him just now. He couldn't control his temper when the thought of her leaving came to him.

He had brought the topic up then to solely distract her.

He knew he must have looked terrifying and had frightened her.

"Why did you come down again?"

Tanner released her, wrapping his arms around her waist loosely.

His composure had only gotten Eliza alerted. His mood was too unpredictable; she dared not answer lightly, searching in his gaze only to find it filled with anticipation.

Staring at him with vigilance, she replied carefully, her voice still rather weak, a little croaky, laced with doubt.

"Make you… coffee?"

It was an answer, but it sounded more like a question.

"Go on then."

Tanner said as he ruffled her hair, his eyes smiling.

Eliza's heart fluttered looking at him, but at the same time, dubious. She couldn't believe she saw affection in his eyes; she must be dreaming!

Adjusting her breathing, she tried to regain her senses.

Then, she caught the ceramic shards that were still on the ground.

"But this, I… I should clean the floor up first."

Eliza bent down as she spoke, still feeling a little scared from their exchange earlier. She did not know the actual reason Tanner was angry, only thinking the houseplant must have been really important to him.

Tanner's hands were still on Eliza's waist, and with a gentle lift, she was back standing.

"Someone will see to it tomorrow."

How bad would his heart have ached if she cut herself picking up the shards? Her only task now was to make him coffee.

With that, he led her to the kitchen without another word.

As they passed the stairs, Eliza deliberately checked the sides. There weren't any switches, so how did the lights switch on when he came down?

As if he could read her mind, Tanner gently twisted the spherical structure with his free hand.

And just like that, the brightly lit hall turned pitch black.

Eliza was taken aback. What sorcery was that?

The darkness only lasted for a moment before the lights switched back on again, and Tanner withdrew his hands at the same time.

"This..."

Eliza still hadn't recovered from the surprise.

The spherical design was very common; possible to find it in any other homes as well, so she never thought to touch it.

"There are lots of secrets in this house. This is only one of them."

Tanner kept one arm around her as he said indifferently, leading Eliza to shudder, a little scared.

Why did she have a feeling this house was as unfathomable as its owner?

Arriving at the kitchen, Tanner consciously reached for the coffee of his choice from the cabinet.

The coffee beans had been processed beforehand. All Eliza needed to do was grind and make it.

Taking over the bag, Eliza didn't need to take a closer look to know it was Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. The Deleons sure were an affluent family; even their coffee was the finest.

"You still have a lot of work, don't you. Why don't you head upstairs first?"

When Eliza noticed Tanner had no intentions of leaving, she hurriedly shooed him away.

Though he was a sight to behold, he would still distract her!

She didn't want to leave too bad of an impression on him, seeing it was her first time making him coffee.

Holding the bag in her hand, she felt somewhat uneasy. Even though she knew how to make coffee, she had never used such expensive beans before.

What was more, this was authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, and its annual output was very little, still hadn't been imported to the area, hence the high price. If this daily consumable was taken seriously, the price could increase ten folds.

The Stone family hadn't reached this level of luxury.

Meanwhile, Tanner stood.

And his stillness only got Eliza anxious.

"Go on, go back up!"

Tanner tried to hold back his smile; grumpy Eliza was too adorable to him. He had to admit, her annoyance would make him happy.

Unknowingly, his Eliza was slowly acting more and more like his wife.

He didn't leave immediately but inched closer to her instead.

Growing wary, she backed up as he advanced.

Backed up against the cabinet, nowhere to run, Tanner leaned closer, propping his arms against the cabinet, trapping her within.

Eliza knew she couldn't retreat any further, but she kept leaning backward. However, he would inch closer the more she leaned.

Being in such an intimate position got her heart pounding wildly against her chest.

Tanner then leaned against her ear and whispered.

"No sugar, please."

Originally blushing, Eliza became stumped hearing his words.

Tanner's smile slowly turned into a mischievous grin, having the urge to tease her again.

"Were you expecting something?"

He cooed in her ear with his mesmerizing voice, gently blowing on it while doing so.

She wasn't expecting anything, okay?!