Bryce gives a wry smile, “Claire regards me as her brother. It’s impossible for her to come to me. When I realized it, I didn’t do anything against Claire’s will. Later, I asked Qi for an antidote. This is the whole story.”
Neither Leo nor Ling speaks.
Bryce waves. “You may not believe me, but that’s the truth. I still need to apologize to you and Claire!”
Bryce bends down sincerely.
Hearing Bryce’s explanation, Ling believes it. He rushes to Claire and says, “sister in law, I’m sorry. I really made a mistake.”
Claire smiles and shakes her head. “It’s not your fault. It’s just a misunderstanding, and you didn’t do anything to hurt me.”
Bryce and Leo stand face to face. “Leo, if you’re nice to Claire, I can give up. I know Claire doesn’t like me.”
Leo is stunned. He murmurs to himself, “does she like me?”
No one answers him, including himself.
Leo pulls Claire into his arms, then he picks her up and walks back to the villa.
Claire is surprised by Leo. But she’s upset about what happened, and now she hates Leo.
Claire pounds Leo on the shoulder with both hands, swearing, “son of a bitch, let me go. Get out of here!”
But her voice is getting smaller and smaller. She can’t push Leo away. She suffered a lot tonight so she is tired and her voice is hoarse. Leo ignores her and still hugs her.
But this time, Leo’s eyes are less cold but more silent.
Leo brings Claire into the room. Claire thinks that Leo is going to do something to her, so she starts to struggle.
This time she struggles violently and breaks free from Leo’s arms. When Claire is about to fall to the ground, Leo immediately falls into bed.
They fall on the bed together and Leo kisses her on the forehead.
Claire is a little surprised because it is a soft kiss.
She has hardly experienced it before. She forgets he is a devil and her pain. She opens her mouth and is a little surprised.
Leo props his arms on the bed and looks down at Claire. The corner of his mouth trembles slightly, then he opens his mouth to say something, but he doesn’t say a word.
Claire is surprised and confused. However, Leo’s body suddenly falls down and he kisses her eyes gently. He kisses her wet lashes with his lips.
Claire is at a loss and has to close her eyes.
Claire closes her eyes and thinks that maybe he knows he made a mistake.
As Leo kisses Claire, he puts a hand around her waist.
He is gentle, but because the madam hurt her waist before, Leo’s touch makes her whole body shrink in pain.
Leo stops abnormally. He strokes Claire’s waist more softly. There is a bruise on the white and smooth skin.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....