The man soon realized that something was wrong. His legs felt heavy, as if someone poured lead into them.
That was when he realized in horror that the floor was covered in glue, rendering him immobile.
He narrowed his eyes. “Are you having fun?”
His voice was inordinately deep. Nicole stared back with an innocuous expression, pretending that she had no clue what was happening.
Evan could have easily removed his footwear and left the scene. But he waited. He waited to see what other tricks she had up her sleeve.
Seeing that her husband made no further moves, Nicole got down the bed.
Is the glue really that adhesive?
Or is he such a big germaphobe that he doesn’t want to touch the ground with his bare feet?
If that was the case, Nicole reckoned that this was the perfect opportunity to do whatever she wanted.
Tiptoeing and pinching his well-defined face, she cooed, “Oh Evan, I must thank you for your help these past few days. You have gone to such great lengths to care for me in every way possible. You even got me my favorite dish – ‘anything’.”
The man picked up on the sarcasm in her tone and knew she was going to start an argument.
And he was all ears for it. Let’s see what you’re unhappy about.
“Well, you ordered ‘anything’, so of course I’d do my best to satisfy your cravings.”
Very literal of you.
“When I was too weak to do anything, you barred entry to all my male friends. They couldn’t even enter my ward. Do you realize that you’re essentially robbing my freedom to make friends?”
“Yes, I think I’m justified to limit your freedom to make boyfriends.”
Seriously?
Boyfriends? They are just normal friends!
Nicole could not tolerate Evan’s actions. Not only did he bar Stephen from visiting the ward, but he also even made sure that the person delivering the hospital meals were all female.
She scoffed, “At this rate, I will end up with zero male presence in my life.”
“And you should be grateful for that! I’m making sure that you don’t fall into a scam or something. I can’t wait until you return back to your home country. Life should return to normal after that.”
That was news to Nicole. “Huh? When am I going back?”
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