The next day, when Natalie woke up, she opened her eyes only to see the bright sunlight outside the window and checked the time. It was already noon.
Just as she tried to move, she found her entire body ached everywhere. She groaned in pain. That monster of a man didn’t even give me the leverage of being a first-timer. I wonder where he got that unending stamina from. I am truly done for.
"What are you frowning about?" She heard the voice and looked at the man in a suit, who was standing at the door, observing her reaction intently. "Shall I take it as I left you unsatisfied last night?"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "Do you really think so?"
He walked toward the bed, a light smirk gracing his lips. "I know I can never underperform in anything I do. I am sure you are considering yourself truly lucky to have such an over-efficient husband who can keep you screaming the entire night."
"Yeah, I would be lucky if you wouldn’t kill me with your over-efficiency," she replied sarcastically, trying to get up in bed.
Justin sat at the edge of the bed and helped her sit. "That won’t happen. I care for you more than my own life."
"I doubt it after what you did the entire night," she mumbled.
"That won’t kill you, I guarantee," he replied, his tone serious. "Soon you will get used to it and enjoy it as much as I do. Well, to think, you did enjoy it very much."
She slapped his hand away, which held hers to help her sit. "Can you be less shameless once in a while for a change?"
He met her gaze with utter confidence. "We did the most shameless things last night. Nothing to be shy about now."
She sighed inwardly. There was no winning an argument against him. "Alright! I need to freshen up. Give me a side." freewebnoveℓ.com
Justin stood up from the bed but carried her in his arms as he pushed away the sheets covering her.
"What are you doing?" she exclaimed.
"I don’t think you can walk comfortably," he replied and walked toward the bathroom.
"And whose fault is it?"
"That’s why it’s time to make up for it. I will let you soak in warm water so you can feel better and ready for it again."
"Don’t even think about it."
"I have already thought about it."
"Let me go."
"Not a chance."
Their voices died down behind the closed bathroom door.
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After half an hour, Natalie was finally back in the room. The hot water soak made her feel better. She was almost scared to death that Justin was going to do something, but he showed mercy on her and let her enjoy the soak.
Lunch was already prepared for her, everything she preferred.
Sitting next to her, Justin watched her eating faster, stuffing food like a hungry ghost.
He patted her back gently. "Eat slowly."
"I am starving," she replied in a complaining tone as if it was his fault.
"I just don’t want you to choke," he replied and passed her a meaningful gaze. "If you want, I can give you a chance to be choked on something else—something better, more satisfying..."
Cough! Cough!
Justin passed her water. "This is what I meant."
She had a few sips of water, her moist eyes glaring at him. "If you shut your mouth from saying anything lewd, I can eat just fine."
"Lewd?" He raised a brow. "What did I even say?"
"Don’t act innocent. I know what you mean. I am not a kid."
"I will wait for the day when you want to tell me," he said, and both of them paid attention to the other news being played. The news from Belvorn.
"He protected you by not letting you marry Ivan Brown, so I need to repay him for that."
"You are good at making up excuses." She scoffed and said, "When are you going to let me meet him so I can thank him personally for that?"
"Just look at me and say thank you. We look alike, so it doesn’t make a difference who you show your gratitude to."
"Or you just don’t want me to meet him because he looks like you," she raised a brow. "You don’t want someone else to be as handsome as you in my eyes, right? You want to be invincible."
Justin didn’t reply but said as he leisurely leaned back on the sofa, "Seems like it’s time to give my brother a different face."
Natalie turned to face him entirely, disbelief written on her face. "Are you for real?"
"What do you think?" He asked sounding serious.
"You are such a narcissist, Justin," she huffed and looked away. "Alright, I won’t meet him."
He smirked playfully, seeing her act like a naive girl. It was easy to scare her sometimes.
"Preparations for you to leave for Belvorn have been made," he informed her.
"It’s already time?" she asked.
He hummed. "You are leaving tomorrow morning."
She slumped back on the couch. "No peace for me at all."
He pulled her into his arms, his face closer to hers. "Want me to make you forget it all again?"
She understood the meaning and tried to push him away. "No need... I am fine..."
"But I am not. Won’t I be a bad husband if I let you suffer with some annoying thoughts?" he said and pressed her onto that lavish sofa.
"Justin... we are outside..." She tried to protest, but her voice was buried in the fiery kiss.
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