Chapter 339
âWife, what you just saidâŚâ
Nina wrapped her arms around his neck and rose onto her toes.
At times like this, showing him through action was the best method.
âŚChu.
She crushed his cold lips.
ââŚâŚâ
The long eyelashes of the man, who had frozen with his eyes wide as if he couldnât believe it, trembled faintly.
His eyelashes drooped like roof tiles, and beneath them, joy rippled like glittering waves in his shadowed gray eyes.
How could the wall of ice crumbling in real time from her kiss make her so pleased?
Nina lightly bit at his slightly parted lips and breathed into him.
Was it because this was the first time she had actively moved toward him?
Her heartbeat rang heavily, and an unfamiliar heat began to rise with a simmer.
âHaa, Honey, open your lips a little more.â
No matter how surprised he wasâŚ
His wife was acting this boldly, so was he really going to stand there frozen like a stone statue?
When she acted mischievously and nibbled on his lower lip, he stepped back and asked,
ââŚDid you just say that you wonât leave me?â
âSo you donât like itâŚ?â
Nina tilted her head while keeping her arms around his neck.
âThereâs no way I wouldnât, itâs justâŚâ
He stood awkwardly and held Nina by the waist.
The joy that had spread over his beautiful face slowly settled into calm, as though it had never been there.
ââŚJust?â
His reaction isnât very satisfying.
Nina narrowed her eyes at his lukewarm response, as though he had something weighing on his conscience, and pressed herself close.
When she softly pressed her rounded mounds against his firm chest, starting from his neck and up to his face.
His face began to redden by degrees.
She had nearly grown anxious for a moment, but her husbandâs body was more honest than anything.
Gaining courage once more, she seduced him by scraping her fingers over the knobs of his spine, and his rib cage swelled for a moment.
âHuuâŚâ
After slowly exhaling, he took half a step back so that the swollen bulge would not touch her.
To act like a dog even in this moment when his wife was showing him mercy.
His body was shamelessly honest.
âŚAnd with a body like this, he had spouted that nonsense about not being moved by his wife.
While self-mockery rose in him, realizing that his silence over the past few days had become a demand for forgiveness, he lowered his eyes demurely.
âIf it is because of what happened a few days ago, itâs alright. I wasnât trying to make your heart uncomfortable⌠I was only afraid.â
Afraid of facing himself as he was reflected in his wifeâs eyes.
Despite his vow to protect her, the sight of himself, who had failed to give her even one bit of trust, looked shabby and pathetic even to him.
When Ash quietly laid out the feelings buried in his self-loathing, Nina asked with a pout.
âHoney, do I look stupid enough to make a once-in-a-lifetime decision for such a reason?â
âThat isnât what I meantâŚâ
âIf I disliked you, I wouldnât have slept with you in the first place.â
She would not even have thought of finding out what she truly wanted.
Once the promised period ended, she could simply leave, so why would she trouble herself with complicated worries?
The fact that their relationship had developed this way, as smoothly as a snake slipping over a wall, had been entirely her own choice.
And what could the reason be?
Nina took one step closer, rubbed the taut swelling below with her palm, and whispered,
âIf that isnât what you meant, then hold me with a happier face. Otherwise, I might misunderstand.â
What Nina wanted in this moment was not an apology.
If one considered it, the cause of this whole mess lay with her, who had caused trouble without saying anything.
There was a separate sinner, so there was no need for him to act so submissive.
Just as they had kept their distance in the bedroom for the past few days, she had built up things too.
It meant they needed a conversation with their bodies.
If he had hesitated just a little longer here, she had been about to forcibly push him down.
âAhâŚ!â
Fortunately, perhaps.
Ash kissed her impatiently and began stripping off her clothes in a rush.
Pop, pop.
He must have been terribly impatient, because he stopped undoing the buttons and simply tore them off.
He had no composure left to undress her calmly.
âThen, do you not want me to stay?â
Proving his heart first was the priority, so that she would not misunderstand.
Stepping over the buttons that had flown off weakly, he laid her down gently on the bed.
