Chapter 40b

Maximus

I nodded and continued to enter the room. I started to unbutton my polo shirt without taking my eyes off my wife, who was now heading to the vanity mirror. She wasn't fair-skinned, but she wasn't dark either, and her skin was very smooth despite growing up in the province.

"Bring your towel," she said without looking at me as she reached for the hair blower hanging on the side of the mirror. I grabbed the towel folded on the table near her.

"Do you want to eat, my wife?" I asked. She might be hungry because we had been out shopping before returning to the hotel.

"Not now, maybe later."

"Okay, just tell me if you get hungry, okay?"

"Okay, my husband." She looked at me and smiled, which puzzled me. Well, who wouldn't when I'm not used to her actions? I was even more attracted to her because she looked even more beautiful when she smiled. "Go ahead, clean yourself up so we can rest." I didn't respond because she wouldn't have heard me since she had already turned on the blower.

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