Chapter 4

Cecelia took 30 seconds to snap out of a daze and realize what was happening. She blinked her large, bell-like eyes and said, “Um, I only have one bedroom. As for the sofa in the living room, you can see that it’s very small and narrow.”

‘It isn’t an excuse, it’s not!’

Cecelia forced herself to stay composed under William’s sharp gaze.

William looked her in the eye and asked, “How big is the bed?”

Cecelia was unaware of his intentions for asking such a question. Consequently, she casually replied, “Huh? It’s a double bed.”

Perhaps it was because she had grown up in the orphanage with a small bed. Hence, now that she was bigger, she felt that the bigger the bed, the better.

William got up and headed for the bedroom. “Just nice!” he said as he was about to enter it.

‘He meant...’

Cecelia immediately caught on. “Um, don’t be deceived by the living room. It’s only a front cover. My room is a mess with dirty socks, clothes, and rubbish all over the place. You’re a guest...”

Cecelia was unable to finish her sentence and was interrupted.

“Wrong!”

“Huh?” Cecelia had always thought that she had good communication skills. Hence the question, why was she finding it so difficult to communicate with the man in front of her?

While Cecelia was still dumbfounded, the man’s thin lips once again moved as he uttered a few more words, “I’m not a guest.”

“Huh?”

‘We just met today and it’s his first time coming to my home. If he isn’t a guest, then what...

‘Wait!’

Cecelia realized that she had forgotten something very important.

‘We are married!!!

‘He is my husband!!!’

Cecelia finally understood the reason why he had followed her home.

‘We are married and there is nothing wrong with us staying together. But... but...’

“Um...” Cecelia played with her fingertips before taking in a deep breath and then facing the man’s intimidating gaze. “We’re not that close yet.”

After voicing her opinion, Cecelia immediately lowered her head and continued to play with her fingers.

William’s gaze darkened as he looked at Cecelia’s head from above; he was lost in thought. After a while, he finally said, “We’ll be close after two days of interaction.”

Cough, cough, cough, cough...

Cecelia raised her head immediately to look at the man and very quickly saw that he had a serious expression on his face.

If it were not for the fact that he looked rather handsome, Cecelia would have been under the impression that he was simply joking with her.

‘What should I do now?’ Cecelia tried to squeeze her brain for ideas.

Nevertheless, before she could think of an excuse, William opened the door that led to the bedroom.

The bedroom was small, but similar to the living room, it was neat and clean.

Cecelia cried internally as the man stepped inside the room.

She had randomly grabbed him from the streets. Was it too late to regret her actions now?

Cecelia had just begun hugging the wall in despair when the man’s voice boomed from inside the bedroom.

“Come inside!”

Cecelia folded her arms in front of her chest and pretended as if she had not heard anything. Additionally, she began sneaking toward the living room like a thief.

Nevertheless, William had expected her to try and escape. He called out, “I don’t like to repeat myself.”

Cecelia stopped in her tracks and dared not move further even by an inch. She hesitated for a moment but then turned back toward the direction of the bedroom.

She could not understand why she was so afraid of William. He had not done anything to her, but she was inexplicably afraid of him.

Cecelia stood by the door as she looked at William who had his hands in his pocket. The latter was standing by the bed. “A... anything?”

William calmly looked at her and mouthed three words, “Take a shower!”

‘T... ta... take...’

Cecelia could no longer keep herself composed. She forced herself to face William as she refuted, “Um, mister. Al... although we are married, we are still strangers. Be... besides, I’m not an easygoing woman.”

Cecelia had the intention of putting up a brave front...

However, she was somewhat clueless about what to do. Although she was a sharp-tongued person by nature, in front of William, all she could do was stutter.

William noticed her reluctance but continued to pressure her, “Don’t make me repeat myself.”

‘...

‘Um, didn’t he just repeat himself? Wait, that’s not the point.

‘The point is...’

“No matter how many times you repeat yourself, it won’t change the fact that we’re strangers. Nothing can change it. If you’re going to force me to do something I don’t want to, we’ll have to make another trip to the Civil Affairs Bureau.”