Chapter 129

Alicia fluttered her eyes downwards—her strength had left her.

Ivan won’t ever fully understand the deeper intricacies of her words and what it meant when she muttered of never wanting to become miserable. He was not the man of the past. Divulging her secrets would only confuse Ivan and send him to the spiral unknown. He’ll never understand the feelings of man experiencing things that have yet begun.

She pondered, wondering how to respond should he return with another question when he grabbed her chin and looked in her oceanic eyes.

“Next time, do this as well,” Ivan said.

“What…? What do you mean by—”

“Explain to me the situation first like this. Don’t just jump to conclusions like that, or else I won’t know what you’re thinking.” Ivan lightly wiped her cheek wet with dewdrops. “And I want to make this clear, Alicia. For as long as you’re my wife, I’ll never embrace another woman. Not now and not ever.”

Alicia fumbled and watched him, the look in her eyes expressed one of surprise an