As everyone headed into the house, Meredith praised Sixteen once more."Sixteen had been patiently waiting for the both of you all day and all night at the front gate and refused to come back inside the house.""Sixteen is such a good boy!" Belle chimed in.Entering the house, Belle helped Grayson take off his jacket and hung it on the coat rack by the door. She also attentively prepared his slippers for him.Grayson quietly enjoyed the rare occasion with a bright smile on his face.Belle put on her own change of slippers and helped him over to the living room sofa. Meredith then presented the couple with a bowl of hot soup for each of them."Have some soup to warm up. Dinner will be ready soon."Belle blurted out her thoughts as she took a sip of the soup. "Home is where the heart is, after all."Grayson replied, "I've tried to tell you that, but you insisted that I spend a few days at the hospital."She sighed in disbelief. "Take a look at your wounds! Of course you would
The recipient took a while to reply. "Oh, really?"Lena was elated to receive a reply and promptly continued the conversation. "Yeah! It's real! I've fought her head-on. There's no mistaking it!""What happened next?"Lena replied, "She's certainly powerful. But I didn't land a killing blow on her. I don't want to kill her just yet.""Why not?""Death would have been an easy way out for someone like her."The recipient took a long time before replying, "What do you plan to do next?"Lena answered, "Both Grayson and Robert are now on her side. It would be extremely difficult to deal with her directly, but I have plans."The conversation died down once more.Lena began to panic as she stared at her phone, awaiting a reply.After half an hour had passed, Lena lost her patience and asked, "Are you still there?""Yeah."She subconsciously swallowed as she revealed her thoughts and emotions to someone else for the first time. "I'm very excited today.""I know that feeling."She
Grayson remarked, "Look! It's snowing heavily outside."Belle turned toward the window to verify his statements and witnessed sizable snowflakes leisurely drifting around, eventually settling onto the ground.It was quite the mesmerizing scenery.Sixteen was also having fun. It was playing with the snow in the front yard.She almost wanted to join Sixteen but had refrained from doing so due to Grayson's condition."There's snow every single year. You can have a look next time. Just go back and rest."Grayson replied, "But will you still be by my side then?"It was the first time Belle felt sad when she thought about their separation in the future.After a few seconds of silence, she retorted, "What's wrong with you? You're so emotional all of a sudden. Our marriage contract is for two years, remember? I can still watch the snow with you next year."She then tried to pull him back into the house.Grayson hissed from the pain.Belle was shocked. "What's wrong?""Be gentle."
Grayson subconsciously swallowed as he monitored her movements."Why don't we do this again when I'm not injured?"His words caused Belle to imagine the scene, which caused her cheeks to flush."Grayson Page! You're shameless!""Anyone would be shameless in front of their wives.""Who taught you about such a thing?""Relationship counselors."Belle tried to contain her laughter as she carefully peeled back his clothes to check on his wound.She had already gotten used to his immodest words that would come out of nowhere. She was no longer surprised by anything that he would say.She checked that the wound was no longer bleeding. It was healing up as planned.Belle let out a sigh of relief and tried to cover him back up. Grayson, however, suddenly grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into his arms.Her eyes widened in shock as her first response was to worry about his injuries."Did I hurt you?"He smiled and replied, "Nope."Her heart started beating faster as she wa
Belle was already as red as a tomato as she became fed up with his endless muttering."I'm leaving if you don't stop!"Grayson smiled and heeded her demands. He rested his chin atop her head and held her tighter into his arms.Her heart was beating faster than ever, as she had never felt anything like this before.Her threat to leave his side was just a bluff, as she also enjoyed nestling in his arms and watching the snow. She felt safe and happy even if she could not understand her own feelings.The couple eventually fell asleep in each other's arms. Belle woke up in the middle of the night at one o'clock. She was startled upon realizing how late it was. She took a look out the window with the help of the measly moonlight to find the snow continuing to fall.She then heard Grayson's light snoring coming from directly above her head.His arms were still wrapped around her tightly. They remained in place ever since he fell asleep.She carefully freed herself and stood up witho
The snowman was conveniently hidden by the trees when Belle was taking a look from the bedroom prior.It was a massive snowman with a round head and plump body. It had a bucket for a hat and a carrot as its nose. Its eyes were darkish grapes, and its mouth was red strawberries.Belle ran over to the snowman with excitement and curiosity. She had almost forgotten about her plans to look for Grayson."Did you make this?"Grayson nodded. "Yeah, do you like it?""I've only seen snowmen on the internet, so this is my first time seeing a real one. How did you make this?""Do you want to know?""Yeah!""I can teach you.""Sure!"Belle quickly snapped back to her senses and chewed his ears off. "Hold up, you shouldn't be out here in the cold making snowmen. You're still an injured man! What am I to do if you fall down and get hidden by the snow?"Grayson replied, "I know my body well enough. I wouldn't be out here if I can't handle it. It's just building some snowmen. It's not like
Meredith smiled as she noticed the blushing Belle. "Have fun at the yard, you two. I'll prepare breakfast right away."Grayson walked toward Belle with his shovel still in his hand after Meredith went into the house. "Your face is all red, Belle."Belle glared at him without any intention to hide her reddish cheeks. "Who cares about your silly snowmen? I don't need you to make me happy!"He could tell that she was just putting up a false front. "I can flatten them if you hate them so much.""Do whatever you want. It's not like I spent all my time making them."He raised the shovel and motioned to flatten the snowmen only to be met with a panicking Belle. "Hey, wait! You can't possibly be so cruel!"He replied, "I made the snowmen to make you happy. If you don't like it, there's no point in keeping them around, is there?""I … You … Who cares! You can't destroy any of them!""Why not?"Belle curled her lips and could not come up with a proper reason for a reply."I don't nee
"It's embarrassing with everyone watching! Let me go already," Belle pleaded. Grayson took the opportunity and held her tightly. "I'm not letting you go until you tell me your answer."Belle was left speechless.She had never expected the usually calm and collected Grayson to be so playful and childish."So, do you like me?" She gritted her teeth in disbelief. "I like you, okay? I like you! There, I said it twice. Happy? Now let me—"Her lips were sealed shut by his own before she could finish her words.He raised her cheeks with his hands and kissed her lovingly.The long and passionate kiss left Belle dumbfounded and frozen in place until Sixteen's barks finally snapped her back to her senses.Belle's face turned bright red as she pushed Grayson away and ran back into the house.He stood in place and stared at her with a satisfied expression. He smugly looked in the direction of Sam's hiding spot before returning to the house.Bodyguards began discussing Grayson's action