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Chapter 743

Author: Mia Sol
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-09 18:30:00
As soon as Thaddeus finished speaking, Jessamine refused him almost simultaneously, "Absolutely not!"

Thaddeus wasn't discouraged by the rejection. Her reaction was exactly what he had expected. He just stood there motionless, quietly watching her.

"Jessie, you said you would seriously think about getting back together with me. Hasn't it been a few days already?"

He lifted one hand and tucked the stray hair on Jessamine's forehead behind her ear, gently brushing her brow and eye with his thumb. "I want to sleep next to you and the kids every night, even if we do nothing at all."

Jessamine's mouth twitched. What kind of nonsense was he saying? Even if he did nothing? If she hadn't reacted strongly just now, who knows what he would have done next? And now he had the nerve to say something like that? Was he not embarrassed by his own words?

Thaddeus lowered his head and gave her another quick kiss on the lips. While resting his forehead against hers, he spoke tenderly, "How about we
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