"You feel uncomfortable because I'm not touching you?" Kieran questioned.Valerie wondered why she would feel uncomfortable.She quickly followed his line of sight. Then, her forehead unexpectedly bumped into Kieran's forehead. Valerie swiftly raised her head and locked eyes with him. Simultaneousl
"Since I'm not a gentleman in your eyes, I'll play the role of a scoundrel thoroughly. We're ... not moving," Kieran said as he removed his slippers and lay down where Valerie had been. He reached out and patted the empty space beside him. "Whether we leave or stay depends on your performance tonig
The next day, Valerie woke up in her bed and stretched comfortably. "It's been a while since I've had such a good night's sleep." She rolled to her right and ended up in Kieran's embrace.She looked at the wall of flesh before her. Then, she lifted her head to meet the gaze of the man holding her.
At last, William approached, his breath ragged as he pointed at Julian, who stood behind Kieran. "Move aside! I'll teach this wretched grandson a lesson he won't forget."Still holding Valerie's hand, Kieran stepped away, making way for William to confront Julian."Hey, Uncle Kieran," Julian said, f
"No, Amelia. Kieran has already bought the house. We're leaving now," Valerie protested. Valerie tugged at Kieran's hand, urging him to expedite their departure from this domestic turmoil.Kieran remained still on the sofa, his hand passive in Valerie's grip. No one knew what he was thinking.The
In the end, Kieran abandoned the idea of letting Valorie participate. He couldn't trust her not to blab about Julian's matters. The thought of staying together made a faint smile play on his lips.Valorie's body was so soft and tender. Kieran wouldn't be able to hug her to sleep if they moved out.
His words shocked everyone in the room. When did Kieran take Julian to gamble, let alone at a high-stakes event? This was one of Kieran's methods when it came to educating Julian.Back then, Julian was still in high school and had just started developing his perception about the value of money. One
Julian got up to his feet. Then, he slinked out of the bedroom with his head hung low. Soon, Kieran and Valerie were the only ones there. One was in good spirits, looking forward to the night's pleasures. The other pouted, clearly frustrated at Julian.Kieran observed Valerie's annoyed expression w
Valerie and Morgan held sparklers in their hands and exclaimed, "We're lighting up the night just for you."Julian was left stunned and without words.Inside Kingsley Estate, a warm and cozy feeling enveloped everything. It felt like a pleasant spring day. The sound of the television softly humming
Morgan blinked and asked, "Wait, are you only marrying me to, you know, sleep with me?""Yep." Bennett nodded.Morgan blushed without meaning to. She didn't think Bennett would be so straightforward."Just because you want to sleep with me doesn't mean it'll happen. Dream on," Morgan snorted. Lately
After Kieran had some water, he refilled the glass and handed it to Valerie. Valerie, lazy to move, drank from the glass in his hand.Oliver, now fully-fed, turned around and stared curiously at his mom who was drinking water. Everything in the world was new to him.Kieran let Valerie deal with Oliv
Oliver rested on Kieran's chest. With his foot on Kieran's shirt, he placed his hand on Kieran's strong shoulder. Tired from all the crying and wailing, he quietly enjoyed a sunbath with a squint, oblivious to the grudge that Julian held against him.Julian was forced to join the meeting due to Kier
Julian pointed out, "But Oliver keeps crying and won't take any milk."Kieran stared at the scowl on Oliver's face and felt bad for the little one as the father. After a pause, he resumed bottle-feeding Oliver slowly. Then, he said to Julian, "You should go back to work."By this time, Oliver was t
After Valerie brought it up, Amelia realized that Morgan was nowhere to be seen all day. Valerie tapped into Morgan's Facebook profile and showed it to Amelia. "Look, it's Bennett's off day today. See, there's a guy's hand in Morgan's photo she just posted."Valerie did not even need to guess the id
That conversation reminded Kieran of Valerie, who was in her prime but was cooped up at home all day. He didn't recall seeing Valerie go clothes shopping.When he got back home, he opened the closet to check for Valerie's clothes. When he turned around, he found Valerie cleaning the baby's backside.
Kieran asked, "A president is human too, no? How could I miss my wife and my son's health check-ups just because I'm too busy? Did I hire my assistant hired solely to take care of my family affairs? The nanny is not omnipresent either, you know.""Well, the company presidents I know are always busy
No one thought that William would agree to it so quickly.Even Valerie was wrong.She looked at her husband and awaited an explanation.Kieran looked at her and smiled, then put his hand over hers.Valerie knew from this gesture that he had predicted this from the start. She was still too naive to p