Chapter 193 The other couple
Liliana woke up in her husband’s arms, naked, and satisfied.
With Jonathan’s care, she managed to overcome her phobia and she could not be happier.
Jonathan felt her heated gaze in his sleep and woke up to see her staring at him with tears in her eyes.
“What’s wrong? Are you hurt? I am so sorry.” Jonathan reacted instinctively.
Liliana hugged him tight and cried on his chest.
“I am so lucky to have you as my husband. These are happy tears,” She sniffled.
“Don’t cry, honey. I don’t like seeing tears in your eyes. I am lucky to be your husband, to be your partner. I love you,” Jonathan rubbed her back soothingly.
“Are the kids awake?” She asked.
“Yeah! I had breakfast with them before getting some shut-eye,” Jonathan told her as he kissed her head while his hands involuntarily started to roam across her curves.
“You should get some rest then. I will wake you up for lunch,” She pushed his hand away feeling goosebumps all over.
Jonathan pulled her in his arms and pinned her beneath him.
“How do you feel?” He asked seriously.
“Great! It’s very relaxing and I feel like a huge burden has been lifted off,” She confessed without hiding her feelings.
Jonathan removed the sheets that she was trying to wrap herself with and ran his hands over her torso.
“Still uncomfortable?” He asked.
“No. As long as I can see you and know that it’s you, it feels good,” She confessed.
Jonathan pressed a long kiss on her forehead to express his relief.
“Thank you!” Liliana said emotionally.
“Don’t!” Jonathan stopped her from thanking him.
“I meant to thank you for being patient, for being tolerant. I know last night was very difficult for you,” She explained.Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.
“I have always loved every moment I have spent with you. You don’t have to feel guilty,” He consoled her.
“Get some sleep now. I will freshen up!” Liliana urged him.
“I just want to hold you. You have no idea how addicting you are, wife,” Jonathan teased.
“Don’t do that! I need to use the washroom,” She pushed him away.
“Alright! Go on! Wake me up for lunch,” He let her go and covered his yawn before getting some sleep.
On the mainland, it was another busy day for Mariana.
She had been handling more and more important projects and her workload was shooting through the roof.
She finished another late meeting and went back to her office while stifling a yawn.
She closed the door disregarding the weird look on her assistant’s face, slumped on her chair, and stretched herself.
James had been waiting for her in her office. On seeing how tired she was, he walked behind her and started to massage her shoulders.
Mariana was startled and stood up picking a paper holder to hit whoever it was.
James held her hand before she could smash his head and she breathed a sigh on seeing him.
She sat back and exclaimed, “Are you a ghost? Where did you come from?’
“I was waiting for you. You were too tired to notice,” James said patiently.
After that accident in the barbeque, James had become unusually forbearing with her. He would still steal kisses but those kisses were now very gentle.
Mariana would still try to push him away. But unconsciously, she had been resisting him less and less feebly.
The entire office knew James as the doting boyfriend and she had no way to refuse them.
She was starting to believe that they really were dating, but she was not sure what they were exactly.
In any case, she had been too tired these few weeks to mind him. So, she let things be and decided to talk to him in a few days. She needed time and patience to talk to someone as shameless as James.
Conversely, James thought they were already dating. He thought of Mariana’s increasingly feeble resistance as her anger from earlier which had yet to go down.
In any case, he was not cheating on her and there was nothing going on between him and his ex. He was not afraid of confrontations and he thought he had shown his sincerity to Mariana.