Chapter 371


    Cayden gathered Avery into his arms.


    Wrapping his long and strong arm around her slender waist, he swooped in and nted a loving kiss


    on her.


    With the rich fragrance of cream as well as the tang of cherries and strawberries in their mouths, they


    seemingly found the kiss better than usual.


    His kiss was truly too tender that Avery lost herself for a moment.


    In the gentle embrace and soft lighting, she noticed that his long eyshes were rendered almost


    transparent in the bright light. The expression on his face was so adoring that her heart skipped several


    beats.


    The passionate kisssted for an eternity.


    Only when Cayden''s hand started slipping beneath her clothes did Avery abruptly snap out of her haze


    of passion. “Cayden, let''s... eat cake first, okay?”


    The handsome and seductive man held her body domineeringly, his hoarse voice tinged with a hint of


    darkness. “The thing I want to eat most right now is you.”


    That single remark sent Avery''s heartbeat into overdrive, and her face flushed bright red.


    Inadvertently glimpsing that the two children were gone, she immediately broke free from his hug.


    “Um... Let''s celebrate my birthday first. Where are Zach and Rory?”


    In truth, she had always been afraid to see such a look in Cayden''s eyes.


    In that instant, his gaze radiated the intense desire of a beast allowed out of its cage, making one


    flustered.


    The sea of flowers in the room became their backdrop, light illuminating the entire space.


    Under the lights, Avery''s shyness and slight panic were bared in their entirety.


    She was anxious to search for her two children, but Cayden grabbed her hand. “They didn''t want to


    interrupt our romantic interlude, so they went off to y. Don''t worry, for they won''t get lost in the


    house. Keep mepany tonight, Avery.”


    “I keep youpany every day!” Avery''s heart pounded like a jackhammer, and her sweet voice


    betrayed her uneven breathing.


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    “It''s different.” Cayden gently brushed a long and slender finger across her lips before crushing his lips


    on hers hard.


    Subsequently, he took out an exquisite box from his pocket.


    When he opened it, a beautiful and dazzling diamond ring appeared before Avery.


    “Will you marry me, Avery?” Suddenly dropping to a knee on the ground, Cayden finally gave voice to


    the words he had kept hidden deep within his heart for ages in a gentlemanly and elegant manner.


    Gazing at the massive diamond on the ring that was shiny to the point of blinding, Avery couldn''t quite


    believe her eyes.


    Its workmanship was really exquisite. With eighteen small diamonds surrounding a big diamond, it


    appeared stunning beyond words.


    Touched, she teetered on the verge of tears. She pped a hand over her mouth tightly. He''s actually


    proposing to me?


    In that second, she was stunned and even wondered whether it was a dream until Cayden stood up.


    The man''s tall figure shrouded her petite figure. Only when he slipped the diamond ring on her finger


    did she jolt back to her senses. Oh my God, it turns out that he has really proposed to me!


    Cayden''s fine hair brushed against Avery''s lovely cheeks. “Did youe back to your senses, silly? If


    you remain silent, it means that you consent to my proposal. From now on, you''re my wife, mine for all


    eternity. Don''t ever think of escaping me in this lifetime, okay?”


    “Cayden...” Avery was still looking rather dazed.


    The look in her eyes wasplicated as she stared at the diamond ring of the perfect size on her ring


    finger.


    She had never expected the man to propose to her then.


    It wasn''t that she didn''t want to marry him, but there were too many obstacles between them. In fact,


    she had braced herself to wait for a long time.


    On top of that, she even felt that she would be content without marriage and status as long as he


    stayed with her and the children forever.


    “I''m pretty swamped with work recently. When things calm down, I''ll prepare a grand wedding for you. I


    want to announce to the whole world that you''re my woman. Will you marry me, Avery?” Cayden asked


    once more, pressing the tip of his nose against hers.


    His gaze was bright and prating.


    It was a simple promise, yet it carried an innate sense of domineering possessiveness.


    Avery''s ebony eyes shimmered, and her long eyshes fluttered, rendering her extraordinarily


    enthralling.


    Interlocking her fingers with his, she parted her ruby lips a fraction and gave him her vow, enunciating,


    “Yes. As long as you love me and vice versa, we''ll defeat all who stand in our path. Isn''t that so? I''m


    willing to marry you and take care of you and our two kids for the rest of my life, Cayden.”


    Although her words were in, they were simply too heartfelt. Cayden responded with an ardent kiss.


    Next, he carried her to the bedroom and ced her on the bed, pinning her under his towering and


    solid body.


    Only then did Avery btedly gather her wits about her. “Zach and Rory are still in the living room.


    They—”


    “Don''t worry, for they aren''t kids anymore. When it''s their bedtime, they''ll automatically go back to their


    room and sleep.” After saying that, Cayden again silenced her unfinished utterance with his lips.


    Both amusement and exasperation flooded Avery.


    What else can five-year-olds be if not kids? Besides, I really can''t cope when he gets this fired up!


    Despite her avid desire to go downstairs and be with her two children, Cayden didn''t give her any time


    to think or space out. Without dy, he showed her how much his body loved her through action.


    Achoo! Downstairs, the two children with cream smeared all over their faces sneezed at the same time.


    Rory''s tiny belly was bulging, but still, she stuffed thest bite of cream into her mouth.


    A whileter, she covered her mouth and yawned widely. “The cake today was delicious, Zach! I


    wonder if Mommy enjoyed it. We should go to bed now. I want Mommy to tell me a bedtime story.”


    The children were already used to having Avery tell them a bedtime story before going to sleep each


    night.


    Opening a packet of wet wipes, Zachary wiped the cream off his messy sister''s face and hands


    meticulously and patiently.


    In a crisp voice, he dered, “Mommy and Daddy are making babies now. While I''m not sure what it


    means, I think it might be designed with aputer. Let''s not disrupt them. Who knows, we might have


    a little brother or sister very soon.”


    Nina was the godmother of the children.


    Previously, Zachary inadvertently saw his mother pinned underneath his father during an intimate act.


    The former''s eyes were always red-rimmed, and her expression woeful, so he thought his father picked


    on his mother. However, thetter adamantly denied having done so.


    Therefore, heter asked Nina about it.


    At that time, Nina falteringly told him that it was a unique way in which Cayden pampered Avery in his


    love for her, and he would understand when he grew up. That aside, she even said his father and


    mother were making babies, revealing that he and his sister came to be in the same manner.


    “Really, Zach? We''re going to have a brother or sister soon?” Rory looked at Zachary with innocence


    etched across her features.


    “Yes. So, let''s go to bed. Perhaps our brother or sister will be here when dawnes.” Dragging his


    twin sister along, Zachary headed toward their bedroom.


    When he walked past Cayden and Avery''s bedroom, he nced at the closed door, anticipation


    flittering across his astute eyes.


    I hope Mommy and Daddy give me a clever little brother, unlike Rory, who''s na?ve and easily duped.