Chapter 423 Reading Together Makes My Heart Beat Faster


    The proximity to Jonathan caused her heart to race, its rhythm seemingly reverberating in her ears.


    Lost in the moment’s intensity, she suddenly pulled back, swiftly diverting the conversation to another


    topic.


    “Have you sent Christopher back?” she asked, regretting it almost immediately.


    Mentioning Christopher instantly cast a pall over the mood, leaving both of them uneasy and causing a


    wave of queasiness to wash over her. Despite the difort it stirred, her heart’s anxiousness seemed


    to subside, recognizing the pressing need to address the issue promptly. She was worried that


    Jonathan might be upset as he checked his phone. “He’s already on the ne.” she said.


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    Ang breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good.”


    By changing the subject, she felt less nervous. Although, the thought of Florence using Christopher to


    threaten Jonathan still made her


    ufortable. Christopher repulsed her, and she knew Jonathan disliked him even more.


    “Will Christopher try toe back again?” she asked, wanting assurance to good riddance of such


    scum.


    “Don’t worry, he won’t,” Jonathan reassured her, hugging her tightly. She noted that it seemed to be his


    favorite spot.


    With Christopher out of the picture, Ang felt a sense of relief.


    Jonathan asked, “Ready for bed?” in a husky voice, but Angel declined as she wanted to read a bit


    longer.


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    She looked at him with wide eyes, and he suggested they switch to reading something else together.


    Feeling bewildered, Ang followed him to the study room, leaning against his chest as they walked.


    Despite the initial adjustment period, she had grown ustomed to his touch.


    Jonathan guided her to the bookshelf in the study room, where she absentmindedly picked up a book,


    unaware of his intentions. Just as she was about to inquire about his choice, he effortlessly swept her


    off her feet and out of the study.


    To her surprise, she asked, “Aren’t you going to choose a book too?”


    “We’ll read it together.”


    Slowly, it dawned on her what he meant about “reading together.”


    “Should I pick a different book?” she asked, still thinking if he might mean something else and not the


    reason why she was blushing so heavily.


    “Together.”


    Realizing his n, she quickly grabbed a medicine book before they settled to read together.


    Jonathan walked straight to the balcony without looking back. “No need to change.”


    Once Jonathan settled, Ang was on the balcony, covering her legs with a nket while zoning out.


    He casually grabbed a nket and draped it over her legs, allowing her to lean morefortably


    against him. As Ang adjusted to a morefortable position, she opened the book to the


    bookmarked page, but Jonathan took the book from her before she could start reading, saying, “I’ll turn


    the pages for you.”


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    He hid her hand under the soft nket before Ang could react to Jonathan’s words.


    Thest rays of the setting sun vanished below the horizon. The balcony light flickered on, and Ang


    nestled in his arms like a content cat. She observed his hand holding the book, asionally flipping


    through the


    pages.


    At first, she would ask him to turn the pages for her, but over time, she grewzier and began lightly


    tapping him with her knuckles instead. Her hand remained tucked under the nket, with even her


    fingertips warmed by the cozy embrace. When she needed to turn the page, she simply moved her


    knuckles to signal him to do it. It was undoubtedly a moment offort for both of them, but the


    rxation also made herzy about reading.


    Just as her eyes started to droop fromziness, Jonathan’s captivating voice whispered into her car,


    instantly sparking her attention.


    “Is it that boring?”


    Feeling his kiss on her earlobe, the warmth against her ear instantly dispelled half of her drowsiness.


    Although the drowsiness faded, theziness that she had allowed lingered. Apanying theziness


    was the flutter brought by his warm breath. Ang turned her head and boldly kissed his cheek. After a


    brief touch, she pulled away.


    “The book is not interesting at all. I’m done reading,” she said.


    Reading was her idea, but she found it hard to focus when snuggling with Jonathan. Despite


    recognizing every word in the book, the sentences. seemed elusive to her restless mind.


    “Shall we sleep then?” Jonathan’s dark eyes gleamed brightly, even more so than usual, as he gazed


    at Ang.


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    Ang was about to respond when suddenly a phone rang in the room.


    Her phone rang at that moment, dampening the mood. Jonathan’s expression darkened, almost urging


    Ang to ignore it. Unfortunately, she was quicker and rising from his embrace to retrieve her phone


    that she had casually set aside.


    Jonathan observed Ang’s back as she answered the phone, then rose and approached her with


    glowering eyes. Seeing it was andline number, she answered without much thought. However, upon


    hearing Joseph’s voice, she promptly ended the call.


    “Who was that, and why did you hang up?” Jonathan inquired, setting his book aside when he saw


    Ang disconnect the call.


    Ang appeared unsettled. “It was Joseph.”


    Joseph had been bothering her repeatedly. She had rified her stance in theirst conversation, so


    she couldn’t understand why he was calling again. Hence, without missing a beat, she hung up


    immediately.