Chapter 16


    “Sophia is suffering from an acute menstrual disorder due to excessive mental stress, which has caused


    her endocrine to be imbnced. This is the reason behind her sudden menstruation and the huge


    volume,” the doctor said.


    In short, Michael gave her such a fright that her menstruation came earlier! After listening to the doctor’s


    exnation, the corners of Michael’s lips twitched.


    On the other hand, Hale was so embarrassed that he wanted to stick his head under the ground. It’s


    really tiring to have a drama king as a boss. Due to this embarrassment, the return journey home


    became more awkward as no one in the car spoke during the whole trip.


    Hale focused on driving the car and Gary was dozing off on the passenger seat while Maria was also


    sleepy. Michael was too embarrassed to face Hale, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be


    asleep. In the meantime, Sophia leaned her head against the back cushion, thinking about her path


    forward.


    I’m having my period tonight, so I’ve probably escaped him this time, but I’m afraid that this pervert


    won’t let me off the hook even during my period. The consummation of our marriage is inevitable, but


    I’m not prepared for that at all and I don’t want to die either.


    I’ve tried so hard to keep myself alive, so how can I die like this? However, I’ve gotten my marriage


    certificate with him and I’ve even spent his money, so I’ll feel bad for not sleeping with him, but I don’t


    intend to die! There’s only one n—I’ll drag this for as long as I can! We’ll see what happens if that


    doesn’t work!


    It was alreadyte into the night when they arrived at Vi No. 8 at The Imperial, so everyone went to


    sleep. Hale hurriedly parked the car and left The Imperial as he needed a night to calm himself down.


    Meanwhile, Sophia returned to her room and drank a bowl of hot brown sugar water that Maria served


    before taking some medicine.


    After washing herself, she changed her clothes and wore an oversized tampon before going to bed.


    Michael was already waiting for her on the bed and he even kept that box of scary tools.


    I won’t be using these tonight anyway, so it’s better to put them all away to prevent me from bing


    upset just by looking at them.


    It waste at night and the two of them merelyy on the bed in silence. Sophia didn’t know what to say


    to her hubby whom she was with for only a day and Michael was in the same situation too. Today had


    been a weirdly tiresome day for Sophia.


    First, she had been prepared to appear in court, which led to a thrilling and exciting experience. Then,


    she was frightened for a whole night before being admitted into the hospital. Right now, her mind was a


    complete mess as she slowly lowered her eyelids.


    Suddenly, a huge hand grabbed her waist, which frightened her so much that her drowsiness faded away


    —followed by a deep voice from behind her. “Chica!”


    She answered instinctively, “Yes!”


    Michael remained quiet for a second before replying, “Come and chat with me.”


    She was rendered speechless. “Alright.”


    Then, another long silence followed… Sophia was starting to get goosebumps as her whole body froze


    and she didn’t dare to sleep. This atmosphere is so terrifying! Didn’t he want to chat with me? Why isn’t


    he talking?


    She thought about her words carefully beforeing up with a safe opening. “Hubby, what is your


    zodiac sign?” This is such a pointless topic. I guess he won’t be interested to talk about it.


    However, after a mere five seconds, he answered, “I’m a Scorpio.” He actually answered her.


    After a moment of silence, Sophia braced herself again to ask a second question. “How old are you?”


    “I’m 32,” Michael replied.


    Then, another awkward silence came. This atmosphere is too scary. She felt her soul being drained out


    of her body, but she still boldly asked him, “What do you like to eat?”


    “Game meat,” he answered.


    “What color do you like?”


    “Army green.”


    “What work do you do?”


    “I work as an extra in crews.”


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    Just like that, both of them had a “chat” for the whole night until Sophia could no longer take it and ended


    the awkward conversation.


    She thought that she could escape Michael due to her menses, but she never expected him to interpret it


    in a different way. He thought to himself, Sophia is still young and doesn’t know me well, so she must


    have felt pressured to have sex after just meeting me.


    We won’t be doing anything tonight anyway, so maybe I can try to have a chat with her and improve our


    rtionship. However, this conversation isn’t going as well as I thought because my chica is still


    defensive toward me. Why is this so? I’m obviously trying really hard to be more amiable.


    Sophia had a nightmare in the middle of the night—she dreamed that Michael turned into an eel and


    chased her around fiercely. When she woke up on the second day, her stomach was in an immense pain


    that she couldn’t breathe and her face looked exhausted with two dark circles under her eyes. Her


    appearance made her look unnaturally old.


    When she woke up from bed, Michael was already running in the gym next door. With half-closed eyes,


    she went into the bathroom to wash herself before sitting in front of the dressing table and used her


    dusting powder to hide the dark circles around her eyes.


    I can’t allow Michael to see my haggard appearance. Otherwise, he will be disgusted and kick me out


    afterward. However, her heart also wished that he would really kick her out of the house so that she


    would have her freedom, but she wasn’t strong enough to be on her own yet. She had a dispute with the


    Harpers and would be destroyed by them in no time without Michael’s protection.


    Under all of her pain and struggles, she still cautiously applied her makeup. My priority is to hold onto


    Michael, so I must be pretty at all times! In the past year, she showed an extreme love toward things that


    she once despised, such as stocks, real estate, and makeup. She had a closet and makeup room all to


    herself and it did not matter whether she liked it or not.


    Mr. Morgan would stock up the room every month with new boxes of makeup. If it was a new shade of


    makeup that an international brand wasunching, she would receive the entire collection the next day. If


    it was clothes that were worn by the models from Paris Fashion Week the day before, she would also


    receive a set of it the next day.


    At that moment, Michael had already exited the gym and went into the bathroom while being topless.


    After three minutes of being under the hot water, he came out while rubbing his wet hair with a towel, but


    Sophia still wasn’t done with her makeup.


    While she was still applying eyeshadow, he swung his wet hair aside and was still topless when he


    walked toward the messy bed. Without uttering a single word, he leaned over to grab the quilt on all


    corners before giving it a shake to ensure that the nket was spread evenly.


    After he smoothened the nket, he folded and corrected its position a couple of times before it was


    folded into a dimensional cube shape in the end. Once that was done, he tidied the bed. The bed had no


    wrinkles afterward—and it was so tidy that even a fly would slip on it.


    Michael exited the door with satisfaction before he turned his head. “Chica, I’ll give you ten minutes to


    come down and have your breakfast. I’ll send you to school afterward.”


    Sophia quickly nodded. “Okay.” As soon as she was done with her makeup, she chose a skirt from the


    closet to change into, but the room was gigantic for her.


    She usually never went into the room because she had always asked Maria to keep the clothes that she


    usually wore in the master bedroom’s wardrobe. Now that Michael was back, she no longer had the


    same type of freedom as before, so she wore ady’s skirt properly. There isn’t really any freedom in


    this!


    Before she exited the room, she nced at the tidy bed. Why does Michael fold the nket like a


    soldier? Could it be that he was a soldier before?


    In the past year, she had done her research on the high society of Bayside City. The city was filled with


    the rich and powerful, but among these groups, there were four great families that dominated them—the


    Edwards, the Winstons, the Fletchers, and the Mitchells.


    Among them, the Fletchers were the number one military family in Bayside City as they had produced


    countless military officers and many generals. Is Michael one of the Fletchers then? But I’ve never heard


    Hale mentioning it before.