Chapter 167


    I did not say anything. It had always been difficult for women to give birth, yet it was rarely


    something men could empathize with. They always saw it as something simple, thinking that we just


    had to carry a n extra lump of meat within our stomachs for nine months.


    Theo had always seemed like a chauvinistic male to m e, so I was surprised to hear him say that.


    I soon fell asleep again with him holding me. It was nearly noon when I woke up.


    "You’re awake. Are you hungry?” Theo did not seem to have slept. He was half-lounging on the


    bed, holding m e with one arm as he used the other to scroll through his phone.


    I shook my head. He was truly rearing me the way one would rear a pig, getting me to sleep after


    eating and stuffing me with food the moment I woke up.


    Craving the warmth of his arms, Iy still and did not move despite no longer feeling sleepy.


    He put his phone down and turned around to hold me even tighter. After a long while, he said, "It


    was niceying with you in silence. I''m preparing to let the others take over thepany''s


    operations for a while


    so I can stay home with you and apany you throughout this childbirth process."


    "That’s okay. You''re busy, and I still have to go to work." I did not hesitate to refuse. I had never


    thought about what it would be like for the both of us to stay at home every day, but I could already


    guess it would be something that would require a lot of adjusting to.


    He raised his gaze toward me, an unreadable expression in the depths of his dark eyes. "Are you


    worried I won''t have enough money to support you, or do you just not like spending time with me?”


    "It''s none of those reasons. It''ll just be detrimental to the child’s development if we stay together all


    day like this," I said lightly.


    "B*llshit. A child only grows up happily and healthily i f the husband and wife have a good


    rtionship." As h e tucked a stray piece of hair behind my ear, he lowered his head and whispered,


    "I heard the doctor say it''d be safe after three months...”


    He leaned forward a bit more when he saw me freeze. My heart began thudding, a blush rapidly


    spreading across my face.


    Seeing how I remained silent, he began stripping my clothes off me.


    "No, I''m worried." The memory of what had happened thest time was still fresh in my mind.


    "I swear nothing that happened before will happen again this time.”


    After carrying me to the bathroom to clean up, he ced me back down on the bed. "You can nap


    for a while longer. I''ll go make something to eat." Then, he put his clothes back on and went


    downstairs.


    It was only then that I remembered that Miss Woods would not be here for the next few days. She


    had left due to a family emergency. Theo had initially wanted t o hire someone else to cook for us,


    but I had not agreed to it because I was not used to having strangers in the house.


    I did not feel sleepy because I had been napping for the entire morning, so I decided to walk


    downstairs too.


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    Theo was bustling about in the kitchen. When he saw meing down, he handed me a ss of


    fresh juice and said, "Go watch television in the living room. It''s smoky and oily here."


    I took the ss of juice and leaned against the doorframe, quietly watching him prepare food.


    He rarely cooked, but his movements were as skillful a s a housewife’s. As expected, nothing posed


    a challenge to this man.


    When I saw a pot of soup on the stove, I put my ss down and prepared to bring it out.


    I did not expect a searing pain to run up my hand when I touched the pot. I could not help but


    scream out in pain as I drew my hand back.


    "What’s wrong?" There was a panicked look on his face as he raced over.