Hapter 579
Chapter 5 7 9 Find Someone Else
ric’s husky voice carried a hint of morning grogginess that was both deep and alluring.
On the other hand, Victoria found herself inexplicably enthralled by his voice and she became
momentarily stunned before giving a nod. “Mhm.”
His eyes were still half–shut as he briefly checked his phone before setting it aside. Then, he reached
out to embrace Victoria. “It’s still early. Let’s get some more sleep.”
Although Victoria had initially nned to continue sleeping, she felt the need to change her position
since she had been in the same position for too long and her hand had gone numb. So, after she was
held by ric, she couldn’t resist speaking up. “I want to turn over. Please let go of me.”
ric, who had appeared to be drifting off with closed eyes, reluctantly opened his eyes once again
and released his hold on her waist; it wasn’t until Victoria turned over that he moved closer from behind
to once
again hold her tightly.
“Done? Time to sleep.”
“Mhm.” Victoria closed her eyes, preparing to sleep after that.
Although she initially felt quite drowsy, all traces of sleepiness had inexplicably vanished due to the
previousmotion. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t fall asleep. All hints of drowsiness had
escaped her
clutches.
In the end, she had no choice but to open her eyes and lie still.
It was unbearably difficult to remain in bed without being able to sleep, especially with a pair of warm
hands encircling her waist. Perhaps due to her restlessness, she felt as though ric had exerted all
his strength on
her waist.
His hands are so heavy.
”
The more Victoria thought about it, the more difort she felt; therefore, she quietly extended her
hand with. the intention of removing ric’s grasp.
Her movements were gentle, considering that ric was still asleep and she didn’t want to wake him.
Her sole intention was to free his hand and sneak downstairs to investigate the source of the
commotion. s, to her surprise, ric’s grip was so firm that she was unable to budge his hand at
all.
She couldn’t help but find her current circumstances rather awkward and felt speechless. Still, she
persisted in her attempts to push him away. However, rather than moving his hand away, she
inadvertently roused ric from his sleep.
When Victoria heard the irregr and heavy breaths emanating from the person behind her, she
realized that she had disrupted his rest.
“Are you not sleepy?” ric inquired with his husky voice.
Since Victoria had already awakened him, she decided to share her thoughts. “Mhm, I couldn’t fall back
asleep after waking up. It’s quite noisy downstairs, and I wonder what’s happening…”
Before she could conclude her sentence, ric swiftly turned her around to face him and followed with
an immediate fervent kiss that left her no room to react.
His breath was searing and dominating, invading every inhtion she took and epassing every
crevice of
her mouth.
Victoria abruptlyprehended the situation after tenderly entwining with him for approximately ten
seconds. Regardless, she instinctively shoved against his chest somewhat impatiently when she came
to such a
realization.
ric’s brow furrowed slightly in response to her actions. Yet, instead of releasing his hold, he
tightened his
embrace and intensified the kiss.
Initially, Victoria was still resisting him, but eventually, the resistance waned and she sumbed to the
irresistible allure. Her hand, which was once pressed firmly against his chest, gradually softened and
glided down, matching his fervor with her own passionate response.
Time seemed to blur until ric finally let go of her with a ragged breath; however, instead of pulling
away, he leaned his forehead against hers, exhaling heavily.
“Why did you push me earlier?” ric’s dark eyes revealed evident dissatisfaction when he posed the
question, for he never thought that he would be pushed away even while kissing her. After all, it was
just a kiss; it was not like he had done anything else.
Victoria’s cheeks were flushed from the kiss, and her breath was unsteady when she let go. While she
tried to steady herself, she suddenly saw ric gazing at her with a sorrowful expression, questioning,
“Why did you push me?”
The way he looked at her resembled that of a resentful husband. Internally, Victoria couldn’t help but
find it
amusing, yet she maintained a serious tone and responded, “I pushed you because neither of us has
brushed our teeth yet.”
Then, she quietly added, “Who kisses without brushing their teeth?”
ric dangerously narrowed his eyes upon hearing her words, and his grip on her waist tightened
slightly. “Who said nobody does so? Haven’t we been doing that for several consecutive days?”
The mention of this matter ignited anger within Victoria.
“How dare you say that? Who gave you permission to kiss me every morning?”
“Do you dislike it?”
“Well, not exactly…”
He had fresh breath since he brushed his teeth before sleeping every night, so kissing after waking up
didn’t
feel unclean. Unfortunately, perhaps it was a psychological quirk that always made Victoria feel she
couldn’t
ovee this hurdle.
“Since you brought the subject today, let me be frank with you. I might as well rify that you’re not
allowed to kiss me after waking up.”
As her words lingered in the air, ric’s brows furrowed with increasing intensity. “Ms. Snowball,
haven’t you noticed? You’re showing resistance towards me now?”
“I’m not resisting you.”
“Are you sure?” ric’s voice lowered, his tone grave. “We haven’t been intimate since your return.“–
Victoria’s cheeks flushed at his words. “It’s because you were injured before.”
The instant he caught her attempting to dismiss the matter by mentioning the injury, he felt that he
couldn’t be as easily deceived as before.
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“Are you trying to deceive me again by using the injury as an excuse? How long ago was I injured? I
took your advice afterward and fully recovered.”
ric deliberately emphasized the word ‘recovered‘ as he wanted to see how she would respond.
s, he underestimated Victoria’s ability to turn the tides against him.
Then, she replied innocently, “How can you call it a recovery? How much time has passed since your
injury? You can’t just say that we can start being intimate simply because the wound looks healed on
the surface and it doesn’t hurt anymore, right? Your injury was so severe, and it will require a long time
to heal. Even the doctors said you shouldn’t engage in strenuous exercise for these few months.”
ric arched an eyebrow in response to the mention of ‘strenuous exercise‘. “I’m not nning to
exercise. How about this? I shall stay put while youe to me.”
Victoria gazed at ric with wide eyes while feeling utterly speechless.
“No?” A faint smirk tugged at the corners of ric’s lips. “We haven’t explored that aspect yet. Would
you be willing to give it a try?”
Before Victoria could respond, she gave ric’s hand a firm pat. “You can try it by yourself.”
“How can I possibly try it alone?”
Victoria nonchntlymented upon hearing this, “If you can’t manage alone, then find someone
else to experiment with.”
Unbeknownst to her, ric’s expression suddenly darkened upon hearing her words. “What did you
just say?”
Victoria failed to notice the change in his demeanor, so she continued, “Well, if you’re so determined, I
won’t be
able to stop you.”
Nheless, she was done with this talk as she made an attempt to push ric away and get up.
“Hold on.” ric tightly gripped her waist, his tone serious. “rify yourself. What exactly do you mean
by suggesting that I find someone else?”
It was only then that Victoria noticed his darkened countenance and realized the unintended
implications of
her casual remark.