Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO Chapter 288 - 156: He Said: With Him By Her Side 2

Her initiative with him was rare, and her face turned red.

After gazing at his sleeping face for a few more seconds, she turned over, preparing to get out of bed.

However, as she lifted the covers to get up, her body was unexpectedly seized by a force.

Rebecca Quentin let out a startled "ah," her body pressed against his chest, eting his sleepy, dreamy dark eyes.

"Why not continue?"

Howard Geoffrey looked down at Rebecca Quentin, now closely pressed against him, his sexy thin lips uttering a low, magnetic voice.

Rebecca, on Howard’s chest, looked up and asked puzzled, "Continue what?"

"I vaguely felt soone stealing kisses from just now."

Rebecca’s face grew even redder, she replied awkwardly, "...No such thing."

Howard lifted Rebecca’s chin, forcing her shy gaze to et his, a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, "Liar."

As if caught in the act, Rebecca swung her fist lightly against Howard’s firm chest, both embarrassed and annoyed, "You’re so bad, you were awake all along..."

Howard caught Rebecca’s mischievous little hand, gazing at her intently, and hoarsely uttered, "If I weren’t being considerate, I wouldn’t have agreed to your request..."

eting Howard’s blazing gaze, Rebecca imdiately felt the barely restrained fla in his eyes. She lowered her head, her face growing even redder, and softly said, "Your mind is always filled with those thoughts..."

Howard’s smile deepened as he teased, "Having those thoughts is a normal reaction of a man in love with his woman."

Unable to continue discussing such intimate topics with Howard comfortably, Rebecca shyly tried to break free, "I’m not talking to you anymore... Anyway, you promised , you have to follow through."

Howard held Rebecca’s escaping body tightly, his voice becoming hoarse and low, "But, I’m afraid I might not be able to..."

Rebecca, lying atop Howard, turned her head to avoid his lust-darkened eyes, ekly saying, "I don’t care, this is my test for you. If you don’t pass, we’re not registering."

Yes, last night, he was ready to take her directly to Ireland...

But as the plane was about to take off, she stopped him.

The reason being, in this mont of deep affection, they could impulsively promise forever to each other, but the next mont, they still face many issues...

For instance, their past relationships were not pure; they never truly integrated into each other’s lives, and in the future, would they have real-world conflicts?

Another concern is Mrs. Geoffrey, as an elder. If they registered without her consent, it might directly strain his relationship with her.

So, after weighing options, she decided to delay registering and to adopt a modern loving couple’s approach — a trial marriage.

Initially, he disagreed, feeling it would be too torturous, confidently believing he could gradually resolve the gap between her and his mother, but she insisted.

She told him, managing a marriage is not easy; she didn’t want to regret after stepping into it, so they must be cautious and avoid repeating mistakes.

Under her repeated insistence, he eventually agreed.

To ensure he took the trial marriage seriously, she proposed the condition of no intimacy during this period.

Predictably, he disagreed.

But, now it was her call...

Howard gently turned Rebecca’s averted face back, seriously asking, "Wasn’t it a trial marriage, how did it beco a test?"

Rebecca pouted, "I want to know if you truly care about or are just thinking with your lower half..."

Howard smiled, "So you still don’t trust , huh?"

Rebecca glared at him in complaint, "Of course, your track record isn’t good..."

Howard asked with interest, "How is my track record bad?"

Recalling each ti Howard acted against her wishes, Rebecca’s recently subdued blush returned to her face, and she swung her small fists at him, "You dare say that... you rascal, I haven’t even started with you..."

At that mont, Howard caught Rebecca’s hands and raised them above her head, with a quick motion, making Rebecca, who was initially on top of him, now beneath him.

Rebecca’s words were imdiately swallowed due to Howard’s action, and facing him above her now, she held her breath.

The faint fragrant scent emanating from her body strongly enveloped his nostrils, making every breath of his be filled with her scent, adrenaline imdiately surged...