"What are you thinking?" Seeing her lost in thought in his embrace, he couldn’t help but ask softly.
Her gaze was sowhat vacant, staring at a small corner. What she’s thinking, can she tell him?
"Asher Land, tell ... what is our relationship now?" She spoke calmly, her seemingly casual words striking him like a hamr blow.
What does it an, what is our relationship now?
"I can sleep with you, I can bear your children, Asher Land, I know you must see as your woman, but have you ever thought that everything I do is fulfilling a wife’s duty? Have you ever considered as your wife?"
She hesitated for a while, unsure whether these words should be spoken to him. She kept looking for a suitable opportunity, but every ti she found one, the words couldn’t escape her lips.
Asking him for a na takes real courage.
Wife?
Asher Land’s body visibly stiffened for a mont. Her words today were too sudden, leaving him unprepared to respond.
When she saw him suddenly fall silent, she imdiately felt lost and desperate.
"Asher Land, do you think I’m not worthy of you? A small-ti actress like simply isn’t fit to be the wife of the Golden Era Consortium’s third young master?"
Still silence.
"What are you hiding from?" Sophie Smith pushed him away, stood up, casually picked up a towel, and wrapped it around herself. When she looked up, she saw herself in the full-length mirror, her hair slightly ssy, her skin covered with marks of varying sizes, her legs weak, barely able to stand.
He slightly lowered his eyes, emotions in his eyes restrained.
She clenched her fists, bit her lip. Since she’s confessed these things to him for the first ti, she wouldn’t hide anything anymore. She decided to say everything.
"You have the right to remain silent now, but I have the duty to finish speaking." This ti, she felt braver than ever. In front of Asher Land, she was determined to negotiate properly and take back everything that was supposed to be hers.
She no longer wanted to continue being weak, to bear and endure.
"I don’t want to be your tool for desire, I don’t want to only appear when you need , I don’t want to follow you without a na or status, Asher Land, I want you to marry ."
He raised his head unexpectedly, but saw the unwavering determination in her eyes.
At this mont, was sothing Asher Land never anticipated.
For so many years, she had never spoken such words. Even before their lovemaking today, he hadn’t noticed any signs she was about to say this. How, in an instant, had she changed into soone else?
He was caught off guard, helpless.
"Asher Land, why won’t you speak?" She walked up to him, looking down at him sitting on the sofa. "You love , don’t you? If you love , why can’t you marry ?"
"Sophie..." He stood up, embracing her in his arms. "Let’s put this off for now, okay?"
The Chief Doctor had given him an ultimatum to complete the surgery as soon as possible. He intended to discuss any issues only after the surgery.
The surgery was so risky; what if there was an accident, then what?
He had said he wasn’t afraid of death, only couldn’t bear to see her suffer for him.
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