Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Was he serious? She felt sleepy and exhausted now. How could she want more?
Audrey murmured softly, “It’s you who still wants it, right?”
Cornell didn’t deny it. After all, his desire was very evident. He bit her shoulder gently and answered, “Yes, I do. But my mom said you can’t be too tired. Staying up late is not good for the baby.”
After saying this, he got up and carried her to the bathroom to clean up. Then, they lay on the bed comfortably.
Cornell gently rested his hand on her belly and asked, “Why doesn’t it seem to be growing?”
“I don’t know either. Maybe first pregnancies tend to be less noticeable.”
Outside, a flurry of rain pattered against the window. They cuddled in bed. But for some reason, Audrey felt somewhat strange.
She knew she shouldn’t think about it, but she just couldn’t stop herself.
Indeed, people always tended to remember what they gained and forgot the pains of the past. And once they tasted something good, it pushed them to desire more.
Audrey could no Longer endure it, so she poked Cornell’s chest and asked, “Cornell, can we talk about Cecilia?”
It took a lot of courage for Audrey to speak up.
During the past years when Cecilia was with Cornell, Audrey had hidden her feelings and only admired Cornell in secret.
Time had etched these habits deep into her soul, and old habits died hard. And now she was trying to bite off more than she could chew.
Sure, she was aware she was naive, but she wanted nothing more but to best Cecilia.
The sense of helplessness she felt, knowing that Cecilia was behind everything yet being unable to make Cecilia pay, gnawed at her.
Cecilia was an expert in pulling Cornell’s strings. Why couldn’t she do the same? Especially now, she had the upper hand. She was, after all, carrying Cornell’s child.
But when Audrey finally spoke up, Cornell met her words with a heavy silence.
Panicking, Audrey Looked away, extricated herself from his arms, and added, “If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s fine.”
Cornell knitted his eyebrows together and pulled her back into his arms.
“What do you want to talk about then?”
His words implied that he was intrigued by the topic.
Audrey pursed her lips and said, “I know Cecilia has helped you in the past. But how long are you planning to return the favor? Is there an expiration date for your gratitude, or is this going to go on for the rest of your life?”
If Cornell intended to look after Cecilia forever, she would give up on him, She was just too exhausted to go on this way.
Cornell lowered his gaze and gently brushed her nose with his thumb.
“Why do you care about Cecilia so much? Are you jealous?”
Audrey gave a straightforward nod, which took Cornell by surprise and made him smile.
With a pleased smile, he leaned down to find her lips and kissed her passionately.
“You should know I have no feelings for her beyond gratitude.”
However, Audrey was dissatisfied with his reassurance. Cornell had said this before, but he always ended up choosing Cecilia over her.
“Every time I have a conflict with her, you side with her. Just because I don’t complain doesn’t mean it doesn’t get to me.”
She lifted her eyes to meet his, and her thick eyelashes seemed to graze his soul.
“I do mind, Cornell. I don’t think anyone would want their husband to act that way toward another woman.”
As they lay there face-to-face and their gazes locked on each other, Cornell was genuinely surprised by her candidness.
Moreover, an indescribable feeling of satisfaction rose from the bottom of his heart.
“I see. I’ll be more mindful in the future,” Cornell assured her.
Audrey was not expecting Cornell to erase Cecilia from his life altogether. But at least he was willing to make a change.
Maybe it was something Luciana had said that had lit a fire under her and made her want to fight for her happiness. Even if she failed, at least she had tried her best.
“This your last chance,” Audrey stated firmly while staring into Cornell’s eyes.
Cornell saw the resolution in Audrey’s eyes, which made him inexplicably nervous.
Cornell kissed her eyes and held her tightly in his arms.
“Audrey, I promise you, from now on, you’ll be the only woman I keep close to my heart.”
Upon hearing this, Audrey looked up to gauge his expression.
God, this man was a work of art. His face and features were as flawless as a sculpture, especially his piercing eyes.
At this moment, Audrey saw her own reflection in those charming eyes and felt a ripple of emotion wash over her.
Audrey withdrew her sight nervously, but then her eyes fell on Cornell’s throat. He happened to swallow, and she seized the moment to plant a kiss there.
For a second, she felt him shudder.
“What are you doing?” Cornell grabbed Audrey’s wrist and stopped her with his sharp gaze.
Audrey said nothing and just ran her tongue over the bite mark she had just left on his neck. She Licked and sucked him, just Like what he had done earlier, which seemed to unsettle him.
“You don’t want to sleep tonight, huh?”
Cornell loosened his grip, then changed his position to be on top of her.
“Keep your voice down. My mom’s a light sleeper.”
It didn’t take long before Audrey realized that teasing a man, especially Cornell, might not be a good idea.
He explored each of her erogenous zones with agonizing slowness.
Audrey was on the brink of losing it. Her stifled murmurs were on the edge of her lips, but she did not dare let them escape.
Worried she was not enjoying the moment, Cornell played with her lip using his index finger and said in a raspy voice, “I was just kidding just then. My mom’s a heavy sleeper.”
Still, Audrey tried her best not to make a sound. They were not in their place, and she could not fully let her guard down to enjoy.
Under the muted lighting, she saw his tense face and a drop of sweat drip from his chin. He was just as torn as she was. The sensation was too inexplicable to put into words.
Once Cornell had had a taste, it was hard for him to stop.
At last, with both of them drenched in sweat, Cornell took her to the bathroom again.
Under the bathroom light, Audrey’s legs looked red and swollen.
Cornell took her back to the bed. He applied some ointment to her bruises and then let her lie down on the bed. Feeling sorry for her, he cautioned her in a hot and husky tone, “Don’t try to turn me on like that next time. Your skin’s too delicate for that.”
Audrey was too tired to argue with him. Moreover, her legs were so sore that she could not lift them at all.
She rested her head on his arm and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Finally, she broke the silence.
“You probably think I’m just targeting Cecilia for no reason. I get that you don’t like it. But the thing is, even if she’s not directly responsible for my grandma’s death, she has something to do with it, at least. I can’t just get over that.”
Cornell silently listened to her words.
“Look, you know what matters to me. So don’t provoke me again with Cecilia’s matters, okay?”
Cornell did not keep silent this time. He rested his chin on her hair and swallowed hard his Adam’s apple.
“You have my word.”
The next morning, Cornell headed to the company for some business and instructed Tessie not to wake Audrey up until nine o’clock.
However, Audrey got up before Tessie could wake her up.
After breakfast, Audrey bid farewell to Kyler and Luciana and had the driver take her back to Serenity Villas.
In the afternoon, Audrey was wiped out from the previous night, so she decided to take a nap.
By the time she woke up, night had already fallen.
Somehow, she missed Cornell. She reached for her phone to give him a ring but got no answer.
Thinking he was just swamped with work, she shrugged it off.