Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Audrey’s heart thudded in her ears. Fearing that he would notice her discomfiture, she tried her best to remain calm.
But it was too late. Lying behind her, Cornell pinched her soft cheek and said crossly, “Why are you so nervous? I already told you, I won’t fuck you tonight.”
Audrey was speechless. Did he have to be so vulgarly straightforward?
His embrace was not too tight, but she could still feel the warmth from his body and also his breath.
It was warm and comfortable.
Audrey particularly had a low tolerance to the cold. In the past winter, she spent most of her time in Cornell’s arms.
Now that it was autumn, she was beginning to worry about how she would survive the coming winter without him.
Perhaps fatigue overwhelmed her and she fell into deep sleep within minutes.
She lay on her side, with her hair scattered, revealing her delicate and alluring earlobes. She looked so attractive in her sleep.
As Cornell stared at her, his throat tightened. He wanted to kiss every inch of her body, starting from her earlobe.
It occurred to him that he still wanted her. In fact, his desire was stronger now.
This woman was like a drug. He became addicted to her!
He hastily rushed back home in the rain just because he was worried she would be scared alone on such a rainy day.
Cornell had never thought he would act so irrationally because of a woman, most especially the one who dared to bite him.
His eyes deepened as his desire gradually dissipated.
The warm sunlight peeped through the curtains and fell into the room the next morning.
Audrey woke up natural. Yawning, she lazily stretched her hands. Her elbow suddenly touched a warm chest.
She was startled.
Her mind went blank for a moment. She lowered her head, only to find that her legs entwined with a strange long leg.
She wanted to jump out of bed, but a strong hand around her waist held her back.
The body behind hers was so warm.
Audrey stiffened. It took her a few seconds to realize she wasn’t at her apartment but in Cornell’s house, so it was normal that he shared a bed with her.
“Morning. Did you sleep well?” Cornell’s voice came out husky, indicating he had just woken up too.
“Yeah, it was okay…” Audrey replied.
Cornell buried his face in her neck and said in a low voice, “But I can’t say the same.”
Audrey shifted to keep a distance from him, but he pulled her closer.
“Don’t move.”
Audrey’s body trembled. She pouted like a child who was about to burst into tears.
She could feel the change of his body now.
Afraid, she stiffened like a statue.
Audrey shut her eyes and waited with her heart in her mouth. But he didn’t move.
When she felt his fingertips drawing circles on her arm, she trembled and asked in a shaky voice, “Are… Are you done?”
“What do you think?” Cornell propped up his head with one arm and stared at her intently.
“Maybe it’s over.” Audrey wasn’t in the right state of mind to think about it. They hadn’t been this intimate for long, so it was embarrassing to think of such a thing.
“Audrey.” Cornell tucked strands of her long hair behind her ear. He then fiddled with her earlobe and said in a magnetic voice, “Since when did I become a one-minute man?”
Audrey’s face turned red, and so did her ears.
Cornell Lowered his eyes to appreciate Audrey’s earlobe between his fingers. His thin lips curved up slightly, and he said slowly, “Well?
Wanna test me?”
Audrey was speechless.
Why was he so vulgar suddenly?
Unable to take it anymore, she shrank while saying cautiously, “I need to use the bathroom.”
This time, Cornell didn’t hold her back. He just loosened his grip, and she ran straight into the bathroom.
Audrey sat on the toilet bowl idly for a long time. When she finally walked out, the bed was empty.
She breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps Cornell went to another room to take a shower since she locked herself in this bathroom.
It was almost eight o’clock now. Cornell must be getting ready to go to work soon.
Audrey called out to the maid, hoping she could come to help her with a bath.
The maid answered from downstairs and said she would be with her shortly.
Although Audrey didn’t want to be a bother, she had no choice now, given her injuries. She filled up the tub with water, took off her nightdress, and went in for a soak.
Shortly after, the bathroom door was pushed open.
One of Audrey’s hands was dangling outside the bathtub now. There was a towel wrapped around it to prevent water from splashing on the bandage.
Without turning her head, she said softly, “I’m almost done bathing.
Could you please help me dry off my body?”
She waited for a response. And when she got none, she looked up in the reflective glass. She almost jumped out of the tub when she saw the reflection of a tall man, standing with his arms folded while gawking at her.
“You… How could you…” Audrey’s face flushed as she tried to cover up, but she couldn’t reach the towels now.
With a smirk at the corners of his lips, Cornell raised his brows and said, “She went out to get some groceries. She asked me to stand in for her.”
“Get out!” Audrey was furious.
“You sure about that?” Cornell remained at the doorway, acting Like a gentleman.
It was going to take a while before the maid came back. Audrey couldn’t stay in the bathtub until then or she would risk catching a cold.
If that happened, her wounds would worsen and she might need to take injections. She couldn’t take medicines recklessly due to her pregnancy.
Audrey had no choice but to bite her lower lip and say, “Close your eyes, okay?”
Cornell walked in, looking elegant and composed.
He chuckled.
“Why so shy? I have seen everywhere of your body.”
“For once, can you stop being so shameless?” Audrey retorted, giving him the stink eye.
She couldn’t understand him. He was so mad at her yesterday, but today, he was like an entirely different person.
He had been flirting with her since they woke up.
Audrey’s alluring body under the bubbles came into Cornell’s view.
Cornell’s deep eyes observed from above, Like he was appreciating some work of art.
Audrey was anxious and her face flushed even more.
“You… Close your eyes.”
“Okay, Your Majesty.” With a mocking smile on his handsome face, Cornell bent over and picked her up from the water. As he helped her stand still, she slipped and then fell into his arms.
His clothes that he had just changed instantly got all wet.
Audrey felt a little embarrassed. Cornell wrapped her up with a bath towel and whispered, “You have to compensate me later.”
Audrey didn’t understand what he meant. In a daze, she asked innocently, “Compensate you? How?”
Before she could blink, Cornell carried her to the washstand.
Her eyes widened in shock as he captured her lips.