Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
Ash couldn’t bear it but also felt itchy in his heart from being seduced by Mikayla’s behavior.
Mikayla recognized Ash’s expression towards her and panicked all over, quickly covering his mouth with a pitiful look, saying “my throat hurts.”
She really didn’t have the strength to shout anymore.
Ash kissed lightly on Mikayla’s palm while saying, “I’ll go help you pour some more water.”
Mikayla nodded obediently and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ash had actually left the room this time around.
Drinking two glasses of water in a row made Mikayla feel slightly better.
Ash wiped off the corners of her mouth and said, “Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?”
Mikayla wasn’t actually hungry but after being asked by Ash like this, she felt like she needed to eat something anyway.
So Mikayla nodded and said, “Yes.”
Once again astonished by how sweet-tempered she could be sometimes, Ash held up her little face for another kiss before getting up to order takeout on his phone.
However, he struggled with what exactly they should order since Mikayla had just drank two glasses of water, which meant that nothing seemed appetizing right now for them both..
After he flipped through several restaurants without success, Mikayla shook her head.
Then Ash asked, “Honey, you don’t want me to do it myself?”
Mikayla was struck dumb.
That was not necessary.
She knew Ash was out of place in the kitchen, and to be on the safe side, he had better not do it.
Mikayla finally took Ash’s phone into hand herself. She scrolled through until seeing grilled shrimp on screen, causing brightening eyes as if having an epiphany moment.
Pointing at the screen showing grilled shrimp, she said, “I want this.”
Actually most times Ash didn’t care much about what food choices were made by Mikayla, yet when it came down specifically grilled shrimp dish, he really did not want Mikayla eating it.
There was no other reason, because this thing was not very healthy after all. Now that her throat was like this, and they hadn’t eaten for a long time, Ash was really worried about Mikayla’s body.
However, Mikayla insisted, “I just want to eat this.”
Ash couldn’t bear Mikayla’s acting like a spoiled child. And if she wanted to kill him, he would give his life to her immediately.
So, Ash said, “Okay, eat whatever you want, as long as you like it.”
Mikayla became happy, hugged Ash’s neck and kissed him, saying, “Hubby, you’re the best.”
Last night, Ash coaxed Mikayla to call him hubby a lot, but now, she called him this way habitually.
After receiving Ash’s approval, Mikayla didn’t hesitate to order a spicy dish and made sure to note that she wanted it extremely hot. Ash couldn’t help but feel speechless as he watched Mikayla operate his phone.
This girl really wasn’t afraid of hurting herself.
After finishing her order, Mikayla handed the phone back to Ash and curiously asked, “Who called you just now?”
“Douglas,” Ash replied.
“What did he want?” Mikayla asked with interest.
Usually, Douglas wouldn’t call Ash unless there was something important going on.
Thinking about the call, Ash said somewhat exasperatedly, “Martha is pregnant and Douglas came to show off.”
This was too much. Just yesterday she had talked with Ash about whether or not Douglas and Martha were planning on holding the wedding ceremony soon. And today he told her that Martha was pregnant?
Mikayla felt a mix of emotions inside of her. She pouted and said, “Doesn’t this mean my dream of being a bridesmaid has fallen through again?”
“Not necessarily,” replied Ash.
“I haven’t asked them when they’re having the ceremony yet.” Who knew? They might hold the wedding soon after all.
Thinking for a moment, Mikayla suddenly thought of another couple who would give her an opportunity to be a bridesmaid – Averi and River. As far as she knew, they hadn’t announced any pregnancy news yet so there might still be hope for her.
She quickly grabbed her phone and sent Averi a message, asking when they were planning on having their wedding ceremony.
At that moment, Averi was giving her cat a bath when she heard the notification sound from her phone so she asked River if he could check it out for her.
After reading the message from Mikayla, River gave Averi an enigmatic look, which made Averi suspicious prompting.
“What’s up? Why are you looking at me like that?”
River read out loud the message from Mikayla: “Averi, what time are you thinking about having your wedding ceremony? Can I be your bridesmaid?”
Avery froze in shock upon hearing this. She looked towards River, and her face couldn’t help being stained with crimson.
Although Averi felt it very strange when she heard this, it was such a coincidence that when she asked
River to read the message for her, what he saw was such a content.
There was always misunderstanding.
Averi was genuinely concerned that River would take this message as a hint from her to him.
She wrapped the washed cat in a towel, stood up, and said to River, “River, I don’t know why Mikayla asked this suddenly. Don’t get me wrong.”
The two of them were actually just getting started, and Averi really didn’t want to be thought of a person who wanted a wedding ceremony strongly.
Hearing her eagerly explaining, River frowned instead, and his eyes became more profound.
Averi couldn’t figure out what he was thinking at the moment, and was about to explain again, but she heard River said in great frustration, “Misunderstanding, that means, you don’t want to marry me?”
Averi was speechless.
How did it become like this?
She suddenly felt that no matter what she said at the moment, it might be wrong, and it was very possible that it would become worse.
Anyway, the most important thing now was to make him happy first.
Averi handed the cat over to the Knight family’s butler and didn’t have time to reply to Mikayla’s message. She could sense that River was upset, so she knew she had to make things right with him first.
River had already gone into the study when Averi arrived back at their room. She took some time to freshen up before heading over.
Averi and River were now living together in the Knight Mansion, sharing a room. While Averi tidied up in their room, River brooded in his study.
To many people, their relationship seemed too fast and incomprehensible. But since they were already together, River believed there was no problem with their feelings for each other. They matched well in every aspect.
No one couldn’t understand why River would think Averi didn’t want to marry him after everything they’d been through. He stood by the window smoking a cigarette as he pondered this question.
He wasn’t sure if he was a good person or someone worth trusting completely, but something must have gone wrong for River to think Averi who did not to want to marry him anymore.
Averi wasn’t aware of how much her words affected River’s thoughts as she spent some time getting ready before finally leaving the room.
She felt a bit shy about her appearance as it was quite revealing compared to what she usually wore around him. However, she didn’t care at this point and knocked on his door patiently, waiting for him to answer it himself instead of barging in like usual.
After waiting for what felt like forever, River finally opened the door. His eyes darkened upon seeing her standing there, looking so alluringly vulnerable. She was wrapped up in just a bathrobe that barely covered anything important while holding something behind her back.
A blush crept onto Averi’s cheeks under his intense gaze as she fidgeted nervously with her robe saying softly “Aren’t you going let me come inside?”
The robe may have been meant more so that nothing would be exposed. But, it ended up making things worse instead of better, because now it seemed like there might be something hidden underneath. That made both of them feel awkward about being alone together without any distractions or barriers between them.
Averi hadn’t felt that way before, but now she felt it more strongly as the River watched.
Not daring to look into River’s eyes, she lowered her lashes and said, “If you don’t want me inside, I can leave… I just wanted give you something.”
With that said, Averi took out a box from the pocket of the bathrobe and handed it to River.
River looked at the box, but didn’t take it, and was still a little bit dumbfounded.
“What does that mean?” River asked.
Averi’s face turned even redder, and she handed the box to River again, saying, “As you can see, this is the ring.”
She opened the box, and a sparkling diamond ring appeared in River’s vision.
River was dumbfounded even more.
He said, “Averi, you don’t want to marry me, but you want me to be married you?”
Pointing at him with a diamond ring, this kind of situation was something River never thought of.
Not only did he not expect it, but he even felt it was unbelievable.
However, it seemed that there was nothing to repel.
After all, the two of them got married, so there was nothing unacceptable.
Averi glanced at River’s expression secretly and said, “Actually, I bought this for myself. I didn’t plan to get married before. When I saw it, I thought I could have a diamond ring without getting married. I also thought about it, if one day I meet someone I want to marry, I will give this to him and let him use this to propose to me.”
River was speechless and can’t understand what Averi meant.
However, this time, River did not respond to the ring.
He took the ring out of the box, took Averi’s hand, and put the ring on.
Averi handed the cat over to the Knight family’s butler and didn’t have time to reply to Mikayla’s message. She could sense that River was upset, so she knew she had to make things right with him first.
River had already gone into the study when Averi arrived back at their room. She took some time to freshen up before heading over.
Averi and River were now living together in the Knight Mansion, sharing a room. While Averi tidied up in their room, River brooded in his study.
To many people, their relationship seemed too fast and incomprehensible. But since they were already together, River believed there was no problem with their feelings for each other. They matched well in every aspect.
No one couldn’t understand why River would think Averi didn’t want to marry him after everything they’d been through. He stood by the window smoking a cigarette as he pondered this question.
