Female Novel
Chapter 914
Richard's jealousy seemed out of place, but Pearl didn't argue since he was clearly upset. Shequietly put up with the painful bite and thought to herself how much it hurt.
"Don't comfort him anymore. If he can't move on, that's his problem," Richard said, his eyesreflecting his unhappiness even in the darkness.
"Come on, don't be like that. He's your brother, and I'm his sister-in-law. How could I just watch himstruggle?" Pearl tried to reason with him.
Richard seemed to relax a bit at her words. "I get that he sees you as his sister-in-law, but you twoshould still keep some distance," he said, reminding her that even family members need theirboundaries.
"Alright, I understand. Let's head back. It's late, and we should get some sleep," Pearl suggested,wanting to end the conversation on a positive note.
Richard nodded, and they walked back to the house hand in hand.
Feather and Hanzel had left earlier since they didn't live there. Hanzel was visibly annoyed when hefound out Pearl was using his room, but his complaints fell on deaf ears, especially with Featherpulling him away, amused.
Pearl couldn't help but notice the change in Hanzel. Once a calm person, he now seemed morelighthearted and silly around Feather, which Pearl found both amusing and endearing. He had alsoinfluenced Feather, making her livelier.
It was nice to see both of them influencing each other positively.
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The next morning, Richard was up early, pushing Pearl to start her day.
Back when she was at Waldorf Residence, Pearl had the luxury of sleeping in, but now things weredifferent.
Richard walked into her room without a second thought, finding her bathed in the morning sunlight,looking peaceful and even more attractive than usual. Unable to resist, he leaned in and kissed her,waking her up.
Startled, Pearl opened her eyes to Richard's close presence and screamed in surprise. "What areyou doing?" she exclaimed, caught off guard by his sudden kiss.
Richard, realizing he might have overstepped, awkwardly stepped back, trying to act as if he wasjust fixing his clothes.
"Why are you kissing me secretly in the morning? Who said you could come into my room?" Pearl,still adjusting to her new surroundings, was both annoyed at being woken up and flustered by theintimacy.
"Do you think this is inappropriate for us?" Richard asked, slightly amused by her defensivereaction.
Realizing the underlying issue, Pearl remembered they were married. "Ah, right. We're married,aren't we?"
"So, you remember," Richard noted, with a hint of relief.
"I'm sorry. I'm still not used to this," Pearl admitted, feeling overwhelmed by the sudden change inher life.novelbin
Sensing an opportunity to deepen their connection, Richard suggested, "How about we sleeptogether and do what married couples do?"
Pearl, taken aback by the suggestion, hesitated. "Isn't it too early for that?"
Richard looked disappointed. "Why do you think so?"