Caroline's POV:
After taking a shower, I went out of the bathroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and turned on the hair
dryer to blow dry my hair.
It was pretty troublesome to dry my hair because it was long.
After a while, I felt tired, so I had to put down the hair dryer.
Charles walked over, stood behind me, and took the hair dryer from my hand.
"Let me help you."
I had no intention of refusing his offer because he offered and my arms were really sore.
He was so gentle while blow drying my hair.He even ran his hand through my hair to make sure that it
was being dried evenly.
Feeling his hand brush against my hair felt really good.
Once he was done drying my hair, Charles put down the hair dryer and went to take a shower.
Meanwhile, I grabbed a fluffy toy dog and embraced it.
Pretty soon, Charles walked out of the bathroom and walked up to me.
"What's that?"
"I just bought this.Nina said it's comfortable to embrace it while sleeping at night.I specifically bought
this to give it a try."
I lay on my side of the bed, hugging the stuffed toy dog and said, "It's indeed comfortable."
"Are you going to replace me with that dog?" he asked.
"Yup! From now on, this cute big dog will be sleeping beside me," I answered.
"Then, where am I supposed to sleep?" Charles asked worriedly.
I raised an eyebrow cheekily and pointed at the sofa in the room.
"How about over there?"
Charles fell silent for a while before bursting into laughter.
"Fine.I'll sleep on the sofa then."
He threw the bath towel aside.Then, he opened the wardrobe and put on a night robe unhurriedly.The
second I looked up, I saw his naked back and muscular waist.He was in perfect shape.
It was hard to take my eyes off him.I used to enjoy holding his waist to sleep.I couldn't even remember
the last time Charles and I slept together intimately.
It even made me think that we would never be intimate anymore.
After putting on the night robe, Charles came over and sat on the edge of the bed.
"If my memory serves me right, this is my spot."
I cast a sidelong glance at him and said, "Didn't you once suspect me of having an affair with someone
else? You are such a neat freak! I'm sure you wouldn't want to sleep in the same bed with me," I
retorted confidently.
Charles took a deep breath, visibly upset.
"Caroline, did you really have to mention that again?"
I calmed myself down and answered, "Isn't it true? You don't have to sacrifice your needs and wants
just to be with me.I'm willing to give you absolute freedom."
"I thought that you've been in a bad mood lately, because you suspect that I had an affair with another
woman." Charles looked down at me and pursed his lips.
"What makes you say that? I've already told you before that we can live our own lives without bothering
each other.I will not interfere with your life anymore," I countered.
"Caroline!"
Charles grunted, suppressing his anger.
Just seeing him fuming with rage frightened me.I covered my bulging belly vigilantly.
"Your daughter said that she's tired and she wants to rest."
Then, I buried my face in the stuffed toy dog and decided to ignore him.
By the time I woke up in the morning, I felt something warm next to me.I thought it was just the stuffed
toy dog, so I rubbed my body against it a little more.
But then, I realized that something was amiss.
The thing next to me felt nothing like the stuffed toy dog.I opened my eyes, surprised to see who was
next to me.
He was supposed to be sleeping on the sofa, but now he was lying beside me.I looked up and glanced
at the sofa.
There, I found the toy dog, lazily thrown onto the sofa.
Needless to say, Charles was behind it.
When I looked beside me, I saw that he was sleeping right next to me.
Last night, before I went to sleep, I took off my night robe.
So, all I was wearing was a thin nightgown, and he...
"Charles!" I grunted, pushing him away.
Startled by what I did, Charles opened his eyes and greeted, "Good morning."
"Why are you on the bed? Who said you could sleep here? Get out of the bed this instant!"
"Weren't you having a nightmare last night? I just thought you needed me to hug you, so I..."
My mind went blank as I glared at him.
"Charles, stop pushing your luck!"
"What did I even do wrong?" he countered.
"I'm done arguing with you.I'm leaving!"
I lifted the quilt, ready to get out of bed.
But then, he grabbed my hand.
"Where do you think you're going?" I tried to shake off his hand and said, "I'm going somewhere you'll
never find me and never return!"
"Caroline."
Charles sat up from the bed, held my waist, and put me back to the bed.
Although he seemed anxious, he was still gentle and reserved.
In addition to that, the mattress was very soft, so I didn't feel any pain even though I fell onto the bed.
Even so, I felt infuriated and ended up biting his neck.
"What the hell is the matter with you, Charles?"
"No matter what you do, you won't be able to leave me."
Charles frowned, but he didn't try to dodge me.
Thereafter, I let him go and fell silent.
This time, Charles had gone too far.He had been suspecting that I was having an affair with another
man, and he even slept on the same bed with me after I told him not to because we hadn't really
cleared out the misunderstanding.
After breakfast, Charles went to work.
Meanwhile, I packed my stuff and took the kids to the island again.It was Saturday morning, and the
sun was shining on the beach.
The kids were enjoying a nice day on the beach with smiles on their little faces.
Just the sight of them having a good time brought me happiness and made me less depressed.
Spencer and Vivian also took their son to the island.
But they were bickering for most of the day.
James spent a lot of time with them, probably because he was taking a fancy to baby Leo.
Icey approached me and asked, "By the way, how are you planning to spend Christmas this year?"
I pondered for a moment and replied, "Grandpa's birthday is on Christmas, so I guess we'll be
spending the holidays with him.What about you?"
Icey turned her gaze to the sea horizon.
The smile on her lips widened.
"I'm planning to take a handsome young man to Hawaii.And once I've had my fun, I'll come back."
"Aren't you worried that David will get jealous?" I asked.
"So what? Whether he gets jealous or not is beyond me." Icey shrugged and chuckled.
"What about you and Charles? Are you still mad at him?"
"Iam. Very much so." I nodded, chuckling bitterly.
"I think Charles is jealous because he really cares about you.He's just feeling insecure," Icey
responded solemnly.
"It doesn't matter anymore.Honestly, I don't want to think about that right now.I just want to relax until I
give birth to the baby."
I lowered my eyes and gently touched my lower abdomen.
"Being in a relationship is so exhausting! Now that I know what it's like to be married, I realize that it's
always better to be single and free," Icey sighed.
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