Clarice bit her lip. She really didn't know that her question wasn't about Joshua's personality, but about what she was really curious about. But like it or not, damn– what Joshua said was right, that she was curious. She wanted to know about Joshua's experience and she also didn't realize the part about his sexual activity.Damn! He must think that I'm a pervert! Her mind, speaking.Meanwhile, Joshua, who was still holding Clarice on his lap, smiled at the expression on his woman's face. He again won the situation that could make Clarice shut up with a blush that could not make him hold back the turmoil of love."But, do you mind if you tell me about it?" Clarice asked."I don't mind. But not in a place like this."Clarice swallowed. "Then, where?""Where it's just the two of us. Well, I want you to eat first since you already fed me."Joshua easily put Clarice down, leaving Clarice with a gasp of surprise and a heart that was beating hard again. She sat back in her chair, trying to
Joshua stood behind Clarice with his arms around her waist in the bridal boutique. He and Clarice were staring at each other in front of a large mirror for their wedding fittings.He had never felt this mesmerized by a woman before. And he was lucky to see Clarice - the woman he had loved for years, about to marry him and wearing this beautiful and elegant wedding dress."You're so beautiful," Joshua complimented her, in her ear.Joshua's compliment made Clarice feel tempted. She didn't know if Joshua was teasing her or really complimenting her. But the compliment only worked for Clarice just for a moment.Yeah ... she thought back to what had happened to her since Joel died. A feeling of sadness welled up in her chest, making her want to cry, but not in front of Joshua. Her life was about to completely change in a few weeks with a man who looked angry but loved her.Looking at Clarice's expression, Joshua could tell that Clarice wasn't willing to marry him. But that didn't matter to
Her words were very motivating for him as well as changing his mood, which had been quite chaotic; hearing it made him reluctant to give Clarice a chance to meet with Tristan. He certainly didn't want to share the woman he loved with another man."Is that enough to make you feel relieved, Joshua?" asked Clarice.Joshua mumbled. "Hmm? Are you deliberately making up excuses to make me feel relieved?" Joshua couldn't imagine what it would be like if Clarice had just made up an excuse to make him feel good."N–no. I don't like making things up to make someone happy. I just want to make sure. Because if you're happy, I'm happy.""And why should you be happy?"There were so many questions that Joshua wanted to know that he se
Amid his anxiety about the night he finally allowed Clarice to see Tristan, he also had to continue working in his apartment facing his laptop.One of his F&B businesses was about to open new stores in several places because of the petition results of the people in New York who wanted new branches in the places they requested. Although it was only F&B, Joshua must be fair in his actions. In his other businesses such as real estate, hospitality, banking, construction, and many others, he had been working with his brain and heart full of passion, and one of the people who motivated him to achieve success and money was Clarice Morgan."Well, it's not hard to do with a pretty messed up mind. I've felt this way many times, and I'm not going to let chaos ruin one of the businesses I worked so hard to build," Joshua said, encouraging himself.
As morning greeted her with light streaming in through the bedroom window, Clarice woke up. Her eyes blinked and when she opened them fully, she was shocked to see a feather in front of her. She inhaled a familiar scent, but she was still trying to figure out in her heart, whose scent it was as if her life had not fully gathered. This scent ... wait! I slept last night after returning from a coffee shop with Tristan. There's no way I slept with him, right? "Good morning, my beautiful lady," said a husky voice nearby. Clarice was startled awake and lifted her face to see the source of the voice. It was her fiancé, Joshua Rich Archer, who was sleeping with her and holding her. No! In fact, it was Clarice who was sleeping in his arms. She just realized that the chest hair she saw was Joshua's and just as she was about to let go of his embrace, Joshua's hands held her waist. "It's so beautiful to see you awake in clothes I've never seen before, Baby," Joshua said, expressing his thou
He didn't pick up Dennise's call and instead rejected it. Of course, she knew what Joshua's refusal would mean if she called him, that he didn't want to be disturbed by anyone. Joshua then put his cell phone on the table and looked at Clarice. "I've never seen anyone holding my cell phone, Clarice. I never even told anyone to, so–" "Okay. I'm sorry. I'm just uncomfortable with your cell phone ringing all the time. So I wanted to pick it up no matter who was calling you," Clarice said, cutting Joshua off. She meant to apologize, but who would have thought that the end of her sentence would hurt Joshua's feelings? Yet, it just showed him that Clarice got angry. No matter who called me? Did she mean what she said? Because when I talked about Dennise, I saw jealousy in her expression, Joshua thought. "Forget it. Now it's your turn to shower," Joshua said, choosing to change the subject. He turned his back on Clarice until he saw her enter the bathroom. Joshua sighed. His body, which
Joshua's face did not stiffen at all at the news. Instead, he relaxed as he watched Dennise finish speaking in front of him. Although he honestly didn't know if it was true or not, he still had to think of a plan so that Clarice wouldn't find out, or anyone else."You're lying to me.""Why would I lie to you? This baby is yours! I haven't slept with anyone but you these past few days, you asshole!""Then what do you expect from me? Marry you? Well, I'm not gonna marry anyone except Clarice."This time it was Dennise who chuckled at how Joshua had rejected her in the first place. Of course, Dennise knew that Joshua wouldn't be responsible enough to marry her and she didn't expect that from him as well."Money. I want you to on
"Hey, Clarice, do you want to go to the bar?" asked Stella, offering. "Don't worry, there are non-alcoholic drinks." Clarice considered the offer. After all, she hadn't hung out with her coworkers in a long time and there was nothing wrong with going to a bar, right? "Okay. I'm in!" said Clarice, tidying up her desk. She and Stella were in the same car, while the others were in their own cars. There was no thought in Clarice's head that she should call Joshua. She had completely forgotten that she was already with Joshua, and all because she needed to be entertained at least once in a while. Stella and her friends didn't talk about Joshua either, because they knew how much Clarice avoided talking about him. And out of respect for Clarice, they chose to discuss