Lahat ng Kabanata ng Taming the Mayor's Wrath: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

When I woke up the next morning, Lucas was still sleeping soundly in our bed. His position was flat on the mattress. I gently and carefully climb out of bed, doing everything I can to keep him asleep while I do it. My entire body seemed to be weighed down, just like my head, yet I was unable to conceal the accomplishment that I was experiencing because of what had happened the previous evening from the look on my face. It was above and beyond what I had expected. I was under the notion that Lucas and I would never be able to get along again, but I was incorrect. "I am hungry," I mumbled as I heard a loud grumbling sound coming from my stomach. "Oh? Right, we did not eat dinner last night."At the moment, I want to eat something to stop my starvation feeling. The meal that we had planned for last night did not happen because Lucas and I did something else. The ice cream that I bought before going to the park was the most recent item of food that I consumed. While we were at the park,

While we are both sitting at the dining table eating breakfast together that morning, Lucas and I can't help but look at one another and share meaningful glances. My eyes are drawn to his bare body like earlier whenever I catch a glimpse of him, and I am unable to prevent this from happening. It would be disrespectful of me to say so, yet it is exactly what comes to mind when I look at him. As I eat my breakfast, Lucas will look over at me sometimes while he stuffs his mouth with food. These brief looks are enough to make me quietly chuckle to myself as if this were my first time too. To clear my mind of the sexual thoughts that were running through it, I gave my head a couple of hard shakes. What exactly is going wrong in your head, Adeline? You have a point; this is the height of obscenity! Get over it!I made an effort to take my focus off of it. And that ultimately led to the weird sense. Coming home after spending some time in the hospital gave me a very different impression th

When we arrived at Luke's school, his nanny was the only one who had come down to pick him up from the classroom. I tried everything I could think of to wake up Lucas, but he was fast asleep and snoring softly on my shoulder, so I ended up not doing that. His two arms are currently wrapped around my waist, which he probably mistook for hugging a cushion. I shouldn't wake him up because it would be embarrassing for him if I did that. He seems to get as much rest as if he were sleeping in our bed."Mommy—"I swiftly put my index finger to my lips to mute Luke so he wouldn't make any noise when he got into the car. He did what I asked him to do. He urgently shut his mouth while looking frightened for a moment. When Luke's gaze was drawn to Lucas, his cheeks went a vivid pink. I knew he had already realized why I was commanding him to be silent. Luke's mouth widened slightly at that sight. Seeing his father in this condition must have come as a surprise to him, as he always saw him from a

I kept glancing at Lucas for how many seconds while we were silently sitting inside the vehicle on our way home. He's sitting quietly next to me, but unlike earlier when we were going to pick up Luke, he's not drowsy. I couldn't explain why, and I was unsure whether I should inquire about his parents' whereabouts at this moment. Whether I'm okay as a daughter-in-law with them or not because of the nature of our relationship, I may not have expected anything from them. I don't want to be disappointed in the end.Lucas is, however, preoccupied with something that only he is aware of because he is staring at the screen of his phone. I was expecting him to notice the way I was peeking at him, but he didn't, which disappointed me deeply and silently. Lucas didn't notice my manner, even though I feigned a cough numerous times. I think he was too busy at the time to recognize that.They must be aware that I have amnesia and cannot recall things from the past. Yes, they must know about it, s

"Will you please calm down, Mom? She had changed a lot, as you mentioned. Please stop talking nonsense behind her back. It's not pleasant to my ears. Despite being a nasty woman in the past, I trust Adeline, and I know she will never do that to me. She had numerous opportunities in the past to do so, but she did not. She remains my wife. And what do you think of her plan?" I laughed at my mother's ridiculous thinking; that is out of place. "Believe me, she can't do that, and another thing is that she is constantly guarded by my men. She is the real Adeline, who just happens to have memory loss because of the accident. That's all; she is not a different person."I pretended to laugh at what she said. Even though I considered it, I never admitted that Adeline was an impostor. Yes, she has changed, but she is still the woman I married. I shook my head and returned my gaze to the stairs, where Adeline was no longer present. I turned to face my mother, only to turn away again. Actually, sh