For the past hour, Leo had been anxiously checking the time on his wristwatch. For some reason, he couldn't even focus on reading the book that lay in his lap. Instead, he kept glancing towards the empty bed, which usually housed a creature that couldn't stay quiet, ready to accompany Leo's reading with irrelevant chatter.It was already seven in the evening, yet his wife hadn't returned, and Leo was too proud to reach out to Alana. Consequently, he chose to wait for her to come back. However, just as he stopped thinking about Alana and imagined her, the door to their room suddenly opened, revealing Alana walking wearily. She tossed her bag and kicked off her heels before collapsing onto the bed, closing her eyes."You're back. Where from?" Leo asked coldly, but it seemed to have no effect on Alana."From the bakery," Alana replied nonchalantly, causing Leo to bristle. He knew beforehand whom Alana had gone out with, thanks to Pedro's information, and now her answer left Leo baffled a

With a clenched jaw and fists, Leo roughly released his grip on Alana's nightshirt, disrupting her sleep. Alana slowly opened her eyes and grumbled, "What's your problem? Why are you disturbing my sleep?""Why do you look annoyed because your sleep is disturbed?" Leo said with a flat tone, but Alana seemed indifferent."Of course, I'm annoyed because I'm still sleepy," Alana answered, closing her eyes and turning her back to Leo."Are you annoyed because your sleep is disturbed or because your dream is disrupted?" Leo asked, making Alana turn back again."What do you mean? Who's even dreaming?" Alana muttered with a flat expression, ignoring Leo's angry eyes."Of course, you're the one who's dreaming. Since earlier, you've been calling out another man's name in your sleep," Leo replied, making Alana silent, then she looked at him."Really? Whose name did I mention? I don't remember dreaming about anything involving me and Aska," Alana replied, seeming curious about her dream. Leo beca

The morning sunlight streaming in through the cracks in the window seemed to be a fire starter which was now burning the two of them on the bed. Leo slowly lowered the sleeping robe that Alana was wearing without letting go of the brush of his lips on Alana's long neck. Leo's lips then traced every curve, down to the shoulders which were now clearly exposed. Meanwhile Leo's hand, which previously only stroked gently, slowly crept up the side of Alana's hips, reached the hem of the nightgown, and pulled it up slowly, following the movement of his hand which continued to caress every inch of Alana's skin which felt smooth in Leo's hands. Leo broke the kiss to help slide the bedclothes over her head, then dropped them in any direction. Without saying anything, Alana could only remain silent when Leo began to stare at each body that was only clad in underwear, looking at them very intensely. In the next second, Leo pressed his lips to Alana's lips again, while trying to untie the hook wh

With a radiant smile, Alana continued to push Leo's wheelchair towards the dining table, where Miranda and Selena were already waiting for them."Good morning," greeted Leo, causing Miranda and Selena to immediately smile."Good morning, Leo. Did you sleep well?" asked Selena with a friendly face and a broad smile. Alana then positioned Leo as the head of the family should sit at the dining table, right next to his chair and also Selena's."Yes, quite well," replied Leo, making Selena turn towards him upon hearing the word "quite.""Do you feel any pain in your legs again?" Selena asked again, making Leo smile reassuringly. "No, just that—," Leo's words were interrupted when Alana reached out to flip Leo's plate and filled it with a spoonful of rice."Of course, not because of your legs, you know, the sleep schedule of a married couple can sometimes be a bit disrupted as they have to spend time until the early hours," Alana said, winking at Selena, who now stared at her with raised ey

Alana then glanced at Leo's desk, which was strewn with scattered papers and an open laptop."Am I interrupting?" Alana asked, causing Leo to shake his head."Of course not, it's lunchtime, so it's time for me to take a break," Leo replied, making Alana smile. After that, Alana walked towards the back of Leo, intending to take him to one of the tables in the middle of the room, but her movement halted when she saw Selena still standing nearby."Oh, I didn't realize Selena was here. Would you like to join us for lunch too?" Alana asked with her friendly smile. However, before Selena could respond to her offer, Alana immediately spoke again."But unfortunately, I only brought lunch for two people, what should we do about this?" Alana regretted with a tone and expression as remorseful as possible. This might have caused Selena to only purse her lips, indicating that she seemed annoyed with Alana."It's okay, I can eat in the office cafeteria," Selena replied with a tone she tried to make