Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 281 - Bab 290

Rowan's eyes suddenly widened.The next second, Natalie remembered something, and her eyes shifted downward to his lower abdomen as she muttered to herself, "Oh, I forgot. You can't."Rowan's face instantly darkened. "I'm getting out."Gripping the steering wheel, Natalie said, "Yeah, go ahead."Rowan gave her a long, deep look before opening the door and getting out. He stood right there, watching until her car drove off into the distance before finally looking away.A beat later, Rowan chuckled—lighthearted and indulgent.When Natalie arrived home, Susan pulled her aside to talk for another hour, and she was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open.Susan expressed her satisfaction with Rowan. She quickly urged them to hold the wedding and have a baby soon. That way, she could help take care of the child while she was still young enough.She was basically a carbon copy of most parents. Even though Natalie had no intention of following through, it was still necessary

Pamela and Rowan were living together? Natalie's expression stiffened at Pamela's reply."Okay," she answered before hanging up the phone.She lay back on the bed, her brows slightly furrowed. Though Rowan had issues in "that" department, it still made her uncomfortable knowing that he and Pamela were sharing a room.Meanwhile, Rowan had just come out of the bathroom. However, it wasn't because he had gone to take a shower. Instead, he had gone to get a towel to wrap around the bag of ice so Pamela could put it on her injured ankle.Still dressed in his suit—even his jacket was still on—he walked over to Pamela and handed the towel-wrapped bag of ice to her."Place this on the sprained area. It'll reduce the swelling and ease the pain."Pamela blinked in surprise. She had assumed that Rowan would at least apply the ice pack for her. After a brief pause, she took the pack. The icy coolness against her swollen ankle made her mind clearer.Casually, she said, "Ro, I didn't expect M

Hold himself back? Wasn't Rowan supposed to be… incapable?Natalie glared at him. "From hitting me?""From sleeping with you."Her cheeks instantly flushed red. What made her even more flustered was the fact that a certain body part of his was pressing up against her.Incapable? Ha!Her mind went blank. "You said you couldn't have kids. Did you lie to me?"Rowan's lips curled into a smirk. "Not being able to have kids and not being able to have sex are two completely different things, Talie. You misunderstood."Indeed, not being able to have kids was different than being unable to have sex. So, Rowan could do it, but it was his swimmers that were the problem?Natalie's lips had become swollen from the kissing, and even speaking felt a little uncomfortable to her."Don't forget, Rowan. We're only in a contract marriage.""You said it yourself—we're legally husband and wife," Rowan teased.She was wearing a baggy nightgown, and after messing around, the area beneath her collar

Natalie sprang to her feet, shocked. "What? You're saying my mom and Kathy have gotten into a fight?""That's right. And it's pretty intense, too! I've never seen your mother get so angry before," Tracy answered in a rush.Without wasting another second, Natalie hung up and rushed toward the door.Hearing the commotion, Rowan came out from the kitchen and asked, "What's going on?"Anxious, Natalie answered while changing into her shoes in the entryway, "My mom and Mrs. Chroner got into a fight. I'm going to check on her."Rowan quickly untied the apron around his waist, saying, "I'm coming with you."The two of them hurried over, and a few minutes later, they were on the scene, where they saw Susan and Kathy in a full-blown fight. Neither of the middle-aged women was backing down. Both of their hair was in a tangled mess, and their faces were scratched.Seeing this, Natalie quickly jumped in to pull them apart. "Enough! Stop fighting! You two, calm down!"She quickly pulled Sus

To be honest, Natalie hadn't meant to ask that question. It had just slipped out because of the mood between them. The feelings in her chest kept growing stronger and stronger, and suddenly, the words were out of her mouth.Rowan froze for a second before he asked gently, "Talie, do you want to date me?""If I want to, will you say yes?" Natalie retorted.Rowan stared right into her eyes, the tenderness in his eyes crashing over her like a powerful tide. "I'll give you anything you want. As long as you say the words, and as long as I have it."Her face flushed uncontrollably. Why had she never noticed how easy it was for her to get flustered?Previously, when she was with Jason—in order to make her fall in love with him so he could clear a path for Sienna—he had constantly sweet-talked her.But that feeling was completely different from now. Jason's sweet talk would make her happy, but that was it. Rowan's words, however, had joy gushing from her heart—it was an indescribable sen