Chapter 52 She’s Jealous

With a stiffened back, Nell dared not make any sudden movements. Amid the darkness, she slowly widened her eyes. Was this guy... really asleep? He usually kept to his side of the bed, what was all the sprawling around the place today? Was he pretending to be asleep? Nell waited for a while but all was quiet behind her. The pin-drop silence with the man’s faint breathing in the background drew out a frame of tranquility and serenity. She sat tight for a while more until she was certain that the man behind her remained motionless before lifting her hand to carefully prop his arm to move it away. However, the action immediately resulted in murmurs coming from behind her. That arm quickly drew back, tightening its grasp over her waist. On top of that, the man’s body was pressed against hers, and his handsome face buried in her long mane, as though she was a large-sized pillow. She was withheld in his territory. Nestled in his embrace, Nell was almost left breathless from