Atlas huggedfrom behind. "My wife is really busy, huh?" I gave him a sidelong glance. "Tell me, how did you find Jared so quickly? Cclean! Don't try to deceive me." Atlas smirked. He said with pride, "I just used my brain a bit." I rolled my eyes at him disdainfully. "Are you always trying to brushoff? Huh?" His handsface immediately turned serious. He quickly raised his hand as if taking an oath.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Darling, on my honor, how could I ever brush you off? Finding Jared did involve sthinking, or I wouldn't have had any information about him," he said earnestly. "If you hadn't giventhe push, it might not have been so easy to locate him." The more he spoke, the more my curiosity was piqued. I turned around to face him. "Explain." Atlas took my hand, ledto the bed, and carriedonto it. He then crawled in, wrapping his arms around me. "First, I had Dylan check Jared's contacts for the cooperative base with us. Then, I traced his recent whereabouts, and he was at the border.
"I told him what you said. That guy immediately panicked. He drove across the border without delay, took a flight from there, and rushed back to Foswood. So, in less than ten hours, he's back." I snorted. "Why do men always act like this? Why can't they explain things before leaving so their women aren't confused? You guys always think you're clever, thinking you know everything. In reality, women want a sense of security, you know?" "I know, of course. That's why I didn't make any mistakes. I knew you were clever, so I never did anything sneaky." Atlas boasted shamelessly.
"Are you sure?" I asked, looking at him. "Who was the one who thought they were clever, arranging a substitute and makingsuffer? And-" "I was wrong. I won't make the smistake again next time." He quickly corrected himself.
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I chuckled and playfully patted him on the face. "You admitted your mistake so quickly. Have you made this mistake before?" "I thought it was over and didn't intentionally hide it from you. It was with good intentions, not wanting my woman to worry. The more I fove you, the more I want you to be happy. I've learned to never lie to the woman I love anymore." Content belongs to en.swAfter saying this, he lowered his gaze to my face, lovingly pinching my cheek.
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Unexpectedly, he flipped over, pressingdown. Playfully, he asked, "Am I not a man? Hmm?" His sudden move startled me, and I laughed, pleading for mercy. He quickly released me, lettingcatch my breath. Once I could breathe normally, he huggedagain, saying earnestly, "There's one more thing. Adrian mentioned it this afternoon, and you'll be interested." Content belongs to en.swI immediately becserious and looked at him. "Right, I haven't asked you about it. How did it go with Adrian?" "When you went to Adrian's place today, he was in a meeting, right? Guess who he was receiving as a client at that moment?"