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“Rosa, did you make this? Thanks.”
Rosalynn smiled abashedly as she looked at Brian.
Brian quipped, “Just to clarify, you’re thanking the wrong person.”
Lyndon’s grateful expression stiffened, and he turned to Brian, “Isn’t Rosa the cook?”
Brian, casually circling Rosalynn’s waist, replied cheerfully, “The hotel staff prepared the congee. My
wife was too tired to cook after our lengthy intimacy last night, which caused us to sleep in.”
The insinuation was clear, and Rosalynn, blushing, quickly detached from Brian.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Lyndon, eat your breakfast while it’s hot. I’ll check with the doctor about your condition,” she said,
hastily leaving the room.
Brian watched Lyndon with a scrutinizing gaze, hands pocketed.
Lyndon, sipping his congee, asked without looking up, “Have you two made up?”
Brian answered, “There’s a saying that even quarreling couples found solace in each other’s arms.
Haven’t you heard of this before?”
Lyndon, after a pause, voiced with quiet intensity, “Rosa is wonderful. Don’t hurt her again.
Brian’s gaze sharpened, his lips tightening.
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“And what would you do if I did?”
Lyndon met his stare.
“She’d deserve someone better,” he stated firmly.
Brian gazed at Lyndon with a calm expression and remarked, “Someone better? You’re not talking
about yourself, are you?”
Lyndon kept silent, his hand tightening around the thermos.
Brian inquired, “My wife mentioned you and your ex-girlfriend, Lyndon.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYou wouldn’t shift your feelings for her onto my wife, would you?”
A flicker of sorrow briefly crossed Lyndon’s handsome face.
He cast his gaze downward slightly and didn’t give a direct answer to Brian’s question. Instead, he
cautioned, “Brian, whatever happens, just don’t upset Rosa and don’t hurt her. I’ll be watching you
closely.”
Brian gazed intently and declared with conviction, “Ease your mind.
There won’t be an opening for you to steal her away from me. And let me be clear; keep any untoward
thoughts about my wife to yourself.
Remember, she’s your cousin.”
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