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Their First Night 

Elias’s kisses were light yet full of desire, moving from her lips to her chin, and then to her neck. Ashley was wearing a spaghetti strap nightgown with a thin cardigan over it. Elias bit down on the strap adjuster and pulled it down. 

For some reason, Ashley saw him as a puppy trying to please its owner. 

It had been about six months since they last did anything like this, partly due to their arguments and partly because of her early pregnancy. Both of them were currently feeling the moment. Clothes started to fall, and their desires lacked in 

At that critical moment, the doorbell rang unexpectedly. 

Elias’s face was filled with frustration and reluctance. He stubbornly continued kissing her with the temperament of a child, ignoring the bell. © - All rights reserved.

Ashley wasn’t as shameless. She guessed that it was the food delivery and pushed him away, “The food is here.” 

Elias, his eyes slightly glowing with passion, lifted his face from her chest. “So, do we continue after we eat?” 

Ashley didn’t bother to answer. She pushed him aside, fixed her clothes, and headed for the door. However, Elias stopped her and went to get it himself. It was

indeed the delivery man, and he took the food from him. Despite the interruption, he felt better and gave the delivery person a tip. 

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Even though he didn’t know what Ashley didn’t like, he knew what she liked. After they finished eating, he cleared the table without being asked. Ashley returned to her room to brush her teeth and get ready for bed. It was already late, just past ten, and her pregnancy had made her routine very regular. 

Recently, Elias had been coming home in the wee hours of the night and sleeping in the guest room. Ashley took this as a sign he didn’t want to share at bed with her, so she assumed he wouldn’t be joining her that night either. Hence, she turned off the lights and went to sleep. 

Perhaps it was those kisses from Elias and his words about their first night that affected her. In her sleep, Ashley dreamt of their first time together. That day, they had just gotten their marriage certificate. But right after leaving the city hall, they went their separate ways. 

Ashley knew Elias married her under his mother’s pressure and that he didn’t really want to marry her. He had even complained to his friends, calling her an old and ugly woman. 

If that had happened seven or eight years ago, that might have hurt her feelings. However, after her seven–year relationship with Beathan and dealing with countless bizarre cases as a lawyer, she understood the diversity of human nature and didn’t take such comments to heart. 

She knew that she married Elias mainly

for the power of the Undvike family. With them, her relatives wouldn’t dare to vie for her parents‘ inheritance. Of course, she knew that the Undvike family also married her for her wealth. However, it was better to deal with one wolf than a pack of them. Hence, she never expected to have a long, loving relationship with Elias. If he ignored her, that was fine. It was just a bit disappointing that the boy who once promised to protect her was gone. 

She didn’t treat their wedding night as special. After she showered, she sat on the couch in her room, going through case files. Suddenly, she felt dizzy. Besides that, her eyelids felt warm. She touched her forehead and found that it was hot 

She took her temperature with a thermometer and found that it was 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. She had a fever, probably from getting caught in the rain from the previous night. 

Ashley had a little habit of refusing medicine. She would use a mixture of alcohol and water to wipe her body to let the heat out through sweating. Then, she would feel better the next day. 

She went to the bathroom. Since she was alone at home, she left the door open. At the sink, she mixed hot water with alcohol, soaked a towel, and began wiping her neck and chest. 

Just then, a lazy male voice came from the doorway. “How many times are you going to shower tonight?” 

Ashley was startled and looked up to see Elias leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed. He noticed her freeze and raised an eyebrow. 

Ashley realized she had lifted her shirt and quickdy pulled it down. “When did you get back?” 

How did he know she had already showered? 

“I was in the living room while you were showering earlier,” he said. 

Even though they were legally married, Ashley still wasn’t used to this. She pressed her lips together. “Get out.” 

The bathroom light was bright, and Elias noticed her cheeks were red, but not from embarrassment. 

He also saw the bottle of alcohol on the sink. “Honey, what are you doing?” 

Ashley was stunned by how naturally be called her that.