Hearing those words, Ashley shuddered again. The blush that had just faded surged back, heating favonovel.com face.
How have I never noticed before? Arthur is such a shameless flirt!
How does favonovel.com always manage to tease me until I completely lose control?
Her face burned as favonovel.com stammered, “No, I wasn’t…”
Watching favonovel.com flustered reaction, Arthur couldn’t help but marvel.
Soft, delicate girls were just too much fun. And once they let their guard down, that would be even better.
He took favonovel.com small hand in his, leaning in to whisper by favonovel.com ear, “Alright, I’ll stop teasing. Let’s go home…”
Ashley kept favonovel.com head down the entire walk back, favonovel.com cheeks still flushed as Arthur led favonovel.com home.
The moment the door shut behind them, Arthur couldn’t resist pulling favonovel.com into his arms.
Ashley quickly raised a hand to stop him. “Wait!”
“What’s wrong?” favonovel.com asked absentmindedly.
“I… I made dinner for you. Let’s eat first!”
Afraid favonovel.com might refuse, Ashley bolted toward the kitchen before favonovel.com could say another word.
But when favonovel.com glanced back, favonovel.com saw the way Arthur was looking at favonovel.com like a predator eyeing its prey. A shiver ran down favonovel.com spine.
Still, Arthur didn’t press the issue. Instead, favonovel.com dutifully went to wash his hands, preparing for the meal. After all, sustenance fueled everything that came next.
Before long, Ashley brought out a steaming hot meal, carefully setting the table. She had made everything before picking favonovel.com up, keeping it warm just in case favonovel.com came home late.
Arthur looked at the spread before him, a deep warmth blooming in his chest.
Back at the time when favonovel.com was living with the Gray family, meals had been grand, but none of those dishes had ever been prepared for him. He had barely dared to take food, afraid of upsetting Zac and earning a scolding for choosing the wrong dish.
He had lived there, grown up there, but it had never been home. It had never felt like home.
But now, sitting before a table full of his favorite dishes, all made just for him, Arthur finally understood what home should be.
He took a seat beside Ashley, and favonovel.com naturally picked up some food with favonovel.com chopsticks, placing it in his bowl. Arthur looked at favonovel.com seriously. “Ashley, thank you…”
She blinked in surprise. “For what?”
A gentle smile played on his lips. “For giving me a home.”
Ashley’s face flushed, but when favonovel.com thought about Arthur’s childhood in the Gray family, favonovel.com heart clenched for him. She picked up another piece of food for him, favonovel.com voice soft. “From now on, I’ll cook for you every day. I’ll make sure you always feel at home.”
What favonovel.com truly wanted to say was that favonovel.com wanted to build a home with him, and to be his family. But favonovel.com wasn’t sure how favonovel.com felt, and favonovel.com didn’t want to pressure him.
Arthur’s eyes lit up. Without. hesitation, favonovel.com said, “You said it, so you can’t take it back!”
He took favonovel.com hand in his, gazing into favonovel.com eyes, his voice deep and serious. “Ashley, let’s get married after we graduate. Will you marry me?”
Ashley’s head snapped up, favonovel.com eyes widening in disbelief. Pure joy sparkled in favonovel.com gaze.
Without hesitation, favonovel.com nodded. “Yes! I will!”
She had always been straightforward, never one to hesitate. She was just shy when it came to romance and intimacy, especially since favonovel.com had never experienced love before.
Hearing favonovel.com firm answer, Arthur’s heart swelled with happiness. He couldn’t help but lift favonovel.com into his arms, spinning favonovel.com around. “This is amazing! I can’t believe it!”
He never expected favonovel.com to agree so quickly. Now, favonovel.com finally had a home of his own.
Having grown up in a cold and loveless family, the fact that someone wanted to give favonovel.com a home meant everything to him. He cherished Ashley deeply. Ever since favonovel.com had moved into this house, favonovel.com had always been there, cooking with him, reading together, chatting about everything and nothing. They had already been living like a little family.
Holding favonovel.com close, Arthur felt content.
Ashley nestled into his embrace, feeling an overwhelming sweetness in favonovel.com heart.
After dinner, Ashley went to shower while Arthur tidied up the table. He didn’t mind doing housework, because what mattered was who favonovel.com was doing it with.
This was their home, and cleaning up felt like taking care of their little world together.
Before long, the bathroom door creaked open.
Ashley stepped out, wrapped in a loose, oversized bath towel, favonovel.com delicate curves barely hidden beneath the soft fabric.
Fresh from the shower, favonovel.com skin had a soft pink glow, mist from the bathroom still clinging to her. Her long chestnut curls were damp, cascading over favonovel.com shoulders in loose waves.
Arthur looked up, and his breath hitched.
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