Chapter 696

Thaddeus' expression was sincere, and his cheesy words didn't feel out of place at all. They were genuinely coming from the depths of his heart.

During the four years she was away, he had lived like a zombie. Whether the earth turned or the moon was full didn't matter to him, as his life had lost its color. But since meeting her again, he changed his WhatsApp profile picture to white, and his world became two-sided—it was either black or white.

Jessamine took shallow breaths, feeling uncomfortable with their current position. She knew how sensitive he was and feared accidentally triggering something she shouldn't. She wasn't ready to handle this relationship yet. His words today caught her off guard and left her feeling disoriented.

Thaddeus sensed her body tensing up. In their three years of marriage, they had been in much more intimate positions, but she had never been this stiff or seemed so eager to escape his embrace.

"Jessie, why are you trembling?" he asked.

Jessamine could