Chapter 110: Unveiling the Puppeteer’s Secrets
"Wife?" he called me once again as I opened my eyes from sleeping.
"Duke, you don’t have to do this," I said.
"Wife? Why are you calling me with my title? You can call me by my name," he said.
"N-name?" I stuttered.
"Yes, Alex! You should call me Alex!" he said with a smile, making my face flush.
"A-Alex!" I stuttered.
"Yes, like this!" he smiled while his hand circled around my cheeks, caressing them and making me drown into his touch.
"Let me get you ready!" he said, trying his hand forward toward me, but I flinched, jumping out of the bed.
"Wife? What happened? Did I do something to make you uncomfortable?" he asked.
"N-no! What are you doing? Why- why is your hand coming toward me?" I jumped like a rabbit.
"Of course, to help you wash up. I know your wound is still deep. You can’t wash by yourself, and I don’t want the maids to do this. What if they make a silly mistake and the wound becomes infected? I can’t take the risk. I will do it myself," he said, making me even more cautious.
"I will do it myself," I screamed.