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“You haven’t looked good since you came back. What’s wrong?” Mason asked.
“N-nothing,” Veronica replied.
“Is it because of Daniel?” Mason asked.
Veronica tensed up.
.
“Is it because he was sentenced to life imprisonment, or because of his so-called curse?” Mason asked again.
“He deserved the life sentence, but I know the curse was just nonsense he made up. If fate could be decided by curses, then everyone could just curse each other!” Veronica said.
“If that’s the case, then why are you still uneasy?” Mason asked.
“I can’t really explain it. Maybe it’s because Daniel has become someone I never imagined he would be, or maybe it’s because of what he said. Even though I don’t really believe it, it still affected my mood,” Veronica analyzed her feelings. “But don’t worry, I just need to sleep it off and I’ll be fine.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Now, Mason was the one feeling uneasy.
“Your family is very concerned about me, and so are my friends. Shirley sent me a lot of messages today asking how I was doing, and with you by my side, how could anything happen to me?” Veronica smiled.
Mason looked at Veronica. “Yeah, with me by your side, nothing will happen to you.”
“Okay,” she continued drinking her warm milk. After finishing her glass of milk, Mason said, “Rest well and go to bed early tonight.”
He turned around and was about to leave her room.
“Wait!” She suddenly grabbed his sleeve. “Can you…um… with me tonight?”
His body suddenly stiffened, looking at her in surprise. “What did you say?”
“Huh?” Veronica suddenly realized that what she said could casily be misunderstood. “I mean, can you…sleep with me, like we did when we were kids? Just sleep, nothing else…really, I just want to sleep with you innocently, I don’t want to do anything to you…”
Her nervous and blushing appearance made him smile. “I understand, you don’t have to explain.
But…”
He paused. “Even if you really wanted to do something to me, it’s okay.”
Veronica’s face turned even redder. He made it sound like she really wanted to do something to him.
“I’ll go back to my room and freshen up first, and then I’ll come over to keep you company,” Mason said.
“Okay,” Veronica replied softly, releasing her grip on Mason’s sleeve.
After Mason left the room, Veronica walked over to the dressing table and looked at her crimson cheeks. She couldn’t help but wonder why she blushed so easily for no reason.
She and him have slept together countless times since childhood, so why did she feel so flustered when expl now?
Or could it be…the one who’s thinking dirty thoughts is actually herself?!
When Mason walked into Veronica’s room again, he had already changed into a dark blue pajama. He was carrying a blanket, pillow, and a sheet.
Veronica looked at the things he was carrying, puzzled. “What are you doing with those?”
“I’m going to make a bed on the floor. You can sleep on the bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor,” he said.
“That’s not necessary. We used to sleep on the same bed when we were kids,” she said.
“But we’re not kids anymore,” he replied.
“But we slept together not long ago, didn’t we?” For example, when they first started dating, he would stay overnight at her apartment and they would sleep together.
“That was different from now,” Mason said.
“How was it different?” Veronica asked, confused.
“Back then, I could control myself. But now, I might not be able to,” Mason said.
Control himself? Control himself from what?!
It took Veronica a moment to realize what he meant, and then her face turned red again as her gaze involuntarily shifted downwards towards Mason’s lower body.
Can he… not resist it either?
“If you keep staring there, it will only make me unable to resist more,” Mason suddenly said.
Veronica was startled and quickly lifted her head, her gaze moving to Mason’s face. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to… um, look there, I was just a little curious…”
“You seem to blush very easily, how many times have you blushed today?” Mason put down what he was holding and bent down to look at Veronica. “But if you’re curious, you can only be curious about me, you can’t be curious about other men, understand?”
She nodded embarrassedly. She wasn’t a pervert, how could she be curious about men’s private parts?
“Also, in front of others, you can’t blush like this,” he continued.
She blinked and heard him say, “Because your blushing face is too alluring, so this look can only be seen by me.”
Veronica was speechless. He didn’t say it like that, and besides… alluring? Clearly, he was the more alluring one!
At night, he slept on the bedroll on the floor, while she slept on the bed. But as long as she leaned her head a little, she could see him lying on the floor.
“Mason, can I hold your hand?” she asked.
“Sure.” He responded and reached out his hand.
She also reached out her hand, and their hands held together.
Holding hands like this made her feel more at ease.
“What do you think will happen to us in the future?” she murmured.
“After graduating from college, we’ll get married. Then you can do whatever you want. If you want to pursue a career, you can pursue a career. If you want to stay at home and be a housewife, you can stay at home. Everything is up to you.” He said, he just wanted her to be happy. “And when you feel it’s appropriate, we’ll have children. You can have as many as you want.”
Veronica almost choked on her own saliva. “Uh, how many children do you want? Do you like kids?”
“Not really,” he admitted frankly. He didn’t have any special feelings towards those little brats. When his mother gavo to his fourth sister, he felt like he had gained another fan member, but he didn’t feel much inside.
He didn’t have the ecstatic feeling that other big brothers had. He could only say that he had one more person to protect in the future.
“You don’t like kids? Will you also not like our children?” Veronica suddenly became nervous.
“I don’t know,” Mason answered truthfully. He had always known that he seemed to be much less emotional than normal people when it came to feelings.
Emotions that others would have, he could hardly feel, or even if he did, it was only faint.
It was like watching some TV dramas. The characters in the dramas could make people tear up, but he didn’t feel anything.
“However, if they are our children, even if I really don’t have any feelings of liking towards them, I will make myself try to like them,” Mason said.
“Since you don’t like kids, why did you say you want to have several?” Veronica asked curiously.
“You said you want to have several children, hoping to have both boys and girls,” Mason said.
“When did I…” Veronica’s voice suddenly stopped because she remembered that she had indeed said such words.
But…that was when she was still in elementary school and watching cartoons with him. She didn’t expect him to remember it all along.
“We will definitely have several children, both boys and girls,” Mason said. “However, no matter how many children we have, the person you love the most must be me.”
Veronica blinked her eyes. Was he trying to make her jealous of…their future children?
“Isn’t it too early to talk about this now?” she muttered.
“It’s better to say it earlier than later, isn’t it?” he raised an eyebrow slightly. “What, can’t you do it?”
Veronica thought seriously. It is said that maternal love is the greatest love in the world, and many mothers will do anything for their children.
But for Mason, she can also do anything.
“I don’t know how much love I will have for my children in the future, and I don’t know if I would choose you or them if I had to make a choice,” Veronica said frankly, not wanting to evade the question. “But I do know that I love you, and this love will only grow deeper. To me, you are a more precious existence than my own life.”
Mason smiled slightly. Even though he was stubborn and paranoid in matters of the heart, after hearing her words, he seemed to be able to accept some kind of compromise.
“That’s enough, Veronica. You are the person I love the most, no matter what. Don’t forget this, and don’t underestimate your own life, because your life is not only related to you, but also to mine,” Mason said.
Veronica was stunned. His words sounded like a declaration of “dying together.”
Was he telling her that if something really happened to her, he would follow her?
Suddenly, her heart felt heavy, and her throat felt like it was blocked by something.
When they were young, he was like this. All his emotions were directed towards her, and this heavy feeling of love was sweet to her, but it also came with a sense of responsibility and duty.
So she wanted to protect him. Since she met him when young, she wanted to protect him with all her might.
Even now, he is taller, more capable, and stronger than her, and he may become even stronger in the future, but her thoughts. have not changed.
“I won’t underestimate my own life, because I still have to protect you. I promised you that I would protect you for the rest of my life,” Veronica murmured, feeling tired as a yawn escaped her.
“Yes, you did,” Mason whispered. “Okay, it’s late. Let’s sleep.”
As the voice fell, he pressed the remote switch in the room.
The light went out.
Veronica closed her eyes and soon fell asleep, but her hand was still holding Mason’s.
Mason’s lips gently approached their clasped hands and kissed her wrist tenderly. “You protected me in the first half of our lives, let me protect you in the second half.”
Until the end of their lives!
When Veronica woke up the next day, it was almost 9 o’clock.
Mason was no longer in the room, and even the makeshift bed on the floor from last night had been put away.
Veronica quickly freshened up, changed her clothes, and walked out of the room.
When she arrived in the living room, Jasper was having breakfast at the table, while William had already finished and was just sitting aside, not eating.
Mason was sitting opposite Jasper, and when he saw Veronica coming, he pulled out a chair for her and asked, “What would you like to eat?”
