I Am the Sweetheart of Mr. CEO-Chapter 454 - 453: Deep Love Results in Loneliness (6)

"Now, I’ll make your favorite sauce!"

In his excitement, he let slip a truth. When she heard it, her resolve to leave only hardened. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

All he needed was a puppet, but she wasn’t one. She wasn’t a doll; she had feelings. She knew she couldn’t handle this anymore.

Staying would only cause her to fall deeper for him...

"Vera?!" Seeing her unresponsive, Kris Cooper raised his voice slightly. "Is your husband so handsome that you’re stupefied?"

"Oh!" She snapped out of her thoughts and took the plate he offered. "Of course, my husband is the most handsome man in the world!"

Vera put the two plates of steak on the dining table and returned to the kitchen, where Kris Cooper was tossing a salad. She walked over and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind.

Kris Cooper’s lips curved into a smile as he picked up a cherry tomato with his chopsticks.

"You’re being so good today. This... is your reward!"

She opened her mouth to take it, carefully biting into the tomato. Though it was sweet, it tasted incredibly bitter.

"Okay!" Kris Cooper poured the freshly tossed salad onto a plate, then took her hand. "Let’s go, dinner is ready!"

Back in the dining room, she found some matches and lit the candles. She then rushed to turn on the stereo, played a pre-selected record, and turned off the main lights before returning to her seat across from him.

Across the table, Kris Cooper gazed at the young woman—her features softened and beautified by the candlelight—and he couldn’t help but smile.

"Are we celebrating something?"

New clothes, carefully applied makeup, music, candles, red wine... It all felt like a grand ceremony.

Vera held up her glass towards him. "This is ambiance!"

He raised his glass to meet hers, their glasses clinking gently. "All I know is... flirting!"

"You rogue!" she chided playfully, taking a sip of her wine. Setting down her glass, she picked up her knife and fork. "I’m going to dig in!"

He put down his glass and served her the steak he had cut.

"I’ve cut it all for you. Eat more; you’ll need your strength for some ’exercise’ later."

She blushed. Taking her fork, she speared a piece of steak but, instead of eating it herself, reached across the table and offered it to his lips.

"You’ve worked hard, Hubby. The first bite is for you!"

This would be the last time she would feed him.

He accepted it with a smile. She then withdrew her fork and began to eat her steak with concentration.

She chewed and savored each mouthful. Even though she was already full, she stubbornly forced herself to continue eating, piece by piece.

This was the last time she would eat steak he had made. She couldn’t waste any; she had to finish it all.

"Slow down!" Seeing how she was eating, Kris Cooper reminded her with a smile, "You have a weak stomach; you should chew more."

He wasn’t talking about me, but "her," was he?

Vera looked up and smiled back at him, but her throat felt so tight she could hardly swallow.

"Hubby..." She put down her cutlery. "Would you ask me to dance?"

He gladly stood up, walked over to her side, and elegantly extended his hand.

"My little princess, would you care to dance with your prince?"

"Of course!"

She raised her hand, placing it in his. As she stood, she rested her other hand on his shoulder. His arm circled her waist, and he led her into a dance.

The arm she had on his shoulder tightened, and her body pressed closer and closer against his.

She tilted her face up, kissing his neck, his jaw...

Kris Cooper paused, lowered his head to meet her lips, and tightened his arms around her.