The Villainess Wants a Divorce:Beast Husbands Regret It to Tears-Chapter 117: You Have to Take Responsibility for Me
Until a certain moment, the ear beneath her palm twitched slightly, and only then did she slowly lift her head to meet Gideon Larkin’s face.
"Seraphina..."
The hand that had originally hung quietly by his side had somehow tightly clasped her waist.
Then, with a sudden pull, he pressed her whole body into his embrace.
Seraphina instinctively wanted to retreat.
But as soon as she moved, Gideon forcefully pressed down on her shoulder, the entire weight of his body following down.
Seraphina lay facing upwards, her gaze slightly shifting up to meet his.
Gideon’s lion ears still stood upright on his head, a faint blush on them.
"What are you doing?"
Seraphina’s cheeks instantly burned.
She frantically raised her hands, pressed them against his chest, trying to push him away.
But Gideon’s arms remained unmoving, steadily supporting on both sides of her, making it impossible for her to move.
Gideon lowered his head, his dark eyes staring straight at her.
"Seraphina... once you touch the beast ears, you have to take responsibility."
Seraphina’s mind went blank in an instant, then suddenly awakened.
Oh right!
Gideon was still in heat!
How could she forget such an important thing?
At this moment, his emotions and instincts were all being driven by hormones.
Yet she foolishly reached out to touch his ears, and touched them for several minutes...
No wonder he suddenly lost control like this.
But is this genuine?
It’s just being overwhelmed by desire, wanting to bond with her.
Once the bonding is complete, they would be bound for life, hard to separate.
But she remembered clearly, in the future, Gideon would completely change, becoming mad and ruthless.
He would even use a burning hot iron rod, inch by inch, branding her skin.
Such a person, he was no longer the one who would lower his head to coax her.
How could she, at this time, get involved with him?
Thinking of this, she suddenly raised her hand, using all her strength to push him.
"Sorry! I didn’t know... didn’t know touching ears would have such consequences... I won’t touch them anymore, really!"
Gideon’s body suddenly stiffened, his whole body stranded in place.
Then he looked down at her.
Now Seraphina was clearly living well, with many people silently watching her, envying her, liking her.
Who was he?
A beastfolk in heat, how could he, because of a momentary loss of control, scare her like this?
"Don’t be afraid... don’t be afraid!"
He hurriedly released her arm from his grip, carefully lifting her from the beasty-skin-covered bed.
Seeing her body go limp, he pulled her into his arms in one quick motion.
"I didn’t mean to scare you, it’s just... I wanted to get close to you too much, couldn’t hold back. It wasn’t intentional, truly."
He lowered his head, his forehead gently brushing against the top of her hair.
"No need, if you like touching, just touch... touch as long as you want, I won’t push you."
Seraphina was tightly held by him, her breathing began to relax a bit.
She raised her hand, her fingertips slightly trembling, as she patted his broad, solid back.
But whenever she thought about the beast ears she had just touched, her heart was filled with dread.
She swore, even if he begged her in the future, she wouldn’t dare to reach out and touch again.
So, she quietly moved her body outside a bit.
"Alright... it’s late, let’s sleep. We still have to find Dad tomorrow, need to save some energy, can’t spend the whole night here."
As soon as she said this, Gideon’s tense nerves instantly relaxed.
He quickly nodded, then placed her back on the soft bed.
He lay down beside her, turning his body to hers, his arm sneaking out, wrapping her waist in his embrace.
Isaac Vaughn over there, upon seeing Gideon approach Seraphina, almost instinctively wanted to rush over and separate the two.
But at the critical moment, he saw Gideon calmed down.
And Seraphina wasn’t angry, instead she gently patted his back.
That scene made Isaac let out a sudden breath of relief.
This commotion erupted so unexpectedly, that Seraphina’s original plan to break the contract was completely forgotten.
And this turned out to be a good thing.
Now with the contract still in place, the connection between the three of them remained stable.
Once the atmosphere completely calmed down, Isaac slowly walked over.
He laid down on Seraphina’s other side, his gaze falling on her face.
Then, he reached out, pulling her a little towards himself.
Gideon’s so-called "heat" was fake, at most a physical response triggered by emotional fluctuations.
But he was different, he was truly suffering through the agony of a heat period.
But just being able to hold her like this could somewhat suppress the turmoil churning inside.
At this moment, Seraphina was sandwiched between these two males.
Her entire body stiffened for a moment, feeling pressure on both sides, completely uncomfortable.
But she eventually didn’t push either of them away.
In this world, what was needed in such moments was comfort, not rejection.
So, despite being unaccustomed, she chose to endure this crowdedness and strangeness.
She closed her eyes, her consciousness gradually sinking.
In the next instant, she had already entered her own spiritual space.
The ground beneath her feet was soaked.
The vegetables and fruit trees she had planted were now all mature.
The Spiritual Spring quietly flowed, the water level significantly higher than the last time she checked.
Her mind stirred slightly, and the scene before her changed immediately.
Fruit weighed down the trees, falling one by one.
All the harvest was stuffed into the Beast Skin Bag.
This space had a natural freshness-preserving effect, so no matter how long they were kept, the fruits and vegetables would not rot or spoil.
The branches had just been cleared, but she wasn’t worried.
In a few days, new buds would break through the soil.
She crouched down, her fingertips gently breaking open the outer shell of a Pinecone.
Then, carefully burying it in the moist, fertile black soil.
This was a newly planted seedling, with an unstable foundation, only with the nurturing of the Spiritual Spring could it be ensured to germinate smoothly.
She knew this investment wouldn’t be in vain.
Perhaps from frequent visits lately, the Spiritual Spring had risen by half a pool.
Seraphina crouched by the pool, her fingertips lightly playing with the surface of the water.
Looking at the piles of fruits and vegetables, then at the overfilled spring, Seraphina finally felt a sense of comfort inside.
She gazed at the scene of the harvest, her mouth unconsciously lifting into a smile.
In this world, only power and resources could bring true stability.
Accumulating more assets, finding Dad, and breaking the contract with these Beast Husbands, she could finally live a truly peaceful life.
She quietly clenched the Jade Talisman in her sleeve.
It was the only token left by her father.
As long as she finds him, asks about the truth of that year, and uncovers this inexplicable Contract Seal, she could free herself from everything.
Wyatt Yardley stood at the doorway.
Those eyes of his, unblinkingly fell on her.
Seraphina slept deeply, a faint red on her cheeks.
She was holding a small warm stone in her arms, which Gideon had secretly slipped in at dusk.
Wyatt watched, somewhat spellbound.
That "what will you repay with" he mentioned at dinner, had pricked at his heart for a long time.
The moment those words came out, he regretted them.
Knowing well she was just being cautious, yet his emotions were so out of control at that moment.
He shouldn’t have spoken with that tone, afraid she would thus shut him out altogether, unwilling to get closer again.
But now, seeing her smiling even in her sleep, his heart finally relaxed a little.
Yet the guilt, deepened even more.
He knew that he was keeping too much from her.
