Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress

Of course, not without ogling at her for a bit first.

Now, Ferdinand felt hot too. It was then that he realized the air in the room was barely moving unless they made movements.

He glanced at the windows and they were shut tight. No wonder Arabella felt it was too warm and sweated a lot under the thick covers.

Ferdinand was reminded that with Winter coming, Arabella must have felt cold so the windows were shut tight. But when he was with her in bed, the temperature rose, especially with the thick sheets.

’I guess she did not push me away because she was angry at me or anything,’ Ferdinand sighed in relief. He opened a window to let fresh air in and help Arabella cool down.

Of course, he badly needed it too. He simply could never get used to seeing his wife naked.

He folded her used clothes neatly and was tempted to use them for something else since her scent and sweat were still on them.

But the thought that Arabella would look at him with so much disgust when she learns about it made him just settle the clothes neatly somewhere he would not see it, so he would not be tempted.

He thought of taking a cold bath but he did not want to leave Arabella alone. She might feel cold once she had cooled down so he needed to close the window again soon or lay beside her.

Ferdinand managed to calm himself after a while and returned to bed. He lay beside Arabella once again and was delighted when soon enough, she hugged him.

’See? She likes me. I should truly stop overthinking things,’ Ferdinand thought and kissed her forehead.

It was a test of his patience since she was naked and he was wearing thin sleeping clothes.

Ferdinand was not able to return to sleep since Arabella moved around.

One minute she was nuzzling against him, later she was purring so cutely and her breathing stimulated his nipples.

Later on, it was either she suddenly rubs his chest or his arms or she settles her legs close to his crotch.

Ferdinand began to wonder if she was intentionally teasing him. But no matter how many times he checked, she was, indeed, sound asleep.

He endured for hours constantly trying to calm himself so he would not attack his sweet wife sleeping so innocently without a care in the world.

Ferdinand repeatedly reminded himself that he should be grateful because Arabella sleeping carelessly like this meant, she felt secure and comfortable with him, so she was worriless.

And yet, the first thing she said and did when she woke up was push him away and accuse him of doing something to her while she was sleeping.

Yes, after he held back for hours, that was what she dared to say.

Ferdinand was so annoyed and frustrated that instead of attacking her with his lustful advances to punish her for teasing him for hours, he sat up and wanted her to soothe him.

How could she even think that he would do something to her while she was not conscious?

He knew he was lustful and needy but he would not do such a thing.

If he would do something, it would be when she was conscious since he wanted Arabella to feel it.

He wanted to see her eyes glisten.

He wanted to hear her moan his name.

He wanted her to enjoy it.

He would not do it just to sate his hunger without a care in the world if she was feeling good or not.

Ferdinand was so annoyed that if only he could, he would not talk to her for a day. But he knew he could not.

Even now, he could not help but glance at her to make sure she was not hurt by what he did. Thus, he just turned around and sat at the edge of the bed with his back to her.

And yet, she even dare says, there was no need to be too angry about it?

Ferdinand pursed his lips, getting even more frustrated. Was this how she felt when he kept misunderstanding her words and actions?

It was terrible.

Now, that he was feeling it, he realized he should indeed do his best not to get to the wrong conclusions or misunderstand things.

Arabella misunderstanding the situation right now did not feel good at all.

’It must have been so frustrating when I kept misunderstanding her. And yet, she was so patient with me.’

When Ferdinand thought about that, his anger subsided. Arabella had been so patient with him so he did not want to overreact now that she was the one who misunderstood things.

She always soothed him no matter what and explained things for him to understand.

Ferdinand then gave in as her soft embrace drove away all his anger. It felt so nice to be embraced by her from the back. No wonder she loved it when he hugged her like this.

"Don’t ever think again that I’m the kind of person who could take you even while you are asleep. I’m not using your body just to please myself. I want us to do it together and feel good together," Ferdinand reiterated.

"Yes, I’m so sorry," Arabella hugged him tighter.

Ferdinand let out a puff of air and held her too. His sweet and lovely Arabella. He would never do such a thing to her.

He was such an idiot when they just got married that he thought just because they were wed, they should do it. But he understood things so much better now and he would not make the same mistakes.

Even though he wanted Arabella to be solely his, for her attention to just be on him all day and all night every single day, he knew now that something like that was not possible.

Arabella was his wife and his mate but she was not his possession. She had her own mind and own choices to make and she had other people she treasured.

After seeing how happy Arabella was to be reunited with her family, Ferdinand understood now that he was just one part of her life.

Someday, he wanted to be together more often. For them to have more time together.

But that was all they could own. The time and memories they willingly share with each other.