Chapter 783: Chapter 783: The Most Romantic Proposal (13)

In the past, Madeleine had secretly tried to kiss him like this, but he had always pushed her away mercilessly.

Even now, he still had an urge to open his eyes and push her away.

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Her lips were getting closer and closer to his, as if they would touch in the next second.

Howard couldn’t help but want to open his eyes, but before he could lift his eyelids, he suddenly heard Madeleine’s voice, very soft and light: “I really want to kiss you, but I know… you don’t like it…”

When she said this, there was obvious disappointment in her tone, and Howard’s urge to open his eyes instantly froze.

Madeleine’s lips did not touch his, but still maintained a close distance to his lips. She was quiet for a few seconds and then spoke again: “Yes, you don’t like it… so I don’t dare to do it… just like I like you, but I don’t dare to let you know, because I’m afraid you won’t like it…”

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With Madeleine’s words, Howard clearly felt two teardrops fall harshly onto his face.

His throat seemed to be choked by someone, and he felt suffocated.

Realizing she had shed tears, Madeleine quickly moved her head away from above Howard’s face and hurriedly wiped away the tears in her eyes. Then she lowered her head and sat back down on the chair beside him.

The night was quiet, and Madeleine just stared infatuatedly at Howard’s sleeping face.

She thought that these past few days had been the happiest since they got married.

Although they had never spoken a word to each other, there were no other women by his side.

Although he didn’t know that he was eating the food she had made, she felt an illusion of being his wife.

Time gradually passed, but this time Howard couldn’t fall asleep. It wasn’t until he felt a head resting beside his bed that he gently opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw Madeleine sitting in the chair with her hands on the edge of his bed, fast asleep.

Howard didn’t move or make a sound, he just looked at her quietly. In just a few days, she seemed to have lost weight, with deep dark circles under her eyes. Her exposed hands were fair and slender, but covered in many red spots, as if she was allergic to handling vegetables, and there was a band-aid wrapped around her finger.

Howard’s eyes became somewhat dry, and he slowly turned his head away, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Ruby Gregory’s birthday.

Although Ruby had not yet formally married Steve Burton, the Burtons still held a grand birthday banquet for her.

The banquet location was the Grand Ciawell Restaurant, and the guests were the most prestigious in the capital city.

After Ruby repeatedly hinted to Steve that she wanted a marriage proposal without success, no matter how depressed and resentful she was, she hadn’t spoken to Steve since that night.

If Steve didn’t want to propose to her, her insistence on getting one would be pointless.

Furthermore, even if Steve refused to propose to her, she wouldn’t really fight with him to the end and not marry him.

So no matter how sad and regretful Ruby was deep down, she finally told herself not to have the hope of a proposal anymore.