116 Ch. 116 Anxia Is Jealous
Anxia realized that her husbandâs gaze was starting to dart in all directions, avoiding her. She couldnât help but feel suspicious of her husband. Richard might have feelings for his cousin, even if it was only a spurt woman. After all, what man wouldnât fall for that lady Q at first sight?
Anxia suddenly became insecure about herself. When she heard Richard confess how much he adored her body and loved her, Anxia felt herself to be a beautiful and perfect woman.
But nowâ¦
âForget it.â Anxia was afraid to listen to the answer, and she didnât want to hear with her ears that her husband had liked another girl.
âOkay. You can ask another one, you know.â
Anxia was even more irritated because her husband seemed even more excited not to have to answer her first question.
âWho is more beautiful between me and that woman?â
âWhy do you ask a question that only has one answer? Of course, you are. Youâre more appealing.â
âYou are lying. I know she is prettier than me. Iâm sure everyone says sheâs prettier too.â
.....
âEveryone can go to hell, but for me, you are the most beautiful woman in the world.â
ââ¦â
âXia Xia, what are you doing?â Richard chuckled in amusement, feeling ticklish when Anxia pulled his head down and combed his hair as if looking for something.
âI want to see inside your head. I already knew you werenât normal, but I never thought you were stupid or something was wrong with your eyes. How can you still say Iâm beautiful? I really canât stop thinking, how can you endure me when I repeatedly tried to kill you?â
Richard laughed at his wifeâs flurry of confusion. He pulled back Anxiaâs hands to raise his head again to see his wifeâs face.
âIsnât love mysterious? Love can appear at unanticipated times and to unexpected people. But when I realize my feelings, I always think about how you can live happily with me. You always occupy my thoughts, and I often feel scared when I wake up and canât see you. You have no idea how broken my heart was when I thought you would walk away from me that night.â Richard joined his forehead against his wifeâs, making Anxia look down shyly at their facesâ closeness.
âHow about you?â
Anxia glanced at Richard with an uncomprehending look.
âI already said that I love you. How about you?â
âI... I donât know what love is.â Anxia lowered her head even more because she felt that her heart was not strong enough to receive the affectionate gaze from that manâs eyes.
She does thirst for love, but love as a family member. Receiving the love of a man who wanted to treat her as his queen, Anxia didnât know how to react.
Richard put his index finger under Anxiaâs chin and lifted it slowly, inviting her gently to look at his eyes. âI can teach you.â
Well, wasnât that what Richard had been doing all along? He told Anxia to figure out how to please and try to rely on him. Anxia complied, and subconsciously, during the âmissionâ that Richard gave her, Anxia sincerely wanted to do something that would please him. And that she did by cooking him his favorite dish.
Richard never thought or hoped that his wife would cook for him, considering how bad Anxia was at cooking. Nevertheless, she did, and it was the most enjoyable dish he had ever had.
âRichard,â
âHmm?â
âIs Lady Q your cousin?â
âYou can say that.â
âWhat does it mean?â
âHer father is my motherâs older brother. So we are cousins.â
âBut why did she want to marry you if you are blood family.â
âNo. We are not related by blood at all.â
Anxiaâs brow furrowed; she didnât like hearing this. âYou are not related by blood? Didnât you say her father was your motherâs brother?â
âTo make it short, the Prussia king took my mother as his illegitimate daughter right after she was born. Everyone thought my mother was the kingâs daughter and the younger sister of the other kingâs sons. Ultimately, it was discovered that my mother was not his biological child. As a result, Quinnâs father wasnât my momâs real brother. But the two of them grew up together, and their siblingsâ bond is still strong.â
âSo you can get married?â
Richard sighed softly at this question. âI will not marry her. Even if sheâs the only one left in this world, I wonât marry her.â
âWhy? Isnât she beautiful?â
âYouâre more beautiful.â
âIâm serious.â Anxia smacked Richardâs shoulder playfully.
âWho said I was kidding? Iâm serious too.â
âWhat I mean, before meeting me, you could have married her, right? I donât believe if that woman had never fluttered your heart.â
ââ¦â Richardâs momentary silence made Anxia feel suspicious. âNow I only see you.â
It didnât soothe her suspicions, and his answer only made it worse. Does that mean he once was attracted to that two-faced woman?!
Anxia knew she had no right to be angry because they had only met four years ago while Richard had been seeing Miss Q since they were kids.
Thinking she wasnât the first girl in Richardâs life somehow made her helpless, and angry. She had heard that a manâs first love was hard to forget. If that were the case, doesnât that mean there was a chance that an old love would rekindle?
A gentle pat on her head broke her deep thoughts.
âWhat are you thinking right now? I told you to convey all of your worries to me. Tell me.â
âIâm not your first girl,â Anxia said in a voice so low that it was barely audible.
But the atmosphere up there was tranquil; there was no music or the sound of people talking, so Richard could hear his wifeâs whispered words very clearly.
He was still digesting his wifeâs words for a few seconds until he realized something.
His wife is jealous!