Before I could process, he pulled me into his arms. The sudden movement caught me off guard, and I fell against his chest. “You-”
“Silly girl, if you’ve ended the last relationship, then embrace the next one. Be with me. Become the future matriarch of the Hopkins family. When Liat comes back, you’ll be the one deciding where he goes and what he does. Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone in the Hopkins family to answer to you?”
His words left me utterly stunned.
I tried to push away, but he held me tighter, pressing me against his chest.
Listening to his steady heartbeat, I felt my cheeks flush.
Was he… serious?
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“From the first time I saw you,” he murmured, “I thought you were smart. But how could someone so smart lack common sense?”
I bristled at his comment. “Who’s lacking common sense?”
“If you had any, you wouldn’t have let that Hall girl push you around like that. Back then, I thought, ‘If she were mine, I’d never let her be treated so poorly.‘
>“)
He smiled slightly, his tone softening. “I didn’t expect Liam to run off on your wedding day. And I definitely didn’t expect you to come to me.”
My heart skipped a beat as he held my hand. “Now, we’re legally married. Why not give it a try? Let’s see where this goes. How about it? Give me a chance and yourself one too.”
His words made my face burn. I stared at him. “Is this your way of confessing your love to me?”
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