Outside, Matthew and Erica had barely left the cabin when she began to stir uncomfortably beside him. Holding his arm, she stood still and didn't let go of him.

“My feet hurt!" she said in a soft voice. The man glanced at her but didn't move.

Ignoring his silence, Erica tightened her grip on his arm and added

“You should carry me to the car. It's the first time in years that I had to wear high heels for so many hours. I can't walk when my feet hurt so badly." No one could blame her for being in pain

“Huh! We hadn't seen each other for over three years, but she got more and more sensitive, didn't she?’

The man pretended to be impatient.

“No one ever dared to ask me to do such a thing." Despite his harsh words, he immediately scooped Erica in his arms.

She didn't hesitate to put her arms around his neck as she smiled sweetly at him.

“Well, I asked you because you're my dear husband!" And she could ask him whatever she wanted.

Yet she would never realize how much the words “my dear husband" had filled his heart with joy.

After getting off the cruise ship, Matthew put her in the back seat of his car and sat beside her.

The first thing Erica did once she was inside the vehicle was to free her feet from the grasp of those painful high heels.

Next, she put her feet up on Matthew's slender legs and swayed them in search of some relief.

Matthew's eyes hovered over the pair of feet resting on him, and then he clenched his jaw.

"Erica!" he warned.

“Hey, don't be so mean! My feet hurt. I rarely put on high heels, please be considerate!"

‘Hmm... So, her spoiled brat behavior seems to have increased a lot over these past few years. And she still manages to manipulate me with it, ‘ he thought to himself.

A few moments later, Erica removed her feet, adjusted herself, and finally rested her head on his lap. Looking up at the scowl on

Matthew's face, she asked, “Honey, are our sons at Dad and Mom's place?

Let's go there. I really miss ther

"No!" Matthew refused. He didn't want to go there that evening. Since his wife had finally come back to him, he'd been looking forward to spending the whole night with her, and he didn't want anyone to disturb them.

“What? Why? Then bring the boys back to our villa." She really missed her children.

“There is something I want to talk to you about this evening. We can discuss our sons in the morning!"

"Fine!" Erica agreed. She happened to have something she wanted to talk about with him as well.

When they arrived at the villa's gate, Erica sat up and released