A Sweet Night The CEO Loves His Wife Ardently

To get into a real relationship?

Veronica thought that there was something wrong with her ears and that she had heard it wrong.

"Mr... Mr. Cordova, what did you say?" She asked, trying to confirm what she heard.NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

Raymond looked at her with a smile.

Then, he enunciated each word, "I say, the two of us can become a couple. That way, all the rumors will prove groundless, and people won't judge you anymore."

Veronica was speechless.

She thought, 'He sounded very reasonable and yet ridiculous. How is that gonna happen?'

"Well... Mr. Cordova, are you joking with me?" Veronica gave him a sullen glare.

But Raymond stared at her seriously with his lip curled a bit. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Veronica was lost for words.

It was true that he didn't look like he was joking. But... what he said was nonsense!

If the two were in a relationship, that would be rather strange!

"Well... Mr. Cordova, let's not make a joke of a relationship. Besides, we come from two completely different families. That means us being in a relationship will have serious consequences, ones that are worse than what I was suffering from before."

After all, people would forget a rumor very quickly. A fact, however, would stir up trouble in a more serious way.

"If it's Cordova Group that you're worried about, then drop your worry. I will not let that happen since I am very badass."

Veronica didn't know what to say.

She just smiled awkwardly.

"Mr. Cordova, that is not it. It is..." Veronica said solemnly, "Mr. Cordova, I have never been in a relationship before. That means you will become my first love, even though we're just faking. I do not intend to give away my first time just like this. It should be someone special."

Raymond asked rhetorically, "Why do you think that the two of us cannot be true lovers?"

Veronica was stunned.

What did he mean?

"Mr. Cordova, we don't know each other well, and we don't have any feelings for each other either. This is simply not right."

"We will have feelings afterward. Moreover, since we have been living together for over a month, we actually aren't strangers to each other."

Living together?

Veronica was dumbfounded.

"Mr. Cordova, since when did we live together?"

"We live in the same building, remember?" Raymond explained in earnest.

Veronica was speechless.

She thought, 'That is true. But the way you put it sounded like something else...'

"Mr. Cordova, I think you are mistaken. I don't think I will have feelings for you even in the future. I mean, we are very different, which means we aren't meant to be together." Veronica tried hard to talk Raymond out of it.

Veronica wondered how things ended up like this.

Raymond smiled at Veronica, "Veronica, what is to be worried about?"

Veronica was shocked again by how intimately he was calling her.

Then she continued.

"Mr. Cordova, please stop. There are many ladies out there who are much better than me and more of your matches. You don't have to be with me just because of a joke." Veronica thought, 'What the hell!

What a day! Ever since I was here in the restaurant, I kept encountering awful things. First, it was Justin, and then his parents. Now, this!

Why do I feel like everything is a joke?'

Raymond stared deeply at Veronica. "Veronica, do you think that I decided to be with you only because of that joke?"

Veronica asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?"

Raymond's lips curved into a bewitching smile, making him look even more charming.

Then, with his chin on his hand, he looked at Veronica. "What if that is not why I did this?"

Veronica's heart jumped, her eyes widening.

She thought, 'What ... does he mean?'

"What... what do you mean?"

Raymond chuckled and articulated, "I mean, I want to be with you genuinely. It has nothing to do with what happened today. I have been wanting it for quite a while."

Veronica was numb with shock.

Her heart skipped a beat.

She thought, 'What did he just say? Raymond actually was saying that he...

I must be hallucinating now. How could Raymond...'

She coughed lightly, trying to avoid Raymond's gaze. "Well... Mr. Cordova, you must not be yourself today. That's why you've said that. But don't worry..."

Veronica promised word by word, "I will pretend that I didn't hear any of that and will never think of it."

Hearing this, Raymond thought, 'She actually said that she would pretend she didn't hear what I just said! That's not gonna happen.'

Then he approached Veronica step by step.

Noticing that, Veronica retreated subconsciously.

Since the room was not spacious, in just a few steps, Veronica was pressing herself against the wall behind her. There was no space left for her to retreat anymore. Meanwhile, Raymond's body kept moving toward her aggressively.

After Veronica was cornered, Raymond jerked his arms up, sandwiching Veronica between them so as to block Veronica's way to escape. Then he lowered his head, his breath approaching Veronica. Raymond's breath landed on Veronica's neck. His lips were so close to touching Veronica's face. Veronica, whose heart was racing, called out to stop Raymond immediately.

"Raymond! No. You..." Veronica hurried to remind him, "I haven't agreed to be your girlfriend yet. You can't do this to me. Otherwise, I will hate you."

But Raymond's head was just hovering above Veronica's neck. He didn't touch her, despite being rather intimate.

Then he lightly breathed out the air on Veronica's neck.

That made Veronica feel a surge of heat all around her body.

"I am myself. I know what I was talking about." Raymond whispered into Veronica's ear, "Veronica, don't worry. I won't touch you unless it's consensual. But that doesn't mean I'll give up. I'll wait till you agree." What Raymond said was a way of him showing his determination.

Veronica trembled a bit at it.

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