I'm Secretly Married To a Big Shot [JENLISA] (1)

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If she went to sleep on the couch and he took the bed instead, everything would be solved.

But he... insisted on sharing a room with her.

That was the issue.

Jennie didn't quite believe that this was the only way he could sleep well. It wasn't as if she was a sleeping pill.

With the lights turned off and the curtains drawn, the room was pitch dark. Jennie couldn't see the man's expression, but she could tell from his voice that he was probably frowning when he said, "Do you think I can sleep on the bed while allowing my woman to take the couch? Baby, you can bring yourself to suggest it, but I can't bring myself to do it. It's fine, just go to sleep. Don't bother about me."

"But..."

"Baby, if you really feel bad for me, then let me sleep on the bed. Of course, if you're worried that I won't be able to control myself, then just take it that I didn't suggest this."

Jennie was fiddling with the blanket, deliberating. She wavered. "Then, are you able to promise that you won't go overboard?"

"I can't."

There was no response.

"Baby, if a man can promise to stay calm and not go overboard in bed when his beloved woman is lying beside him, what you should be worried about isn't whether he'd touch you, but whether his biological functions are alright."

There was no response.

"I can only promise that I won't get to the last step. But I definitely won't be able to stop myself from hugging you, kissing you, and getting more intimate."

There was no response.

Jennie could feel her cheeks burning.

He was being... too honest.

How was she to respond to that? Couldn't he have made up a lie?

At that moment, she had no words.

The room went silent.

Only the sound of the clock ticking, as well as their breathing, could be heard in the room.

Three to four minutes of time passed. Jennie finally made up her mind. "Lisa."

"Mm?" The man was still up.

Jennie grabbed the corner of her blanket while blushing. "I think you'd better come up and sleep."

A few seconds of silence later, the man asked, "What about you?"

"Uh, the bed is rather big." Jennie was a little shy.

"It should fit two people comfortably, with space between us. If you aren't comfortable with this, you can..." Before she finished her sentence, she felt a dark figure move across her, followed by the sinking of the bed on the other side.

The blanket she had been grabbing was also pulled. Before she could react to that, she felt a strong arm around her waist, wrapping her in a warm embrace.

The man's domineering aura was unmistakable.

Lisa kept her in close and pulled the blanket over the both of them. The girl in his arms struggled for a bit from the shock. "Lisa, let go of me..."

"Don't move, Baby." Because of her wriggling, the desire he had tried so hard to curb was beginning to find its way up again.

Lisa took a deep breath and said in his deep voice, "I just want to hug you to sleep, I won't do anything else. But if you continue moving about against me, I won't be able to control myself."

Jennie was immediately shocked into keeping still. The man's breathing against the back of her head was a little hurried at first.

But a minute later, it slowed and steadied.

He planted a kiss on her head. Lisa then closed his eyes in satisfaction and said, "Baby, go to sleep."

Her fragrant scent put him at ease. Every time he was about to go to sleep, he would feel especially anxious and frustrated.

It was as if the nerves in his brain were taut and tense. Each night he would feel like he was having a fight with himself.

Whether he won or lost, he would eventually be dragged into that world of darkness. A world without any light at all, a boundless void.

Each time he woke up from that world and was back to reality, he would feel especially tired.

Physically and emotionally tired.

He had gone to doctors before, both locally and internationally. Even renowned psychologists had spoken to him, but they were all unable to help him out of this terrible dreamscape that had been haunting him for over 20 years.

Eventually, he gave up.

He was ready to resign to this for the rest of his life.

That was when Jennie appeared. She was a shock and a surprise to him, a floating plank in the vast sea.

She was his savior...

If he hadn't met her, the rest of his life wouldn't have seemed worth living.

But since she had appeared in his life and he met her, he was not going to let her go no matter what.

.........

The following day.

Jennie woke up and saw that the other half of the bed was empty. She rubbed her eyes, sat up, and then reached for her cell phone.

Lisa: [Baby, I'm off to the office. Didn't want to wake you up as you were sleeping soundly.]

Lisa: [I'll fetch you tonight, wait for me.]

Lisa: [I got Jackson to buy you both some breakfast. Have it before going to class.]

Jennie couldn't help but smile as she read the messages. She felt warm and fuzzy in her heart.

He really had her in mind all the time.

He had even prepared breakfast for her.

She happily replied: [Mm, I got it. Remember to have your breakfast too!]

Lisa did not respond instantly.

Jennie put her phone aside and went to wash up after sending the message. When she was done, she checked her cell phone again, but Lisa hadn't replied.

She didn't bother too much.

It was early in the morning and he was probably too busy in the office.

He had either not seen her message yet or hadn't had the time to respond.

.........

Jennie heard the knock on the front door. She opened it and saw Jackson standing right there in a suit. With a few bags in his hand, he greeted her politely. "Young Madam."

He handed the bags to Jennie. "Young Madam, this is the breakfast that Young Master hasspecially instructed me to get for you."