Little Bride

Chapter22

After that day, Albert and I have been maintaining contact as a couple.

We send messages, make phone calls, and have video chats, never missing a beat.

He is really busy, flying around during the day and attending meetings at night. He has very little time left in this city.

Since that incident, we haven't even met in person.

Whenever he goes to a different city, he buys me lots of things that little girls like, such as bags, dresses.

I feel like he is raising a daughter.

But in the end, neither of us has said those words.

"If one day, Vernon finds out that we have gotten so close, will you be in a difficult situation?" I finally couldn't help but ask him one day.

He didn't answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment. "Are you afraid?"

With his question, all the worries I had suppressed resurfaced.

I had been forcing myself not to think about it, but the questions were there, and they would never disappear.

I knew all of his relatives. I couldn't imagine how they would see me if I were to meet them in a different role. They would probably say I had no shame, that I was shallow... In short, the innocent and lovely image I had before would definitely be completely shattered.

"I'm scared," I said, my voice low.

"That's not like you," he laughed on the other end of the phone.

"Whatt are you laughing at?" I didn't understand what was so funny. "Stop laughing."

"Where is the little girl who barged into my room that night?" he whispered in my ear, making me feel all tingly. "You kept saying..."

"What did I say?" I really forgot what I said that night at his room.

"You said..." his voice lowered, "How can uncle be so handsome when Vernon is such a jerk?"

I wanted to find a hole to hide in.

"And you also said... Uncle, do you think I'm pretty? I think I'm pretty, how did I end up with Vernon, that jerk?"

"Please stop," my voice almost begged. Did I really say such shameless things?

"You can't take it anymore?" he paused, "You need to toughen up."

"How do I toughen up?" I was on the verge of tears.

He chuckled lightly. "Wait for Uncle to come back and teach you in person."

"Can you..." I felt embarrassed.

"What can I do?" he asked with a smile.

"Don't tease me all the time..." his words make me blush.

"Don't like it?" he asked back.

How should I answer? Talking to him, I feel both shy and sweet. I have never experienced this kind of feeling before.

He sighed.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"Missing my little girl," he said.

"Ah... then come back," his sudden sweet words made my legs weak.

"Yes. Be good, wait for me, don't overthink," he said.

"Okay."