A Contract Marriage With My Boss

For the sake of the rare and charming moment, Charles cooled down and responded to her surprise. "If you were always like this, maybe I could take down the stars from the sky for you." Puzzled, Sarah looked up at him, "What?" She was unable to understand why his behavior had changed so quickly.

Charles finally reached out and pulled her into his arms. "Woman, don't you understand? What I mean is that I like it when you're flirtatious with me. After all these years, you have never been one to let go so easily of something. You are always more of a tit-for-tat person, but I like to see you more relaxed, it makes me feel much better too. If you cater to me like this, I will always spoil you!"

"Yes?" Sarah still didn't understand exactly what he meant. "Am I really mistreating you? Would you really do everything for me if I fawn over you?" She said and asked, still puzzled.

Charles shook his head and sighed as he helplessly pointed at her. "You're not an easy woman to get along with. Once again, you're showing your true colors. Why is it so difficult for you to just let go occasionally?"

"Aren't you the one angry right now? If yes, that's ok. Come on, let's go, they're hungry and have been waiting for a long time!" Sarah pushed him away and walked away with breakfast.

Charles looked at her walking away and sighed. He really didn't know what to say. Why had he fallen in love with such a complicated woman? He liked to have fawned over and catered to, but even though his ex-girlfriends and mistresses had always played up to him, he had never felt as accomplished as today when Sarah had done it. Was he masochistic?

Sarah, on the other hand, was thinking about how useful Carrie's advice turned out to be. Men loved to have their way. Ever since her parents had passed away, she had been so independent, never needing to give in to others' demands. Usually, it had been her sister who had to listen to her, but Sarah herself had never been in a relationship where she had to be the submissive one.

To her surprise, Carrie's advice turned out to be true, and Charles loved her being submissive to him. Knowing this, it may come to be useful for Sarah in the future. Though it was flirtatious, the effect was noticeable.

Christina had regained consciousness and was starting to feel better. Emma was sitting beside her, helping her drink water. When Christina saw Charles and Sarah coming back with breakfast, she didn't say anything; they just all ate together quietly without any complaint.

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After breakfast, Christina wanted to talk with Charles. Sarah felt the atmosphere very uncomfortable as if she didn't belong. It was so evident that Christina and Emma excluded her. Not wanting to clash with her mother-in-law, she said, "I will go to visit your dad for a while, you go on." She walked out with a sad look on her face.

Charles wanted to say something, but Sarah opened the door and walked out, so he just kept silent. Emma and Christina smiled discreetly when they saw Sarah walking out.

Sarah felt disappointed, she still felt like an outsider. No matter how hard she tried to be considered a member of this family, Christina refused to accept her, and she had also conspired with Emma against her, and now Emma hated her.

Sarah sighed as she walked away, thinking about how hard it was to get along with them. She felt powerless and didn't know how to deal with Christina, so she might as well just stay away from her whenever possible.

Sarah went to Mr. Thomas's ward. He was still unconscious with an oxygen mask and IV dripping. She adjusted his pillow, tucked him in, and sat down beside him, and whispered. "Dad, get better soon!" Her father-in-law was the only person who had accepted her as part of the family. If Mrs. Thomas passed away, Charles would be her only support. But given that her relationship with Charles was also unstable and that Emma was back, there were bound to be plenty of misunderstandings and betrayal in front of her. Sarah felt lost, just thinking about what the coming days would bring.

Even though Sarah was trying to listen to Carrie's advice, she found it difficult to have trust in her marriage. Nothing is forever or sure. Love can dissolve over time, not to mention if there was a mistress involved in their marriage.

Lost in her own thoughts, Sarah suddenly heard a voice coming from the door behind her. Turning around, she saw Charles come in. Sarah stood up in surprise. "You... You're already finished talking with your mom?" It was less than 15 minutes since she had left them.

Charles closed the door behind him. "Emma is with her. I was worried about you, so I came here to be with you."

"Your dad is still in a coma, I can take care of him alone if needed."

"Don't you want me here?" Charles giggled.

Sarah looked at him silently and sat down. Charles sat down beside her, holding her hands tightly.

Looking at him, Sarah saw that he was grinning, he seemed happy. Surprised by his unusual behavior, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Charles answered in a sweet tone. "You are really special!"

"Why?"

"There's nothing special per se, but I feel that you are so different, and I can't help looking at you endlessly!"

Sarah was even more surprised at his sudden change and said, "You... are you sick? You are behaving so different today?"

Charles burst into laughter and pulled her into his arms, "Fool, I'm just trying to show you how much I love!"

"Huh?" Sarah looked up at him a little bewildered.

"You really seem to be numb towards the expression of love. Looking at your reaction, it looks like you have never been in a romantic relationship before. I will teach you everything about love in the future!"