After Lady Irene left, Gloria turned her head to look at the man dressed in black and unconsciously bit her lower lip as she inwardly thought, 'How could he look so damn ….. eatable like that?'
Now that she was with him …. Just the two of them, Gloria was finding it hard to be calm. Something about this man was simply so enchanting. Her thoughts always go wild every time.
Her mind had been less busy since she could only sense him for a short time every night that he sneaked into her room, and stole a few kisses before leaving without doing much.
Now, however, they were both standing there, with the night looking so beautiful and stars sparkling in the sky. It looked so perfect for a night date. Gloria, who had never actually had a proper date in her life, now that she was thinking about it. Couldn't help but become a bit greedy as she looked at him.
As if sensing that she was looking at him, Xander turned to face her with a smile on his face. However, rather than becoming shy like she used to do before he started sneaking up on her, she faced his gaze head-on with a playful glint flickering in her eyes.
'Interesting!' Xander amusedly thought upon seeing how bold Gloria had become in such a few days.
Seeing that he didn't mind what she was doing, Gloria's courage increased.
"Hubby, do you want to go on a walk with me?" she asked coyly as she took a step forward while reaching her left hand for his.
Xander's brows rose in amusement when he heard how smoothly she called him, and his ego seemed to be satisfied.
"Is madam asking me out on a date?" as he took her arm in his, he asked teasingly.
Gloria blushed shyly when she heard that, but still stood her ground. "Is hubby willing to take this wife on our first date, then?" she teasingly responded with a wink.
"Haha!" Xander couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard that. He pulled her closer to him, and she could feel his body vibrating from the laughter. Her cheeks went hot.
After laughing for a while, he flicked her nose playfully with his finger, saying, "How can I reject a date from a beautiful woman? I will be looking forward to more dates from you, madam, in the future!"
Gloria's eyes sparkled when she heard that. She happily rubbed her naughty hand on the man's biceps muscles which were very taut and pleasing to touch. She felt him flinching but didn't bother to stop as she shamelessly responded, "Hehe, then wait for me. When I ask you in the future, you are not allowed to decline me!" her tone was filled with authority and left no room for rejection.
Xander smiled at her, finding her boldness very much more pleasant than the cowardice she used to show previously. To think that such a bright flower was nearly buried by those people. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes, recalling the information he had received concerning Gloria.
'Should I let her know?' he couldn't help but wonder as he looked at Gloria, whose eyes were filled with mischief as if she were a child.
However, on second thoughts, he objected to that idea.
'Let's wait for a while,' he decided as his gaze briefly landed on Gloria's belly before shifting so fast that Gloria didn't even see it.
"I will not deny my beloved wife. Now let's take a walk and enjoy the beautiful night!"
Gloria was happy to hear that and so the two, with their own thoughts, started taking a walk on this impromptu date.
Gloria's voice could be heard most of the time with Xander grunting and humming in response once in a while, but they looked harmonious. Nothing seemed to be amiss at all.
"Hubby, I am now confident that whatever anyone would throw at me at the gala, I will definitely face it. Since I will accompany you as your partner, I believe that it's going to be interesting."
"But … hubby, do you think that I will be facing a lot of pressure? After all, the rumors of your marriage had spread, but your wife hadn't been exposed yet. With us not revealing the marriage now. What do you think will happen?"
"Alas, I can see how crazy Simon and Sia will be when I meet them. Haha, imagine how wild they would go when they learn that I am married to you?" Gloria was full of laughter as she pictured that scene.
Even Xander couldn't help but picture it, and he found it very pleasing.
"You are looking forward to that day, that much?" he couldn't help but ask, hiding the worry in his inquiry.
Unable to detect that, Gloria happily responded as she turned her head so that she was facing Xander with a sly smile on her face. "It will even be better if, by the time they learn that we are married, I am pregnant!" she blinked slyly at him, curious about how he would take that now that she had said it.
Honestly, since she had accepted this fate of being sold with open arms, and agreed to marry Xander. Gloria knew that as long as she held on to his thighs, she wouldn't suffer in this life. It could be said that Xander was now her real family.
She didn't know why her parents adopted her and raised her the way they did. There was the possibility of something hideous she hadn't found out yet, but it was going to come out one day.
She was considered alone for now since her real family hadn't found her as of yet. Gloria wanted to have her own family.
She might not be able to rely on Xander's children. After all, they still have their mother. Being a stepmother was difficult. Having her own children would make her feel at ease. Not that she planned to mistreat his children. It's just that having her own children would make her feel like she had a family of her own.
Besides, those who always said that she was a hen who doesn't lay eggs would prove them wrong. Moreover, with a child, she could cement her position in the clan and Xander's heart as well.
Anyway, since she had already thought that far ahead, being open about it now was better than having a pig mate in the future.
Surely, when she said that, it was Xander's turn to be shocked. He wasn't expecting that Gloria would say something like that, to be honest.
He gazed into her eyes, hoping to find out some clues. Perhaps she was just joking or scheming something, but when he looked into those blue eyes; all he could see was him.
Perhaps it was the way that she was raised, but Gloria didn't seem to have any calculative thoughts in her eyes. At least the kind that was harmful to him.
Moreover, considering her lineage, it was impossible for her to have an evil heart.
He couldn't help but soften as he thought about that.
He held her arms tightly, his gaze on hers, but she didn't shy away at all. Instead, she confidently looked at him, a smile on her face as she playfully asked, "Or could it be that hubby doesn't want to bear a child with me?" tilting her head to the side, and her tone sounding a bit aggrieved.
"Pft~" Xander couldn't help but chuckle when he was attacked suddenly like that. He didn't think or expect that Gloria could do something like that. She surely caught him by surprise, but he liked it.
He pulled her gently into his arms and, like a marionette, she let him lead her.
Her head leaned against his chest, feeling the healthy heartbeats that sounded pleasant to her ears. She unconsciously closed her eyes.
With her enveloped in his arms, he inhaled that refreshing scent from her. It wasn't that discernable from a distance, but when wrapped in his arms like this, he could smell it. And he liked how she smelled.
After greedily inhaling her scent, he whispered against her ear, "Madam, from the moment I agreed on that contract, which is unfair to you. My mind was made. Since I willingly married you, then you are my wife and the mother of my children.
You know that I have two children with my ex-wife. They are now ours, but that doesn't mean that I will not allow you to bear a child of your own. I want to have our children as badly as you do. So don't have silly thoughts in your mind.
We might have not yet consummated our marriage, but we will. I will never forsake you. So, bear with me for a while. Can you do that, my dear wifey?"
Xander's baritone voice sounded a bit hoarse, scratching her ears the more he spoke.