Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 414: There’s Just You and Me

Chapter 414: There’s Just You and Me

"R-right. Of course. I was just a stranger to you back then. I must have looked like an old pervert selfishly desiring you. I’m so sorry," he lost all the confidence he had earlier. His eyes darted to the floor.

’Oops. Was I too harsh?’

"It’s alright. I am your wife so it’s fine to fantasize about doing it with me. And it’s your mind so you can do whatever you please. It just happened that I could hear you," she tried to make him feel better, but he still drooped.

"Does this mean all those times you were pretending to sleep during our first month was because you can’t sleep due to my thoughts?" he inquired.

She did not reply since he might feel even worse. But her silence was enough to tell him his assumption was right.

"That must have been terrible. I was so foolish. I’m so sorry. I didn’t know I was giving you so much trouble," Ferdinand’s shoulders sagged.

Arabella eyed her sulking husband. He might feel even worse if she doesn’t accept his apology. It was better to be best honest about how she felt back then since he was sincerely apologizing.

"Yes, you were. It was so hard to sleep at night with you thinking about all sorts of things. It was annoying. You moved from thinking about lewd thoughts to planning your whole day or vice versa. I wanted to hit you with a pillow so many times, especially when your thoughts wander too much," she told him her complaints about that time.

"I’m so sorry," Ferdinand wilted even more.

"But it’s alright now. I have already forgiven you months ago. And it’s not your fault I can hear your thoughts. I was the one who was invading by listening to it like that. I shouldn’t have known about it, but I did because of my ability. So, as I have said, it’s not really your fault. Likewise, now that I like you, I don’t dislike knowing that you had been yearning for me before I even liked you. I felt wanted, so you don’t have to feel bad about it anymore," she cupped his face with both hands and kissed him on the forehead.

"Really? You forgive me?" Ferdinand finally perked up. His ears were red.

"Yes. It’s been so long. I’ve almost even forgotten about those times so don’t get hung up over it."

"Thank you. But, if you forgive me so easily, I might get used to it," he mumbled against her shoulder even though he embraced her tight in relief.

"Then, should I make you feel depressed even more and bully you?"

"No. Please don’t," he held her tighter.

"See."

"Oh, but you can hit my body if you want. I’m quite sturdy so you can vent on my body when you are angry or frustrated," Ferdinand offered his body as a sacrifice.

’He said this last time too. Is he some kind of masochist? He wants me to inflict physical pain on him?’

"No. Wouldn’t it hurt?" she refused.

"I won’t. I am more worried that your hands will get hurt instead. I’ve trained this body beyond its limits so I would be fine."

’Is he bragging about his body right now or just being concerned?’

If others heard him, they would think he was being too arrogant even if he was simply speaking of the truth.

"Even so, your body is mine, so I don’t want to hurt it."

Ferdinand’s lips arched in a beautiful smile at her words. "You are so kind."

"I’m not. You’re my husband, so of course I would treat you better than others."

It was better to drop him hints that she was not a pure and good lady. That she could be mean and vicious from time to time so he would not be shocked and averted in case she makes a mistake. After all, sometimes, when she’s angry, her old habits show up. She was still working on ridding herself of her bad habits from the past.

"Others? There are no ’others.’ There’s just you and me. Don’t treat others too kindly."

Again, her husband picks up the wrong things from her words instead of what she was trying to emphasize.

"Of course, I won’t," she replied and gave him another peck of assurance and he beamed.

[I like you. I really like you. Way too much, I’m at a loss on what to do.] Ferdinand nuzzled against her neck and squeezed her tight.

Arabella felt the heat rise to her face. She looked out the window to calm her heart since it suddenly beat loudly. She hoped her husband couldn’t hear it.

But he could. And he leaned closer to her chest to hear it much more closely. He enjoyed listening to her heart, knowing that he was the reason it was racing.

When remained unmoving and silent and even his thoughts were, she thought he fell asleep. He only had an hour of sleep, after all. But then...

"Your heart was racing so fast earlier. What were you thinking about?" He was simply so focused on just listening to her heartbeat.

"Nothing," she avoided his gaze. He already knew she heard his thoughts which was why, but he was teasing her again.

"Arabella, look at me," he asked but she ignored him as if she didn’t hear. Her name sounded so beautiful on his lips though.

"Arabella," he said and tilted her face to him. But she looked elsewhere again. He was so cute when he was acting like this so she couldn’t help teasing him.

Moreover, she heard from his thoughts that he was going to ask her if they could do naughty things for a bit. She thought he forgot about it when they spoke about other things. But it seems he did not. His eyes would be begging her, and she wasn’t sure she could still say no.

If she met his gaze now, she might just say, "Yes, please" instead. Thus, she avoided looking into his eyes.

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