The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 294 - 274, Besides, I don’t have such strong tastes!

Chapter 294: 274, Besides, I don’t have such strong tastes!

Mario Jensen once again refreshed Ivy Aretha’s understanding of him.

Lina Miller stared in amazement as the man suggested that they sleep in the same small bed, which in reality meant they would be sharing a bed. She wasn’t scared, but rather seemed to be both flattered and in disbelief.

Sometimes, when surprises came too quickly, she didn’t even have time to digest them!

This made Lina look at Ivy with confusion in her eyes.

"What are you looking at me like that for? I won’t do anything to you!" He shifted his gaze to her slightly protruding belly and laughed mockingly. "With you in this condition, even if I had any needs, you couldn’t fulfill them. Besides, I don’t have such heavy tastes!"

He heard the doctor’s words loud and clear. The baby living in her belly was his own son, so how could he dare to fool around?

Upon hearing this, Lina’s face flushed a deep red in an instant. The flush spread to her neck, turning her beautiful skin pink. She had just come out of the bathroom, her body still carrying a light fragrance from her shower, and her embarrassment mixed with coyness was too much for any man to bear. Mario’s throat bobbed, and suddenly, all of his blood rushed to one place!

"I’ll take a shower first, you go to sleep!"

Mario dared not look at her anymore for fear of losing control.

He rushed into the bathroom and took a half-hour cold shower, then splashed cold water on his face again and again, reminding himself that she was pregnant, and his thoughts shouldn’t be so wicked. He had already ruined her once, and if anything happened next time, it must be when she was willing!

Mario hypnotized himself in the bathroom several times before his agitated emotions calmed down.

When he came out, she was already asleep with her eyes closed. As he lifted the quilt to get into bed, he noticed she was wearing cotton long-sleeve pajamas and pajama pants instead of the nightgown he had given her. Mario’s heart skipped a beat, and he couldn’t help but think of the time he forced himself on her. Was it possible that she now associated the nightgown with those painful memories, or was she simply dressing more conservatively because they were sharing a bed tonight? Weren’t they in summer here, and wouldn’t that outfit be too warm?

With these thoughts, Mario felt a wave of cold wash over him. The previously uncontrollable heat had disappeared entirely, more effective than even a two-hour-long cold shower!

Thinking along these lines, he instinctively wanted to sleep farther away from her, for fear of waking or frightening her, or being unsettled by her presence.

But only a few hours into the night, he was startled awake by the sound of her convulsing next to him, kicking at the quilt. He sat up, turned on the light, and asked, "Lina, what’s wrong with you?"

Even after his words were finished, she was still fast asleep.

Mario squinted and frowned, checking her breath and feeling her forehead, only to find everything was normal. He sighed with relief, but then her legs started convulsing again, this time both at once.

This time, she mumbled something and instinctively tapped her own legs twice before falling back asleep.

Mario’s sleepiness vanished instantly!

Seeing her legs spasm again, he quickly helped her massage them, guessing she might be experiencing cramps. He remembered reading that leg cramps were common during the sixth and seventh months of pregnancy, but she was only three months along! If she continued to have cramps until the end of her pregnancy, she would be suffering for much longer than other expecting mothers. With this thought, Mario felt that the child shouldn’t be so naughty when it came out and needed some proper discipline!

Mario massaged her legs for a while until her convulsions stopped. This time, he decided to hold her in his arms so that if her cramps returned, he would know immediately.

Lina slept deeply, with no reaction to being moved into his arms. The softness of her body in his embrace and the familiar scent of Mario Jensen stirred a strange feeling in him. He placed his hand on her slightly protruding abdomen, and the sensation was so real he could almost imagine a baby laughing inside her, looking at him and saying, "Daddy, wait for me to come out and take care of you!"

At that moment, Mario understood the joy of first-time fatherhood.

As they had gone to bed early, Lina woke up early as well. To her shock, she found herself lying in Mario’s arms, her head resting on the crook of his arm, her back pressed against his chest. His familiar scent swirled around her nose, both comforting and unfamiliar.

Lina dared not move or check if the man was awake. She lowered her gaze and noticed his broad hand resting on her slightly protruding belly, his fingers spread in a perfect caressing gesture.

This gesture...It was full of care!

Did it mean he liked children?

At the very least, he probably didn’t hate them!

At that moment, she felt an inexplicable surge of excitement.

"If you want to move, go ahead. I’m already awake," Mario said.

He let her go and got up first. Lina dared not look at him, fearing that their eye contact would make her feel awkward. She had always been very proper and was not used to lying in a mostly platonic man’s arms and acting nonchalant. It could be said that while their souls were innocent, their bodies were not, with proof growing inside her belly.

"Ahem, last night, you said you were having leg cramps in your sleep and asked me to massage them for you," Mario explained hesitantly as he dressed. "But don’t worry, I didn’t do anything other than massage you!"

Lina was too embarrassed to look at him now!

Oh, God!

What had she done?!

How could she end up in his arms like that?!

If it were any other man, she wouldn’t believe she would do such a thing in her sleep, but with him, she believed it. After all, she had dreamed of crawling into his arms countless times, and lately, her legs really had been cramping at night!

Just as Lina was feeling increasingly uncomfortable, a message tone rang out from Mario’s phone. He picked it up and saw that it was a WhatsApp message from Ivy Aretha asking if he had found Lina yet.