The Fifth Year of Marriage to Him novel Chapter 198

Chapter 198

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Why reject?

Lucille replied: Just woke up. Haven’t washed up.

Cedrick sent another video request.

Glancing around, Lucille noted how fixed preferences were. The bedsheets‘ color and style mirrored their home set. She answered.

The phone hovered close. Adjusting the angle, her face filled the entire screen.

Good sleep lent her cheeks a soft pink glow.

Cedrick took one look and said, “We shared a bed for five years. You think I don’t know how you look waking up un- washed?

Hiding from me?”

Lucille kept her eyes half–shut, silent.

“Why’d you power off?”

She rolled her eyes. “Didn’t want your noise.”

Cedrick fell speechless.

“Still sleepy?

Sleepyhead!”

So abrupt.

Lucille knew couples used odd pet names-“sleepyhead” might be one. But such terms never existed between her and

Cedrick.

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Utterly jarring. Goosebumps prickled all over.

“Need more sleep. Hanging up.”

She rushed to end the call.

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“Wanted to show you the ocean view…” Cedrick’s expression turned regretful. “Never mind. Sleep. I’ll grab break- fast.”

Lucille instantly terminated the video.

Cedrick set his phone down. A voice sounded behind him: “So you call Lucille ‘sleepyhead‘ normally?”

Maricela approached with two coffee cups, placing one before him.

Cedrick stiffened slightly. “No… She’s just sleeping in.”

“I saw over your shoulder. Lucille’s so lucky.”

Maricela smiled wistfully. “I’d love to wake naturally, someone always covering for me. But…”

Her eyelids lowered.

“Maricela … ”

Maricela shook her head. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to dampen things. Just remembered my years abroad… envying Lu-

cille…”

“Maricela,” Cedrick said firmly, “I meant it–good times shared and hard times borne. Now’s our time to thrive to- gether.”

He used tongs to drop sugar cubes into her coffee. “No more black coffee from now on. Life will always be sweet.”

“Mhm!”

Maricela looked up, eyes glistening with unshed tears. She offered a smile that took all her strength, heartbreaking in its effort. “Cedrick… I saw your video call with Lucille just now. She’s so beautiful. You’ve taken such good care of her. Her skin is flawless. I’m so envious… not like me…” She touched her own face with a bitter smile.

“Maricela !”

Cedrick said firmly, “You are always the most beautiful.”

“Don’t just say that to make me feel better!”

Maricela laughed. “Anyway, forget about me. Lucille didn’t seem very responsive. Is she angry? Or is she upset be- cause you came out with me?”

Cedrick chuckled. “Not your fault. Just morning grumpiness. I woke her up.”

“R–really?”

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Maricela smiled faintly, lowering her head to sip her coffee. “I thought it was because of me… Cedrick, I really don’t want you two to fight over me.”

“We won’t…” Cedrick took a sip of his coffee. “Lucille is very understanding. She just gets a little moody sometimes, always because of me. I’ll make it up to her when I get home.”

“Really? She wasn’t angry even after… after you told that robber to release me first?” Maricela brought it up again.

Cedrick’s mind flashed back to that moment. His hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly, but he quickly com- posed himself, smiling. “It was fine once I got home. We had dinner together just yesterday. She turned her anger into appetite, ate three whole bowls of rice.”

“That’s a relief. Otherwise… you always put me first. I was afraid she’d be hurt.” Maricela watched him with a probing look.

Cedrick was silent for a moment. “She understands. My brothers and I… we went through the hardest times together. The comfort she has now… she understands that. She’ll always be there.”

Disturbed by Cedrick’s call, Lucille lost any desire to linger in bed.