Noble Pampering: Demon CEO's Relentless Entanglement-Chapter 860 - 856: I Want You to Marry Me

"What are you thinking?" Seeing her lost in thought in his embrace, he couldn’t help but ask softly.

Her gaze was somewhat vacant, staring at a small corner. What she’s thinking, can she tell him?

"Asher Land, tell me... what is our relationship now?" She spoke calmly, her seemingly casual words striking him like a hammer blow.

What does it mean, what is our relationship now?

"I can sleep with you, I can bear your children, Asher Land, I know you must see me as your woman, but have you ever thought that everything I do is fulfilling a wife’s duty? Have you ever considered me as your wife?"

She hesitated for a while, unsure whether these words should be spoken to him. She kept looking for a suitable opportunity, but every time she found one, the words couldn’t escape her lips.

Asking him for a name takes real courage.

Wife?

Asher Land’s body visibly stiffened for a moment. Her words today were too sudden, leaving him unprepared to respond.

When she saw him suddenly fall silent, she immediately felt lost and desperate.

"Asher Land, do you think I’m not worthy of you? A small-time actress like me simply isn’t fit to be the wife of the Golden Era Consortium’s third young master?"

Still silence.

"What are you hiding from?" Sophie Smith pushed him away, stood up, casually picked up a towel, and wrapped it around herself. When she looked up, she saw herself in the full-length mirror, her hair slightly messy, her skin covered with marks of varying sizes, her legs weak, barely able to stand.

He slightly lowered his eyes, emotions in his eyes restrained. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

She clenched her fists, bit her lip. Since she’s confessed these things to him for the first time, she wouldn’t hide anything anymore. She decided to say everything.

"You have the right to remain silent now, but I have the duty to finish speaking." This time, she felt braver than ever. In front of Asher Land, she was determined to negotiate properly and take back everything that was supposed to be hers.

She no longer wanted to continue being weak, to bear and endure.

"I don’t want to be your tool for desire, I don’t want to only appear when you need me, I don’t want to follow you without a name or status, Asher Land, I want you to marry me."

He raised his head unexpectedly, but saw the unwavering determination in her eyes.

At this moment, was something Asher Land never anticipated.

For so many years, she had never spoken such words. Even before their lovemaking today, he hadn’t noticed any signs she was about to say this. How, in an instant, had she changed into someone else?

He was caught off guard, helpless.

"Asher Land, why won’t you speak?" She walked up to him, looking down at him sitting on the sofa. "You love me, don’t you? If you love me, why can’t you marry me?"

"Sophie..." He stood up, embracing her in his arms. "Let’s put this off for now, okay?"

The Chief Doctor had given him an ultimatum to complete the surgery as soon as possible. He intended to discuss any issues only after the surgery.

The surgery was so risky; what if there was an accident, then what?

He had said he wasn’t afraid of death, only couldn’t bear to see her suffer for him.