Chapter 22 Whitney quickly pretended to look all frightened and played along . My hero ! Youve saved my life , so I must repay this favor by becoming your woman . Julius dropped this hint on her to make her stop , but since her response was so suggestive , he playfully licked his lips and whispered into her cars again , Whitney , what do you think about doing it , you know , in the day ? That question made Whitneys face flush instantly . Just then , a knock on the door ruined the amorous atmosphere in the room . Julius , are you inside ? Cynthia called out from outside the door She knew Julius was inside , but she couldnt stand the idea of Julius spending time alone with Whitney , so she found a reason to interrupt their private time . After the door was opened , Cynthia was about to speak when she was met with Julius hostile expression as he walked out . He narrowed his eyes and seemed to be trying his best to stop himself from losing his temper , but his tone of voice was terrifying anyway . What do you want ? Julius imposing aura made Cynthia tremble , but she took a deep breath and said, Julius , Mommy said that everyone who doesnt really have anything urgent to attend to should go to the front yard . Everyone who doesnt really have anything urgent to attend to Julius sneered . You mean , someone like yourself ? Cynthia had a bad feeling about what he was going to say next . Just then , Whitney walked out of the room elegantly and smiled at Julius while completely ignoring Cynthia as she said . Lets go to the front yard . Yes , Julius , lets go together ! blurted Cynthia before she realized that she had revealed her overexcitement . She didnt need to look at the other two to know that they were staring at her . She quickly put on a straight face and said awkwardly , I mean , lets go to the front yard together . By putting it that way , lets could still either include or exclude Whitney . Whitney didnt know how to respond to that . She took this chance to look at Cynthia properly and sized her up . Cynthia was wearing a long dress , the latest design from a luxury house . The neckline was very low and while she was wearing a jacket over her dress , the jacket couldnt be buttoned up . This woman had really gone all out in hopes of seducing Julius . It was 20 degrees out here for crying out loud . Whitney raised an eyebrow and was about to say something when Julius pulled her into his arms and glared impatiently at Cynthia . And who said we had to go now ? Cynthia had no answer to that , so she cursed under her breath and forced herself to Alright then , Ill head over first . Then she reluctantly walked away . Whitney could sense Cynthias indignation as she walked away . You dont want to go over now ? You dont like her ? Julius expression had reverted to his gentle self as he looked tenderly at Whitney 1/3 Chapter 99 Huh ? How did he know ! you dont like her , just tell me and Ill make sure she never appears in front of your again . Julius spoke as though he was going to literally wipe any person she named off the face of the earth . Thats really not necessary Whitney was touched by his offer hor that wasnt how things worked in reality It was very obvious that Cynthia held a torch for Julius , which meant that Whitney had to always keep an eye on her . case she tried anything funny . Besides , Cynthia was considered part of the Latreille family , so it was impossible for Whitney to never meet her again . But Julius saw things in a simpler light . As long as it was something or somebody Whitney didnt like , then he wouldnt want this thing or person to appear anywhere near Whitney . At the same time , this answer told Julius that he was right in saying that Whitney didnt like Cynthia . I dont like her vither , said Julius as he turned to go back into his room Whitney was a little stunned by his sudden declaration and her first reaction was to ask , Why ? Julius turned to look at his mildly confused wife and asked in a provocative tone , Why , would you prefer that I like her ? Whitney glared at him and snapped , Go ahead . Like her , if you dare . He was amused by her jealous expression and laughed . Before she could say more , his low and hoarse voice whispered into her ear sweetly , I dont like anybody else . I only like you . Whitney felt her face grow hot from just listening to his voice . His voice could almost hypnotize her . She realized that her thoughts had wandered somewhere it shouldnt , so she raised her arms to push at his shoulders to make him let go of her . Then , she put on a stern look as if she was about to say something serious . Arent we supposed to gather at the front yard Julius blinked a few times before realizing that Whitney was trying to change the topic . He didnt question her about it and answered her , Lets go over now . Whitney wanted to leave for the front yard mostly because she wanted to calm herself down . She couldnt always spend time alone with Julius , she thought to herself . Ever since she had been reborn , she had spent almost all her time with Julius . Spending time with him made her very happy , but it almost always ended with them getting frisky , Julius wasnt worried as he walked next to her and held her hand . He didnt get any today , but he had fun teasing her . He had more or less figured out what would make her feel shy or embarrassed Actually , I didnt want to let you go to the front yard , said Julius seriously as he turned to look at her . Why ? asked Whitney , even though she could guess why . If we were here on a normal day , the house would only have my parents and Cynthia . But were having a family gathering today , so other relatives are around as well , Julius realized that putting it this way might make Whitney misunderstand what he was trying to say , so he added . Its good for them to get to know you , but some of them have ulterior motives , so it would have been better if you didnt have to meet those people . 2/3 12.17 Tue , Jan 14 BGB . Chapter 22 She held his hand tightly and said gently . Ill be fine . Im not as fragile as you think I am I can handle them Once they joined the party at the front yard , Julius might not be able to be by her side all the time to protect her from unsavory characters , so that made him worried . Tll protect myself just fine . Besides , Im your wife , remember ? Nobody will dare to bully me , said Whutney as if handling this party was a piece of cake . 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