Chapter 425 The Only One


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    Jonathan noticed the fierce look in her eyes, but a yful smile graced his lips as he bent down and lifted her into his arms.


    Anneliese gasped in surprise, wrapping her arms around his neck. She intended to object- until her eyesnded on his throat, causing her to keep silent for a moment.


    He hadn''t yet knotted his tie, and the cor of his shirt remained open, with one button undone.


    That slight looseness exposed the strong curve of his Adam''s apple—and just below it, a small mole next to a faint bite mark. Further down, a thin scratch marked his skin.


    She recalled that. The previous night, he had pushed her to her limits, each time more forcefully than before, until she finally wed at his back in desperation. Rather than slowing him, it only encouraged him.


    In the end, her fury had led her to bite his neck again, simply to express her frustration.


    She thought, There''s no denying it now-the man in front of me, looking allposed and proper, is indeed the same one fromst night. No doubt about it.


    But goodness, he knows how to put on a show when he wants to!


    Jonathan had already carried her to the couch while she continued to fume silently in her thoughts, after which he settled her firmly on hisp. His arms held her against the firm contours of his body.


    Anneliese''s flushed cheeks and restless amber eyes revealed her thoughtspletely. He lifted her chin with one finger and narrowed his gaze. "Are you silently scolding me?" he inquired.


    Her eyes widened and her lips parted in astonishment.


    He thought, Every one of her thoughts is practically visible on her face.


    He chuckled, leaning in to ce a kiss on her soft, trembling lips.


    The sound of Mabel moving around in the kitchen reached her ears, followed by Meatloaf, propping her paws on the couch and staring at them with wide, sleepy eyes.


    She felt a surge of panic and pushed Jonathan away while covering her mouth with both hands.


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    "Are you hying to throw me off?" Anneliese asked.


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    One of his eyebrows raised, and his gaze grew intense as he pressed a searing kiss against her neck, then moved to the delicate skin behind her ear. Only then did he whisper, "So... you really have no experience, huh?"


    The tips of her cars flushed bright red, contrasting like tiny rubies against her pale skin.


    Anneliese felt a flush of embarrassment as his warm lips grazed her ear, causing her breath to catch. The feeling was both maddening and exhrating.


    She instinctively turned away, her long, curledshes fluttering like a startled dragonfly skimming above the water and concealing the brilliance in her eyes.


    "Can''t you tell if I''m experienced or not?” Her voice trembled, revealing everything she wished to conceal. That reaction served as an answer.


    Jonathan''s chest rose and fell before a softugh escaped him.


    The sound made her open her eyes wide, ring at him in flustered indignation. "What''s so funny?"


    "I''m just pleased. It seems I''m the only man you''ve ever been with," he replied.


    His smile widened further despite her re. Instead of stopping, heughed even more, his lips curving so high they nearly reached his cheekbones. His words were filled with a smug, unapologetic happiness.


    "Be quiet!" she snapped.


    Footsteps from Mabel echoed from the kitchen, causing Anneliese''s embarrassment to intensify. She quickly covered his mouth, desperate to keep him silent before anyone else could hear.


    But just as she attempted to rise from hisp, his hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her back down. He grasped her wrist, kissed the tips of her fingers, and reiterated with stubborn determination, dering, "I genuinely am happy."


    She was speechless for a moment.


    "Because you''re my only woman as well," Jonathan continued.


    Anneliese was speechless again upon hearing his words. She thought, Does this man not understand the concept of shame?


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    At around twenty-six, he''s handsome and aplished-so why on earth does he think hisck of experience is something to boast about?


    Why did he keep mentioning it?


    Yet, the more Anneliese contemted it, the more she understood it was something unique, if not valuable. In its own way, it wasmendable.


    And perhaps that was why Jonathan had been unable to stop himselfst night.


    A blush once again crept up her ears as she murmured, "Then, why didn''t you ever mention it? If Zion hadn''t brought it up just now, I''d still be unaware."


    Jonathan''s eyebrows raised when she declined to borate, a smile forming as he examined


    her.


    She puffed out her cheeks, realizing the earlier call hade from Zion—not some friend gossiping about her.


    Then another memory shed back-during her divorce proceedings. At the City Hall, she''d had an intense argument with Melody, and Jessica had let slip that Zacharias was not man enough. They had never experienced a genuine married life.


    This implied that Coral''s pregnancy likely had nothing to do with him whatsoever.