"You’ve been busy lately, are you tired? Want me to... give you a neck and shoulder massage?"

"Can we... do it somewhere else?!"

She pouted.

"No way!"

Though her words were stern, her lips already moved over to kiss his cheek, and her small hand moved down from his chest, causing his body to tense up.

"You cheeky girl, you’re actually doing it!"

"Don’t move, no peeking!"

Grabbing a pillow to cover his face, she undid his belt.

...

...

Afterwards, she was so exhausted her arms were sore, and she lay sprawled out on the pillow.

"Go take a shower, I’m done with you!"

The man didn’t get up to shower immediately; instead, he carefully wiped her hands clean, then turned over to gently kiss her lips again.

"When I finish showering, I’ll give you a massage."

She lazily motioned with her chin.

Kris Cooper walked into the bathroom, came back fresh and clean a moment later, sat cross-legged, and gently kneaded her small arm with his big hands.

"I’ve been busy with the Jade River project lately, so our wedding photos will have to wait. Don’t be mad, my dear wife."

"It’s okay, your career comes first, it’s fine if we take wedding photos after we’re married." She smiled at him but suddenly remembered something and quickly sat up. "Oh, I almost forgot. Wait, I’ll get something for you."

With that, she got out of bed, retrieved a document that Sally had given her from the study room, and handed it to Kris Cooper.

"Where did this come from?"

"Sister Sally gave it to me, she also said..." Vera shrugged. "Barker wants to cooperate with Ashton to compete for the Jade River project."

Gently shaking the document in his hand, Kris Cooper smiled slightly, "It was Nathan Leafcastle who sent her, right?"

"She didn’t say." Vera shook her head lightly. "However, now that Brother Nathan is the president over there, this must have been something the two of them discussed!"

Her eyes on Kris Cooper’s face, she reached out and took the document.

"I already told her I’m merely the messenger and won’t influence your decision. No matter what decision you make, I’ll support you." She raised her small arm in a gesture, "I believe my husband is the best!"

"Of course!" Kris Cooper smiled without modesty, casually tossing the document onto the nightstand, and then opened his arms to her, "Come, let your husband hug you!"

Having some free time to be with her was a luxury, and he didn’t want to waste it on scheming matters.

Sitting up and nestling into his embrace, Vera moved her body slightly to find the most comfortable position to lie down, and he bent down slightly, nuzzling her hair with his nose.

His gentle large hand rested lightly on her yet-to-show belly.

"Vera, promise me one thing."

"Say it."

"Don’t tell anyone about your pregnancy for now, okay?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Vera looked up to meet his gaze, without asking why, she just nodded.

"Okay."

"Good girl!"

He gently kissed her forehead, his arms slightly curling to hold her tighter.

On the one hand, secretly contacting people from the Holland financial group, on the other hand, sending Sally Dalton to make nice with him; it seems Nathan Leafcastle really intends to go up against him.

Then don’t blame Kris Cooper for being ruthless!

Gently kissing the girl’s soft cheek, he spoke in a low voice.

"I need to do something soon that you might not like; knowing it might upset you, so... I’ll tell you in a while, okay?"