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"Watch out!"
Divorce
SUMMERINE DIDN'T KNOWwhich was more embarrassing: to be sent to the school clinic for having a bloody noseafteraccidentally walking into a wall...or to come out of said clinic and realizewhythe school doctor had this odd look on his face when Summerine had given her name.
Ryu didn't seem to notice the way he had everyone staring as he came forward to cup her chin.
His gaze was somber, his expression concerned. "Are you alright?"
"D-Did the—-"
"School clinic contact me about you?" he finished for her. "You already know the answer to that."
The way he sounded so calm while saying this made Summerine realize her husband was a much,muchbigger control freak than her parents could ever be. He was just better at hiding this.
Summerine wasn't conscious of her husband taking hold of her hand as they walked, and it was only when they were halfway to the university's parking lot that she realized where they were going.
"W-Wait—-" She dug her heels, and her husband came to a stop next to her. "I still have classes—-"
"You've been excused from all of them."
"F-For having a bloody nose?"
"Yes."
"But—-"
"Would you rather I tell them the truth?"
"But t-thatisthe truth," she pointed out uneasily.
"It'spartof the truth, and it's why I realize I've made another mistake where you're concerned. You walked into a wall—-"
Summerine couldn't help wincing upon hearing this. "It was an a-accident!"
"—-because you couldn't stop thinking about how you walked in on your husband naked."
Her jaw dropped, and her gorgeous husband smiled at her.
"That's the complete truth, but perhaps I was also mistaken in assuming you didn't want your professors to know—-"
"You're not mistaken," she said hastily.
"Are you sure?"
His voice was gentle, but...
Was he teasing her?
A slight smile touched her husband's lips. "Yes, Summerine. It's exactly what you're thinking Thatwasan attempt to tease you in hopes of making you relax. But it doesn't seem to be working, does it?"
"I...I..."
"Would like to smile back but you just can't?"
Yes!
"Because you're not used to having this kind of conversation with your parents?"