Chapter 1191 - 1218: Already Doing Well, Jiang (5)

Chapter 1191: Chapter 1218: Already Doing Well, Jiang (5)

Camden River smiled faintly, "Hmm, I’ll go wash up then."

Tong Tong nodded.

Camden River found clothes in the closet before heading to the bathroom, while Tong Tong stood on the balcony, her semi-dry hair cascading down, lost in thought.

There were four cigarette butts in the ashtray.

She hadn’t turned on the light, but the moonlight was quite bright, allowing her to see clearly.

Her heart ached.

In her impression, Camden River wasn’t a smoker. Someone like him would keep his distance from things like smoking and drinking. Yet he made exceptions repeatedly for Windsor Myres. Because she drank, perhaps he started smoking because of her too.

Ultimately, he was still wearing a mask.

These past few days, his smiles have increased, but those smiles were different from Camden River’s occasional smiles of the past.

Instead, they reminded her of Daniel Davis.

She felt Camden River was becoming more like a mature man. His smiling expressions increasingly resembled those of an impeccable and reserved man in social settings, with a smile that, when it came, his once clear and pure eyes displayed more intriguing meanings.

She increasingly couldn’t understand him.

Because he had changed.

No longer was he the boy whose eyes saw only black and white, clear and clean. The complex and twisted experiences of these years gradually stripped away his youthful purity, turning him mature and deep, learning to conceal emotions and to mask.

Camden River...

Tong Tong covered her heart with one hand, feeling only pain.

What should she do?

What could she do to dispel the gloom in his heart and return him to the Camden River who, though difficult to approach, carried no burdens.

Tong Tong pondered for a long time, and finally turned back to the room.

The water stopped in the bathroom, and Camden River came out wearing a loose white T-shirt and black shorts.

His hair was dark and freshly dried, making him look vibrant.

"Why haven’t you gone to sleep?" Camden River had basically made up his mind, looked at her, and asked softly. As soon as he spoke, he turned on the bedside lamp and turned off the room light, pulled back one side of the quilt, and got into bed.

Chloe Smith and Troy River were quite conservative parents.

Though they hoped for a good outcome, they didn’t go as far as leaving just one quilt or eavesdropping.

Once Camden River turned off the light, the room darkened, Tong Tong’s heart skipped a beat, and she said "Oh," pulled open another quilt, and slipped in.

The room was too quiet.

Both of them were on the same bed, and they could hear each other’s breathing.

Tong Tong lay on her side, holding her breath, afraid to make a sound, too tense. Even while alone under the quilt, her whole body was incredibly stiff, like a puppet, unable to move.

Camden River was actually not asleep, leaning against the headboard.

With his gaze lowered, he could see Tong Tong.

She was obediently still, yet it seemed unusually off.

If someone wasn’t asleep, they certainly wouldn’t be in a state like hers, looking too tense.

He felt very conflicted.

They were husband and wife now.

Sooner or later, it had to happen.

He raised a hand resting on the quilt, hesitating for a while before finally managing to reach out, until he tightened his lips and stretched his hand out.

Tong Tong happened to turn, and he touched her face.

Camden River pulled the corners of his lips into a smile, maintaining that position for a long time before softly asking, "Are you just going to sleep like that?"

He rarely spoke romantic words, especially in bed, worried too much. With Windsor Myres, it was hard to fully let go. But Tong Tong was weak and shy, needing more adaptation than himself. So he had to ponder and find words to help her relax.