Perfect Match: Irresistible Desire For You -
Chapter 342
On one fine day at the end of June, a baby was born in the Estrada family in Olkfield.
This good news spread to the Marshall family in Ariosa like wildfire. Ashley, who was pregnant and bored to death at home, clamored to visit the Estrada family again.
“Joseph, I want to see Ruben. I promise I’ll be back soon.” With her lips curled into a pout, she shook Joseph’s arm vigorously. In Joseph’s eyes, she looked adorable.
Ruben was the newborn baby of the Estrada family. All they wanted was for him to have a bright and promising future ahead of him.
The baby was born yesterday. As his godmother, Ashley had been meaning to visit him since. Sadly, she could not see him yet.
Joseph, who was working on his computer, stood up and gently stroked his wife’s hair. “Honey, it’s not good for you to go through such a long journey,” he patiently explained.
“But why? I’m only three months pregnant. What are you so afraid of? Besides, I’ll be with my all-powerful husband. How can anything happen to me?” Ashley blinked her bright eyes as she spoke and act cute.
Joseph must admit, her last sentence swayed him. But as a man of his word, he still stuck to his principle. “Be good, okay? Just hold on a little longer.”
One… two… three… Three seconds had passed, and yet Joseph still did not give in to Ashley’s pitiful look on her face. Her eyes suddenly brimmed with tears. She stamped her feet in dejection and walked out of the study without a word.
As his wife had left in a fit of pique, Joseph let out a helpless sigh and ran after her.
To tell the truth, he had always spoiled Ashley. He always gave what she had asked. But he had two reasons why he refused to let her visit the Estrada family. Firstly, he was concerned that the bumpy road and long journey would do harm to her, especially now that she was pregnant. Secondly, he was worried that she would value her friend more than her own husband.
Joseph had an agreement with Jack when he went to attend Zachary and Yasmin’s wedding with Ashley in Olkfield. He could not break his promise, so he allowed Ashley to hang out with her friends as much as she wanted. But now, he realized that he could not live without her by his side.
Of course, he would never tell her that reason.
Their married life had been smooth and harmonious. Ashley stuck to him like glue, and Joseph grew to be dependent on her. They could not live without each other now.
As Ashley walked into the bedroom, Joseph followed suit and gently closed the door behind him.
He then held his wife in a tight and warm embrace and softly coaxed her, “Honey, don’t be mad.”
Ashley felt his warm and invigorating breath in her ear. However, she just stubbornly turned her head away and let out a snort.
“Honey, being angry makes you age faster.” Joseph’s low and magnetic voice came to her ears.
“Joseph, you bastard, let go of me!” Ashley grumbled, disgusted by his brazen tricks.
Joseph always used this trick every time she was sulking. He would coax her for a while and then comfort and k**s her until she dissolved into smiles.
“How can I let you go?” he whispered in her ear.
Ashley’s body slightly trembled when his sweet words came to her ear.
A few moments later, she could no longer stand his warm breath in her ear, so she finally succumbed to him. “I’m not angry anymore, but let go of me first.”
A flush had spread all the way from her face down to her neck. At that moment, she lowered her head and took deep breaths. The l**t that she had been suppressing for days washed over her after Joseph’s amorous advances.
It was only then that Joseph loosened his grip. Neither of them spoke for a while, and only the sound of their heavy breathing could be heard. Nevertheless, there was an air of romance in every corner of the room.
All of a sudden, a message notification from Joseph’s phone broke the silence between them.
He considerately put his wife on the bed and sat down. When he finally regained his composure, only then did he take out his phone and check the message.
“What is it?” Ashley curiously asked.
Her anger had now completely dissipated.
Yasmin once told her that a woman would not have a good reputation and status in the family if she was too submissive and docile. Well, she was speaking from her experience. However, Ashley, who originally wanted to strengthen her status in the family, did not keep that in mind.
“Take a look at this.” Joseph showed his phone screen to Ashley with a smile.
“Wow! They look so lovely!” Ashley exclaimed.
On the screen was a photo of Zachary, Yasmin, and their newborn baby. They appeared to be in a white room. Yasmin’s beautiful face was a little pale, while Zachary’s handsome face looked gentler. They were looking at their newborn baby. It could be seen in their eyes how happy they were.
Another message came after a moment. Joseph immediately opened it and saw that it was a close-up picture of the baby.
“He’s so cute! Look at his big, black eyes! He’s still a baby, but he already knows how to look into the camera.”
Ruben, the newborn baby, appeared smaller on the screen. His tiny face was pink, and his eyes were bright and dazzling. What was more, his thin lips were pouting slightly. Although his facial features were not that distinct yet, he looked cute.
Ashley could not help but tighten her grip on the phone. A feeling of motherly love was overwhelming her. Joseph, on the other hand, was unimpressed by the baby. “He looks so wrinkly. I don’t get it. He looks ugly to me,” he slowly said.
Ashley stared at the photo intently. The baby’s tiny face and limbs indeed appeared a little wrinkly.
Nevertheless, she could not help but roll her eyes upon hearing Joseph’s crass remark. “Oh, come on! It’s only natural for a newborn baby to appear wrinkled. He was just born two days ago. Don’t you have any common sense? To think, you’ve read more parenting books than me.”
As soon as Ashley said these words, Joseph pressed the power button on his phone. The screen turned black in an instant.
“Hey! Why did you turn it off?” Ashley raised her head and asked with a frown.
Joseph looked straight into her eyes and answered, “From now on, you should only look at me.”
“What? What are you talking about?” she asked in confusion. She could not figure out what he was saying. She was dumbfounded and, at the same time, perplexed by what he meant.
“It’s not difficult to understand it,” Joseph uttered in a cool and attractive manner. But, for some reason, his sexy lips were somewhat tense, and a hint of indignation could be seen.
Truth be told, he felt aggrieved. Ashley had been staring at the screen of his phone with eyes burning with affection. She was so engrossed in the baby’s picture that it seemed she had forgotten that he was there. And now, even though he had already expressed his grievance, she did not take him seriously. Was it wrong to yearn for his wife’s attention?
After pondering for a moment, Ashley’s face broke into a wide grin. However, she immediately stifled her smile and gazed at him with a serious look on her face. “Don’t tell me you’re jealous?”
“I am jealous,” Joseph replied with a straight face.
“Ha-ha! You’re ridiculous. Why are you jealous? He’s just a baby!”
Ashley was both happy and helpless that she had married such a considerate yet jealous husband.
“I don’t care. You should only pay attention to me,” Joseph repeated, making Ashley collapse into laughter.
“Fine. My husband is the most handsome man in the world anyway,” Ashley cajoled.
As she saw the proud look on Joseph’s face, she stroked her baby bump dreamily and asked, “Do you think our baby will be as cute as Ruben?”
“Our baby will be more adorable than him,” he replied at once.
“It seems that you’re confident about our baby. Why is that?”
“I just know it. I’m sure our baby will inherit my exceedingly handsome appearance,” Joseph assured smugly.
Upon hearing this, Ashley was at a loss for words.
She could not help but wonder if their baby would inherit Joseph’s narcissism as well.
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