Perfect Match: Irresistible Desire For You
Chapter 85

“Okay. You should go to sleep first,” Joseph replied in a low voice when he noticed her eyes drooping.

‘I’ve waited a long time for the person who would spend their life with me, and I’ve always wanted to watch the sunrise with them,’ she thought to herself.

However, exhaustion overwhelmed her, and she couldn’t help but fall asleep.

As he stared at her peaceful face as she slept, he reached a hand out to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Then, he slowly propped himself up to plant a gentle k**s on her rosy cheek.

“If you can promise yourself to me, I will give you a peaceful and happy life,” he murmured against her cheek.

After a few moments, Joseph also fell asleep. In the middle of the night, he suddenly jolted awake when he felt Ashley wrap her arm around him out of the blue.

When he opened his eyes, he saw her leg peek out from underneath the quilt and cross over his knees.

Although Ashley was wearing thick pajamas, Joseph was concerned that she would get a cold. Temperatures dramatically dropped at night in Mexico. He gently tucked her arm back underneath the quilt.

However, before he could finish tucking her in, Ashley suddenly realized something. She stretched an arm out to shrug the quilt off, then moved to lie on top of Joseph’s, holding him in a bear hug.

He felt helpless as he watched her toss and turn restlessly in bed.

‘Did she usually sleep this way? Maybe she mistook me as her doll bear once again.’ He moved to pick the discarded quilt up before he draped it over her again. When he was sure that she was covered up, he lay back down.

He could feel the warmth of her body even through the quilt. Combined with the pleasant fragrance unique to her, Joseph couldn’t help but feel aroused.

The woman dared to play with fire, but he wouldn’t dare to make a move on her at this moment. ‘I’ll be hoping for another intimate moment like this with you in the future! Just you wait!’ Joseph thought to himself as he struggled to reign in his desires.

Fortunately, the morning was near. He saw the arrival of dawn through the transparent fabric of the tent. After a few moments, Joseph’s desires waned, and he was able to suppress them.

He settled back onto the bed before he gently patted her cheek and whispered, “Wake up.”

After calling her name a few times, Ashley’s eyes finally opened, and the first thing she saw was Joseph’s handsome face. She immediately sat up, and when she noticed that Joseph had draped his quilt over her, she felt embarrassed.

When she saw this, she realized that she had slept restlessly again. Joseph was pushed to the edge of the tent as they slept, and she knew that she was the culprit.

“Sorry, I’m a bad sleeper,” she said sheepishly as she lowered her head.

“I know, it’s alright,” he reassured her in a calm voice after he saw the embarrassed expression on her face.

However, his calm reassurance only flustered her even more. She didn’t want him to think she was barbaric for the way she slept last night. Ashley couldn’t help but feel ashamed for what she made him endure.

If she only knew that she did the same thing the first night they slept together, she would feel even more embarrassed.

Joseph decided to stop teasing her when her cheeks flushed a scarlet red.

He opened the tent and walked out first. After that, he reached a hand out to Ashley, who still had her head lowered in shame, and said, “Come. Let’s watch the sunrise together.”

She looked out of the tent when she heard his magnetic voice. It was still dark outside, and Joseph’s figure was cloaked in darkness. As he stretched his hand out to her, Ashley suddenly thought that he looked like a prince out of a fairytale book.

It took her a few moments to get back to her senses before she took his hand.

She blamed her slowness on the fact that she was still waking up. Smiling apologetically at Joseph, she then walked out of the tent with her hand in his.

Joseph took out two lawn chairs from the car and placed them next to the tent. Then he instructed Ashley to bundle up before she took a seat.

She followed obediently and walked over to the car to retrieve a knitted sweater. Then, she picked up the coat hanging from the driver’s seat before she left the car.

“It’s cold out. Why don’t you also bundle up?” she said softly. She then draped the coat over his broad shoulders.

Joseph’s heart warmed at her considerate words. Aside from his grandfather, he couldn’t think of another person who had cared for him like this.

When she saw the wistful look on his face, she sat down next to him and held his hand. Looking into the distance, she said in a soft voice, “It might be cold outside, but we feel warm.”

Her words soothed a place in his cold, lonely heart. He reveled in the feeling of her warm palm against his.

Although Joseph was a powerful and wealthy man, he found that it was difficult to come across genuine happiness in this life. Ashley’s presence was like sunshine thawing the cold, dark snow after a long winter.

“Thank you,” Joseph replied in a low voice. ‘Thank you for coming into my life.’

“You’re welcome,” Ashley replied with a radiant smile.

“Look! The sun is rising!” Ashley pointed excitedly to the sky, which was turning red at the horizon. She quickly went back into the tent and took out her camera to document the beautiful sunrise they experienced together.

Joseph couldn’t help but laugh at her child-like excitement. After spending more time with her, he realized that though she may look cold on the outside, she was just an innocent girl that yearned for love.

In the following hour, Ashley made sure to film the moment of sunrise. There were no tall buildings to obstruct the beauty of the sunrise. The sunrise here showed the pure beauty of nature.

They had spent a couple of blissful days together so far. Whenever Joseph looked at the lively expression on her face, his heart was filled with contentment every time.

Joseph recalled a line from a popular song that went, “The most romantic thing I can think of is to grow old with you.” These lyrics described the longing and desire that lived in Joseph’s heart. His wish was simple. All he wanted was to grow old with Ashley and to enjoy the beauty of the world with her.