The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife
Chapter 61 Good Friends

Susan Shelby slept soundly for the longest time.

In her dream, she returned to her early youth.

She hummed a tune just as usual while coercing the young boy to sing along with her.

"What sort of messed-up song is that? It's the worst. I won't sing it." The young boy turned his head to the side arrogantly.

She continued to pester him.

She was under the assumption that the young boy would reject her like how he usually did.

Yet, she did not expect that he would actually follow her to hum the tune after he complained about it.

"The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout..."

He did not sing it with the proper tune nor with a pleasant voice.

Yet, the gentle tune played in her mind constantly.

Susan calmed down after a while just like that.

She slept so soundly that when she woke up the next day, there was a faint smile on her lips.

She woke up and jerked ever so slightly. Julian Shaw reacted immediately. "Are you awake?"

Susan was stunned for a moment before she discovered that she was actually lying in the curl of Julian's arm.

She blushed and struggled subconsciously.

"Hmm." Julian could not help frowning ever so slightly.

"What's wrong?" asked Susan in a slightly anxious tone.

"My hand is numb," said Julian helplessly.

"I'm... I'm sorry..." Susan blushed scarlet. She hastily stretched out her hands to help massage the muscles on Julian's arm. She had just approached him when Julian suddenly wrapped his arm around her and cradled her once again.

Susan lay on his chest and dared not move anymore instantaneously.

After a long while, she struggled ever so slightly. "Jul... Julian?"

"Don't move." Julian's voice sounded rather deep.

"But..." Susan moved her body even more.

"If you move again, you must bear the responsibility for any consequences that come." Julian looked at her vehemently. 'Consequences?'

'What are the consequences?'

Susan blinked innocently and looked down. Her face blushed scarlet at once.

Susan stopped moving obediently just as she was told.

A man in this state should not be provoked.

After a long while, Julian loosened his grip on Susan. He released Susan in a calm and composed manner.

"So... You're good now?" Susan was blushing in spite of herself.

Julian grunted coldly. "Pretty good."

Susan said softly, "How about your hand... Is it good?"

Julian continued to grunt coldly. "Pretty good."

Susan blinked her eyes innocently and asked suddenly, "Have you been accompanying me at all times since yesterday night?"

"What else? Are you hoping to have an affair with another man?" Julian stared at her.

"No, no." Susan waved her hand in dismissal. "I would like to ask if... if you're good at singing?"

A soft voice serenaded her to sleep yesterday night. Even though she could not hear it vividly, she felt that the voice sounded rather familiar to her for some unknown reason.

'Could it be that...'

'It was Julian?'

"Singing? Why would I sing. Woman, you must be dreaming," said Julian without the slightest hesitation. He had also turned his head to the side ever so slightly to conceal his slightly flushing earlobes.

As a domineering, cold CEO, how could he possibly sing this sort of idiotic nursery rhyme?

He must deny the embarrassing act of singing at all costs.

Moreover, he must deny it firmly.

"Not you huh." A regretful gaze flashed past Susan's eyes all of a sudden. "Maybe I heard it wrongly."

"You must be dreaming about it," said Julian.

"Maybe." Susan shook her head in an attempt to shake away the baffling idea.

She must have gone mad. She had even assumed that Julian was that childhood playmate of hers for that very moment.

However, she considered and figured that there could not be such a coincidence in this world.

She had the dream and heard the childhood nursery rhyme probably because she longed for that time.

CEO Shaw felt relieved for his success in slipping away from Susan without her notice. Then, he asked in a feigned carefree manner, "How did you sleep last night?"

Susan was stunned for a moment. Then, she let out a forced chuckle. "I thought that I wouldn't be able to sleep, yet I slept pretty well unexpectedly."

Yet, now she was fully awake at this moment.

She began to recall the scene of Richard Jenkins' tragic death in the room involuntarily. 1

Susan turned pale rapidly. She said in slight hesitation, "Julian... How do you think the Jenkins family is going to handle this matter? They will certainly report it to the police, how about I turn myself in first... I..." "Susie, don't rush into things." Julian gave her shoulder a squeeze. "You didn't necessarily cause Richard's death. What you need to do now is calm down and regulate yourself first. As for external matters, you have me. I will manage it on your behalf."

Susan was visibly moved upon seeing Julian's determined outlook.

She felt as if Julian was a sturdy mountain standing before herself.

For that one moment, she truly felt that by having this man by her side, he would shield her from the huge storm and mighty torrent.

"Julian, what should I do?" Susan muttered to herself.

"Hmm?" "I feel that I'm growing more and more dependent on you," said Susan in dejection.

She felt that she was really useless for panicking and being at a loss when she encountered an incident. It was Julian who had to clean up the mess on her behalf every single time.

At times, Susan did not even have the courage to imagine how her life would be without Julian.

Julian's lips cracked into a faint smile upon seeing the dejected Susan.

He walked over and rubbed her head until he messed up her hair. "Susan, you're my wife. You have my permission to depend on me.”

Susan looked at him.

His gaze was as deep as the sea.

There were way too many emotions hidden in his eyes that Susan could not see through.

Susan pursed her lips. "Julian... That person that you love, what is she like?"

She found herself getting more and more jealous of that woman now.

Julian raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, "Her? She's clumsy, foolish on usual days, and very stubborn at times. All in all, she makes me so furious yet there is nothing I can do to resist her." Julian's tone sounded like he was complaining yet his choice of words was very gentle. It was obvious that he had fallen head over heels for that person.

"Why do you ask me this question out of nowhere?" Julian looked at Susan with an inquisitive glance.

He wondered if this woman had already begun to fall for him.

"I'm just curious all of a sudden." Susan pursed her lips and forced a laugh before saying, "We have been spending some time together after all. I replace that you're a rather nice person. As your good friend, I certainly hope that you'll be able to replace your other half that is well-suited to you."

"Good friend?" Julian pulled a long face.

'How dare you, woman!'

'Are you unhappy if you spend one less day provoking me?'

"Good friend, of course." Susan looked at him sincerely. "Julian, you helped me so much. If your lover returns later, please tell me. I will certainly step down from the position of Mrs. Shaw so I won't make things difficult for you."

"Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh, we'll talk about that later." Julian's expression was as dark as charcoal. 1

He realized that he was incapable of spending a long period of time with this woman named Susan. Otherwise, he'd either die from anger caused by her, or she would die from being choked by him.