Chapter 3

"Chloe, Elara may be wrong, but you can't insult her like that," Liam's voice was cold and hard.

Aidan's brows furrowed. He looked at Chloe, his eyes icy. "Don't let me hear you badmouthing Elara again."

With that, he put his arm around me and we left quickly.

We went straight home.

The moment we walked in, I wrapped my arms around Aidan's waist, my hands running over his solid abs.

"Darling, you were so hot protecting me just now, I loved it!"

Aidan's ears tinged red, and he cleared his throat. "As long as you liked it."

I reached out to undo his belt.

"Darling, it's too cold. How about we go to bed and warm up with some exercise?"

"It's still early."

"Who says we have to wait for a certain time to go to bed?" I kissed his Adam's apple, coaxing softly. "I lost my memory, and I can't remember what being intimate feels like... Can you help me remember?"

Aidan's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice rough. "Elara... stop teasing."

I simply pushed him onto the sofa.

Aidan struggled for two seconds, then flipped over, pinning me beneath him.

From afternoon until late into the night, Aidan was like a starved wolf finally off the leash, he was insatiable, devouring every moment.

I was so exhausted I fell into a deep sleep.

In a hazy state, I heard Aidan ask hoarsely in my ear:

"Elara, did you really lose your memory?"

I opened my mouth, but said nothing.

Did it matter, whether it was true or not?

Actually, I wanted to ask Aidan the same thing.

You clearly hated this game of playing house, so why did you finally join in?

...

The next day, Aidan took me to the hospital for a follow-up on my neurological condition.

Unexpectedly, we ran into Liam and Chloe in the lobby.

Chloe was the first to call out to us.

"Elara, Ai... Liam, what a coincidence." She touched her lower abdomen, speaking boastfully. "I'm pregnant, here for my prenatal check-up. What about you two?"

Aidan glanced at her coolly, his tone detached. "Just bringing Elara for a check-up."

Liam said nothing, but his gaze was fixed on Aidan's and my tightly clasped hands.

Suddenly, his eyes moved up, noticing the dense hickeys on my neck.

"What happened to your neck?" His voice rose sharply.

I deliberately looked at Aidan coyly. "You'll have to ask my husband."

Liam turned to Aidan, his stern gaze holding a dark intensity.

I took the opportunity to leave. "I still need to get a CT scan. You guys chat."

After I left, Chloe also went into the ultrasound room.

Once it was quiet, Liam stared coldly at Aidan, his voice frigid. "Aidan Walker, did you touch her?"