Chapter 104

• Lily placed her hand on Ethan's shoulder and smiled playfully. "If he had actually agreed to marry me, I would have called my incredibly handsome, possessive, and ridiculously jealous husband to teach Ryan a lesson he wouldn’t forget."
• Her words caught Ethan off guard, and he fought hard to keep from grinning like a lovestruck fool. Instead, he tilted her chin up gently with his hand, his dark eyes gleaming with mischief as a devilish smirk spread across his face.
• "Alright," he said, his tone teasing but firm, "I’ll let you off the hook this time. But..." He paused dramatically, "...you still need to be punished for another crime."