Chapter 178

Jessica froze. What did she just hear? She pulled her lips away from his and lifted her head. She could see his face because her legs were curled around his waist as he lifted her.

“I love you,” he said again when he noticed the shock on her face. She was surprised he said it. She wanted to be the first to say it, but he beat her to it.

“Why now?” she murmured as he smiled at her.

“What?”

“I mean, I wanted to say it first,” she said in a whining tone.

“You did?”

“Yes, but now everything is ruined because you just had to say it first,” she continued whining.

“You can still say it, and I will pretend that you said it first.”

She dropped her head to his shoulders and whined. A laugh was threatening t