Chapter 42

MYKEL

I was glad Adley slept like a log last night. She started to make me worry. One thing I learned about her was she had this obsession with something, and she would not stop until she was done with it. Maybe that was one thing we had in common.

Even if Adley woke up late in the morning, she was energetic and went to the mini-gym for her yoga.

I was preparing breakfast when she joined me with a kiss on my cheek, then wrapped her arms around my waist.

“What was that for?”

“For reminding me that health is also wealth, and there’s more important than making money and good impressions.”

“Like what?” I put a small amount of butter on her pancakes and poured a good amount of syrup.

“You and our marriage.” Her reply froze me for a moment. Did she really say that?

My heart started pumping hard. I held her hands and turned around. “Do you mean it?”

She looked fantastic today. “Yeah. You took care of me last night and reminded me that m