Chapter 46

Gilbert was immediately stunned as he opened his eyes and realized his current condition. Embracing Viona and feeling their bare skin touching each other, with no barriers at all. Naked. Without a single thread covering their bodies after a long night of being intimate like any other newlyweds.

However, Gilbert's bewilderment didn't last long. When he remembered the bruise on Viona's back, which origin was still unknown, he shifted slightly to get a glimpse of Viona's bare back as the sheets were lifted. His heart ached seeing the bruise turning bluish-purple, accompanied by some bleeding.

"I confessed to my father about what we did that night. So he knows and won't proceed..."

"And your father hit you until you look like this?" Gilbert interrupted, while touching the bruise marks. His heart trembled as he imagined how painful it must have been when those blows landed on Viona's smooth skin.

Viona nodded. "That's my father's way to make me realize what I did was a b