Husband plans to kill me Chapter 392

Sweet things really did warm my heart.

The atmosphere wasn't as tense as when we first met.

Royce was holding his cup of bubble tea. It was the first time I'd seen him like this, and I couldn't help but want to laugh a little.

From what I remember, our dates and casual chats were mostly in coffee shops. A bubble tea place like this? He probably wouldn't step into one even once a year.

Royce took a deep breath and said, "If you feel like I've been neglecting you lately, you're not wrong. But it's not intentional..."

I blinked, signaling him to continue.

Royce rarely gave long speeches, except when we had arguments.

But every time he did, I knew it was my chance to understand him better.

He seemed uneasy, clutching his bubble tea, his gaze not meeting mine, as if he was afraid to look at me.

"I just thought, since you're still so resistant to developing a serious, intimate relationship with me, maybe I've been pushing you too hard? From the moment we reunited, I expressed my feelings for you, and then I asked you to make it official. I know I've been too eager..."

Royce sighed. "I just wanted to show you that I'm serious about you. I liked you years ago, and even after all these years, nothing you care about is a problem for me! And with everything that's happened recently, I thought if we were completely together, things might get better..."

Hearing his thoughts made my heart ache.

If I had heard this back when we were in school, knowing he was considering me in his future, I would have been so moved, I might have agreed to marry him on the spot.

Or even a few years ago, before I got married, without so many kids and so much happening, I would have been with him without hesitation.

But everything happened now.

Even though I listened to Kelly, saying I shouldn't dwell on the past and should focus on the present and future, I still couldn't completely shake off those shadows.

I held Royce's hand and said seriously, "It's not that you're pushing me too hard. It's that I'm trying to avoid these things. When you proposed, you said we could get engaged first, which was already easing the pressure on me, but I still wanted to step back."

I gave a bitter smile. "You've already done so much for me. I know you're considering my feelings and trying to make me feel secure, but our thoughts are different."

I had been thinking, 'With everything happening now, how could I get engaged to Royce at this critical moment?'

Hearing him say this today, I suddenly had a direction.

I held his hand and seriously shared my thoughts. "Let me tell you what's on my mind. Don't laugh at me."

Royce said earnestly, "How could I laugh at you when you're willing to share your thoughts with me?"

"It's like this... You know, I'm older now, and I've been married once. Even though these things aren't a problem for you, what I want to say is..."

Royce interrupted, "If you're gonna bring this up again, we're not getting anywhere today!"

I quickly waved my hand, "No, just hear me out!"

"Even though everything seems natural to you, I feel like we're missing some steps... Like when I hesitated to make it official with you, I was considering this." I felt my cheeks heat up, my ears burning.

Admitting my girlish feelings wasn't easy, especially in front of Royce.

At my age, talking about this...

Royce looked puzzled, not knowing what I was getting at.

I took a deep breath and finally said what I'd been holding back.

"Royce, I don't want to rush our relationship. Besides my concerns, the biggest reason is that I want to make up for the time we missed."

Royce tilted his head, "What do you mean?"

"We broke up in school because of misunderstandings and missed so many years. Now, you only took a few months to win me over, and we made it official. We've always had external forces pushing us, but we haven't really enjoyed the feeling of being in love..."

I sighed, "If we rush into engagement and marriage, spending our lives together, don't you think we'd miss out on a lot?"

Royce seemed to understand after a moment, "You think we haven't spent enough time together, and we're getting married too soon?"

"Exactly... I didn't realize I felt this way until recently, watching some sweet romance shows. I suddenly thought maybe that's the kind of love I want to experience too."

And with everything I was facing now, they were all influencing my decisions.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, I took another sip of my bubble tea, "I just want to take it slow, not rush. If we're going to be together eventually, why not enjoy the process? Even if we don't get engaged, you can still help me with my kids."

And my family treated him like one of their own. Just look at how Kelly treated him.

Royce sighed quietly.

He didn't speak for a long time, just held my hand tighter.

I watched him for a while, sipping my half-finished bubble tea, and cautiously asked, "You don't think my idea is too naive, do you?"

Royce gave a wry smile, "Of course not. I'm just thinking about how to make up for the time we missed and how to have a proper relationship with you."

His words warmed my heart, and I couldn't help but hug him in the bubble tea shop.

Just as Royce was about to say something else, I got a call from Kelly.

"I just got back today and heard a lot happened at home. And where's Briar? Come back and tell me what's going on!"

I'd never heard Kelly so frantic. I quickly told Royce, and he hurriedly took me home.

When we got there, Kelly was sitting on the living room couch, holding Brett and crying.

Seeing her like that, I knew she had found out about Brett's disappearance. I quickly sat beside her, "Mom, don't cry."