Vernon heard her inner voice again.
His brows were knitted.
That's all? That's all he had to do for her to be happy?
And yet he couldn't fulfill that in his previous life?
Her words were supposed to give him a sense of warmth. But she did not know that her warm thoughts had only made him feel even more guilty than he already felt.
She just snuggled closer to him and planted a soft kiss on the back of his neck. Her fingers ran gently through his soft hair. She caressed and massaged. Unknowingly, with her gentle care, Vernon closed his eyes and really fell asleep in a short while.
Laying her cheek against his back, Helena, too, fell asleep.
Just like that, the newly wedded couple fell asleep in each other's arms for the very first time.
***
The next morning, the couple reached the Jeffery house once again for breakfast to greet the elders.
