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As night fell, Riya returned to the Marley’s.

Recently, there was a wedding. The custom was that the bride and groom could not meet one month before the wedding.

Riya was fine with it, but she was a little uncomfortable.

At the thought of the wedding, she was not as happy as other brides. Instead, she was a little nervous and bewildered.

She wondered if all the women who would get married for the first time had the same feeling as hers.

The family knew that she was going to get married. These days, a lot of stuff was piled up in her room.

Riya took a shower and looked at her pregnant belly. A big smile dribbled out of the corners of her mouth.

Although the child was a little small now, she would make it up to him.

At the thought that there would soon be a little kid who would take her hand and call her mom, she felt amazed.

She never expected she would have a child so soon.

Although she had not thought of getting married so young, the arrival of this baby made Riya experience a different life.

She did not like children very much, but when she lost her first child, she felt so sad.

Children were not a necessity for her. She did not feel that a child occupied a very important position in her life.

But it was different now.

"I wonder what your father is doing right now."

Riya muttered as she touched her hard belly.

The Marley family was so busy every day, and Stefan should also be very busy.

After all, marriage was a big deal. Even if time was short, the wedding couldn’t be too casual.

Pursing her lips, Riya picked up the towel on her body and was about to continue drying her hair when a large hand slowly reached out from behind her.

"Who is it?"

Riya was shocked. When she was about to get up, she was hugged and instantly brought to the bed.

Before she could struggle, the man got out of the quilt.

"It’s me."

Riya was stunned. She looked at Stefan in front of her and came to herself after a long time.

"Why are you here?" She tried to push him away, "Didn’t I say that we can’t meet before we get married? You need to get out of here."

Riya pushed him hard, but Stefan did not let go. Instead, his hands on her waist tightened. He held her tightly in his arms.

Stefan buried his head in her chest and whispered in her ear, "It’s too hard not seeing you. I miss you."

Riya suddenly stopped pushing him.

Although it was very against the rules, there was a moment when her heart melted.

Hearing Stefan’s voice was full of sadness, she was overflowing with motherly love.

Could it be so terrifying?

She whispered, "Should we do this? My grandfather... How did you get in?"

She suddenly thought of a more important question.

Since it was her grandfather’s idea, it was certain that no one in the Marley family would dare to let Stefan in at this time.

As expected, Stefan tensed up.

Riya could not see his current expression, but she could feel that Stefan was nervous and guilty.

They had grown up together, so she knew very well what Stefan looked like when he felt nervous and guilty.

She lifted Stefan’s head and said with a long face, "You didn’t sneak in, did you?"

Then, she instinctively looked at her balcony.

Sure enough, the balcony window was not locked.

During the day, because the servants were busy recently, Riya’s window would be open when it was sunny.

Stefan climbed through her window. How shameless he was!

There was a slight hint of shame on his face, but he still stubbornly argued, "No one stops me."

If he went in the front door, he must be stopped.

This guy must have found some excuse to come over during the daytime and climbed into her room when the servants were not paying attention.

It was lucky that he wasn’t discovered. If he was seen by others, both of them would

lose face.

They were old enough and already had a child, but they still had a secret meeting when waiting for the wedding.

People would think that she was horny and impatient.

"Get out of here quickly. What if someone comes and sees us?"

Riya pushed him, asking him to leave quickly.

"Today you dare to sneak into my room. Another day, you dare to sneak into other women’s rooms and have affairs." Riya thought.

Riya wanted to push Stefan away with a long face, but Stefan seemed to stick to her.

He refused to let her go.

Riya was stunned, "Stefan, are you shameless?"

What was a shame? He had no shame at all.

"I haven’t seen you for a long time. I can’t sleep at night. What if you go back on your word? What if you take my child away? I feel worried."

Stefan said seriously.

It didn’t seem that he was making a scene, but he was negotiating a contract.

He said his conditions and let the other party accept.

Riya pursed her lips. After hearing what he said, she felt a little smug. She must be crazy.

Did she need to care whether a man was happy or not? And This man was Stefan who she never took seriously.

Because he was the father of the child. That was why she cared about him. "I, I won’t."

She replied in a low voice, "I have already promised to marry you. Why should I go back on my word? I’m not that kind of person."

And the child in her belly did not want to be fatherless.

Stefan’s serious look softened a little. He pursed his lips and leaned back against her again.

"Everything is all set for the wedding. It’s just a few days away. You can move into my house in advance."

Stefan’s words stunned Riya. She said, "No. Others will think because I am pregnant, I can’t wait to marry you. I’m not so anxious."

"But I can’t wait to marry you."

Stefan lowered his voice and body, but he avoided her stomach. He wrapped his arms around her like a vine.

He kissed her cheeks and lips.

He kissed her lips to her neck and suddenly stopped.

"If you don’t move into my house, I will move here in advance."

He thought although moving into Riya’s house was troublesome, it was the same.

Riya was stunned. Did Stefan just say that he wanted to move in? But how?

Climbing through the window like this every day?

"No, you will be seen by others."

The man said casually, "Anyway, I’ve already been seen."

People in the Marley family knew that he didn’t leave. How could those people not know that he climbed through the window?

They just turned a blind eye. It was a long time before anyone came to let him leave.

Riya was stunned for a moment before she realized the fact, "You’ve been discovered!"

"How dare you come in if you are discovered. I have already been laughed at by others?" Riya thought.

Stefan Looked at Riya’s anxious face.

Stefan pursed his lips, "Grandfather isn’t old-school. He won’t be angry."

When he crawled in, Carl already saw him at the window downstairs. Carl had a displeased look on his face.

Carl turned his head away and pretended that he did not see Stefan!

...

"Why wasn’t grandfather angry? We were going to get married. It was no use getting angry!" Riya thought.

She looked at Stefan on her body and warned him, "Only this time, never again."

Stefan chuckled and pulled her hands away. He lowered his head and continued kissing and cuddling.

Stefan said in a deep voice, "Once a day."

"No ..."

Before Riya could finish talking, Stefan shut her up with a kiss.

Stefan ignored her resistance.

Anyway, he couldn’t be alone, nor could he leave her in a place where he couldn’t see.

Just as dawn broke, Riya in his arms turned over and instinctively wrapped her arms around Stefan’s waist.

When Stefan was about to stand up, he paused and said in a deep voice, "You don’t want me to leave?"

Riya quickly let go and rolled over to the other side.

Stefan didn’t pester her anymore. He got up and started to put on his clothes. He had a serious appearance soon.

Riya turned her eyes to Stefan with a slight frown, "You don’t look like a thief."

Stefan glanced at her. Riya yawned and said in a low voice, "Although you are not a thief, you behaved like a thief."

Seeing that Stefan did not understand her words, she said with dissatisfaction, "You are so bold and righteous to sneak into my room."

Then Stefan came to his senses. He took the coat and said, "You belong to me. I’m not stealing anything."

Riya immediately rolled her eyes, "You are so shameless now."

"We are not married yet. Why do you say that I belong to you? Besides, even if we are married, I am a woman living in modern times. I belong to myself." Riya thought.

At this time, no one in the Marley family got up. If Stefan left now, there was little chance that he would be discovered.

However, Riya was a little reluctant to part with Stefan when he was in her bed. She must be crazy.

"Hurry up and leave. Remember, don’t come again."

Obviously, Stefan didn’t want to remember her words. He lowered his head and kissed her on the face, saying in a low voice, "It’s still early. Get some more sleep."

Riya was covered by a blanket and watched Stefan climb down the balcony.

She could only watch as Stefan left. But she wanted to say something.

"Forget it. If I stopped Stefan from leaving now, he might not be able to leave today." Riya thought.

On the first floor!

As soon as Stefan landed on the ground, he turned around and saw Carl suddenly appear behind him.

Stefan was stunned for a moment when he saw Carl’s serious gaze, but he quickly said calmly, "Mr. Marley."

"It’s so early. You haven’t eaten breakfast yet, right? Since we’ve already met, let’s eat together."

Carl looked at Stefan. There was no joy or anger on his face.

Without waiting for Stefan to agree, Carl walked into the villa with his hands behind his back.

The man coughed awkwardly and asked the old butler, "Does Carl get up so early every day?"

For so many years, he remembered that Carl had the habit of exercising early in the morning. But he did not expect that Carl would wake up at dawn.

"Older people sleep less." Stefan thought.

The old butler smiled and said calmly, "Mr. Marley usually doesn’t get up so early. Today, he is waiting for you here."

Carl was waiting for the thief to fall into a trap.

Stefan pursed his lips and followed Carl into the house.

The dining table was laden with breakfast of various kinds.

The Marleys lived together. Carl got up early today and the others had not come.

Seeing that there were only the two of them at the table, Stefan sighed in relief.

Carl ordered the servant beside him, "Ask Miss. Marley to come downstairs and have breakfast together."

The maid was stunned.

Because it was so early. Miss. Marley couldn’t have woken up yet.

Stefan wanted to say something but gave up in the end.

He was afraid that if he said it out loud, Carl would kill him with the walking stick.

It was out of the servant’s expectations. Today, Miss. Marley had a good temper and woke up quickly.

After a simple brushing of her hair and washing herself, Riya went downstairs to have breakfast.

Riya became gentle since she was going to get married.

As soon as Riya appeared in the restaurant, she saw Stefan sitting at the dining table.

Riya wondered, <What was going on?

Didn’t he leave?>

She then looked at Stefan’s clothes and Carl next to him.

She wondered whether Carl discovered him or not?

Riya asked Stefan with her eyes, but Stefan only lowered his head and did not look at her.

"You useless bastard!" Riya thought.

When Carl saw her come downstairs, he waved and said, "Here you are, come and sit."

Riya hesitated for a moment. In front of Carl, she had no choice but to move closer.

Sitting down opposite Stefan, Riya had an awkward look on her face. "You, why are you here? It’s so early."

Riya asked awkwardly.

She wanted to smile to ease her embarrassment.

It was better to act naturally now.

Unfortunately, she overestimated herself and could not laugh.

She wanted to cry even more now.

"I met Stefan at the door. He came over early in the morning and said that you should go with him to choose something for the wedding. It’s just a wedding. Why can’t he decide?"

Carl said to himself. It seemed that he just met Stefan at the door.

Is that so?

Riya looked at Stefan with a questioning gaze. He kept a straight face and did not give her any useful information or response.

Riya thought, "Since grandpa said so, it should be true."

Riya heaved a sigh of relief in her heart and said sensibly, "We can’t meet before we get married. I’m afraid it’s inappropriate for me to go to his house."

Carl thought, <Didn’t Stefan sneak into your room? Didn’t you two sleep together for a night?

What else is inappropriate?>

Carl didn’t get angry. He only said in a deep voice, "If you don’t go to prepare for your wedding, who will? It will only happen once in a lifetime. What if you don’t like it?"

"Come back before dinner."

It was obvious from what Carl said.

"I’ll let you go during the day, but you have to come back at night." Carl thought.

At the same time, he was also warning Stefan that he had already taken her away during the day and that he should stop climbing through their windows at night.

Riya was delighted.

Carl should let them see each other. It was so great.

However, she concealed her joy promptly. She shouldn’t get carried away by joy.

Riya repressed her joy. She showed reluctance and curled her lips, "Got it."

Then she looked at Stefan opposite her.

She realized that Stefan was eating breakfast in front of her without saying a word.

She wondered, "What’s so good about this breakfast? Was it as good as her?"