Healing my disabled husband
Chapter 836 Maintain This

Chapter 836 Maintain This

River could sense that something was off with Averi's emotions. It wasn't anger or sadness, but rather a complex mix of feelings that made his heart clench for a moment.

The question Averi had asked him was both easy and difficult to answer. Instead of responding immediately, River remained silent and watched her for a while.

As time passed without any response from him, Averi's emotions became even more complicated. There was something off in her eyes as she looked at River, and her entire demeanor seemed to slump in despair.

Seeing Averi like this broke River's heart. He reached out and placed his hand on top of her head, not bothering to ruffle her hair but simply letting the warmth of his palm seep into her scalp.

This gesture was intimate and teasing all at once, especially since Averi still had feelings for River after their recent kiss. She couldn't help but shiver under his touch as the aftershocks from their previous encounter left her legs weak and unsteady.

In this ambiguous moment, Averi stubbornly held onto the hope that she would get an answer from River soon enough.

However, as time ticked by second by second, Averi suddenly felt like maybe she wouldn't get an answer after all. This made her even more upset.

She lowered her eyelashes and stopped looking into River's eyes. She was afraid that she would see an expression that she couldn't accept. If that happened, she might go crazy. Unfortunately, it seemed like River was intentionally making things difficult for her today. The more Averi didn't want to do something, the more he wanted her to do it.

His hand landed on Averi's chin and gently lifted it up so that she was looking at him again. Because of this action from River, Averi's eyes instantly turned red. She had never felt so wronged before.

This feeling was very complicated and overwhelming for her. Averi really wanted to just kick River out of the room without any hesitation because there was no way she could stay in the same room with him anymore.

If things continued like this, he might drive her insane eventually.

Just when Averi thought that she couldn't take it anymore, River finally spoke up, "Averi, I really hate wasting time."

As soon as those words were spoken, Averi's heart sank even further.

The meaning behind them was clear: River was telling her not to hold onto any false hopes about him.

"But I feel like I've been pretty patient with you," River continued. "And that's not really like me."

Averi didn't quite understand what he meant by that. What did he mean by being patient with her? She had never experienced anything like it before.

"I think you've probably heard a lot of rumors about me," River said. "When I set my mind to something, I don't hesitate. I go after it with everything I have."

Averi didn't say anything in response. She had heard plenty of rumors about River, but they didn't really have anything to do with her.

She lowered her head and stayed quiet for a while before finally asking, "What are you trying to tell me?"

River tried his best to be gentle as he spoke, "I don't want to scare you, Averi."

He was attempting something new - a softer approach than his usual style of getting things done quickly and efficiently.

In that moment, he felt like there was no point to anything.

Why play games like boiling a frog in warm water?

He knew that Averi had feelings for him, even if she didn't say it outright.

H gently touched her face and said, "Let's talk about our relationship."

Averi fell silent. She didn't really want to discuss this topic.

She had some guesses, but she wasn't sure.

Averi had to admit that she was scared. She had no backbone when it came to this matter.

She was angry with herself for not being able to handle the situation better. Why wasn't she acting like herself?

For the first time ever, Averi wanted to run away from something.

Just as Averi was about to tell River that she didn't want to talk about this anymore, he seemed to understand her thoughts and said, "I wouldn't kiss a woman I don't like. I'm not a bad guy." Hearing River say this caused Averi's mind to wander off in an unexpected direction.

She couldn't understand why her thoughts were so scattered at this moment and why they couldn't be brought back into focus.

Averi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This made River a little confused.

He looked at Averi helplessly, and suddenly felt a little deflated.

Perhaps this was really the retribution for his years of reckless behavior.

Many women had thrown themselves at him before. When he was in a good mood, he could let them leave with some dignity. But when he was in a bad mood, these women probably didn't even have the face to continue living in this country.

Now, for the first time, he confessed to this woman. But he didn't know which funny bone of hers he had hit that made her laugh so hard that her shoulders were shaking.

However, River did not try to stop Averi's laughter with his usual dominant attitude like before. He surprisingly had great patience and didn't make any unnecessary movements as he quietly watched Averi finish laughing.

But if people carefully looked into River's eyes, they could easily see danger rising within them gradually.

Averi completely failed to notice this and continued laughing recklessly.

It wasn't really fair to blame Averi though. It was just too strange hearing those words come from River's mouth considering all the rumors about him being such an awful person spread around town.

At this moment though, River spoke seriously and claimed that he wasn't such a bad guy after all. It was difficult for Averi to accept these words.

Finally, Averi couldn't control her laughter anymore. Her cheeks hurt and her stomach ached so much that she couldn't even stand up straight. She managed to stifle her laughter, but then let out a small hiccup River's eyes glinted dangerously at the sight of this woman who dared to laugh so freely in front of him. If it were anyone else, they would have been scared off long ago.

At this moment, Averi finally noticed the dangerous gleam in River's eyes and felt a twinge of fear.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

River looked at her and lightly touched inside his cheek with his tongue before saying in a dangerous tone, "Done laughing?"

Averi didn't dare speak up. She just looked at him with soft eyes full of tenderness.

River had wanted to scare her a little bit but seeing how soft she was being made him hesitate. He said instead, "Good job. Daring to be so bold in front of me, Averi." Averi adjusted her breathing secretly and still felt somewhat lost for words.

As soon as River finished speaking, she felt like the situation had become even more dangerous.