After she recovered from her shock, Minerva smiled faintly. Vera... was indeed even more amazing than she had imagined.

She still remembered that Vera once told her that she had to sleep with Quill.

What was more, she would force herself upon him.

Vera finally got what she wanted, but Minerva didn't know... whether Quill was forced to do it or he did it willingly.

Minerva didn't have the nerve to bring up such a private topic. Moreover, it had to do with her brother, even though she was quite curious.

While thinking about it, Vera sent her another message.

"Minerva, why aren't you saying anything?"

Uh... Holding her phone, Minerva was somewhat speechless.

Should she... say anything?

After some thought, Minerva could only reply with a word.

"Congratulations."

Seeing that, Vera was so happy that she couldn't help but roll on the bed with excitement.

It was okay if she hadn't done it, but once she started rolling, her whole body ached horribly.

Although Minerva was Quill's younger sister, she was Vera's only best friend. So she couldn't help but want to share something like this with her.

Now that she had received her congratulations, she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart.

Vera calmed down and bit her lower lip. She couldn't help but ask Minerva.

"When you were with Mr. Yardley, was your first time painful too?"

Minerva was dumbfounded.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This girl really dared to ask and say anything. But after careful thought, she was her only best friend; she must have bottled this in her heart. Who else could she talk to if not her?

Thinking of this, Minerva instantly understood her.

However, now that she had mentioned it, Minerva's thoughts drifted away as well.

Her first time was really rather miserable.

At that time, she didn't know who that person was, and she had just divorced Jonathan that day. Later, she packed up her things and left overnight.

Then it poured. Her clothes were wet, she was almost hit by a car, and then she got...

Thinking of this, Minerva was a little angry.

Maddox, that dork!

What did he say at that time? Since she delivered herself to him, she couldn't blame him?

Even though she had experienced a heartwrenching experience, she had managed to replace love with Maddox. As such, when she thought about it now, she felt that Maddox's actions were unbelievable! "If any woman approached him, would he simply accept and sleep with her?"

Thinking of this, Minerva bit her lower lip and began to type.

"It's hurt, and it didn't feel good at all."

Upon seeing her reply, Vera recalled Minerva's first time and realized that it was probably an unhappy experience for her. She could only quickly change the topic.

"Minerva, I said I wanted to sleep with your brother, and now I have succeeded. I'm amazing, aren't I?"

She added a gif that said, "I'm a good girl; I want some praise."

Minerva looked into her list of gifs and searched for a long time. Then, she chose a "you're amazing" gif and sent it to her.

The two of them then chatted. After a while, Maddox came back. As soon as he entered the room, he saw her looking at her phone. As usual, he would hug her, then hold her chin and kiss her. Minerva had wanted to comply, but when she remembered what she was thinking a while ago, she pushed Maddox away upsettingly.

She had never pushed him away. Now that she did, Maddox was surprised and stood rooted to the ground.

Two seconds later, his eyes fell on her face, and he asked nicely, "What's wrong?"

Minerva didn't bother to answer him. She put away her phone and picked Jelly Bean up. She scratched Jelly Bean's chin lightly, and it made Jelly Bean giggled. When Maddox saw this, he walked over again. But to his surprise, Minerva turned around and went out with Jelly Bean in her arms when she saw him coming. He stood there alone, his heart full of questions.

Could it be that he had come back late from the meeting that day? Was that why she was angry with him?

Thinking of this, Maddox strode forward and

followed them.

Minerva held Jelly Bean in her arms and walked around Ocean Villa. On the way, Jelly Bean looked around curiously and then suddenly giggled sillily.

"My little baby, don't laugh like that." Minerva helplessly pinched her delicate little face and tapped the tip of her nose with her index finger. "If you keep laughing like this, I think I've given birth to a little fool."

Jelly Bean could not understand what she was saying, but Minerva's actions made her laugh again.

Minerva could only sigh.

What was going on? She felt that Jelly Bean's intelligence was not as high as Beanie's, but she still loved her regardless.

When the girl was in her arms, she was like a soft round little ball. She was so cute.

Minerva lowered her head and kissed Jelly Bean on the forehead. In the end, she fixed her clothes and said, "Let's go somewhere else to play. Let's ignore your bad daddy today."

As soon as her voice fell, a helpless voice came from behind him.

"How am I a bad daddy?"

Minerva paused for a moment and turned around to look at him.

She didn't know when Maddox had appeared behind her. Minerva was a little speechless. Had he followed her all the way?

Minerva simply gave him an upsetting glance; she didn't want to answer him. She held Jelly Bean in her arms and was about to leave again.

When Maddox saw this, he

narrowed his eyes slightly. He quickly blocked her path and held her in his arms. "What's wrong?

You've already lost your tem?net

since came back. Have I upset you?"

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Lost her temper? Minerva widened her eyes. "Who's losing their temper?"

She just didn't talk to him. How could it count as losing her temper?

"Then tell me what's the matter first. Is it because I came home late? Hmm?" Maddox wanted to pinch her face, but Minerva evaded it. "Don't touch me."

Her tone was a little cold, and there was no warmth on her face. It seemed that she was truly angry.

Maddox's expression turned grave when he saw her attitude.

"What happened?"

He had only left for a meeting; why was his wife

mad at him? She didn't allow him to hug her or even touch her...

"It's nothing." Minerva realized that her actions were a little extreme. Regardless, it was a thing of the past. It was pointless for her to bring it up again, but it made her feeka

little uncomfortable when she

thought about it.

"I just don't want to talk for the time being. I just want to play with Jelly Bean for a while. Go get busy with your things."

After saying that, Minerva left him alone again.

Maddox stood rooted on the spot. No matter how hard he thought, he could not understand why she had suddenly become so cold to him.

He didn't go back to his study. Instead, he followed behind Minerva.

Along the way, he saw that she behaved normally. She played with Jelly Bean the entire time, and it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with her. What was the problem then?

Maddox couldn't figure it out, but Minerva didn't want to talk to him for the time being, so he had no choice but to follow her all the way.

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