Alpha's Rejected becomes the Lycan's Obsession-Chapter 59: One condition

"Why no? It’s just a hug," Roman complained, his expression quickly switching from the happy one into a sulking one.

"Good evening, madam," Daniel greeted her, walking toward her with a bag, which he dropped on the table.

"Hey Dan, it’s good to see you again. Welcome back," Tessy responded to the greeting with a cheerful voice, one totally different from the one she used to refuse Roman.

"It’s good to see you again, madam," Daniel said, wearing his usual boyish smile. "I hope you’ve been well taken care of."

Roman followed the exchange with his eyes, shooting a completely noticeable glare at Daniel, who instantly noticed and wiped the smile off his face.

"Yes, I have. I missed you a lot," Tessy, unaware of what Roman was doing, commented lightheartedly, and Roman’s head instantly whipped toward her direction, a surprised look on his face. freёnovelkiss.com

Did she just say she missed Daniel? What about him? Didn’t she miss him? Why was she being nice to Daniel and being mean to him?

"Sit down, let’s gist. Tell me about your trip," Tessy added, but she instantly caught the look of uncertainty Daniel threw at Roman when the request was made.

Only then did she realize what Roman was doing.

"Hey," she frowned. "Leave him alone. Stop bullying him with your eyes." Tessy scolded Roman, and he shot her a disbelieving look.

"Bully him? I’m not bullying him," he said, then turned to Daniel. "Am I bullying you?" he asked.

"No, boss, you are not," Daniel shook his head. His response came out quickly, without thinking about it.

"If I’m not bullying you, then why are you still standing when my wife said you should sit down and gist with her?" Roman asked, his gaze still firmly fixed on Daniel.

"I’m sorry, madam. It’s because there is something I have to do urgently inside the house, that’s why. I will tell you about our trip another time." Daniel flashed Tessy an apologetic smile. "Please excuse me," he said before walking away from the terrace.

"See? It wasn’t me," Roman said to Tessy, his lips stretching wide into a grin. "I’m a good person and a good husband too. You should treat me better than you’re doing."

"I already treat you better. Don’t ask for too much," Tessy said, rolling her eyes at him.

"A hug is not too much. As my wife, you should hug me when I come back from a long trip like the one I just came back from, but you just denied me a simple hug," Roman complained.

"Have you forgotten you’re supposed to be courting me? I’m not your wife. Right now, I’m your girlfriend. You don’t get wifely benefits until you marry me properly."

Roman looked like he couldn’t believe what he just heard.

"What are you saying? You are already my wife, courting or no courting. I will marry you again the right way, all right. But that doesn’t invalidate our current marriage. We are husband and wife. It still stands. Nothing changes that."

Refusing to argue, Tessy just switched topics.

"Good thing you’re back. I wanted to talk to you."

Roman’s eyes brightened like a child who just received the biggest of all candies.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" he asked, his voice expressing his excitement, one which Tessy didn’t know the reason for.

"Why are you so excited?" Tessy asked, unable to ignore his reaction.

"This is the first time you requested to talk to me. I’m happy," Roman responded in all sincerity, and Tessy became lost for words. "So what is it? Tell me. Is it something you want? I’m willing to do anything you want."

"Yes, actually. I want to return to work," Tessy revealed her request, and the excitement on Roman’s face instantly died, which shocked Tessy. How the hell did he switch so fast?

"Why is your face like that?" Tessy probed.

"Why do you want to go back to work?" Roman asked back, instead of responding to her question. "I have money. I can give you all the money you want. There’s no need for you to work."

"I’m not working because of the money. I love my job, and I love taking care of sick people. It gives me joy and fulfillment," Tessy explained, frowning at him for telling her she didn’t need to work.

"You can take care of me," Roman blurted, his expression lightening only slightly.

Tessy shot him a dark look. "What do you mean I can take care of you? You are not sick."

Roman’s brows shot up in disbelief. "Who says I’m not sick?" he asked, folding his arms across his chest as he fell back against the chair and faked a tremor. "I am sick, Nurse Tessy. You should take care of me, and I’ll be sick every day from now onwards so you can be taking care of me every day and you will find joy and fulfillment," he spoke with a tone that suggested he was indeed shivering, his teeth hitting against each other in rapid successions.

Tessy’s expression died. What in the world is wrong with this man? She didn’t even know whether to laugh, get angry, or be proud of his great acting skills.

"Stop it, Roman. You’re not sick," Tessy scolded him.

"But I am. Can’t you tell?" Roman refused to drop the act.

"Stop!" Tessy became annoyed, and only then did Roman quit the act, returning to his normal self.

He let out a soft sigh, not knowing how to confront the issue presented before him. This was one of his worst fears. Knowing she had become a target, he didn’t want to let her move around carelessly, especially when he was not there. Also, he didn’t want to confine her to the house or stop her from doing what she loved.

"All right. You can return to work," he finally said, and Tessy gave him a sweet smile. She was about to tell him he was the best husband ever, but then his voice echoed again.

"Under one condition. Daniel must be your driver and your personal bodyguard. We don’t want what happened the last time to repeat itself."