Nathaniel Nathan couldn't keep a straight face any longer. A faint smile touched his lips. "All right. After you're done looking, you can test how soft the bed is."
How could Vera Xavier dare to respond to that? She spun around and walked away, nearly running into a wall.
Watching her, Nathaniel Nathan's smile deepened. His goofy wife really could be a handful sometimes.
He wouldn't tell her that he'd actually been hoping she would come to Veridia sooner. The reason was simple: back at the Preston Family's home in Crestfall, Vera's room was just too small. With so many people around, she would get nervous if he so much as raised his voice.
'Sure, being secretive back then had its own kind of thrill, but it wasn't a great feeling, either. We couldn't even risk making too much noise.'
But things would be different in Veridia. This was their own turf; they could do whatever they wanted.
