Coming Clean

When she read that letter, Bai Qingqing realized what Curtis's motivation for learning to read was back then—to find out what was written on that paper.

The characters were replicated in their entirety. One could find out the pronunciation using the dictionary and pinyin. There was no doubt Curtis had done a thorough analysis of that letter.

At the time he even said that he had made a mental note of Zhang Xin's scent, so it was a no-brainer that he would find his way to him and take revenge. For the sake of Zhang Xin's safety, she had to come clean.

Curtis's gaze eased by quite a bit. He stroked his spouse's head and said, "Is he still pestering you?"

Bai Qingqing shook her head decisively. "Here we practice monogamy. Since he now knows that I have you, he certainly won't bother me anymore."

Curtis's eyes lit up, but very quickly dimmed again.