165 TABITHA AND LIANE (4)

[HE'S NOT happy.]

Tabitha, who had just put on Hendrix's shirt, discreetly watched her husband.

Hendrix sat on the bed with only his trousers on. He looked serious, as if he was contemplating whether to allow her to spend the weekend in the empress' residence or not. Knowing her husband, he was probably torn between being the overprotective lover that he was and being a man who was aware that his wife was her own person.

[My husband is actually very considerate. He doesn't force me to do things that I don't want to do, like socializing with the other noble ladies. But sometimes, he gets too protective of me and our daughter.]

"Honey?" Tabitha called her husband in a sweet tone, then she sat on his lap. "I can't spend the weekend with Empress Liane?"