Every year, the New Year's Eve gala at the Shaw Mansion is like a team-building event, with the matriarch taking everyone to watch the show live. By the time it's over, it's usually the wee hours.
Leah checked the time, and without waiting for the door, she went upstairs to take a shower, changed into pajamas, prepared to browse Weibo, video chat with Delphine, tease Nicholas, and then get ready for bed.
Barely ten minutes after she got into bed to play on her phone, she heard a steady knock at the door, three times, neither hurried nor slow.
Leah opened the door and saw the man sitting outside in cotton and linen pajamas, his short hair slightly damp and still steaming. His handsome face was very composed, and his tea-colored eyes looked at her as he said in a low voice, "I'm here to try the marriage."
Leah was stunned at his words. Try the marriage? Tonight?
