Chapter 499: Being Kept (5)
Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Being Kept (5)
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.
’That’s why he’d been so excited the entire trip here, constantly scheming about how to pique her interest and get her to come to bed with him willingly.’
If Vera Xavier knew what he was thinking, she probably would want to bang her head against a wall for real.
When Vera Xavier got upstairs, she found the second floor was decorated even more cozily. There were exquisite sconces in the corners, the walls were painted a warm, pale yellow, and the corners of the ceiling were adorned with elegant yet tasteful plaster moldings.
The master bedroom was a massive suite with its own bathroom, walk-in closet, and study.
Vera Xavier went into the walk-in closet first. She slid one of the doors open, expecting it to be empty, but it was filled with women’s clothing. Everything was arranged by season—spring, summer, fall, and winter—with dresses, blouses, trench coats, overcoats, and furs. It had everything imaginable.
She jumped, startled, and turned to look at Nathaniel Nathan. "You bought all this?"
"Who else would have?" Nathaniel Nathan countered with a question of his own.
Nathaniel Nathan had bought them all in advance and had them delivered. They were all from major international luxury brands, each piece worth a fortune.
Vera Xavier felt that her IQ plummeted whenever she was around him. She’d already asked a string of stupid questions today.
She casually picked up a price tag on one of the garments and glanced at it. Her eyes went wide. ’Oh my god, these clothes are so, so expensive!’
Unable to resist, she quickly flipped through the price tags on the other clothes. A wave of dizziness washed over her.
’She hadn’t minded him spending money on her while they were dating, but they were married now. His money was her money, so wasn’t spending this much on luxury clothes just a huge waste?’
And so, she asked another silly question: "Can these be returned?"
Nathaniel Nathan frowned, countering with his own question. "Why would you return them?"
Vera Xavier gave him a blunt answer. "Because they’re just too expensive. I’m still a student; it wouldn’t be right to wear these to school."
’It was true! Every single piece was ridiculously expensive. If she wore them to school, people would think she was just showing off her wealth!’
Nathaniel Nathan looked at her. "So, Vera Xavier, you recognize all these brands?"
Vera Xavier froze for a second before it dawned on her. She cursed herself internally.
’It was only the early 1990s. While it had been over a decade since the country began to open up, its doors weren’t fully open yet. China hadn’t joined the WTO, and foreign luxury brands had yet to truly enter the domestic market. Very few people would actually recognize them.’