Chapter 51

Anna was curled up in the man's arms, eyes open and quietly staring at him. With his eyes closed, Julian looked nothing like his usual cold, aloof self. Instead, he seemed a bit boyish. Though there were faint dark circles under his eyes, it didn't take anything away from his good looks. Anna had seen his age on their marriage certificate before—30. That put him a solid ten years older than her. But appearance-wise, life had definitely been extra kind to him. Maybe she'd slept too much, because she wasn't sleepy at all now. She carefully lifted his arm off her and got ready to head downstairs for some water. "Anna..." Just as she turned, slipping on her slippers, a soft mumble came from behind her. She jumped a little, thinking she'd woken him up. But when she turned around, Julian was still fast asleep, eyes shut tight, brows slightly furrowed. Seriously, even in his dreams, he looked like he was coming up with new ways to mess with her... Anna let out a sneeze, pulled on a coat, and