Hearing Henry utter those two words, Sophie’s cheeks flushed a shade of pink. “Don’t read too much into it,” she stammered. “No one in the family knows about our contract, so it was just a formality...”
“I’m not overthinking it,” Henry replied calmly. “It's just that in these past two years, I think this is the first time I've heard you use those words. It means a lot to me.”
Sophie looked at him, her heart fluttering. Regardless of how spineless or inept Henry might have seemed, their shared moments over two years had kindled some warmth between them.
She cast a gentle gaze upon him, saying softly, “You’ve endured a lot over these two years...”
To Henry, Sophie’s tenderness felt foreign, almost surreal. But instead of basking in the moment, he quickly replied, “I’ve merely been honori
