He wanted to tear through her pretense—she was clearly enjoying it too. But her pitiful, on-the-verge-of-tears expression, as if she were being bullied, only made him more insatiable, wanting to take even more. 'Blame her!' If she had just been obedient, he wouldn't have gone hungry every night, and he wouldn't have dragged things out for so long tonight. It really had gone on too long. It wasn't until five in the morning that their lovemaking finally came to an end. He took her to the bathroom to shower. She still wore that cold, detached expression. A sudden, hollow emptiness opened up in his chest, making him feel incredibly uncomfortable. But he didn't explain a thing. After washing up, he got into bed and pulled her into his arms to sleep. This was the first time he had ever h

