Shermaine didn’t hesitate for a second. “No way.”

But Joshua kept at it, taking his sweet time with no rush at all. He was getting really good at winning her over these days. The girl who used to have zero interest in this stuff completely changed when he was around her.

Shermaine’s cheeks turned bright red, and even her shoulders had this soft pink glow going on. Hard to tell if it was from the hot spring steam or because he just wouldn’t quit with his moves.

They went all out that night. They still had three or four more days left to mess around and see the sights. Next thing they knew, July rolled in with even nastier heat.

But North Sea was gorgeous. The ocean looked like gold when the sun went down, and those summer sunflowers were blooming like crazy.

They hung out in Peakhill West at night, which turned out to be the second biggest red-light district in all of Rodurist.

Too bad they came at the wrong time of year, though. They missed the best season for North Sea trips and couldn’t check out those snow scenes everyone talked about. People said they were amazing.

They spent their days hitting up different spots all over the place, and their nights were pure passion. Joshua figured this whole honeymoon thing was totally worth it.

Right, now they were down at the beach with the sun starting to set. Seagulls were flying around everywhere while Shermaine was out there surfing.

Joshua had set up a beach umbrella with a lounge chair underneath, and people all around them were having a blast in the water.

When Shermaine saw it was getting dark, she caught one last wave and headed back to shore.

She walked up carrying her surfboard under one arm, and when she got to their umbrella, Joshua grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her while he dried off all the water droplets.

Shermaine was one of those people who just didn’t tan no matter what. Plus, she’d been religious about sunscreen, so she hadn’t gotten even a little bit darker.

Joshua didn’t bother with all that sunscreen stuff himself, but whenever Shermaine was putting hers on, she’d slather some on him too. “What do you want for dinner tonight?” he asked.

Shermaine thought for a moment before replying, “Crab.” They’d done heavy food and barbecue yesterday, so today she was craving some of the local seafood.

Joshua gave her waist a gentle squeeze. “How do you never gain any weight?”

Their whole trip had been pretty laid-back. They had private cars taking them everywhere and ate like kings with all the best local food the place had to offer.

Shermaine felt ticklish and pressed her lips together. “You know very well why I can’t gain weight.”

All that eating during the day got burned off completely by night, so there was no way she’d put on pounds.

Joshua paused for a second, then laughed. He pressed a soft kiss to Shermaine’s collarbone. “It’s because I love you so much.” He couldn’t believe he’d turned into this guy with zero self-control, always wanting more.

The golden sunlight stretched their shadows long across the ground. To anyone watching, they looked like some perfect fairy-tale couple, all romantic and beautiful.

Chapter 238

When it got completely dark, the streets came alive with bright lights and crowds of people everywhere.

After dinner, Shermaine and Joshua didn’t head straight back to their hotel. Instead, they wandered around the streets picking up things to bring back home tomorrow.

Once they’d bought enough stuff, they stopped at a dessert shop to take a break. Shermaine ordered some ice cream, and while she was really getting into it, a man walked in from outside.

The guy looked like he was in his forties or fifties but didn’t seem that old. He was tall with a pretty ordinary watch on his wrist. He looked pretty ordinary, but Shermaine thought there was something different about him.

“Mr. Murphy, you really love your wife. Here to buy her ice cream again? Same as usual?” the shop clerk asked him.

Richard Murphy said yes.

“Is he from Rodurist?” Shermaine thought. At first glance, she figured he was probably from Wallington.

“Just give me a minute,” the clerk said.

“Sure thing.”

Richard found a seat at a table just two spots away from Shermaine.

Joshua wasn’t in the shop since he’d gone off to buy one more gift.

After Richard sat down, his eyes wandered around and landed on Shermaine. He suddenly froze up a bit.