She was dumbstruck. She did not know where to put her hands, which had nervously curled into fists, but eventually settled them on his chest.
This man had always placed himself above the rest like a roguish and tyrannical ruler whom no one could reject.
Thus, his sudden and unexpected gentleness caught her off guard. She did not know how to respond.
On one hand, he was cruel and tyrannical.
On the other hand, he could be gentle and caring with how he made her the apple of his eye.
Which one was the real him?
She could no longer tell.
He immersed himself wholeheartedly, and she, too, was mired in this tenderness.
Gradually, she learned to respond to him.
