He could not touch her physically as much or as freely as he wanted to because she had not allowed him to. Hence, he would only touch the beauty virtually with his eyes, and he would keep on watching her even though she voiced her objection, preventing him from looking at her as blatantly as he did.
And he was right that she had actually stolen a glance at him, observing his conduct, as she was now conveying her complaint about him.
"No. I have never watched Sir Canillas in secret." He heard her refuse to admit what she actually did. Canillas smiled at her answer.
"Then can my wife enlighten me about the pairs of beautiful eyes that stared at me when I opened my eyes?" Canillas inquired, placing his hands on the bed behind him, so he leaned back with the support of those hands.
"As much as I remember, there was only one person who had become my companion for the whole time in the carriage I rode," he added.
