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    Tears streamed down her flushed cheeks, her expression conveying genuine betrayal. Yet her target remained nothing more than an innocent household appliance.


    Peyton finallyprehended why everyone diligently kept her away from drinking. While most people became unconscious when intoxicated, Aileen descended intoplete irrationality.


    He sessfully wrestled the knife from her grasp and tossed it across the room.


    Without her weapon, Aileen seemed to copse inward, sinking to the floor in defeat.


    Peyton knelt beside her, concern etching his features. “What troubles you now?”


    Aileen sobbed uncontrobly. “No one loves me. I can be discarded easily.”


    Peyton had never experienced such profound frustration. He inhaled deeply several times, regaining hisposure. “That statementcks truth. I love you. I’m your betrothed. Unless something catastrophic urs, I intend to make you my wife.”


    Aileen stared at him, her tear-filled eyes struggling to focus. “You would still marry me? Despite my being so… tainted?”


    “Without question,” Peyton affirmed. “I cherish you exactly as you are. Holding you brings mefort.”


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    Aileen sighed deeply, her voice tinged with disillusionment. “Men consistently deceive. I require concrete evidence before I’ll believe you.”


    Peyton leaned forward, curiosity evident in his expression. “What form of proof would convince you?”


    The question caught Aileenpletely unprepared. Her mind went nk as she stared at him, utterly bereft of a response.


    His eyebrow arched questioningly. Could she truly be this naive? Herplete inability to respond struck him as peculiar.


    He reflected internally that despite her asional simplicity, she remained the woman who had captured his interest. Her moments of na?veté did nothing to diminish his attraction.


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    With deliberate slowness, he moistened his lips and removed his sses, revealing sharp, captivating eyes that gleamed with yful intent.


    “I possess the means to demonstrate my sincerity,” he stated confidently. “The pertinent question is whether you’re prepared to ept my evidence.”


    “Through what method will you prove it?” Aileen inquired, her voice barely audible.


    Peyton’s thumb traced the contour of her lips with delicate precision. “Allow me to kiss you. That will serve as my proof. Do you consent?”


    Aileen responded with a hesitant nod.


    Peyton gently cradled her face between his hands and pressed his lips against hers in a profound kiss. His tongue expertly parted her lips, overwhelming her senses until resistance became impossible. The extended kiss left Aileen copsing into Peyton’s embrace, her lips still glistening with moisture she hadn’t managed to wipe away. As rity returned to her eyes, Peyton tenderly removed the lingering traces from her lips before she could fully regain herposure. He brought his lips close to her ear, his voice a gentle whisper. “Has my demonstration proven convincing?”


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