?<strong>Chapter 685:</strong>


    She let out a burp before saying, “You still need to get down on one knee.”


    Proposals traditionally involve kneeling.


    Alicia was eager to see him kneel.


    Caden had thought about this aspect of the proposal.


    However, he was hesitant to kneel before anyone.


    “A man should kneel only for something of great value. How about I kneel on our wedding day?”


    Alicia said logically, “Shouldn’t you kneel for the woman you love? I believe our love is more precious than anything of great value.”


    She was skeptical of his promise to kneel on their wedding day.


    When the time came, there would likely be many excuses.


    Caden gazed at her intently, his Adam’s apple moving.


    “Is it just for the woman I love?”


    Alicia, feeling a bit yful, responded, “What else? A group of admirers?”


    “I want my fiancée.”


    His words were gentle, and they softened Alicia’s heart.


    She studied his features closely.


    His handsome nose grazed her, and his deep eyes were captivating, like a siren’s call.


    They ensnared herpletely.


    He intended for her to fall irrevocably, beyond any hope of escape.


    Caden’s lips gently touched her forehead.


    His kisses brushed softly over her eyelids and cheeks.


    Eventually, theynded on her tender lips.


    “Marry me, Alicia.”


    As Caden intertwined their tongues, he repeated, “Marry me.”


    Each phrase struck her deeply, embedding itself into her very essence.


    Overpowered by his forceful presence, she meltedpletely.


    Rejection was not an option.


    Breathing softly against his lips, she murmured, “Caden…”


    Alicia’s resistance was feeble, torn between wanting to push him away and wanting to yield.


    “Why do you continue to charm me like this? It’s not fair.”


    Caden intensified their kiss, awakening a longing deep within her.


    Already captivated by him, her body stood no chance against his embrace.


    Alicia could only watch as her defenses fell away, one by one.


    “Marry me,” Caden urged her, his voice filled with desire.


    Opening her lips, now flushed with a bright red, Alicia felt as if her spirit was dissolving away.


    And with that, her final resistance brokepletely.


    “Okay.”


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