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Zoe was shocked when she woke up. Her lips were slightly opened and she was panting lightly, as if she was still flooded with the tantalizing pleasure she felt earlier. There was an air of feminine charm about her with a hint of pure innocence. 

Then, she buried her face into the pillows. 

She didn’t want to face Mason and she certainly didn’t want to think about the orgasm she just had. 

She was weighed down with intense guilt! 

Turning her face to him, he leaned over and kissed her. Then, he asked, “Do you want to go again?” 

He very much wanted to do it. He could feel his blood pumping through his veins and was ready for another round. 

She responded softly, “I don’t want to do it again.” 

However, he seemingly didn’t hear it. He was so racked with lust that all he cared about was seeking pleasure from her body. There was no way he heard her in his manic state. 

It was pleasurable for him. So, he assumed it was the same for her. 

The next thing she knew, he was thrusting into her again. At that moment, she moaned out of sorrow. It wasn’t so much that she felt pain down there as it was about her feelings. 

She didn’t want anything to do with Mason, much less have sex with 

him! 

Her fingers crept and held the night lamp. At the same time, she kept telling him to stop as he pumped his hips repeatedly. At last, she 

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could no longer control herself and smashed the night lamp at his head. 

At the next moment, blood flowed down his forehead. 

He grunted in pain and gawked at Zoe. 

He couldn’t believe it. Here they were, drowned in sexual pleasure, and yet she went ahead and smashed him with a night lamp. However, he didn’t get upset. On the contrary, he hugged her and asked affectionately, “Did I hurt you? What’s wrong?” 

In response, she shoved him aside and refused to look at him. Curling up to the headboard, she held her scrawny figure and murmured repeatedly, “Don’t touch me! Leave me alone, Mason…” 

Holding his forehead, he turned on the light. She winced from the sudden light, looking more like a frightened animal than a person. She wouldn’t let him near her nor respond to any of his affectionate 

actions. 

Fearful of his touch, she refused to have sex with him. The fact that she had an orgasm didn’t make a difference. 

At last, Mason realized that the doctor was right. Something was wrong with Zoe. She had postpartum depression. 

He wanted to hold her and make her feel better, but he was also concerned that she might be repulsed by his touch. All he could do was talk to her gently. “How about we go to the doctor, Zoe? You’re sick! All you need is the doctor’s care and you’ll feel all better!” 

He stopped going near her and refrained from forcing her to do anything. 

Then, she finally relaxed a little. There were tears in the corner of her eyes as she looked at him and said softly, “I’ll be cured once you let me go, Mason! Please!” 

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However, that was the last thing he wanted to do. 

In the end, he took her to a psychiatrist. She wanted Zoe to stop taking care of the baby for the time being. He brought it up to her once, but she turned him down. 

From that point on, she’d hold Yanni in her sleep while he slept alone in the study every night. He never said anything about having sex again and continued to treat her with affection. However, they didn’t sleep on the same bed. It was just a matter of time before they grew. apart. 

Although his lust was as strong as ever, he never did it with another lady. After all, he was kind of picky when it came to choosing a partner. Aside from that, he didn’t want to be unfaithful to Zoe. 

With that said, the way their marriage worked wasn’t a hundred percent functional either. 

In the blink of an eye, Christmas was approaching. 

Lockwood Corporation was recruiting staff. After the first round of interviews, only about fifty candidates remained. They were competing for a position that’d allow them to work closely with Mason. Naturally, he was going to pick them himself. 

To his surprise, Eira was one of them. 

He was stunned a little when he saw her information. Ava saw it and she was quite surprised too. Why would Eira want to work at Lockwood Corporation? She should’ve stayed away from it instead! 

She thought she knew what Mason was thinking and said softly, “I’ll ask the Human Resources department to reject her application.”