Chapter 114 - The Rule

Hue was fast asleep when Jennet entered the room and sat beside him. She laid on her side as she gazed upon his sleeping face. Her slender fingers crawled his face and she poked on his cheek playfully, disturbing him in his sleep.

Hue frowned in his sleep. His forehead creased when Jennet flicked the tip of his nose. He opened his sleepy eyes.

"Honey, is it fun disturbing your own husband while he's asleep? Also, have a family meeting ended?" Questions popped out of his mouth. His sexy voice greeted her ears gently.

"How did you know I was in a family meeting?" Jennet whispered softly. There was a frown on her forehead as well.

She remembered she didn't mention anything to him prior to the meeting because, after breakfast, he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillows. She thought he would not wake up to eavesdrop their conversation.

Hue raised his arms and wrapped them around her neck. In a blink of an eye, Jennet was already beside him, lying on the same pillow with him. He gazed at her and teased the tip of her nose with his finger.

"How did I know? Well, half of me is with you. So, pretty much I know what is happening." He smiled in his replies.

"Really?" Jennet chuckled.

"Yes, really," Hue replied confidently. He cupped his mouth when he yawned lazily on the bed.

"Can I sleep for a little bit longer?" He asked and pulled Jennet body's into his embrace.

"You slept for more than ten hours already. You'll have a headache if you overslept."

"I'm tough. I can handle it."

Jennet exhaled a deep sigh. Her husband was stubborn as always.

"Fine..." She gave up. "Go ahead and sleep."

Hue smiled widely. He gazed at her sour face intently. There was silence in the air between them as they stared at each other. It was an intimate stare that sparked by itself, an unspoken desire which sent its cue through gestures.

After a while, Jennet eyed his kissable and naturally pink glossy lips. She wanted to kiss it. Her heart craved for it, the feeling of love.

But, before she could take any action, Hue had already read her cue and he immediately locked lips with her. He ravished the inside of her mouth, sucking on her tongue as he went deeper with the kiss.

As desires intensified, his naughty hand, unconsciously, slipped under her shirt. It crawled up her body and clasped itself on her breast which was hidden underneath her bra.

In the spur of the moment, Jennet was alarmed and grabbed his hand, stopping him. She was about to speak however, he strained her by clasping his mouth with hers again. A muffled voice was the remnant of her unspeakable words.

Seconds moved to minutes later, Hue shifted his kisses to her neck and her collarbone. Jennet was already weakened and she couldn't stop him when he pulled her shirt up to her neck, showing her covered breast.

Hue unhooked her bra revealing a pair of breasts to his naughty eyes. Her body shuddered to his touch when he teased them with his mouth. His mighty tongue torture her senses when he teased her.

Unconsciously, she pressed his head against her chest when he teased her with the gentle lick and suck. She had no idea if she was trying to stop him or to encourage him. But, she wanted to do both.

Suddenly...

The door swung open when a merry voice filled the room and. "Hue, my boy! Time to wake up!"

Standing at the door was Rory, the merriest among the Lockhart boys and also the one who does whatever he liked without thinking.

Rory saw the couple embracing each other on the bed. He had a twisted look on his face when he saw the pulled-up shirt and Hue was digging his face onto Jennet's exposed upper body.

"Oh, you're breastfeeding him?" Rory directed the question to Jennet. He smiled stupidly at the door. He was clearly clueless about what he saw.

No, he was way stupider than the stupidest because he doesn't know if someone was having a good time.

Jennet's face turned beetroot red when she saw Rory at the door. Her embarrassment reached beyond the maximum level. She just wanted to hit everyone in the room now.

Adrenaline surged throughout her entire body. Before she even realised it, she had already tossed her husband away from the bed. Poor husband kissed the floor with his bums stuck up.

Jennet rearranged her clothes in a blink of an eye and dashed towards Rory at the speed of light. She gave him an uppercut hit under the chin. The muscly man flew through the ceiling and straight to the roof.

Well, no one thought Jennet sent Rory up the roof with her fist. No one thought she had superhuman strength when her embarrassment level went beyond the maximum level.

***

That evening, a merry party was held in the garden. Everyone rejoiced for the couple as they welcomed Hue into the family.

"If you dare cheat and make my granddaughter cry, I will hunt you down even into hell and when I catch you, I'll gouge out your eyes and cut your tongue." Grandpa Ingell gave a stern warning to Hue. His words frightened the cowardly man.

Hue nodded his head repeatedly. "I will always stay loyal to her and will not cheat behind her." He answered, with a promise made.

Grandpa Ingell smiled and pat his back. "Good and make sure you keep your words." He pressed on the promise once again.

It was good that Hue feared him because if Hue toyed around with his handsome face, his granddaughter would be the one in despair. He had to secure the new family that his precious granddaughter had created.

Hue nodded his head again. "I will always keep my word." He promised to the old man.

Shortly after that, Grandpa Ingell called Tyrece over, "Tyrece, please share with Hue about some of the rules that we apply for the Lockharts."

"I would be honoured, Grandpa Ingell." Tyrece smiled proudly at the old man.

Then, he looked at Hue and in a proper manner, he spoke, "Please follow me to the other tables over there." He gestured at a table where the other men were.

Hue glanced towards Jennet who gave him a slight nod on her head. "Go ahead, honey. They won't harm you as long as I am around." She gave him assurance.

"Okay," Hue smiled back at her and followed Tyrece to another table that was about two tables away.

Tyrece showed him an empty seat beside Evan. "Please be seated, Hue."

Hue sat down and shortly after that, Sammy handed him a glass of red wine which he took with a 'thanks'. After making sure Hue was sitting comfortably, Tyrece coughed softly.

"Ahem, ahem, testing one, two, three..." He said. Everyone at the table looked at him. Tyrece straightened his posture and he started with his speech.

"Listen, the rule that grandpa wants you to know is, women in this household are given the green light to punch the opposite gender."

"What?" Hue croaked in astonishment. The priceless stupefied look on his face made the rest of the men cracked into a burst of hearty laughter.

Tyrece cleared his throat in a manly manner, "Ahem, gentlemen, I'll just proceed. Be it her husband or her sons or her siblings, if they did something wrong or did something she dislikes, she can punch them. This rule, however, applies only inside the Lockhart Household. Our subjects are not allowed and are forbidden to know of this rule because we want to avoid them from misinterpreting it."

Hue's eyes widened again. 'For real? Their subjects know nothing about such a rule?'

Then, Tyrece added joyfully, "Since you are now a part of the Lockhart, I'm happy to tell you that Jennet is given the privilege to punch you whenever she wants and she has no need to tell you the cause of her action."

"That's unfair..." Hue cried. His life was already doomed by the booming news.

How could he live with such rules? He had suffered enough of her deadly punches and her insensitivity towards his feelings.

The men around the table laughed even harder. Edward spoke from the opposite of his seat, "It is not something that is not fair. It's totally fair for her. For her defence. Think on the bright side."

Evan gave Hue a light pat on the shoulder and smiled apologetically, "She had been granted the privileges since her childhood."

"He is right." Sammy nodded his head. "She was so frail and delicate during her childhood. Her frailty became even worse as she grew."

"Really?" Hue frowned. He had no idea because he saw nothing frail about his wife. She had punched him for a lot of times and bullied him when her heart desired it.

"Well, grandpa thought she had health issue because she rarely leaves home and rarely shows up for any family gatherings. We don't want her to suffer if she ended up marrying an irresponsible man. So, as a precaution, she was granted the exclusive privilege for her self defence." Edward explained.

"It may be a good thing for her but for me, it is insane." Hue blurted his honest opinion. He honestly hated rules and to know such rules existed in the family, he felt sudden alienation.

"It is normal for newcomers to react just like you did because they are not accustomed to our rules. But, for us, it is normal," Evan said and smiled towards Hue.

"If you wanna know, that rule is also the same reason why all the men in this house have a strong build. Our bodies are their exclusive punching bags. Good for training their muscles." Edwards added.

'Training their muscles? But, how did they get the women to punch them unless they did something unthinkable to make the women mad.' Hue thought deeply.

He asked another question to satisfy his curiosity, "Does that means, you always annoy the women in this house in order to get a punch?"

"Yes and no," Evan answered. "We never annoy anyone except for Rory. He always did what he likes and every woman in this house had punched him for more than a thousand times."

"Yup, Rory always steals their underwears so he can get them to punch him. We don't understand what makes him so stupid to that extent but that's just how Rory is." Sammy recalled Rory's dark past.

"Yes, because of him, the rest of us was beaten to a pulp once as well. But, as the years went by, we are used to that drill." Tyrece said and smiled proudly.

Hue had an overwhelming feeling of pity towards the men in the house. They were all so pitiful.

"So," Tyrece patted Hue's shoulder, "Be proud if Jennet punched you. Always remember, when a woman hits you, that means you did something wrong. You must reflect on your mistake and seek her forgiveness."

His words left Hue wondering about his own future within the family. He was lucky because Jennet only sent Rory flying through the ceiling and he, on the other hand, was spared from her deadly punch.

Also, if punching was already a green light, then, to whom should he complain about the misery of his life as a house husband?

***

It was already midnight when the party ended. Hue helped Jennet with the dirty dishes in the kitchen. It was only the two of them left in the kitchen after the others helped wipe the dishes.

"Honey…" Hue nudged her side softly.

Jennet glanced towards him and she raised her eyebrows, questioning him for his action just now.

Hue gave her a sheepish smile. "You won't punch me if I want to kiss you, right?" He asked her. It was still fresh in his mind about the rule that the Lockhart granted to her.

Jennet frowned and shook her head, "I won't."

But, shortly after that, she gave him a stern glare, "However, if you kiss another woman or have any relationship behind me, for sure, you will taste the wrath of my fists." Her voice turned cold. Her stare was frightening.

Hue laughed sheepishly. Great, she was still sane and her judgement was still reasonable. If she wasn't, he would have to be very cautious of his every action.

He gave her cheek a peck, "A present for you for your stable answer." He said with smiles on his face.

Before Hue could move away, Jennet grabbed his face with both hands and smooched him intensely. Hue was taken by surprise as he balanced his body and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Ahem!" Somebody coughed hard from the side.

The couple turned their heads and saw Grandpa Ingell at the entrance of the kitchen. His eyes widened when he gave the couple a stern stare.

"If you have no other chores to do, go back to your room and sleep!" He said sternly. His tone was neither harsh nor cold.

The couple tidied the kitchen real quick and disappeared from the kitchen. As soon as they were inside their bedroom, they burst into a peal of hearty laughter.

"Gosh, it is embarrassing when grandpa caught us again and again. Not to mention that stupid Rory had seen the worst." Jennet cupped her face in the palm. Her face sizzled in embarrassment.

Luckily, she threatened Rory to cut his tongue off if he dared to tell anyone of what he saw and dear Rory promised not to tell anyone about the 'breastfeeding' incident.

"Don't worry about it. As soon as your family matters are solved, we can go home and continue to do what we cannot do here, for example kissing you as often as I want." Hue smiled beside her and was ready to smooch her again.

"Just go to sleep!" Jennet pushed him to the bed. She had better drown her worries by getting some quality sleep rather than mulling over it.

"Can I get a good night kiss before bed?" Hue asked, still not giving up on his initial plan to kiss her.

"Just shut up!" Jennet cried out and hit his face with a pillow.

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