A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Chapter 1452 A Sweet Morning

The Wilhelms had planned on taking a quick shower before returning to the laboratory. After overhearing the students’ conversation about Arielle’s injury, they decided to rush home to check on their adopted daughter instead.

Back at Paelsford Manor, Arielle had just finished building a Lego structure with Pat when her phone started to ring.

She checked the caller ID, and her eyes crinkled with a smile. “Hey, Mom.”

“San, I heard that you were injured. What happened? Is it serious? Where are you now?”

Andrea’s barrage of questions caused Arielle’s lips to curve with a smile. The older woman’s concern warmed her heart.

Arielle assured her, “I’m fine. It’s a minor injury to my arm. It’ll recover in a couple of days. Don’t worry.”

“Are you really okay?” Andrea barreled on without awaiting Arielle’s reply, “Never mind. Let us know where you are. Your dad and I will come and check on you. Only that’ll soothe our nerves.”

at home. Pat says you haven’t come home in a few days, and he’s upset that you didn’t call him

in response. She exclaimed, “Oh dear! We were so busy that we

next day, Arielle woke up in Vinson’s arms. She had arranged for him to sleep in the neighboring room, yet he had snuck over to her bedroom while the help

she elbowed Vinson lightly in

was tender and thick with

and pressed his chin below her ear. With his

he took her hand and placed it on his body. Arielle was instantly wide awake, and she retracted her hand as though scalded. Her

called out

his. His dark eyes were brimming with tenderness, and Arielle blushed even more fiercely as she met

catnip to him. Vinson could not resist bending

to heighten his desire. Deftly, Vinson began to

an hour later, Vinson carried Arielle out of the bathroom and helped her to change. Then, he