Chapter 22

Eleanor stole a glance at Cedric sitting in the passenger seat.

Seeing him focused on looking out the window, the embarrassment in the her heart gradually eased.

She held a tissue, bowing her head and silently cleaning the rainwater off her body.

Cedric looked in the rear–view mirror at the thin figure in the back seat.

In such cold weather, she didn’t even have a coat on, and was out in the rain trying to hail a cab. Cedric was quite curious.

“Ms. Shultz, why didn’t Mr. Caporal give you a ride home?”

Hearing the name Mr. Caporal, Eleanor furrowed her brows in confusion. It took her a moment to remember that she was currently Josef’s “girlfriend“.

She clenched the tissue in her hand and lied, “We had a fight, and he just left me by the road.”

Cedric nodded, “I see.”

Seeing her shivering from the cold, he raised the car’s heating without asking further.

The sudden increase in temperature inside the car gradually warmed Eleanor’s icy, stiff body.

She glanced at Cedric gratefully, then carefully explained, “I actually wanted to take a taxi, but my phone was out of power, and the nearby shops were closed. I had no place to wait out of the rain, so I stood by the road. Sorry to trouble you.”

chin on one hand, looking at the embarrassed and uneasy Eleanor in the rear–view mirror. He reassured her gently,

relaxed and leaned her head against

was really tired. With the warm air blowing, she soon

stopped at the entrance of

said, “Ms.

response from the back

Eleanor leaning against the window, sound asleep,

just fall asleep so comfortably in a stranger’s car?

was

frowned and motioned to his assistant.

to the back seat,

you’re

eyes to see

was due to the rain worsening her condition, but luckily, her mind was still clear, and

car.

and thanked him again, then pushed the

“Ms. Shultz.”

her and handed her an umbrella from the back seat, “It’s raining heavily outside, take

wouldn’t have a chance to return

her thoughts through her eyes. He simply tossed her the umbrella, “you don’t

Cedric’s assertive look, she had to accept

give me your contact information so I

contact info, looking at her eyes, Cedric’s expression

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