Chapter 64:

As time passed, Marissa felt increasingly restless. All she wanted now was a good night’s sleep; nothing else seemed appealing, nor could any moral considerations hold her back. She wanted to embrace Connor, her natural source of peace, but as Marissa, she couldn’t. So she contemplated using another identity, someone who could naturally hold him without any sense of embarrassment or complication

After some thought, she texted Ferris, saying, “You mentioned before that if I could cure Connor’s brother’s legs, Connor would even consider marrying me, right?”

Ferris responded, “Yes, I did say that. Why do you ask now?”

Marissa said, “Then, please send a message to Connor for me…”

After visiting Arabella, Connor descended the stairs. Domenic quickly approached him, saying, “Mr. Daniels, Dr. Riss has sent a new message.”

Connor paused and asked, “What is it?”

visibly flustered. Whenever Dr. Riss’ name came up, he broke out in a sweat. “Dr. Riss claims she can treat Glenn’s legs, but… she needs to use

confusion. “What does that

brow and felt his pulse race, he managed to say, “She intends to spend the night with you. Dr. Riss added that she plans to sleep with you tonight. She’s expecting your

talking was profound. Who would have imagined that the renowned Dr. Riss would make such a direct proposition to Connor? Connor’s lips

exclaimed, “I saw it coming. Why else would Dr. Riss keep provoking Mr. Daniels? She was obviously playing hard to get, aiming to win Mr. Daniels’ heart. It appears my suspicions were correct. She really wants to sleep with Mr. Daniels.” After laughing, he looked at Connor and added, “Mr. Daniels, you should go ahead. If things work out with you and Dr. Riss, that

replied swiftly, kicking Terry. “Who knows how many men Dr. Riss has used this tactic on? It’s likely she’s done this more than once with different men. She could be quite promiscuous. Mr. Daniels might just be another one on her list. Wouldn’t it

and then turned to Connor. “I apologize, Mr. Daniels. I didn’t think things through earlier. I just wanted that village girl

downward and

if you need Riss to fix Glenn’s legs, we have other ways to persuade her. You don’t need to degrade yourself by sleeping with her. Marc’s right. She is likely quite promiscuous. It

demeanor, Connor faced Domenic and questioned, “Do I need your advice on how to handle

“I’ll book the room

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