Chapter 61

"What are you watching?"

Pax slipped his arms around me from behind, his breath warm against my skin. A featherlight kiss landed on my earlobe, sending a shiver down my spine.

His gaze shifted to my phone screen.

For a long moment, he said nothing. Then, with a low chuckle, he reached up and covered my eyes. "Don't watch that... it's embarrassing."

The video kept playing.

On the screen, Pax was in a ballet dress, balancing on tiptoes, spinning in wobbly circles. His movements were clumsy, awkward. But his expression-so focused, so serious—made my chest tighten.

My throat felt dry.

"Was it worth it?" I asked softly.

He had gone this far—putting on a dress, performing ballet, throwing away his pride-all to earn enough to buy me a measly $10 apple cake.

Was it really worth it?

"Of course it was."

He answered without hesitation, his voice lazy, as if it was the easiest thing in the world.

"This is nothing."

"When I make real money one day, I'll buy you designer bags. The kind that cost a hundred grand."

after saying that, as if something had just

my fingers into a fist. But on my face, there was still only a soft smile. "Alright,"

rundown apartment in the

small that once the bed

A hundred grand.

from another

yet, today-I had

that I had been there that night, watching

beneath a tangled mess of cheap synthetic white hair. The glue used to stick

me and told me to

when I passed by a room with its door

heard

have I lived in a place that shitty," Pax said casually. His tone was light, unfamiliar-nothing like the man I

window,

rippled through the room. Someone chimed in, voice

really went all out, huh? Dressing up like that was a

be completely devoted

when Nina had her birthday, you bought her a $100,000 designer bag

Laughter erupted again.

"$100,000."

number rang in my

Pax, how long are you planning to keep up

she finds out you've been

as hell. You

chuckle. "What's there to worry about? In seven

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