Chapter 0168

Chapter 0168

Ella POV

Hazel led Alexander and me up the stairs to a large bedroom. It contained a four–poster bed, a sturdy dresser, and a plush recliner with a quilt thrown over the back. The furniture was heavy, hand–carved wood, radiating an air of craftsmanship.

The room itself, however, was sparsely decorated–just a few landscape paintings adorned the walls, and nothing

more.

“Please let me know if you need anything,” Hazel said warmly. “I hope you have a good night.”

“We’ll be all set. Thank you, Hazel,” Alexander replied with a kind smile.

“It’s no bother. If you need me, you know I’m just at the end of the hall,” Hazel said, lingering briefly before nodding and leaving.

When she was gone, Alexander and I stood in silence for a moment. He walked further into the room, sitting casually on the edge of the bed. “Hasn’t changed much,” he commented, glancing around.

My eyes widened. “This isn’t your bedroom?”

“It is,” he confirmed. “After I moved out, they converted it into a guest room—not that they had to do much to make the change.”

to the room. “If you

asked, smirking at me. “Seems it only takes a little wine for you

not trying to be insulting;

in my room, so it didn’t

apartment is just the same,” I pointed out. “Very little decoration–it

don’t spend much time there either,” he said. “I’m usually down in my

filled with things that bring

relax.”

yet, you’ve removed all the things that

“I suppose that’s true,” I admitted softly. I walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. “Alexander, why did you agree to spend the night here? We hadn’t discussed it beforehand. Isn’t it a little awkward for

suspicious.” Then he smirked, his tone teasing. “Why? Are you

be nervous around you, do I?” I

not,” he said, his expression softening. “If you’re uncomfortable sharing the bed, I can sleep somewhere

a big bed, and as I said, I have

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satisfaction in his expression.’m glad to hear

late. We should try to get

suddenly and walked over to the dresser. He rummaged through the drawers for a few moments before pulling out a large black T–shirt and a pair of pajama pants with a drawstring. Holding them out to me, he said, “They’ll be loose, but they should do for tonight. You don’t want to

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