Chapter 2026

Massage?

The mention of a massage made Nathan tense up; his hand clenched as he anticipated what felt more like an impending interrogation, or even a rebuke rather than relaxation.

He sighed silently, mentally bracing himself for what might come after dinner.

As Lucinda shifted the conversation, the dinner table once again erupted with laughter and the cheerful clinking of glasses.

The dinner stretched on.

The gathering finally wrapped up around nine thirty.

Sonny, appearing intoxicated, started rambling.

He reminisced about his ten years living alone on the fringes at the border, shedding tears and expressing his gratitude towards Nathan.

just a short walk away, and Luisa

along with their partners, made their way to

to clean the

a task would have been shared; Lucinda would chat with him

the

resigned himself to cleaning the kitchen without

hour later, he cautiously

open, casting a sliver of

cross-legged on the bed, absorbed in her phone, without any sign of

Nathan was perplexed.

him? Was she not

genuinely intend to give

he pushed the door open and slowly

leaned in

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