Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 756

In the middle of the night, I started coughing deep, rough sound that wouldn't let up. Probably just a cold.

My respiratory system has always been weak, and whenever I catch something, it usually triggers coughing fits. Between the long day and the chilly mountain air, it was no surprise.

"Cough, cough..." I clutched my throat, the irritation making it feel like something was stuck there.

Even after drinking water, the coughing didn't stop. That's when I heard a knock at the door.

A knock in the dead of night can be unsettling, but being at the monastery, I felt oddly calm. Before I could ask who it was, a woman's voice called softly from the other side. "I'm from next door."

It had to be Mrs. Drago. She had a reputation for being deeply spiritual, and now she was standing outside my door.

I got up and opened it. "Good evening."

"I heard you coughing and thought you could use this," she said, holding out a small bottle of honey and herbal syrup. Her tone was gentle, her hair perfectly pinned back with a soft volume at the crown, and her smooth forehead gave her an air of grace and warmth. It was hard to reconcile this kind, serene woman with her infamous husband and criminal

son.

"Thank you," I said, accepting the syrup. "I'm sorry for disturbing your rest."

I hadn't expected this from

how to approach her, and here she was, offering me exactly

blessing in disguise. Guess those old sayings have some truth to them after

in the mountains, and young women like you often don't dress warmly

nodded. "Yeah, I didn't

would make it easier to form

probably seemed like a kid. And from what Sasha

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nature. If she didn', Nina might

warm," she offered, walking right into my

said, keeping

in my hands. "Mix that with warm water-it'll

I said quickly, moving to pour some water. Then I added, "Would you like

anything after nine at night," she

three meals a day. And sometimes, I need a late-night snack-like barbecue

of the head was almost immediate. "You young people don't know

the syrup into the water and took a sip. The taste was sweet

the Johnston residence. Every time the seasons changed, she'd make me something just like this.