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Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Effie's heart skipped a beat, racing faster than she could control.

"Nervous? Give me your hand," Lyman said, noticing the flush in her cheeks and her quickening breath.

"What?" Effie hesitated, caught off guard.

She could feel Lyman's presence-solid, warm, and unmistakably masculine-so close that it left her breathless.

"Your hand. Come on."

Almost without thinking, Effie offered her hand. Lyman reached out and took it in his, his grip firm yet gentle. The warmth of his palm seeped into hers, his thumb tracing slow, soothing circles against her skin, sending a tingling sensation up her

arm.

Her pulse only quickened, a rosy blush blooming across her face and even creeping to her ears.

doing?" she stammered, trying to

intent, lips curling into a faint smile. "Don't move. I have something for

his pocket and placed a

glancing down at

said, his eyes sincere and almost intense, "have a

were earnest, and for a moment, Effie felt the warmth from his hand travel straight to

to her to wonder why someone like Lyman would carry candy

curled her fingers around the sweet. "Come in. My grandmother's waiting for

room, an elderly woman with kind eyes sat on the couch, watching them

politely, "Good evening, ma'am.

quietly surprised. The man before her was tall, strikingly handsome, and carried himself with

Effie mentioned?" she asked, still a little skeptical.

Effie for a long time. Before, she was with someone else, so I only wished her happiness. But now that

to the chest. She snuck a look

know better, she

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