Chapter 19

“I’ll let you go once you promise me,” said Orlando.

Cassandra pursed her lips unwillingly.

Orlando asked a second time, “Come on, yes or no? I’m sure you know a man is most hard in the morning.”

As an adult, she naturally understood his implication.

‘Gosh! How can he be such a scoundrel?‘ she thought.

While she blushed, he abruptly leaned down to kiss her, but Cassandra swiftly reacted, tilting her head to avoid

  1. it. She hurriedly answered, “I got it.”

“Got what, hmm? Make yourself clear,” Orlando prompted.

“I got your reminder, and I promise to listen. Can you move now?” she answered urgently as though fearing he’d

kiss her in the next second.

This made Orlando frown with discontentment. He asked indifferently, “Are you afraid I’ll kiss you?”

Cassandra truly didn’t want to continue this topic, but she dared not reach out to push him and could only tense

up in her spot.

have to answer, as Orlando’s phone rang at

it was Rebecca calling, so

reached out to take the phone and got up from her, answering the call. “Mom?”

Peter

“All ri

he

Orlando lifted the quilt and said to Cassandra while getting down the bed, “Grandpa has been hospitalized. We have to go there right

hastily got up to freshen

the hospital, the couple looked utterly solemn. Cassandra was exceptionally worried, for Peter treated her best. He not only

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light, Orlando also noticed her expression. He held her hand and comforted her softly, “Grandpa will be

lightly, but her anxiety and

Peter had been sent to the ward from

was

temporarily fine, but it’s not known when he will wake up. His heart attack this time

to remain

disease, hypertension, and other geriatric diseases.

at Orlando and said in a deep

was frowning, looking apologetic

and raised his hand to hold hers gently. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care

humming in acknowledgment

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