Eugene's gaze was unwavering. "Sylvia, I don't care about your past. You say I fell for an illusion, but that's not true-I love the person I see right in front of me."

On the surface, she seemed gentle, yet she always kept people at arm's length. Some called her cold, but he'd seen her walk away from a lucrative deal rather than put her employees in harm's way.

He ached for her wariness toward others, because he knew she must have been hurt before. He admired her kindness, and even more, the way she still fought to protect others, wounds and all.

He loved her deeply, helplessly, without escape.

Sylvia felt drained. "After everything I've said, why are you still so stubborn?"

"Is it stubborn to love someone?" Eugene replied, his striking eyes full of tenacity. "You love someone you can never be with-what do you call that?"

Sylvia's brow tightened. She stopped arguing, stood up, and went to put away the first aid kit.

Panic flickered across Eugene's face. He jumped up and hurried after her, his voice anxious as he tried to explain, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you-I just hate seeing you hurt."

Sylvia finished putting the kit away and turned back with a gentle smile. "I'm not angry, and you don't need to worry about me. I told you, I like my life the way it is. I have financial freedom, my health, a fulfilling routine-what's there to feel sorry for?"

just looked at

the guest bedroom. "The sheets in there are fresh, and there are new toiletries in the

"I'm not really tired. Can

bottle of wine and

sign she cared, and some of the ache inside him eased. "You're right. It is late. You should get some


feel any pain or discomfort during the night, wake me up. Don't ignore it

and he gave a small, grateful

his door gently and headed

bedroom, and after a long shower stretched out on the bed. The city

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person's care, but if that person refused to give it, she'd still make

sleep well in Sylvia's apartment insomnia, as expected. He finally drifted off just before dawn, and by the time he woke up sonlig

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got a

still wrapped in an oversized disposable robe, looked sheepish. "I'm sorry

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