Her Precious Baby

When she emerged from the bathroom, Angeline caught sight of Floretta’s sleeping form on the bed. She could not help walking over to the little girl.

Floretta’s eyelids were twitching in her sleep. Angeline reached out to wrap the blanket tight around the girl. Then, she ran her fingers along Floretta’s forehead, smoothing down her hair and tucking stray strands behind her ears.

Angeline twisted on her heel and was about to leave quietly when Floretta’s sleepy voice called out, “Angel…”

Angeline thought that she had woken up the girl and quickly swiveled back to check on her.

However, Floretta’s eyes were still tightly shut. She was tossing about the bed restlessly, her little arms waving about as if she was reaching out for something. “Angel, don’t go! Hug me…”

Angeline’s heart melted at the sight. She wondered whether she should climb into the bed next to the little girl.

At that moment, a deep male voice said, “Just sleep here tonight.”

Angeline turned to look at Evander, who was walking slowly toward her from the door. Surprised by his words, she asked carefully, “Aren’t you afraid I might do something to Floretta?”

Evander slipped his hands into his pockets casually. He smelled faintly of tobacco.

“You wouldn’t dare to do anything under my watch,” Evander retorted arrogantly with a smirk.

Angeline did not reply. She gently sat down on the bed and pulled Floretta into her lap. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here,” she whispered to the girl, patting her shoulders lovingly.

Floretta clung onto Angeline’s shirt and buried her face in the woman’s chest. She sniffled for a while before falling back into a deep, peaceful sleep.

Angeline leaned back against the headboard. She let her eyelids slowly shut, but her hands never stopped patting the girl.

After the eventful day, her exhaustion was finally catching up to her.

lap. Then, she

behind an icy-cold sensation that brought relief to her

her eyes and was stunned to see

uncomfortably close to her bare legs. The situation felt

w-what are

at the first aid kit laying

doing that for

her sleepy haze immediately. Her eyes widened in shock as she finally wrapped her mind around what was happening. “Please don’t trouble yourself, Mr.

still,” Evander

always,

as he rubbed a cotton bud in medicated cream and gently dabbed at the wound on her thigh

don’t have to worry about that,” Evander explained as he smeared the cream on. “I’m only doing this because you saved Floretta. I don’t

brows furrowed in confusion. “What do

can make sure that the charges against you are dropped. We can forget

stared at Evander’s indifferent expression. Her face paled. “Mr. Golding, are you rich and powerful people always like this?

she was playing games with him. After all, he had

smile. “I really want to accept your help, but if we just pretend the freezer

took Evander

to allow Floretta to be around someone who might

might not just lose her ambassadorship; her entire career in the entertainment industry

leaned toward Evander, her eyes staring earnestly into his, “—even if you

Fight to the end…

Angeline

to back up those words, but she has nothing! Where does her

in next to Floretta. Then, she wrapped her arms around the girl and fell asleep as if nothing had

stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing into the distant mountains. His