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.

felt someone taking Floretta away from her lap. Then, she felt a hand gingerly touching the

brought relief to

her eyes and was stunned to see Evander looking back

legs. The situation felt wrong no matter how Angeline tried to look

w-what are

simply, gesturing at the first aid kit

doing that

haze immediately. Her eyes widened in shock as she finally wrapped her mind

Just sit still,” Evander

eyes, as always, were icy-cold and

willed herself to sit still. She watched as he rubbed a cotton bud in medicated cream and gently dabbed at the wound on her thigh with

will ensure that no scar remains, so you don’t have to worry about that,” Evander explained as he smeared the cream on. “I’m only doing this because

“What do you mean by that,

are dropped. We can forget about what happened

you rich and

his own. He thought that she was playing games with him. After all, he had seen this sort of

“I really want to accept your help, but if we just pretend the freezer room fiasco didn’t happen, you’ll take away my

straightforwardness took

I continue to allow Floretta to be around someone who might hurt

ambassadorship; her entire career in the

into the bed and leaned toward Evander, her eyes staring earnestly into his, “—even if you withdraw this lawsuit, I will still fight to the end for

Fight to the end…

studied Angeline

actually had anything to back up those words, but she has nothing! Where does

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

hand, was still wide awake. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing into the distant mountains. His face, like the mountains, was draped in an icy