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.

from her lap. Then, she felt a hand gingerly touching the wound

hand left behind an icy-cold sensation that brought relief to her pain. Angeline wanted more of

opened her eyes and was stunned to see Evander looking

her bare legs. The situation felt

Golding, w-what

some medication. Sit still,” Evander replied simply, gesturing at the first aid kit laying open

doing that for

eyes widened in shock as she finally wrapped

Just sit still,” Evander commanded in a

always, were icy-cold and

watched as he rubbed a cotton

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 you saved Floretta. I don’t like owing anyone favors.

in confusion. “What do you

against you are dropped. We can

at Evander’s indifferent expression. Her face paled. “Mr. Golding, are you rich and powerful

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

if we just pretend the freezer room

straightforwardness took Evander

can I continue to allow Floretta

entire career in the entertainment industry might come

hands into the bed and leaned toward Evander, her eyes staring earnestly into his, “—even if you withdraw this lawsuit, I

Fight to the end…

studied Angeline through

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

medicated cream, Angeline stretched luxuriously and squeezed in next to Floretta. Then, she wrapped her

in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows,