Chapter 1569:

She liked it when he called her that.

Lightly biting her lower lip, she nodded. “Yeah… I couldn’t sleep. I thought a short walk might help.”

Johnson gave a small nod, hands in his pockets. “Same here. Want some company?”

Catherine hesitated, clearly unsure.

The irony wasn’t lost on her—the very man responsible for her insomnia was now offering to walk with her. Wouldn’t that only make things worse?

Her silence made a flicker of disappointment flash across Johnson’s face, though he quickly masked it.

“No pressure,” he added gently. “Only if you want to.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to.” The words escaped her in a rush, almost surprising herself.

she glanced up at him and said

faint smile curved

and

a few minutes before Catherine finally spoke,

as soon as she said it, she paused, regretting the directness of

looked at her, visibly surprised. He hadn’t

felt a

she cared

of answering, he turned to her, his voice low and steady. “Do

caught off guard by the

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Her gaze dropped.

really,” she mumbled after a pause. “I just… heard about it

eyes fixed on the path, not

and slightly hoarse, leaving

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