Chapter 41

Snow had sealed the roads to Northwood, and they had been living there for a month.

The entertainment options in the villa were quite limited. Being trapped in one space. too long can wear on the mind, but Leanne never once felt bored during that month.

for

Curtis was so attentive to her, it was almost like he was pushing the boundaries of what was considered normal.

It would have been unthinkable to Devin and the others that Curtis, a man who had been pampered since childhood, would serve a woman with such dedication.

Curtis was meticulous and considerate in every way.

Leanne’s culinary skills were, frankly, subpar, so Curtis took it upon himself to prepare every meal. The idea of Mr. Curtis, who had never lifted a finger in the kitchen before, cooking was unheard of. Yet, he mastered an array of dishes on the fly.

If Leanne couldn’t rise in the morning, he would bring breakfast to her bedside.

-If she was thirsty in the middle of the night, she only had to whisper his name.

When they played in the snow and Leanne’s hands turned red from the cold, tuck them inside his coat to warm them.

Curtis would

so exhausted from sex that he would carry her to the bath, wash

for like someone who was

he

space, he’d swoop in for a kiss, “Seducing

could never finish a movie in the

the movie genre, it would always end in Curtis making

was just around the corner. Leanne, who was interning at the

it home.

parents would celebrate her birthday at

tmas Eve.

the year, filled with the world’s most heartfelt wishes and blessings. They hoped she would live a life as

gone, Leanne

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occasions like her birthday and Christmas Eve had lost their meaning to her.

Eve, while Leanne was in the ward with colleagues and patients who also. couldn’t

lit up the sky.

watch the fireworks. As Leanne swept the floor, a patient suddenly shouted, “Leanne, isn’t that your name?”

she looked up just in time to see the final fireworks.

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