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Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Stay With Me.

The ward boasted elegant furnishings, and the bed was notably larger than a standard hospital bed.

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Despite the ample space, it still felt somewhat cramped for the two of them, though they tacitly did not mention the additional family companion bed.

Nathael removed his coat and settled beside her on the bed, drawing her close as he murmured in a deep voice, “Being near you is comforting.”

A smile naturally appeared on Maggie’s lips; she shared the sentiment.

His chest radiated warmth and strength, carrying the familiar scent of cedar that she found reassuring. He often held her like this in her previous life, providing solace.

“I confessed my feelings for you. Aren’t you happy?” Maggie asked softly.

Nathael met het gaze, breathing in the scent of her hair. “I am.”

Maggie pressed her lips together and did not speak.

But why can’t I feel his happiness?

“I was lying to Ronald and the Camerons that day. The Camerons have always conspired against me, but I realised it too late.”

Maggie spoke gently, feeling the need to clarify unprompted.

It was a rare moment of calm where he would listen to her.

As she finished speaking, Maggie turned to him and added, “I just didn’t want them to catch on. I knew what was up, so I couldn’t openly have your back. But I had to devise a good excuse since I am backing you

up.”

She explained herself tenderly, making sure it made sense.

illuminated

her,

things would get better eventually, right?

Nathael could feel Maggie’s breath and his own

heart thawing in the cold, with the sun’s warmth seeping through, bringing comfort. The scent of grass and the

Nathael would not say anything more. However, his hoarse

She reached out to touch his tall and

Nathael replied, pulling her closer and planting a tender

not have known it, but he could not wait to see her when

Ronald felt like a plunge into

one shift from extreme joy and anticipation to profound disappointment and sorrow?

twenty–three minutes and forty–eight seconds to rush from the company

that, his joy lasted only for those twenty–three minutes

could be kind of cruel sometimes, putting up with pain just to find a little bit

“Nathael, Maggie whispered.

“Hmm?”

“Can you trust

a bit more from now on?”

a lot, just a bit, because in

for his trust again, but self–preservation was just human nature. Once bitten, twice shy.

cleared his throat, his eyes showing restraint as

off guard, blinking in

Stay with him?

that a

chance to respond.

sleep, goodnight, Nathael whispered,

time and again. No matter how much they were suppressed, they would

soundly, her dreams uninterrupted.

at the woman wrapped around him like an octopus once more. After that, he gently

She grunted.

in her sleep. After that, she tossed and turned before snuggling back into Nathael’s embrace, her

the faint sweat on her nose, Nathael sighed softly, feeling a

heartstrings.

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