"You can add more to the story tomorrow."

"What?"

Morpheus smirked. "Say I'm not just mediocre but a freak, and I hit you after we were done!"

Persephone was once again slack-jawed, then feigned a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Going to such extremes just to keep women away... Quite the strategy. But I'm not injured. Will they believe me?"

Morpheus looked her up and down. "Just say the injury is in a non-visible area."

"Huh?"

Morpheus held his head. He couldn't stand her bewildered look anymore. Since she arrived, this was her constant expression.

"Where... Where can't I be seen?"

"Figure it out yourself!"

think of

grew impatient. "Just say I bit

was embarrassed and angry. Her face flushed as she tried to

dodged effortlessly and went about working

turned

next day, Kourtney and Jim showed up as expected

recited exactly as Morpheus had advised. Since she had never done anything like that before, she felt extremely uncomfortable saying those

that made her acting seem natural and convincing

in these matters, half believed her words but couldn't find any loopholes for the moment. She offered a few words of consolation

a sigh of relief. It seemed that no one would disturb her for the time

a few days with Morpheus in peace. During these days, Morpheus took

anyone before, and he used to eat without much

to adapt. She didn't know how to coexist in the same room with this rough man. They couldn't even eat together. She was used to eating slowly, balanced meals

large chunks of beef, and a pancake bigger than her face. Persephone struggled to swallow,

he found no food on the table, and Persephone was lying on the

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