Mr. Neal, Mrs. Neal’s Gone with The Money by Little Treasure

Chapter 548

Did the Captain realize what he was doing?

“Captain.”

“What’s wrong?” Matthew asked, gently touching her hair as he continued to blow–dry it. However, he felt a twinge of uncertainty. After all, this was his first time doing something like this. Was he unintentionally pulling her hair, or was the dryer’s heat too much?

Cynthia took the hairdryer from him and turned it off, returning the room to its peaceful silence.

“I can handle drying my own hair. You should get some rest. You’ve had a long day,” she said, still somewhat uncomfortable with the situation.

“Alright. Call me if you need anything,” Matthew replied, not insisting any further.

“Alright,” Cynthia responded.

stood up to leave. As he stepped out the

closed her door and started blow–drying her hair on her own. It always seemed like hair drying was an intimate act that should be shared only between close ones, like parents, siblings, or perhaps lovers. Yet Captain had just done it for her, a gesture that left her with a strange, indescribable feeling. After her hair was dried, Cynthia prepared for bed.

her phone to check if there were any messages or missed calls. She noticed the message from Moe

Ulterior motives? Who?

sent back a simple message,

the boss. Matthew now handled most of the tasks he used to accompany her for. This change stirred up

he saw Cynthia’s response, he typed out, [Matthew.] However, remembering Cynthia’s fondness for Matthew, he hesitated before hitting send. What if she also

while with no response from Moe, Cynthia figured he had already fallen asleep. She set her phone on the

to tell her differently when she asked about it at the office the next day. However, he had not expected that Cynthia and Matthew

about her plans to visit the base Sean was initially reluctant. He had promised joshua that he would not