Chapter 888

“No, thanks,” Angela said, turning him down with a smile as she took on a formal tone. 

With long strides, she trekked down the way they came. From the back, her slender frame looked like it could carry the weight of the world. 

Richard stared at her retreating figure for a beat or two before he followed her, striding easily, but very well–paced. 

Hiking up a rocky mountain like this was comparatively easier than going down it. At any given moment, Angela could very well step on a loosened rock and fall, especially since the trees here that she could hold onto for support were no better than saplings. 

 

was uneven terrain or steep slopes, he would stand close to her, ready to catch her if she

below the slope. However, the

Richard reached out to catch her, keeping her from hitting the earth. He pulled her against him and held her there while her arms snaked around his

was pressed up to his chest, ‘still dazed from the fall as her heart beat frantically under her rib cage. Tired from the hike, she nuzzled into his broad and firm chest, then

she closed her eyes and lay there. Her cheeks were flushed, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead that sparkled under the sun. He softened

his relaxed

the trees, and the sun was beaming down on the mountain, coating everything in its gentle,

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