Chapter 438:

Their passion carried them deep into the night, the intensity between them only growing. It wasn’t until Carrie’s soft, tearful pleas broke through — her voice hoarse, her eyes glistening with unshed tears — that he finally relented.

Kristopher moved to his side, and Carrie tugged the blanket over herself, hiding her face in the pillow. Within moments, her breathing softened, and she drifted into a deep, much-needed sleep.

Kristopher glanced over and caught sight of her long legs peeking out from beneath the blanket, marked with faint red traces of his passion. A smug satisfaction filled him, as though admiring a masterpiece he had created.

Gently, he pulled the blanket up to cover her entirely.

As the sky began to brighten, he leaned back against the headboard, lit a cigarette, and picked up his phone. Earlier that night, Albin had texted him, suggesting they meet up for drinks.

realized that recently, aside from work, his days had been completely taken up by Carrie. It had been quite some time since

back on social outings, his life felt fuller and more meaningful. His eyes fell on Carrie, sound asleep beside him, cocooned in the blanket with just a

reach out to tweak her adorable

face from the tickling sensation, but she stayed asleep. Instead of waking, she shifted her head away from his touch, tucking her face deeper into the pillow, looking like a

a brief moment of thought, he set his phone down, crushed the cigarette out in the ashtray, and slipped

and soon, he closed his eyes, letting

up the next morning by the shrill sound of the alarm clock. As her eyes fluttered open, the soft glow of the room

was absorbed in his laptop on the

he noticed her stir. He

and sunlight streamed in, bathing the room in a warm glow. It made Kristopher look like someone

from the night before. She could sense Kristopher’s

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