Chapter 895

Chapter 895:

Carrie remained standing there, watching Mila disappear inside. Only when the hotel doors closed did she turn back to find Daxton had also stepped out of the car, his brows slightly furrowed. “Why are you standing there?” he asked.

Carrie hesitated. Then, after a brief pause, she admitted softly, “I feel like your mother might be a bit upset.”

“Get in, it’s chilly out here.” Daxton’s voice was gentle but firm as he placed an arm around Carrie’s shoulders, guiding her back toward the car. “My mom is just like that. You’ll get used to it.”

A faint sigh escaped him as he offered a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “I’ve lived alone for so many years… she and I are more like the most familiar strangers.”

For a brief moment, something flickered in his gaze—a loneliness buried so deep it had almost become second nature.

back into the passenger seat.

exactly what he meant. Her relationship with Tristan had been the same. Distant. Cold. More

brushed against her cheek, her breath warm against his ear. The faint fragrance of her skin drifted

rise and fall of her chest. His fingers stilled. Then, as if snapping himself out of a trance, he quickly averted his eyes, straightening up with an easy

His sudden

snapped back to reality. “I’m not pitying you,” she retorted, regaining her composure.

𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹

a small smile. He reached out and ruffled her hair, his touch gentle yet teasing. “Let the unhappiness of the past go.”

his tenderness. Before she could react, Daxton had already stepped away, shutting the passenger door behind her and moving to the

window, wondering if that brief moment had been real or just a figment

In Orkset:

steps heavy. No amount of luxury, private planes, or

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