Chapter 72

He even had a sense of disgust when the woman got closer to him. It wasn’t so bad that he would’ve shoved her away or made a scene. But he distinctly did not like her nearness.

Indeed, holding another woman in his arms was very different. from the feeling of holding “her.”

When he arrived in front of the rental apartment, he squatted down and took out the spare key under the mat in front of the door. He knew that she always liked to put the spare key there, saying that it was in case she forgot to take her key when she left for work.

He’d have to break her of that habit. It was dangerous.

Whilst he slept in the apartment, it was not a concern, but when she was alone…

still on,

He pushed open the door. The lights in the room were and her slender figure was sitting next to the table. Half of her upper body was lying on the table, and her head was tilted to the side as she slept.

He looked at her sleeping face under the light. Her skin was smooth and her expression serene. She looked so peaceful that his heart seemed to slow the moment he saw her.

He raised his hand and gently fiddled with the strands of hair

over her cheeks, brushing them back and letting

skin was

who were more beautiful. Hell, the

just left were actresses and daughters of the most wealthy families in the city. They were perfect. But not a single one of them struck him as Grace did.

was for the rest of his life.

and

chair.

as gentle as possible, she still

in a daze. Her hazy almond

you to bed

held her in his arms and walked toward the bed.

rested in his arms, half-asleep and half-awake, and she snuggled closer. “You smell… nice… it’s perfume, right…? Where have you

went to the bar. I probably got the smell from there.” He

eyelids began to close again.

that about her too. No

argument.

She trusted him.

a blanket, he took out a clean set of clothes and went to the

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