He raised his hand and stroked the hair behind my ear. He sighed silently and said, "I don't want you to see him, not even for a moment!"

He paused for a while and said, "Irvin has done you a great favor. I know that, but as a man, I know what his intentions are. Arianna, promise me that you will stay away from him in the future, okay?"

I nodded and nuzzled against his chest. "I know, today was purely an accident. It's illogical not to bump into him if we're living under the same roof. We'll go home after Uncle Granger's funeral, then we won't see him again in the future."

He pursed his lips and held me in his arms before he turned over and pinned me underneath his body. "Then make it up to me, hmm?"

I couldn't help but blush, and I subconsciously wanted to hide myself away. I was trapped into a corner by him, and everything after that was a losing battle.

Hendrix was very busy, and it had to do with the many hospitals that he oversaw. If it weren't for his strong leadership, the Roberts Group would have been in ruins due to the public opinion by now.

But in the end, there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't know what kind of person Josiah was to Hendrix, so I could only remain silent.

The next day.

left, Nerissa went upstairs and dragged me out of the house. Yohannes' funeral would

left the Granger Group to Irvin, Nerissa had to move out

We went property-viewing everyday, and Nerissa was almost always unsatisfied. Either the place didn't have good lighting, or it wasn't close enough to the

an excellent environment and location, was something hard to

naturally wanted a house that was either better or just like the Granger Manor.

so quickly despite Nerissa being unable to find a suitable house. Hence, she had no choice but to start handling

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guests paid their respects to Yohannes, the funeral procession would take

all necessary traditions were carried out, Nerissa, who had been nervous for a few days, finally breathed

farewell to Yohannes, Nerissa took a glance at Irvin, who had been standing in front of the gravestone for a long time. He had become increasingly cold and stern

body seemed to be covered with a layer of frost; cold

happened to Helen, Irvin's bloodthirst had

go!" I glanced at Irvin before Nerissa pulled on

opened to say something

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