I went to open the door at the sound of the doorbell, and my eyes met his. It had only been one night since I last saw him, and there was already stubble on his chin. He looked weary. "Can I come in?" He asked, his voice sounded dry and tired.

I nodded and made way for him.

He looked at me gently and said, "I'm sorry!"

I smiled, "I'm not angry." Nerissa was an elder in the Roberts family, so there wasn't much he could do.

He pulled me into his arms. The smell of cigarettes on him enclosed me. "This won't happen again."

This sounded like a promise, and assurance.

I whispered a murmur of agreement. I hadn't slept at all, so lying in his arms now made me feel at ease.

Weariness kicked in. I shut my eyes, longing for him to stay, I said, "If you're not busy today, could you accompany me to sleep for a bit?"

faintly and said indulgently, "I'm not busy,

targeting the Roberts Group; he couldn't wait to snuff out any tiny error and used it to punish the Roberts Group. Listening to his lie, I pressed my lips and smiled. I told myself that it was alright, that life was

could pass so peacefully, it would

I woke up, the sky was already dark. I had somehow slept away

laid beside me. When he saw that I had awoken, he smiled and asked,

beautiful sea of flowers." I dreamt more often now. In my dream, I

zone out, he reached out and pulled me into his arms. "The villa was initially kept for your return, but if there's any bad memories associated with it, then let's get another

Aren't you afraid of being caught and

prickly. He replied in a low voice, "What would bearing a little gossip matter

had just been recently occupied, so there wasn't much around; I needed to stock up on a few

well just

In the living room.

did his work on the computer while I revised some study materials. There was an

brought Anne over, along with some daily

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