Never See You Again

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Chapter 216

Serglo’s face lit up with joy, as if he hadn’t heard the latter half of her words.

Maeve pushed away Sergio’s hands. “I’m exhausted. You should leave.”

“Where can I go, with Grandma around?” he asked.

Maeve hadn’t been home much, so Sergio had moved into this bedroom. It still bore traces of Maeve’s presence and reminders of how she had waited for him day after day since their marriage.

Sergio glanced at the nearby double bed, his intentions clear.

Maeve frowned. “I’m not used to sleeping with you.

“I won’t touch you. It’s just to keep up appearances for Grandma.”

Maeve eyed the bed, then the couch. “Then, you should sleep on the couch!”

Sergio’s eyes, but he obediently placed a pillow on the couch and found a thin blanket.

Maeve returned to the bed. “At night,

within three feet of me.”

“Okay.”

we will live

each other.”

“Okay.”

to everything.

their first time sharing a room. Maeve felt uneasy throughout the night, tossing and turning

discomfort.

up. After putting the pillow back, he approached Maeve to cover her with the blanket. As he reached out to do so, Maeve suddenly

as he felt the weight of Maeve’s gaze upon him. Her eyes were

filled with caution.

to cover you with the blanket,” he explained.

a

not only indifference toward Sergio, but also fear.

her to die on the operating table by transferring away all the type A blood

I just…” Maeve tried to